Inspired by a painting by Bo Bartlett, “Papa” was published in the British journal Firewords Quarterly in 2014. In 2018, the story was adapted into a staged reading. It is one of two stories I wrote about Albanian refugees. Like many of my stories, this one features a young female protagonist (voiced by my daughter).
Narrator--Dr. Michael Westmoreland
Blerta--Emaline Mau
Lycrad Woman--Chad Morgan
Boyfriend--J. Barton Mitchell
The song Gypsy Shoegazer is by Kevin MacLeod.
"Eyes" was first published in the A3 Review out of Spain. An even shorter version of the story can be heard on the podcast A Moment of Your Time.
Narrator--Michael Mau
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Gypsy Shoegazer by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3841-gypsy-shoegazer License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music by Trevor Tremaine
Voices:
Aryeh Krause-Nadler
Ethan Herschenfeld
Irene Santiago
Ronald Woodhead
Danny Gavigan
Reagan Prum
Catherine Gaffney
Elizabeth Pan
Evan Judway
Bryce Townsend
Carrie Gibson
Jennifer Keane
Rich Greene
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