A bit of a "departure", this episode consists of two short pieces--one fictional, and one not--that were originally created for the Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2007 Short Doc Competition: Dollar Storeys, where you were asked to create 3-minute long pieces inspired by specific objects from the Dollar Store. You can find out more about Third Coast and the Dollar Storeys project at: www.thirdcoastfestival.org

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Episode 5: Detours-Detour

Stumbling and stranded, in one way or another, on the road.

Episode 4: Road/Trip

What Remains-a painter's legacy. A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema.Unfinished Picnic Tables by Mary Yntema © Elizabeth Craig 2007You can see more of Mary Yntema's work at www.suemell.comSo much of creating art is a struggle to be seen or heard--to give birth to something that has a life of it’s own--something that will live on long after we’re gone. But what happens when an artist’s life is cut short? Especially if their work wasn’t recognized before their death?

Episode 3: What Remains

Episode 2: Tic-Toc

Stories of foreign lands including my return to Florence after 40 years.

Episode 7: Foreign Lands

Four interwoven stories of lives derailed by serious illness or accident.

Episode 6: Derailed

Episode 1: Shelf Life

A show about the distances we travel in life: literal or metaphorical, enthusiastically or against our will. Stories of obstacles and diversions--the places we long to get to and where we actually end up.

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