Stories
Written & Recorded by Tony Lopresti
Featured SeriesMusings on Mortality
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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.
Will My Summer Vacation Kill Me?
Listen to Tony’s account of how he survived his travels during the Covid summer of 2021.
How to Say "She's Pregnant" in Sicilian
Tony teaches you how to say “she’s pregnant” in Sicilian and then reflects on his Grandmother who taught him that communication is more than just words.
