As our Stranger Than Fiction series comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who joined us on our collective journey of hilarious, tragic, dramatic, amusing, nonsensical and memorable stories. The personal tales we received from across the country were both entertaining and inspiring.

If you missed any stories from our featured writers, you can always listen to them online.
Until next time!

Joseph Boyden takes us into his personal battle with darkness and back toward the light in his harrowing true story, "The First Time I Died."

Sheila Heti recounts her desire for a life free from the turmoil of lust in her true story, "The Impossibility of Amputation."

Miguel Syjuco puts aside his personal dignity when he volunteers for an unusual experiment in his true story, "Guinea Pig." Photo Credit: Marcos Townsend

Adam Gollner is hoping to experience the night of his dreams when he goes out on a date with a lonely lingerie model he's met on the phone, in his true story, "A Casual Encounter."Photo Credit: Jason Sanchez

Elizabeth Kelly asks big questions that cost her the part of the Virgin Mary in her true story, "Wirgin for Short but not for Long." Photo credit: Flannery Dean

David Bezmozgis makes an unlikely decision the first time he's left in charge of preserving his own life, in his true story, "Blue Mountain."  

Lynn Coady comes face to face with the women who fall through the cracks in our cities in her true story, "Drop In."

Pasha Malla has an intimate encounter with a book in his true story, "A Personal Matter."

Nino Ricci reveals a surprisingly gritty facet of his past in his true story, "My Life as an Entrepreneur." Photo credit: Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Heather O'Neill reaches back to her childhood to uncover the roots of her inspiration as a writer in her true story, "The Loveliest Mistake."