Prose

Episode 69: "The Amended" and "Lame"

18 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 This week, experience true vulnerability with a…different sort of couple AND confront a much different take on one of the major events in William ...

Episode 68: "On the Lake" and "Sasha Leaving"

04 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, travel back in time to a small pond in Yell County Arkansas and freeze by a bonfire in the wake of a breakup and a loss of self.   *** Sub...

Halloweenisode 2018

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween!  For All Hallow's we have a trio of tales, one new and two old.  Please sit back and prepare to enjoy "Ms. Obituary" and the combin...

Episode 67: "Lodestar" and "Back to Before" by James Harrington

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, see what happens when magic and negative emotions mix and delve into the power of memory, reminiscing, and our ability to reach back but no...

Episode 66: "Your Stories," "Yin and/or Yang," and "Sushi Night, or すてきな."

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, get confused as a man ruins his chance at stardom, weigh universal good and bad in a Chinese restaurant, and revisit the horror if a Kafkae...

Episode 65: "Borrow My Bliss" and "The Neon Halo"

23 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we continue the last couple weeks' themed packing, the focus being speculating about the world of tomorrow, with a galactic offer that is B...

Episode 64: "We Are a Spasm of Civilization" by Elizabeth Peterson and "Experience the Culture"

09 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have another themed week, the focus being relevance of perspective and reality, with one story looking at the power of viewpoint and the...

Episode 63: "Balanced" and "Glorious, Glorious Delusion" by Elizabeth Peterson

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a bit of a technology-themed week with one story on the horrid honesty of online dating and one story about artificial intelligence...

Episode 62: "Deleted" AND Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo Parts XXXIII "The Vow."

12 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, look at a future where men have no place and embrace an epic ending in the final installment of Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo...

Episode 61: "Ash and Bone" AND Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo Parts XXXI and XXXII "Return" and "The Hunter"

29 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, find the wonder in death magic and enjoy the exciting penultimate section of Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo. *** Subscribe via...

Episode 60: "Simon Peter and the Roof" AND Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo Parts XXIX and XXX "The Capitve" and "Escape."

15 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, meet a God-fearing Southern boy who people say is slow and who just can't get a break and continue to rage against the usurpers in Jack Lee...

Episode 59: "Dear Diary (or, Destructive Tendences" and Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo Parts XXVII and XXVIII "The Other" and "Rejection"

01 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, go to a very intimate place with someone suffering with body issues and see how Telo is faring in Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Te...

Episode 58: "You Can Never Leave Where You Came From"by Elizabeth Peterson, Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XXV and XXVI "Attack" and "The King", AND Fathers' Dayisode 2018: "I Closed My Eyes" by me, & "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden

17 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, experience the horror of going back where you came from, join the din of battle in the newest installment of Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The L...

Episode 57: "Where You Come From" and Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XXIII and XXIV "Reinforcements" and "Shield"

03 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode fifty-seven of Prose.  This week, define home and confront some roaches and maybe even an incoming terror or two in the ...

56.2 - In Brief (or The Laws of Brevity)

20 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Commiserate with a lonely heart in a bar in "In Brief (or The Laws of Brevity)." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via S...

56.1 - "Elevator Music"

20 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Meet a young woman reminiscing about a rock star life in "Elevator Music."  *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitc...

56.0 - Episode 56

20 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  This week, meet a young woman reminiscing about a rock star life and commiserate with a lonely heart in a bar.  Just as a quick note, we are givin...

Mothers'Dayisode 2018

13 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a quick shout out to all you moms out there in the form of three poems about mothers. I hope you are being celebrated today.   And to my own ...

55.3 - Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XXI and XXII "Roaches" and "Discovered"

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin Telo in the very heart of her insidious enemy's territory in the continuation of Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XXI and ...

55.2 - "Come Again Soon"

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Consider some time traveling on your time off in "Come Again Soon." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subs...

55.1 - "A Telephone Rings Several Times: A Response to 'All the Lights in New York City'" by Elliot Harvey

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

See the other half of a relationship falling apart in 55.1 - "A Telephone Rings Several Times: A Response to 'All the Lights in New York City'" by El...

