Featured Writers

Missed a story? Listen online!

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!...

"The First Time I Died."

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."

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"The Impossibility of Amputation."

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

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"Guinea Pig."

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

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"A Casual Encounter."

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."

               
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"Wirgin for Short but not for Long."

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."

                     
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"Blue Mountain."

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."                                            

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"Drop In."

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

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

Nino Ricci reveals a surprisingly gritty facet of his past in his true story, "My Life as an Entrepreneur."                                                                   
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"The Loveliest Mistake."

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."                          
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