Two Hearts, Entwined

by Randi Skaggs

An 8-year-old girl gets a rude awakening.

Satori Shakoor

Satori Shakoor is the creator, curator, producer and host of The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers. She is a published writer, produced playwright and an award-winning veteran of live performance with national and international credits for her accomplishments in music, theatre and comedy. Satori is a proud grandmother who loves Detroit and Salvation Army finds.

Too Much

by Satori Shakoor

Satori Shakoor grieves the loss of her mother and then son, but finds that her passion for connection sustains her.

Marie Walsh

Marie Walsh is the author of A Tale of Two Lives. She is an avid hiker and tennis player, and has been a long time activist for Common Cause. She lives in San Diego with her husband and three kids.

A Tale of Two Lives

by Marie Walsh

A secret finally catches up with a suburban housewife and mother.

Shalom Auslander

Shalom Auslander's first novel, Hope: A Tragedy was published by Riverhead Books in 2012. His previous books include the short story collection Beware of God and the internationally best-selling memoir Foreskin's Lament. He's a regular contributor to PRI's This American Life and resides in upstate New York.

Death Camp Blues

by Shalom Auslander

A man finds humor can make the darkest situations more bearable

Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler is an author whose most recent book is called The Secrets of Happy Families. He’s also the writer and presenter of the PBS series Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler.

The Council of Dads

by Bruce Feiler

A cancer patient seeks out the men who have shaped his identity.

Tom Herndon

A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Tom comes from a long line of raconteurs in a family where storytelling is a full-contact sport. By day, Tom practices the art of storytelling as an advertising copywriter in Louisville, Kentucky.

O'Hare Hustle

by Tom Herndon

Watches his mother run a scam at O'Hare Airport.

Tristan Jimerson

Tristan Jimerson is a freelance copywriter living in Minneapolis. His award-winning work has been featured in publications such as Creativity magazine and The Egoist. He has written copy for everything from exercise equipment to electronics. In fact, if you've been inside Best Buy within the last 6 months you've probably read something he wrote. Tristan grew up on the rolling plains of rural Iowa, and after deciding that it wasn't cold enough, moved to Minnesota.

A Dish Best Served Cold

by Tristan Jimerson

A case of credit card fraud sets an amateur sleuth on a crime-solving caper.

Barbara Wiener

Barbara Wiener has been a filmmaker working in Minneapolis for 26 years. She finds it hard to believe, too. She is the founder and executive director of TVbyGIRLS, which works with teen girls making media and trying to change the world. Her work focuses on cultural documentaries and arts. She's got a bunch of awards like Emmys and Cine Golden Eagle and Sundance and international screenings, but they do not help to pay the bills, so she won't mention them here.

September Light

by Barbara Wiener

A perfectionist finds strength and self-acceptance after an assault.

Caitlin Brodnick

Caitlin Brodnick is originally from Maryland. She moved to New York after attending Syracuse University. She's the co-creator of Shut UP!, an all-female storytelling show seen at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, and she performs regularly around the city. Caitlin loves puppies and ice cream.

Dumped

by Caitlin Brodnick

A life coach gives alarming advice.

Mummy Was a Wild Game Hunter

by Bokara Legendre

A socialite-turned social activist inherits her mother's hunting trophy collection.

Paul Teodo

Paul Teodo is 61. He was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, very close to where he currently serves as Chief Operating Office of Holy Cross Hospital. "The Cross" is an inner city hospital serving indigents run by a dedicated group of nuns from Lithuania. Paul's parents Pietro and Graziella owned an Italian Deli, and he has two great sons - Paul Jr. and Peter.

A Very Dangerous Person

by Paul Teodo

A hitchhiker is picked up by an infamous driver.