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Episode 19: Midwestern Witch
My greatest childhood fear followed me into adulthood.
“Leaning against off-white wall plaster, I caught glimpses of the only woman in my family who looked like me, until my sister shouted from the living room, ‘It’s doing something weird!’”
Story notes by Rosamund Lannin.
Excerpts of the song Liberty Girl by Heifervescent were played in this podcast.
This story won the Audience Award at Story Club Chicago North Side in October 2018.
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A young woman is so removed from society that she becomes haunted by her past.
"I wasn’t going to quit the Sac Bar. I’d quit too many jobs to land in a not much better or flat-out worse replacement. I’d just be a different person – I wouldn’t make jokes or talk about movies, books, or comedy. I’d pour brown liquid to the red line on the shot glass and wear the dead rattail extension of another woman."
Excerpts of the song Little Liar by Roller Genoa were played in this podcast.
Story notes by Rosamund Lannin and Aaron Murtagh.
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Episode 17: The Tooth and Nail of Dreams
What happens when your childhood dream grows up?
“ O-kay , I said and I hung up. I had just agreed to bring the perverse mischief of my low-budget ramshackle of a movie into the home of my father’s childhood dream."
Story notes by Sarah Smith, Rosamund Lannin, and Aaron Murtagh.
This story was originally read at The Line Break Series in Queens in July 2018.
Excerpts of the song Upbeat Soul Groove by Nilly Nell were played in this podcast.
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Episode 16: A La Fin du Monde, with Cows
I decided I'd rather be alone than with someone who yelled at me for no reason. That is, I'd rather be alone with the cows at the end of the world.
“Another pamphlet portrayed a simple red and white passenger ferry. It did not show people on its cover, but it featured Patagonia’s otherworldly fjords. I shrugged and said to Max, It looks relaxing .”
Story notes by Sara Mannheimer and Aaron Murtagh.
Excerpts of the song Lofi Chillout Hip Hop Beat by Joystock were played in this podcast.
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Episode 15: Family Planning
What to do when Dad comes to town?
"My husband Aaron had met my father and he’d heard the stories, but he couldn’t reconcile the two. Like a good husband, he pretended to believe me, but he nursed doubt. In a way, I understood. Without witnessing my father’s episodes, they were difficult to explain.”
Story notes by Sara Mannheimer
Excerpts of the song Tropical Island by MarbleSound were played in this podcast.
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This week we have a guest essay, a satirical letter titled Re: Cloud Engineer by Lynn Maleh.
In our troubled times, a hopeful young woman applies to the job of cloud engineer.
Called "up-and-coming" by the LA Times, Lynn Maleh is a Syrian-American writer and standup comedian whose last name means salty, which she is. She's written for Act Your Age on Bounce TV, The Onion, Reductress, and McSweeney’s and has performed on Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen, Don't Tell Comedy, The Second City Diversity Festival, The Westside Comedy Festival, and a few times in Brad Pitt’s old backyard. She co-created and co-produces Hilarious Habibis, the first ever Middle Eastern-only standup showcase at The Hollywood Improv. Follow her on IG @heylynnmolly
Excerpts of the song Redlight Blues by Christian Petermann were played in this podcast.
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This week we have a guest essay, Spanish Lessons by Trish DiFranco.
This is a story about puppy love and the pile of poo you find when you try to chase it.
Trish DiFranco is a writer and marketer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. You can read more of her work at trish.substack.com
Excerpts of the song Passion Tango by The Piano Lady Lena Orsa were played in this podcast

Once a late bloomer, always a late bloomer.
Excerpts of the song Blues for Bess by Simon Armitage were played in this podcast.
Story notes by Chelsey Heil.

My college boyfriend’s mother gave me a glimpse into who I might become.
Excerpts of the song Teddy's Blues by Regis V. Gronoff were played in this podcast.
Story notes by Sara Mannheimer and Aaron Murtagh.

A most Midwestern sexual education.

Excerpts of the song Funk of Full by Avalon Audio were played in this podcast.