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• e-Book Sale (Memoir)  9/22/2026 10:12:00 AM
  A coming-of-age evolution from hedonistic impulsivity to hard-won integrity.
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Backseat Driver (Horror)  7/29/2026 7:37:00 AM
  Sadly, this graphic story is based on a true event...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• I'm a Slow Learner (Psychology)  7/17/2026 5:20:00 AM
  Writing to Heal
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Black Messiahs (Historical Fiction)  7/9/2026 11:43:00 AM
  1-2-1 with Steven A. Holmes
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Vinegar and Brown Paper (Essays)  6/29/2026 9:33:00 AM
  ... grief isn't a scheduling problem or a number you can look up ... no clear answers ...
  by anne cunningham - More stories by this author.
• Don't Forget to Breathe (Inspirational)  6/26/2026 2:52:00 PM
  When Three Grieving Parents Talk
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• The Gun (Action/Thriller)  6/19/2026 12:43:00 PM
  Have you ever wished you had a gun?
  by Patricia Hilliard - More stories by this author.
• Audacious Living Podcast (Writing)  5/18/2026 3:18:00 AM
  On Being Vulnerable
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Rejected (a curse or a blessing) (Relationships)  5/9/2026 10:43:00 AM
  Characterization. Image: The shipwreck of the ‘Mary D Hume’, resting in shallow water in the Rogue River near the Patterson Bridge in Gold Beach, Oregon. Photograph taken on vacation, 2013.
  by Richard Cederberg - More stories by this author.
• In Lieu of Flowers (Mystery/Suspense)  5/7/2026 5:47:00 PM
  Elias kept a detailed diary from his youth. volume no.7 Elias is in love, but love can be very complex for an entity...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• She Denied to the Last. (Crime)  4/15/2026 3:44:00 PM
  In 1731, Catherine Bevan and her servant Peter Murphy were executed at New Castle, Delaware for the murder of her husband Henry — she by burning, he by hanging. The only woman ever executed by burning for murdering her husband in colonial America, she denied to the last that she had acted any part in it.
  by Dave Tabler - More stories by this author.
• Life After Loss (Inspirational)  4/1/2026 1:48:00 AM
  Change Happened, Then What? podcast
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Grappling with Grief (Writing)  3/29/2026 11:04:00 AM
  The Art of Medicine
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Cold War Spy Thriller (Action/Thriller)  3/24/2026 6:42:00 AM
  1-2-1 with John DeDakis
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Hanging with Stanley finale (Mystery/Suspense)  3/12/2026 5:24:00 PM
  Stanley's life hangs by a thread in this shocking conclusion...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Exploring Creativity (Action/Thriller)  3/11/2026 4:10:00 AM
  John DeDakis and Jeff Higgins in Conversation
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Hanging with Stanley pt. 2 (Mystery/Suspense)  2/27/2026 11:23:00 AM
  Stanley is split... should he stay with Mom and Pop Harendale or be returned to his 'loving' Mother?
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Honest Christian Conversations (Inspirational)  2/21/2026 4:13:00 AM
  When Faith Meets Politics
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Hanging with Stanley pt. 1 (Mystery/Suspense)  2/16/2026 4:36:00 PM
  Playing cowboy rustlers in the barn. Stanley is 2nd from the right, next to old Mr. Klump. He hanged himself a couple of years later. (Our Family picnic)
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• The Man Space (Inspirational)  2/14/2026 3:03:00 AM
  Hanging Out with Russ and Less
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Deadly cargo (Horror)  2/13/2026 11:10:00 AM
  A ship loads a secret cargo container on a ship. Nobody knows what it is but they will find out.
  by Henrik Holmgren - More stories by this author.
• Bringing Life to Characters (Writing)  2/2/2026 4:06:00 AM
  Randy Weir's Podcast
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Writing Through Grief (Inspirational)  1/31/2026 10:26:00 AM
  Finding Meaning on the Page
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Carol Lin: When News Breaks (Memoir)  1/29/2026 3:17:00 AM
  1-2-1 with Carol Lin
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Aunt Rose (Arts/Entertainment)  1/25/2026 11:14:00 AM
  Monologue for one
  by Kathleen Keena - More stories by this author.
• Grief: The Shift to Acceptance (Psychology)  1/19/2026 1:11:00 AM
  Finding Your Fierce podcast
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Rosa (Play/Screenplay)  1/9/2026 5:35:00 PM
  A science fiction thriller. Is humanity ready for a nuts-and-bolts President?
