No Extra Words one person's search for story

Do you think the cop in your rearview mirror knows you are "Tipsy?" By T.E. Cowell, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read T.E.'s bio.

Lunch with a friend teaches us that in so many ways there is…

Everyone's on some kind of a journey today.

No border wall could ever keep out the "Dust." By Patty Somlo, copyright 2009, used with permission. Visit Patty's website.

Episode 67 contributor and poet…

A literary celebration of a national pastime.

Come with Shawn Aveningo Sanders for "One Final Inning in St. Louis." Copyright 2011, used with permission. Visit Shawn's website.

Susan Vollenweider was…

Somehow life got "Lost at Sea." By Drew Lovell, copyright 2016, used with permission. Visit Drew's website.

Can't go gator hunting without "Gator Bait." By Paul Rousseau, copyright 2016, used with pe…

It really can all change in "One Moment." By Amanda Staples, copyright 2016, used with permission. Visit Amanda's website.

If only all fairy tales ended like "The Frog Prince." By Clive Collins, copy…

No matter how far you run away, you never escape who you are and what your past is.

After not being able to slow down a friend who is struggling, those left behind must deal with the fact that there …

No one knows life in the ring like "The Undercard." By David Whippman, copyright 2000, used with permission. Read David's bio.

"First a Woman Then a Man" is a fictional story about the real-life Guev…

"How May I Help You?" is by Kris Baker Dersch, copyright 2015. Inspired by the #FridayFlash hashtag, which I won't link because some people...don't use it as intended.

Another new segment! "Social Me…

Never has a family been so in need of "Healing Time." By Paul Beckman, copyright 2015, used with permission. Visit Paul's website.

"Suebelle's Homecoming" may not be all it's cracked up to be. By Hel…

When I released our non-Election Day Election Day episode in November, I did not expect to be doing a non-Inauguration Day Inauguration Day Episode, but here goes.

"Guinivere Tries a New Kind of In-V…

Our special guest for today explains our unexpected three week hiatus. We appreciate all our listeners and followers and are glad to be back.

As we look to the future of the No Extra Words Podcast, w…

For today's new content, I go into my own archives and share a personal story, "Green Angels," copyright 2000.

The books mentioned on this episode are:

The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell, copyrig…

Fun new content today, the title says it all: "The Tiny House on Singing Wheels on the Prairie & The Army Corps of Engineers Container." By Eldon Reishus, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read h…

Once again we start with new content! Everyone dreams of being an "Extra." By Charles Rammelkamp, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read his bio.

Part 2 of our four-part "A Christmas Serial," tak…

New content! Two people who start off one Christmas "Perfect Strangers." By Connie Armstrong, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Connie's bio.

We are pleased to bring you Part 1 of the four-p…

It's not unusual for family members to make things "Shiny." By Tina Tocco, copyright 2013, used with permission. Read Tina's bio.

We all take "Measurements" of the relationships in our life. By Ingri…

Tellabration (tm) is an international day of storytelling put on by the National Storytelling Network. Across the country and across the world, storytelling events large and small are put on, but to …

Some things are bigger than all of us. Some forces make their own rules.

 A rough night may lead to some marks on "Stone Colored Pants." By Paul Rousseau, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read P…

Welcome to your non-Election Day Election Day Episode.

"A Wedding Jig" is a fractured fairy tale of the most fractured sort. By Sarah Haasl, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Sarah's bio.

Ch…