Episodic audio stories, podcasts, are a relatively novel storytelling medium directly a product of the streaming culture of the late 2010s and beyond. Yet oral storytelling is not new and is where all other storytelling comes from. From the first time a neanderthal communicated something they had learned or experienced, humans have translated stories throughContinue reading “Archived Anticipation”
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She, We, Her, Me
She lit the entire room like a sun with all its warmth, and the same gravitational pull. She brought the rain, the wind, the life to my world. All it took were a few words. “I’m writing, too.” Before I knew it, the characters we had in our heads were playing together. We made newContinue reading “She, We, Her, Me”
Garnet
I missed half of the Steven Universe season one finale because I was being yelled at.
Test Cat
In 2011, Osama Bin Laden was killed, HBO debuted “Game of Thrones,” Japan was hit with a massive tsunami, Meryl Streep won an Oscar, and the world population reached 7 billion. It was also the year I graduated high school and got my first job as a sales representative for Cutco Cutlery, a subdivision ofContinue reading “Test Cat”
Road Trip
Headlights paint the strip of road stretching endlessly before and behind the red chevy. I pull my hand across my heavy eyes. Don’t look at the clock. It’s not been as long as you think. A pained glance at the digital dashboard. 3:42 am. 1,000 miles from home. 500 to get home. My travelling companions slumber inContinue reading “Road Trip”
Reignited
The Xbox controller sits comfortably in my hands. I am snuggled into the corner of the couch where the armrest meets the backrest of our new-pre-owned couch, blue with small white dots that doesn’t smell like us quite yet, legs mostly tucked under me. I’ve got my glass of ice water and my girlfriend hasContinue reading “Reignited”
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