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Your place to hear the latest fiction and poetry from America's creative writers. Tune in every Tuesday for brand-new short stories, poetry, and fiction you'll ONLY find on Creative Writing Outloud. Every week you're invited to download a new episode of narrated fiction and poetry to spark your imagination and creativity. Are you a fan of audio books? Then this podcast is a great way to get the same experience while simultaneously exposing yourself to new work from great authors and poets ac ...
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You have two choices: When life gives you a challenge, you can either wallow in self-pity or pick yourself up and get to work. Debt, divorce, death. Hitting rock bottom comes in many forms.But after losing everything, you realize that your attitude is all you ever had in the first place. And with that shift in perspective, you can start the slow cl…
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Freedom is what you make it. Some people thrive on freedom. Others on routine, rules, and regulations. Like many things, freedom is found on a spectrum. From total imprison men and societal segregation on one end and border-less, oneness on the other. The poetry in today's episode touches on themes of nonconformity, violence, and illusion.James Wil…
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Without our pasts, we are nothing. Our identities rely completely on the person we were yesterday. If we don't have that past, who are we?Only the youngest children can look at the world with non-judgement and see what it really is. As adults, we have to learn to let go of the things from our past that hold us back and prevent our progress. But thi…
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We all use our phones too much, but where does usage creep into addiction? When we can't watch enough violent videos? Fights? When is enough enough? Unfortunately, we can't delete our memories as easily as we can a video file...At some point we all have to draw the line, especially when we're the ones behind the lens..."Shotguns and Smartphones" to…
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When we try to squeeze into the molds others created for us, whether knowingly or unknowingly, we set ourselves up for a lifetime of misery and unhappiness. Only when we begin to try on the skin we were born with can we move forward and live life freely."Running Shoes" touches on themes of acceptance, self-discovery, and change.Seamlessly told from…
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The season two premier, "The Fire Starter", follows a tormented boy who escapes the problems of his life through torching his plastic army men in his backyard. No one knows about his compulsion. Or so he thinks until the compromising details get leaked to a group of bullies...77% of students are bullied...Sometimes victims can stand up to their bul…
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Mental illness affects about 1 in 4 adults in America...Yet it is still an issue few discuss openly. It's certainly not common dinner table conversation material. Maybe it's because most mental illnesses seem invisible, only manifesting in our behaviors and thoughts.One author aims to reduce the stigma around mental illnessIn "The End", we enter th…
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Discover poetry by Lord Bison and this podcast creator Alexander Smith.Love is complicated. In these poems, discover how sometimes we succeed and how sometimes we fail in our quest to win someone over.Lord Bison, a New York City writer and spoken word artist by way of the Bronx.Alexander Smith is the creator of this podcast and a poet and fiction w…
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Hear a fond recollection of one "Crazy Grandpa", who lived life by his own rules. And while that won him a lot of enemies, especially his daughter-in-law and wife, it taught his grandson a valuable life lesson.Listen to Mark Tulin's new short story now!In this memoir-esque piece of fiction, we learn about a crazy grandfather through one grandson's …
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"War is the most dynamic cause of change, and I try to learn as much about it as possible," poet and author Gary Beck said."Unfortunately, not a lot of it is admirable, twisted by history, politics, lies, etc. But it's oh so human, with all our grotesqueries from the heroic to the ridiculous."Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater …
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When one man feels chronically unappreciated at work, he plots ways to get revenge against his boss. But when presented with an opportunity to enact justice, will he? Will this scorned employee be able to bring his vengeful fantasies to life?Scott D. Pomfret is the author of The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story, The Hunger Man, and Only S…
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