Season 09

Episode 9.1:
Around the Halls

What goes on in school outside the 7th grade classrooms can be...complicated. 

Season 08

Episode 8.6:
Busted!

Episode 8.5:
Dimensions of a Dad

Episode 8.4:
Sweet Sorrow

The punishment just doesn't fit the crime! Or...does it?

 Two authors share the many sides of their fathers

 Parting is always "such sweet sorrow"...or is it?

​Episode 8.1:
Finding My Place

From one step to the next, these authors find a way, or do they?

Episode 8.2:
Shadows of the Shield 

Two international authors explore the disappointments (and complexities) of police work 

Episode 8.3:
State of Emergency

Two  authors explore perspective of individuals directly impacted by national (and international crises) 

Season 07

Episode 7.1:
Over the Table

Some of our best thoughts are shared at the table!

Episode 7.2:
Regretfully Yours

Image by Brianna Harrell

Will this work out? ...should it?

Episode 7.3:
(No) Can do? 

Can they do this? Should they?

Season 06

Episode 6.1:
What Speaks in Silence

The past can sound pretty loud during the deafening loneliness of a COVID-19 quarantine...

Episode 6.2:
From an Insider

Supporting a close-family member through a life-threatening illness is no easy task --for anyone.

Episode 6.3:
Winner, Winner

Will winner take all in these vastly different tales about victories--big and small? 

Episode 6.4:
Me and Her and ... This

Two authors fight a destructive third-party in what's perhaps the most important relationship they have.

Episode 6.5:
Growing Pains

Maybe it's not easy being a kid...or a parent.

Episode 6.6:
Toward the Great Escape

Two authors--trapped!

Episode 6.7:
Nothing's Forever

The pandemic brought on new challenges, but it also revealed some old ones...

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Season 05

Episode 5.1:
Someone Like Me

Through first-hand accounts, two authors
​explore the stigma surrounding parts of their identities

Episode 5.2:
Found Out

What they find out...could change everything.

Episode 5.3:
His Whole World

Two female authors, two carefully painted portraits of specific men--their nows, their thens, their left-behinds.

Episode 5.4:
Help (Not) Wanted

Sometimes "help" is the last thing you need

Episode 5.5:
Character Development

While preparing for fictional roles on stage, these two actors learn something quite real

Episode 5.6:
The Way Back Home

Two female authors find themselves surrounded by strict cultural expectations, but is that entirely a "bad" thing? Maybe. Maybe not...

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Episode 5.7:
Down the Block

When these two authors drop everything for a physical chase, who knows what they’ll find in the end?

Episode 5.8:
Idle Hands

They never meant to become thieves...

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Season 04

Episode 4.1:
The Final Straw

When is enough enough?

Episode 4.2:
On the Run

Will these authors get away with it? Do they want to?

Episode 4.3:
Blindsided

They never saw it coming...or did they?

Episode 4.4:
Half-Steps

They're so close to the family they always dreamed of...

Episode 4.5:
Family Ties

Is blood really thicker than water?
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Episode 4.6:
Fool Me Twice

Will a second chance make "fool me twice" inevitable?

Episode 4.7:
Old World, New Ways

Two authors examine how things have unfolded in ways they didn't quite expect in the "new world."

Episode 4.8:
No Other Home

Displaced, temporary, not-so-temporary? How do we decide who gets to call someplace "home"

Episode 4.9:
In the Years that Followed

Will these anonymous authors succeed in their pushback against the deep generational ties that bind them?

Episode 4.10:
In Search of Truth(s)

In true literary journalism style, two young authors search for the truth(s) of some rather complex incidents...

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Season 03

Episode 3.1:
A Genesis

Three Tales of New Beginnings
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Episode 3.2:
Home is Where

Three surprising investigations set in and around the place we know best...

Episode 3.3:
The Dream

With mixed results, these three authors share their pursuit of "The American Dream."

Episode 3.4:
Friend of Mine

Three surprising stories about best friends.
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Episode 3.5:
Will you?

Three young women authors: All deeply in love and all with an important choice to make...

Episode 3.6:
Best Laid Plans

Sometimes, things just don't go the way we thought they would...

Episode 3.7:
Siblings at War

Three sets of siblings, all fighting with (and for) each other

Episode 3.8:
At Fault

Are these three authors really to blame for...what happened?

Episode 3.9:
The Adults

Three stories on the ones who raised us...
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Season 02

Episode 2.1:
Motherland

Three gut-wrenching tales about our mothers; their origins; and the lands that stretch between us. 

Episode 2.2:
Beneath the Surface

Three courageous stories about experiences that have, until recently, remained largely...beneath the surface. 

Episode 2.3:
Taking Care of Business

Three surprising narratives about some fairly unconventional first "job" experiences... 
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Episode 2.4:
A Fight for Freedom

Three surprising nail-biters (set on three different continents!) in which our authors explore why freedom is worth the fight. 

Episode 2.5:
Take Good Care

Three new stories on the art and strife of care-taking

Episode 2.6:
Maybe...Maybe Not.

Surely one of these three authors finds "the one." Right?

Episode 2.7:
Mirror Mirror

These three authors see way more than their reflection in the mirror. 

Episode 2.8:
Found in Translation

Through three disparate translation experiences, these three authors find themselves lost, found, or…somewhere in between.

Episode 2.9:
Better Left Unsaid?

Three authors wonder whether the truth is always worth speaking.

Episode 2.10:
Piecing It Together

Featuring four authors who bravely take part
in ​complicated, personal, and sometimes maddening ​investigations.

Season 01

Episode 1.1:
​Between Worlds

Three new stories depicting authors navigating the "in-between."

Episode 1.2:
​Our Father

Four new stories depicting beautifully complex father-child relationships

Episode 1.3:
​The Games We Played

Three authors reflect on their past through the vehicle of childhood play

Episode 1.4:
​En Route

Featuring three deeply personal travel narratives

Episode 1.5:
At Home

Three memorable takes on finding
​(or unfinding) "Home"

Episode 1.6:
My Brother's Shadow

In these disparate coming-of-age narratives, three younger siblings each recount some difficult choice-making...