55.0 - Episode 55

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, see the other half of a relationship falling apart, consider some time traveling on your time off, and rejoin Telo in the very heart of her...

54.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XIX and XX "Sidewalks" and "Sisters"

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin Telo in her quest for her place in the newest installment of Jack Lee's Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo.  *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subs...

54.1 - "Only the Best are Chosen"

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join a vague and displaced family to learn the meaning and power of being chosen. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via ...

54.0 - Episode 54

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join a vague and displaced family to learn the meaning and power of being chosen and rejoin Telo in her quest for her place in the newest i...

53.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XVII and XVIII "Webs" and "Lonely"

08 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Launch back into the world of Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo with Parts XVII and XVIII of the novel titled "Webs" and "Lonely." *** Subscribe...

53.1 - "All the Lights of New York City"

08 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Peek in on an intimate one-sided exchange via answering machine message in "All the Lights of New York City." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via...

53.0 - Episode 53

08 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, peek in on an intimate one-sided exchange via answering machine message in "All the Lights of New York City" and launch back into the world...

Easterisode 2018 - The Resurrection according to the Gospel of Luke

01 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this Easter special from Prose, we have a reading from the King James Version of the Gospel of Luke telling of the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazare...

April Foolsisode 2018 - Chaucer: History's First April Fool?

01 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this Prose April Fools Day special, explore the history of April Fools and enjoy a truly epic reading of the Nun's Priest's Tale from Chaucer's ...

52.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XV and XVI "The Hatchery" and "The Decision"

25 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin Telo as she tries to find herself in a strange, new, potentially hostile colony in Parts XV and XVI of the novel Ants of the Fire: The Legend ...

52.1 - "Goodnight, Sleep Tight"

25 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Relive the joy of listening to a bedtime story in "Goodnight, Sleep Tight." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitch...

52.0 - Episode 52

25 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode fifty-two of Prose. This week, relive listening to a bedtime story and rejoin Telo as she tries to find herself in a stra...

51.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XIII and XIV: "The Others" and "The Madness"

11 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Figure out the way of the new world with Telo as she meets some new potential friends in  Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo by Jack Lee, Parts XI...

51.1 - "Holidaymaker"

11 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Plan a holiday beamed directly to your brain in "Holidaymaker."   *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subsc...

51.0 - Episode 51

11 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode fifty-one of Prose. This week, plan a holiday direct to your brain and figure out the way of the new world with Telo as s...

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EPISODE - "The Gardener Lxviii: None Lives For Ever, Brother" by Rabindranath Tagore

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Prose is bringing you a very special midweek episode in honor of its founder's younger brother and bff's birthday!  This celebration takes th...

50th Rerelease 3 - "Marlboro Man"

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bathe in the cathartic release in violent, burning justice.   *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscrib...

50th Rerelease 2- "Lusus Naturae"

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Embrace the night.  *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Feed. Follow on Instagram. Follow...

50th Rerelease 1 - "Just Earth"

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch a man that strove with gods be laid low. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Feed. F...

50.3 - "When Giving is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Accept my humble thanks via a poem, more specifically my reading of  "When Giving is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos.  *** Thank you for listening to ...

50.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XI and XII: "Alone" and "The Trail"

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Endure the unknown on a trail with young Telo in Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts XI and XII: "Alone" and "The Trail." *** Subscribe via...

50.1 - "To Protect the Innocent"

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Traverse the pitfalls of life with two would-be, can't-be, won't be lovers in "To Protect the Innocent." *** Elizabeth Peterson is an educator, mathem...

50.0 - Episode 50

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well, friends, we made it.  I can finally say it… Hello and welcome to episode fifty of Prose. This week, traverse the pitfalls of life with two wo...

Valentinesisode 2018 - 9 Poems

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate!  To those who don't, stick around. We'll have some fun today, too. For the holiday, Prose is proud ni...

49.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts IX and X: "Fleeing" and "Betrayal"

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Find out what happened to the wayward male drone that escaped Nurse's hive and what that means to Telo in Parts IX and X of Jack Lee's Ants of the F...

49.1 - "Friday's Child"

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lose yourself and who you are destined to be only to find yourself again in "Friday's Child." ***   Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play....