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• A Coffin On The Cart (Horror)  1/3/2026 3:54:00 PM
  Life's a gamble, sometimes the cards are in our favour
  by Paul Mc Cann - More stories by this author.
• Santa (Horror)  12/23/2025 3:09:00 PM
  Santa is on his usual trip, delivering gifts during Christmas. But the trip turns into something far other then usual.
  by Henrik Holmgren - More stories by this author.
• She Carried Her Pain Lightly (Family)  12/11/2025 6:03:00 AM
  mother and daughter
  by Kathleen Keena - More stories by this author.
• Enough (Women)  12/4/2025 12:03:00 PM
  “Patience and Silence had one beautiful daughter. And her name was Vengeance.” Amie Kaufman
  by Rebecca McKeehan - More stories by this author.
• A Night at the Mausoleum (Young Adult/Teen)  11/23/2025 5:28:00 PM
  This is an excerpt from the diary of Elias. One bad judgment call can destroy a Watcher...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Their Wedding Ended, First Night Together (Family)  11/22/2025 11:01:00 AM
  Embarrassed, looking at her sheepishly, “I’m sorry,” he said, holding his hands forward, chest high, palms up, as though to apologize, “Guess I, uh… I guess I had a little gas.”
  by Mark Lichterman - More stories by this author.
• Healing Stump Speech (Health/Wellness)  11/17/2025 1:38:00 AM
  Writing as a Way to Heal
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Hair of Cat finale (Mystery/Suspense)  11/14/2025 5:15:00 PM
  Well, this will wrap up this story. I hope Peggy is ok!
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Has the Internet Ruined Journalism? (Political Science)  11/12/2025 2:57:00 PM
  Podcast Interview
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Hair of Cat pt. 1 (Mystery/Suspense)  11/8/2025 12:06:00 PM
  Is it possible for someone to be charged for a crime another had committed 120 years earlier?
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• The Visions of Saoirse Gilbride.... (Inspirational)  11/3/2025 10:56:00 AM
  Saoirse - pronounced ‘Sirsha.’
  by Richard Cederberg - More stories by this author.
• Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (Spirituality)  10/28/2025 10:24:00 AM
  Podcaster Laura Diehl's interview with a fellow grieving parent
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• The Passion Pit : R rated (Romance)  10/26/2025 10:32:00 AM
  "Umm.” Savoring the feel of the soft, round breast in one hand as he squeezed and released the clasp that held the two ends of elastic material between the thumb and forefinger of his other hand… Why won’t the damned thing open? he thought as he tried to dissect the demonic invention of the accursed brassiere clasp.
  by Mark Lichterman - More stories by this author.
• Enemies Domestic Wins Again (Action/Thriller)  10/25/2025 1:31:00 AM
  PenCraft Literary Award
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Inward Neglect/ the finale pt. 3 (Young Adult/Teen)  10/18/2025 5:16:00 PM
  The horror of it all. No one should have to go out this way! Another fat tear wells up in Elias's eye...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Finding Meaning: The 6th Stage of Grief (Writing)  10/15/2025 2:30:00 AM
  The Journeying Soul podcast
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Healing Storytelling (Self-Help)  10/11/2025 3:15:00 AM
  Radiant Moments Podcast
  by John DeDakis - More stories by this author.
• Inward Neglect pt. 2 (Young Adult/Teen)  10/5/2025 5:33:00 PM
  Can Elias save the Upton family from disaster and keep his sanity... let's find out together.
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• The roof (Action/Thriller)  10/1/2025 6:40:00 AM
  Two snipers on a recon mission find themself hunted by something
  by Henrik Holmgren - More stories by this author.
• The hunting trip (Horror)  9/30/2025 9:51:00 AM
  Björn and his wife Annelie go on a hunting trip in Africa that a friend to Björn arrange. Soon after they arrive strange things start to happen at the camp.
  by Henrik Holmgren - More stories by this author.
• The Beast From Bonkerville Hills (Horror)  9/27/2025 12:58:00 AM
  When the hunters becomes the hunted somehow the scales of justice come into balance
  by Paul Mc Cann - More stories by this author.
• Inward Neglect / part 1 of 3 (Young Adult/Teen)  9/23/2025 4:57:00 PM
  When tragedies occur, Elias is there...
  by Bob mitchley #shock stories - More stories by this author.
• Your Audiobook free. I did it, you can too. (Action/Thriller)  9/4/2025 9:09:00 AM
  My Audiobook adventure. A Guideline of tips to turn your book into an audiobook.
  by Michael Charles Messineo - More stories by this author.