ATM STORYTELLERS

In this Finale of Season 2, we feature a story co-written by members of the Across The Margin team. It is a tale that stretches over the course of a summer, told in three parts. A story, entitled “Big Sky,” that ponders: what would you give up to have it all? Your job? Your family? A story explores the lengths to which we go. First you will hear from Douglas Grant, followed by Chris Thompson, and then Michael Shields.

First up in this fourth episode of Season 2  is  a story we share with a heavy heart as the author is no longer with us. A story wherein the fall of Communism offers an immigrant a space in time to heed their calling, that of a caregiver. A short story that ultimately asks: Who is it that helps the helpers? Rimma Kranet’s “Mount Olympus”(1:54), read in loving tribute by her dear friend Stella Hayes. That is followed by a short story about how a crisis can yield clarity. How rejection can offer an opportunity for renewal and to prompt us to say the things we think but keep within us. “One Brick Missing” by Chris Parent (20:10).

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a  storytelling adventure brought to you by Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories.

While you can take in these stories at the webzine, ATM STORYTELLERS offers an opportunity for the listener to sit back and let the stories wash over them in the tone and fashion that the author intended. Here, stories come to life in a way that could never happen on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Here, these stories truly cross the Margin and take flight.

First up in this second episode of Season 2, is “The Tough Get Sushi” by Amy Marques where amid dystopian summers of orange suns and hazy pink skies, a seemingly dormant spark finds a way to once again ignite. Followed by another gripping story, a work of fiction that features a man consumed with an addictive hobby, a concerned wife, and a thief on the prowl. A short story that clearly displays the true cost of obsession, “His Balls” by Carol Murphy. 

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a  storytelling adventure brought to you by Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories.

While you can take in these stories at the webzine, ATM STORYTELLERS offers an opportunity for the listener to sit back and let the stories wash over them in the tone and fashion that the author intended. Here, stories come to life in a way that could never happen on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Here, these stories truly cross the Margin and take flight.

First up in this commencing episode of Season 2, is “A Time To Disappear” by Stephanie Daich. In this work of fiction, an enigmatic character named Romario specializes in helping his clients vanish, until a suspicious client with a secret changes everything That is followed by another compelling story, a work of fiction about a good ole boy, not long for this world, that speaks to the encounters in life that might seem insignificant in the moment, yet their effect lingers — “Cardinal Hollow” by Hugh Blanton.