Montana Voice
Stories and more. Season 3, with original music, is a reading of 'The Lie and the Aether,' an early version of what became the popular novel "Paper Targets" by Steve Saroff. Other seasons include stories that were originally traditionally published, interviews, and other interesting listening materials — highly recommended.
Episodes
What happens when a young drifter, who has just gotten out of jail, walks along the Rio Grande and meets a troubled rancher.
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Wildhorse Island, a Montana story. Originally published in Redbook Magazine as 'A Family Man.'
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Another Montana love story. Originally Published in Redbook magazine.
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A true story about a murder that happened in a Missoula 4B's restaurant 30 years ago, a hungry visitor, a stolen truck, and some advise about listening to whispered advise.
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Where Enzi came from... A runaway’s story of love and loss. “I find her most in solitary places, along the Blackfoot river in autumn, where red river rocks sparkle in the low water and dark trout pretend to be shadows.”
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Steve Saroff having a discussion with Peggy Berryhill, the owner of KGUA on January 23rd, 2024, about 'Paper Targets', growing up, life, and coastal waves.
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The first of several short readings, most from the book, The Long Line of Elk, by Steve S. Saroff
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Flute and Didgeridoo, by Steve Saroff and Mandela Van Eeden.
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Remembering Greg Bechle, when he lived in Missoula, Montana.
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A 4-minute memory prompted by a question.
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A memory from 1977 in Missoula, Montana. Words and music by Steve Saroff
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Musings about pottery. "Solitude with no goal is no comfort, but aimed at the discovery of the mysterious, with observations of matters great and small, solitude is the cure for even the deepest sorrow. You can go out, then come back and say, 'Look. See what I have found.' The right sort of solitude leads to the best sort of company..."
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A short story, originally published in the literary journal MonkeyBicycle. And some explanation about why it was submitted with Submittable. Read the transcript of this recording here: https://saroff.com/haunted.html
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After submitting “First Snow,” to Bull, a literary journal which publishes unique stories I often like, I received this, one of the best acceptance letters:
"Man, there were so many reasons I wanted to reject this: ... Usually not a big fan of stories about kids--especially not happy kids... not quite the vibe I'm usually looking for... But this is so fucking beautiful and poetic without trying to sound pretty. T...
Another 30-second episode.
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I was honored when “Circus” was accepted by The Examined Life Journal, a well-respected literary magazine published by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This story is about depression but ends on a hopeful note.
Read the transcript of this story here: https://saroff.com/circus.html
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A story from 1982 set in Missoula, Montana, during the turmoil of the Cold War.
In the 1980s, the US government had a large civil defense strategy called "Crisis Relocation Planning." It was a Cold War program intended to move millions of people out of major cities into rural areas if nuclear war seemed imminent. Montana officials and county sheriffs knew the plan was impossible and was considered suicidal for many reaso...
An easy-to-read, optimistic story, just published in "The Jewish Fiction Journal," which has also published writing by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, along with many other literary luminaries. You can listen to it here.
"... It's the young woman. The one who moved into the apartment next to mine, she has helped me remember what is important...."
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