Our lives are like a flowing stream of short stories. Each day is a page, each month a chapter, each year a novel, and one’s life a series of volumes. Yet, only a fraction of pages stays imprinted on our minds until something we see, or something someone says triggers a memory, and suddenly we’re transported back in time to a place or event we haven’t thought of in years. The Out-of-Place short stories podcast is that trigger. Listeners are often surprised when the stories rekindle their own memories about a situation they found themselves in, that didn’t feel right when it happened, but worked out in ways that shaped their perceptions and outlooks for the rest of their lives. So why not join the journey now to see if my stories awaken your own?
A Lifetime Experience for Twenty-Five Cents
Frank’s entry into the world of higher education yields life lessons he hadn’t bargained for.
What was I thinking?
Frank helps a magazine publisher get into an “invitation only” customer luncheon hosted by his company’s chairman. The publisher’s return favor lands Frank in a precarious spot that could cost him his job!
Chapter 1 | Out of Place
Midnight shift in the Pittsburgh produce yards provides an eye-opening experience into the world of manual labor for a Penn State College kid home for the summer.
Chapter 2 | My Brother’s Keeper
Membership in the Teamsters Union thrusts 19-year-old Frank into a moral dilemma when union representatives and management hit a contract impasse. To strike or not to strike, how will he vote?
I Once Knew a Guy
Frank is left with a chilled feeling after being introduced to Jim, a much-revered copywriter at the ad agency where they both work. What Frank doesn’t know is that there is a host of secrets bottled up inside this master of words. As the ice between them melts, Frank learns more than he ever imagined.