STORIES TELLING STORIES

“I don’t have any regrets. If I were to die today, I would be content in the life I lived. I’m true to myself, true to my desires, and I’ve accomplished everything I’ve set my mind to. I’ve lived …

Today is August 8th, 2020. And three years ago today I took the monumental first step of launching this podcast. I had little experience in the medium, besides appearing on an episode of “THE NIHIL…

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“In Another Country” was published in 1927 as part of the “Men Without Women” collection of short stories by 20th century icon Ernest Hemmingway.” The story is told through the eyes of an unnamed me…

George Moore was a novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Although his work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is …

Katherine Mansfield was a poet and short story writer of the “modernist” style, born and raised in colonial New Zealand. But unfortunately, like so many influential artists, her time on Earth was sh…

One of the most influential authors of the 20th century, James Joyce was an author of Irish descent who helped define the modernist avant-garde movement, and is most fondly remembered for his novel "…

Nestled in the halfway point in Chuck Palahniuk's book "Haunted" a novel of a collection of short stories written by a collection of aspiring suffering artists, "The Nightmare Box" is a story about t…

A surprisingly popular Scholastic children's book with a dark tale to tell is the subject of episode 7 of LOCKED IN A VACANCY, as we explore "The Escape" by J.B. Stamper in our dramatic reading, and …

Ambrose Bierce, held in regard for his skill in horror writing alongside contemporaries Poe and Lovecraft, is a fascinating figure who died with nearly as much fascination as he lived... Today we exa…

This week on LOCKED IN A VACANCY we chat about the ongoing effects of lockdown on our mental and emotional health, and tackle a dramatic reading of Ray Bradbury's short story "THE FOG HORN."

Dramatic…

Another week in isolation... this time we look at a story by Ernest Hemmingway that tells the tale of a soldier, home from The Great War and feeling lost and disconnected from his life. Nothing is i…

LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep3 has series producer Eric R Hill discussing the latest developments in the ongoing "Stay Home" order in his state, plus the disastrous economic impacts that could come if, as p…

LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep2 discusses the brilliant but short-lived life of Anton Chekhov and dives into a dramatic re-telling of his classic short story "The Bet"

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STS PRESENTS: LOCKED IN A VACANCY: a new miniseries that examines stories of isolation and solitude through discussion and staged reading. In Episode 1 we examine Edgar Allan Poe's penultimate work …

“You think I give a shit what these kids think about me?”

There’s nothing to do when you’re locked in a vacancy, so sayeth John Bender, played harshly and artfully by the indelible Judd Nelson. The …

“Itchy tasty”

Gaming in the late 90’s was turned on its head when RESIDENT EVIL was released on the original playstation. While zombie games weren’t unheard of, the “survival horror” genre was still…

“It’s a coffee table book…”

Welcome back to STORIES TELLING STORIES! It is now SEASON 3 and we’re coming hot off the tails of our most successful month and successful year to date! For some reason …

AN STS CHRISTMAS

THE BOOK OF ARNOLD

Based on The Book of Mormon

By Trey Parker & Matt Stone

---But it’s actually the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy---

with Book, Music, and Lyrics

by Eric R. Hill