49.0 - Episode

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-nine of Prose. This week, lose yourself and who you are destined to be only to find yourself again and find out wha...

48.3 - Untitled Poem by Hannah Cook

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Become enamored of the inner workings of another in this poem from first time guest author Hannah Cook. *** Hannah Cook is a native of the beautiful s...

48.2 - Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts VII and VIII: "The Flies" and "Stung"

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin Nurse and Telo as they run for their lives from vicious winged foes in Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo, a novella by Jack Lee, Parts VII...

48.1 - "Take a Break"

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jolt at some unintended consequences of a rather callous breakup in "Take a Break." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe vi...

48.0 - Episode 48

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to the long-awaited Episode 48 of Prose.  This week, rejoin Nurse and Telo as they run for their lives from vicious winged foes and...

Episode 48 Announcement!

14 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A quick announcement about Episode 48. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Feed. Follow on...

"Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! and gie's a hand o' thine! And we'll tak' a right gude-willie waught, for auld lang syne.   ...Happy New Year fr...

47.2 Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts V and VI: "Arguments" and "The Sound"

31 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

See what happens to our intrepid explorers, Nurse and Telo, after the adrenaline of taking down some big game from last week's adventure in Parts V an...

47.1 - Slim Worms for Sale!

31 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Get a second chance at youth and vitality...if you'll swallow a space worm. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitch...

47.0 - Episode 47

31 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-seven of Prose. This week, get a second chance at youth and vitality if you'll swallow a space worm and see what ha...

The Christmas Story according to the Gospel of Luke

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Experience a reading of the Christmas Story as it is related in the Gospel of Luke, sharing in one of my family's oldest traditions. Merry Christmas a...

"The Three Kings" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy a second take on the Magi and the gifts they bring from a very famous poet.  This is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Three Kings." Merry Chr...

46.2 Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo – Part IV: "Big Game"

17 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Check back in on Nurse and Telo, seeing if Telo can embrace who she must be in the fourth installment of Ants of the Fire: The Legend of Telo titled ...

46.1 - "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

17 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Consider who the real Magi are now that we're quickly approaching the Christmas season with O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi." *** Subscribe via iTune...

46.0 - Episode 46

17 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-six of Prose. This week, consider who the real Magi are now that we're approaching the Christmas season and check b...

45.2 - Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Parts II and III: "The Markings" and "Bad Dreams"

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin Fayle in the world of ants, where we will learn her fate and be introduced to the legendary Telo. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Goog...

45.1 - "Kamatayan"

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mourn the death of our sun in "Kamatayan."    *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Feed. ...

45.0 - Episode 45

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-five of Prose.   This week, mourn the death of our sun and rejoin Fayle in the world of ants, where we will be int...

44.2 - "Someplace, Somewhere"

19 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Try to remember where you're going and why you're here with Somewhere Man in "Someplace, Somewhere." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google P...

44.1 - Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Part I- "The Selection"

19 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, begin an epic journey into the world…of ants. Jump into Jack Lee's Ants of Fire: The Legend of Telo – Part I- "The Selection." *** Sub...

44.0 - Episode 44

19 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-four of Prose. This week, begin an epic journey into the world…of ants. The story this week is actually the first...

43.2 - "On a Saturday Night in October"

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Come figure out who the hell you really are in "On a Saturday Night in October." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via S...

43.1 - "Split

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Become a bit confused along with some poor schmuck just trying to make a coffee run in "Split." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. ...

43.0 - Episode 43

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-three of Prose. This week, become a bit confused along with some poor schmuck just trying to make a coffee run and ...

Halloweenisode - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween from Prose!   *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Feed. Follow on Instag...

42.2 - Mightier

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ponder an age-old cliché's meaning in "Mightier." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via RSS Fee...

42.1 - "An Old Friend"

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Experience the death of an old friend with a side of guilt in "An Old Friend." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Sti...

42.0 - Episode 42

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-two of Prose.   This week, experience the death of an old friend with a side of guilt and ponder an age-old cliché...

41.2 - ""2068"

08 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In "2068," peer and ponder into the quasi-distant future. *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Subscribe via Stitcher. Subscribe via ...

