No Extra Words one person's search for story

As we approach Mother's Day, the first of two episodes looking at moms, families, and other complicated relationships.

First up, Margaret Adams' untitled piece of microfiction does what microfiction …

Sometimes you have to lose everything to know where you are. Sometimes your stuff defines you more than you think.

"Spring Cleaning" is a poem about setting the stuff in the FREE box that you really …

Celebrating National Poetry Month with six fantastic pieces...five poems of all different styles and feels and one short story. Can you spot who is who?

Kicking off with a little "Perspective." This …

Back in January we had a Contributor Appreciation promotion, where we randomly drew four winners from our list of contributors. They received a prize from our sponsor, Channillo.com and the chance to…

Everyone is sentenced to something on today's two-part poem/story pairing.

Kicking off the first part, second-time podcast contributor Frederick Foote brings us the story of what happens when one man…

Being somewhere new takes you right out of the place and time you are from.

In "Shells to Call Home," Lisa finds herself in a moment she struggles to hold onto. By Leah Givens, copyright 2015, used w…

A celebration of the National Pastime, flash fiction style.

In "The Game of His Life," the life of a ballplayer turns on this one important game. By Jeff Dupuis, copyright 2016, used with permission.…

Today is all about young women main characters navigating the life after what happened.

In "Live Action Regret," it's about what you do and don't tell the new boyfriend about your twisted past. By Cy…

Maybe it's forever...or maybe it just feels like it.

"Farmer's Wife Turns Hubby Into Scarecrow"...but she had a reason to. Honest. By Sally Stevens, copyright 2009, used with permission. Read Sally's…

Back in January we had a Contributor Appreciation promotion, where we randomly drew four winners from our list of contributors. They received a prize from our sponsor, Channillo.com and the chance to…

There's more than "Frozen Food" in Grandma's freezer. By Francis DiClemente, copyright 2014, used with permission. Visit his website. “Frozen Food” was originally published in the magazine The Litera…

Everything is in the timing.

In "Improvisation," by Phillip Sterling, a guy walks into a bar. Where it goes from there you will have to listen and see. Copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Phil…

Back in January we had a Contributor Appreciation promotion, where we randomly drew four winners from our list of contributors. They received a prize from our sponsor, Channillo.com and the chance to…

"The Silver Horseshoe" takes us to a family farm where a fable has been told for generations. It has all the classic elements...a love that can't be (in this life,) a hero, and, of course, buried tre…

"The Intruders" by Joel Allegretti describes the moment when things appear. Copyright 2012, first published in 2013 in Thrice Fiction, republished in 2015 as part of the anthology SHALE: Extreme Fict…

Aren't we all, to one degree or another, just putting on a show?

Frederick K. Foote, Jr.'s "Blue-Black" takes us to the heart of the Jim Crow South and leaves us wondering what the rules are. Copyrig…

A special holiday bonus for our listeners featuring two pieces of flash nonfiction.

Today's special guest is Susan Vollenweider from the History Chicks podcast.

Susan Vollenweider is a columnist for …

This episode starts with an untitled story by M. Pepper Langlinais to get you in the right (although maybe not holiday) mood. This story is copyright 2014 and used with permission. Visit her website …

Wherever you go in this world, you are always surrounded by someone.

John Mueter shares why one unlikely pair are "Roommates." Copyright 2015, used with permission. Read John's bio here.

The "Wild On…

The world keeps spinning even when some are gone. Those of us who are left get to spin with it.

"Magic Palm" follows a family through the years of Red China as a young woman finds comfort in her gran…