73 Words in the 732: Short Stories from the East Brunswick Public Library

We're excited to announce that we will be back with a 2022 732 Words in the 732 series! HOWEVER, it will now be hosted on The EBPL Podcast. To subscribe, search for The EPBL podcast on your favorite podcasting platform, or visit www.ebpl.org/podcast.

Episode 16 features Brandon Scott of East Brunswick and his short story, “Doppelganger”.

This bonus episodes features Amanda Kaplan reading Yan Yakirevich of East Brunswick's 2-part story, "Red Bird".

Episode 15 features Elayne Risley of East Brunswick and her short story, “Comforting Home”.

Episode 14 features Bridget Ahmed of East Brunswick and her short story, “New Normal”.

Episode 13 features Yvette Schlussel of East Brunswick and her short story, “Leaving Home”. Photo of Lizzie: https://ilove.ebpl.org/creative-writing/leaving-home Other writing of Yvette Schlussel, PhD: a self-published book of poetry, called Uncommon Grounds, available by request ($35 email inquiries to Yvette.Schlussel@gmail.com), which features the photos taken her neighbor in East Brunswick, Alex Leu. It is a personal collection of poems and photos of the natural world, inspired by a NJ public park. Poetry Blog: https://purepoetry56.wordpress.com/ From Rutgers University: "Imposter Syndrome is Common Among High Achievers in Medical School"  Yvette on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C31&q=yvette+schlussel&oq=s

Episode 12 features Cecelia Regan of Helmetta reading her short story, “Love at First Sight.”

Episode 11 features Joe Rutch of East Brunswick reading his short story, “Out for a Ride.” You can purchase a copy of Joe’s children’s book, “Grampa & the Roller Coaster” on Amazon by clicking here.

Episode 10 features Jennifer Donovan of Somerset reading her short story, “Reluctant Solitude.” Read more of Jennifer’s work at www.justonlyjenn.com and justonlyjenn.medium.com.

Episode 9 features Annie Wickersty of Staten Island reading her short story, “The Wolf Dog.”

Episode 8 features Lori Nattrass of East Brunswick reading her untitled short story.

Episode 7 features Veronica Sudia of East Brunswick reading her untitled short story.

Episode 6 features Neal Stoffers of East Brunswick reading his short story, “Haunting Image.”

Episode 5 features Komal Mehra of East Brunswick reading her short story, “The Fairy Mom.”

Estrella by Dani Martinez Narrated by Amaya Zorrilla “The stars always know,” Abuelita used to mumble to Camila in silent gaps between garlic being pressed with oregano. When  she lost her, Cami wheezed out a knot. That’s what it felt like--a knot  of air, whistling out of her. Abuelita’s kettle. Sunday mornings. After the funeral, Cami hunched her back, finally alone. The blue-light of her phone broke her trance. It was a notification from her newest astrology app: “Sit up straight.”

Episode 4 features Larry Wolfert of East Brunswick reading his short story, “The Sphere”.

Episode 3 features Donna Lee Goldberg of East Brunswick reading her short story, “Aruba”.

Episode 2 features Roux Bedrosian of East Brunswick reading her short story, “The Graveyard Shift”. You can learn more about Roux at https://rouxbedrosian.com/.

Episode 1 features Risa Waters of East Brunswick, reading her short story, "A Waiting Room".

Welcome to, “73 Words in the 732”: Short Stories from the East Brunswick Public Library. Since 2018, the library has been celebrating National Short Story Month with a short story competition. With inspiration from our area code, 732, we challenged our community to write short stories with 73 words or less. This podcast will showcase some of our authors from the grownup category. Subscribe now to have future episodes downloaded directly to your favorite podcasting app.