41.1 - "Roberta's Optimism"

08 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Find a connection between a brutal murder and a matchbook collection in "Roberta's Optimism." *** Subscribe via iTunes. Subscribe via Google Play. Su...

41.0 - Episode 41

08 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty-one of Prose. This week, find a connection between a brutal murder and a matchbook collection and peer and ponder i...

40.2 - "Sonbol: Part V- The Smock"

24 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Barb, Anton, Hy, and Mack for one last adventure in "Sonbol: Part V- The Smock."   *** The ambient noise track in the background of the story is...

40.2 - "Sonbol: Part V- The Smock"

24 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Barb, Anton, Hy, and Mack for one last adventure in "Sonbol: Part V- The Smock."   *** The ambient noise track in the background of the story is...

40.1- "Geodetic North"

24 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Come embrace the cold as a companion in "Geodetic North." *** All sounds present are from Freesound.org, and come from user Pufermufin.  The track is...

40.0 - Episode 40

24 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode forty of Prose. This week, let cold become your constant companion and join Anton, Barb, Hy, and Mack for one last advent...

39.2 - "Sonbol: Part IV- The Fallout"

10 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin the Quad from Primrose 33, picking back up to see what happened after Hy and Mack had an intimate moment in the flight simulator.  *** All sou...

39.1 - "The Waking World"

10 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lose your grip on the waking world and disappear into dreams in "The Waking World." *** All sounds present come from Freesound.org.  The ocean waves ...

39.0 - Episode 39

10 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-nine of Prose. This week, lose your grip on the waking world and disappear into dreams and rejoin the Quad from Pr...

**Season 2 Update and "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" by John Keats**

27 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Come for the update on Season 2.  Stay for the reading of John Keat's "Season 2 Update and "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer."

Episode 38.2 - "Sonbol- Part III: Circumjacent"

06 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rejoin the Quad from Primrose 33, picking back up to see how they escaped from what seemed like certain death in their last set of adventures.  *** A...

Episode 38.1 - "I cannot live with You" by Emily Dickinson

06 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Decide whether you really can live with...or without...someone in Emily Dickinson's "I cannot live with You."  *** Both sounds present behind the po...

38.0 - Episode 38

06 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-eight of Prose.   This week, decide whether you really can live with someone and rejoin the Quad from Primrose 33...

37.3 - "Lovely, Dark, and Deep"

30 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Revel in sylvan paradise and examine the loss of love in "Lovely, Dark, and Deep." *** The music you have heard here comes from the Free Music Archive...

37.2 - "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson

30 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch a man glitter while he walks in Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory." *** All the sounds present behind the poem come from Freesound.org. ...

37.1 - "To Be Divine"

30 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Consider the divinity of that girl you love and how you might be affecting her in "To Be Divine." *** The tracks you have heard behind this poem are a...

37.0 - Episode 37

30 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-seven of Prose.   This week, consider the divinity of that girl you love and remember that smiles do not equivoca...

36.2 - "Growing Old" by Lord Byron

23 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hope for something worth having in old age in Lord Byron's "Growing Old." *** The music behind the poem comes from Freesound.org.  It was uploaded by...

36.1 - "The Hanging"

23 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Get a lesson in the light at the end of that tunnel with "The Hanging."  *** The music behind the story comes from Free Music Archive.  The first tr...

36.0 - Episode 36

23 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-six of Prose.   This week, get a lesson in the light at the end of that tunnel and hope for something worth havin...

35.2 - "Sonbol: Part II - Persenche"

16 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Continue the journey toward fighting back against an incoming alien horde at Academy Prime with the residents of Primrose 33 in the second installment...

35.1 - "The Magdalene"

16 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Reassess morality, life priorities, and what gives meaning to a young life at the party of a lifetime in "The Magdalene."  *** The two backing tracks...

35.0 - Episode 35

16 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-five of Prose.   This week, reassess morality, life priorities, and what gives meaning to a young life at the par...

34.2 - "The Leash"

09 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Examine why small dogs are wonderful and fear those woods near your home in "The Leash."  *** The sounds you are hearing even now and have heard th...