RADIO
My hometown
Bill McIntyre and Mike DeMarco meet a high school English teacher from Valley Stream who is also the author of 'Songs For The Visitor Upon Leaving.' It features compilations of short stories, memoirs, flash fiction, and vignettes, and it’s all written by their guest, Adam Bjelland.
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ARTICLE
talking with teacher and author adam bjelland
“We would always bring road trip music on our way there, but going home, it was usually quiet. When going someplace, we’re looking forward to the journey, looking forward to all the possibilities and what lays ahead. But on the ride home, we’re kind of reflecting upon about what happened; what we learned: both the good times we had and the times that didn’t go as planned.”
the other stories - blog
SHORT STORY
the last will and testament of Allen kenneth hall
“When I was a teen I used to question the purpose of existence. Later I began to question the existence of purpose. Now I just try to exist with purpose.”
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SHORT STORY
Worth a thousand words
“He’d open the door wide enough for me to see that the leather high-back chair was already occupied by a few stacks of books. I’d look back at him as if to say, You could move the books, couldn’t you? Aren’t I more important? He never had to answer because I never actually asked.”
Just one push
ONE-ACT PLAY
“Did you learn to swing? Yes. That’s right. They don’t make ‘em like me no more. You should see ‘em out here all day. These parents oohing and ahing over their snot-nosed kids. Babying them. Taking pictures of every stupid little thing. There’s so many damn parents on the playground the kids don’t even have a chance to bump into each other.”