An elderly man with gray hair, wearing a blue sweater, sitting at a marble table with a microphone, a smartphone, and glasses, resting his chin on his hand, smiling at the camera.

Stories

Written & Recorded by Tony Lopresti

Featured Series

Musings on Mortality

  • A blurred motion photo of a subway or train tunnel with tracks heading into a black void in the distance.

    Woman on a Subway Platform

    I can never forget that moment. The randomness. The suddenness. The finality. The shared fragility.

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  • Dead of Winter

    The air of the ebony night sky seemed to sparkle with cold. Silence enveloped everything. Then I saw something.

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  • The Center Aisle

    I’ve been a lector since I started high school…

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  • Bruised Ego

    The one closest to me had his hoodie up and his back to me. The other wore his hoodie down, facing his friend.

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  • Young Woman at a Hotel Breakfast Bar

    A few aisles later, the boy stopped in his tracks. He looked up at his mother, his eyes wide with horror.

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  • Naked Mole Rat

    I think I am turning into a heterocephalus glaber, otherwise known as a naked, or hairless, mole rat.

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