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03/13/2020

The Lightswitch

After reading a short story in his college creative writing class about a man with OCD, Matt has a flash of insight and realizes that he himself showed all the signs of obsessive-compulsive behavior i...

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02/23/2020

In the Blood

Growing up, Myriah’s mother is an alcoholic, as well as bipolar, and though the two have a close relationship, it’s codependent, with Myriah’s mom counting on her to be a responsible caretaker a...

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01/17/2020

You Don’t Know Jack

Kurt’s father, Jack, left the family when Kurt was just a toddler, and ever since there’s been a shroud of mystery and menace around the man -- his mother implies that he was dangerous, and affect...

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01/16/2020

Interview: Tracy and Kevin Allison

Kevin Allison interviews Tracy about the process of creating and performing her shocking and deeply emotional story “Transcendent” as part of the Live From Philly episode. The interview contains e...

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12/02/2019

A Hard Landing

British 20-something JP gets a job that transfers him from London to New York. One of the only friends he makes is a young lady named Claire, whom he meets online and begins dating. She becomes myster...

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12/02/2019

Side Effects

Katie participates in an experimental antidepressant drug trial at Columbia University to see if it will help her lifelong depression, anhedonia and lack of engagement in life. She can’t know if she...

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10/14/2019

Transcendent

Tracy is a sophomore at Bard College searching for transcendental experiences to escape from the grief she’s been carrying inside. When she takes mushrooms for the first time, the initial good trip ...

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