"Free Time" by Randell Jones
— If you are doing one thing, you are not doing another. Randell Jones is the editor and publisher of the Personal Story Publishing Project and “6-minute Stories” podcast. (2017-2026)
6-minute Stories
True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: "Bearing Up" (2018) and "Exploring" (2019).
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"Is It "Thank You" or "I'm Sorry" by Joe Brown
– We thought we were big dogs ! No lives were shattered because I got these vices out of the way early in life. Joe Brown is a retired building contractor. He lives on a small family farm in the Bethania area of Winston Salem NC. He now has time to do all those projects that a busy work schedule didn't allow. He enjoys his grandchildren and great grandchildren and as time allows likes to reflect…
"Clouds" by Robin Russell Gaiser
– “Why am I still here? Why can't I die?” Then, a single, wispy white cloud appeared and wafted its way past me in an otherwise cloudless blue sky.
Preserving Freedom" by Suzanne Cottrell & Deborah Forbes
– “Let’s face it. We’re lost.” Our speech is breathy, our lips are parched, and our tongues are like sandpaper. Suzanne Cottrell, a Buckeye by birth, lives with her husband in rural Granville County, North Carolina, where she’s a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network and the Taste Life Twice Writers. She’s the author of a hybrid book, Nature Calls Outside My Window, A Collection of Poems…
"Free Ink" by Arlene Mandell
— “Snorkelers in first!” I felt awkward about the subterfuge and reminded Bob that I was a proofreader, not a writer. "Free Ink" by Arlene Mandell Randell Jones - voice Arlene Mandell lives in Linville, NC, and is a longstanding artist at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk, NC. Abandoning big-city roots to relocate high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains with Captain Dan, triggered a compelling desire…
"Lessons from Our Forefathers" by Randell Jones
“Before Liberty”—again! Even through the misty lenses of history, they were not giants—neither are we. Randell Jones is an award-winning writer about the pioneer and Revolutionary War eras and North Carolina history. During 25 years, he has written 150+ history-based guest columns for the Winston-Salem Journal. His newest release is the expanded 2nd edition of the 2005 biography and travel guide,…
"Three Gee-Flying Free" by S.G. Benson
– “I’m Gus. Climb in; I’ll give you a ride.” The gravitational force pushed the seat straps into my shoulders and my stomach leaped. I couldn’t breathe. S. G. (Sandy) Benson lives in Warne, North Carolina, where she is a member of the North Carolina Writers Network-West. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, and she received awards from the Nebraska Press Women. She…
"Town Hall Clock Tower" by Jeanne VanBuren
– I was unwilling to pour out good beer. I received their conversation and stories and momentary camaraderie as an exchange for the communal feast. Jeanne VanBuren, from Winston Salem, N.C., is a contributor once again to the Personal Story Publishing Project. She is working on a collection of her life adventures that come from being a widowed mom of five sons and growing up in a huge family of 12…
"A Hollow and Forgotten Place" by Mark K. Marshall
– I found the village of plundered houses strangely peaceful. The broken remains of a swinging bridge across the Gauley, I supposed, had once been someone’s way out. "A Hollow and Forgottten Place" by Mark K. Marshall Randell Jones - voice Mark Marshall moved to Nashville in 1977 from his home state of West Virginia. He worked for 40 years as a career coach where he heard and shared stories with…
"Orange Juice and Golf Balls for Free" by Bob Amason
– He wasn’t cheap; he just liked free things . He charged into snake-infested palmetto bushes with gusto, flinging balls out to the fairway like a crazed Walmart shopper on Black Friday.
"All God's Children Got Shoes" by Phyllis Castelli
– Going barefoot is fun…if you have shoes in your closet. Even in old age, Mama remembered hopelessly tugging down the faded blue dress, trying to hide her feet.