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Cold Turkey: A Short Story

Nov 25, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Short Story Of the Week

Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories

Listen to “Besieged”

Nov 22, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

Careful with that spider you’re about to step on. You might just end the world. I’m pleased to announce that “Besieged,” my short story, is now available for your listening enjoyment at Podbean, Amazon Music, or simply by clicking the player below. Of course, it would also be amazing if you read it in the…

Listen to “Crisis”

Nov 10, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

As her husband nears death in a hospital, Holly argues with her daughter about whether or not he is alone. Listen to this challenging story at Podbean, Amazon Music, or by using the player below. If you prefer reading, you’ll find it in my short story collection entitled Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad.

Listen to “Actual Reality”

Nov 8, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

“Actual Reality” explores the idea of fact versus fiction and persona versus personality. Give it a listen at Podbean, Amazon Music, or by using the player below. I also welcome you to read it in my short story collection called Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad.

Listen to “Natural Law”

Nov 5, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

If you could literally do anything and go anywhere, how would you choose to spend your time? Such is the question posed by “Natural Law.” Listen to “Natural Law” at Podbean, Amazon Music, or by using the player below. You can also read it in my collection entitled Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad.

Listen to “Drive By”

Nov 4, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

“Drive By,” a story about a father struggling with his daughter’s birthday during the pandemic, is now available for your listening enjoyment. Check it out at Podbean, Amazon Music, or by using the player below. If you prefer reading, find it in my short story collected titled Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad.

Listen to “You Come First”

Nov 3, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Podcast: Stories by Scott William Foley

Satire. Parody. Social commentary. Take your pick. The title says it all. Listen at Podbean, Amazon Music, or by using the player below.

Stasis: A Short Story

Oct 31, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Short Story Of the Week

Listen to this story at Podbean Listen to this story at Amazon Music I’m standing in our dining room, looking out of the picture window. Honestly, that’s not true. It should be our dining room. It’s actually our kids’ toy room. I like to see what’s going on out there. Usually, the answer is “not…

Lovecraft Country – A Few Thoughts

Oct 22, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Opinions/Editorials

Lovecraft Country started out as a brilliant genre mashup of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, history, and social commentary. The first episode thoroughly impressed me because it mixed fantasy horror with real life horror quite effectively. The second episode seemed to be a strange break from the first, and each subsequent episode always felt a little disjointed…

The Third Day – A Few Thoughts

Oct 20, 2020

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Scott William Foley

in Opinions/Editorials

I wanted to like The Third Day–I really did. I stuck it out. All six hours. Kept hoping it would get better. It didn’t. The Third Day had so much going for it. Beautifully shot. Excellent locations. Charismatic acting. An interesting concept. It’s just … it didn’t make any sense to me at all. The…

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