ATM STORYTELLERS

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a storytelling adventure brought to you by Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories. In this finale of Season 3, we feature a...

In this fifth penultimate episode of Season 3, ATM STORYTELLERS features a work we present with a heavy heart in an episode that we hope serves as a tribute to a writer who is no longer with us who we fortuitously had the privilege to work with and publish on multiple occasions. This episode presents a story by Patrick Dalton called “ Living Remnant .” It is the tale of a journey into a life of ch...

In this fourth episode of Season 3, ATM STORYTELLERS features two compelling works, the first a work of fiction that argues sometimes we can’t change without first being destroyed.:“ The Invitation ” by Carolynn Kingyens. And  that is followed by an essay that acts as an ode to the empowering, feminist masterpieces penned by Betty Friedan and Maggie Doherty: “ Feminine Mystique : How Betty Friedan...

In this third episode of Season 3, we feature an enticing piece of fiction and an inspiring work of nonfiction. First up is a work of flash fiction that acts as an ode to grief, and to queerness, “ Lifeway Christian ” by Lauren Saxon. That is followed by a deeply affecting recounting of a life lived with cystic fibrosis, “ Your Pity Isn’t Welcome Here ” by Drew Dotson.   Lauren Saxon is a queer, B...

In this second episode of Season 3, we feature a story entitled “ Ricky and I ” by Alan Swyer in which a lifelong friendship is laid bare; the tale of a journey through the years with one of America’s most storied magicians. This is an insider, real life story of famed magician Ricky Jay as told by one of his nearest and dearest.   Alan Swyer is an award-winning filmmaker whose recent documentarie...

In this commencing episode of Season 3, ATM STORYTELLERS features a story by Will Hagle wherein fear-induced insomnia forces one to consider their relationship with death, “ Bodies & Spirit ” by Will Hagle. That is followed by a story inspired by the thought-provoking question: Is it better to see someone for who they are or for who you know they can be? A work with longing, fondness, and nostalgi...

In this Finale of Season 2, we feature a story co-written by members of the Across The Margin team. It is a tale that stretches over the course of a summer, told in three parts. A story, entitled “ Big Sky ,” that ponders: what would you give up to have it all? Your job? Your family? A story explores the lengths to which we go. First you will hear from Douglas Grant, followed by Chris Thompson, an...

First up in this fourth episode of Season 2  is  a story we share with a heavy heart as the author is no longer with us. A story wherein the fall of Communism offers an immigrant a space in time to heed their calling, that of a caregiver. A short story that ultimately asks: Who is it that helps the helpers? Rimma Kranet’s “ Mount Olympus ”(1:54), read in loving tribute by her dear friend Stella Ha...

This third episode of Season 2 of ATM STORYTELLERS features a work of fiction and a piece of creative nonfiction writing. First up is “Weapons Free” by Jeremy Stelzner — story of a young couple who meet a mysterious, gift-bearing neighbor after moving from Harlem, New York to Harlem, Montana. That is followed by a compelling real life tale called “Shave & A Haircut” by Alan Swyer in which the hunt...

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a  storytelling adventure brought to you by Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories. While you can take in these stories at t...

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a  storytelling adventure brought to you by Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories. While you can take in these stories at t...

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a new storytelling adventure brought to you fby Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted stories. While you can take in these stories...

We are thrilled to present Episode 5 of ATM STORYTELLERS, a new storytelling adventure brought to you from Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast series listeners will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted...

We are thrilled to present Episode 4 of ATM STORYTELLERS, a new storytelling adventure brought to you from Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast series listeners will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted...

Season 1, Episode 3 features two thought-provoking works of non-fiction. First up is a deeply affecting personal essay which explores the relationship between love and fear in Americans reaction to the devastating events of 9/11 and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic: “Fear and Ammunition” by Jen Grow. Followed by an article which thoughtfully explores how freeing one’s mind to make room for spontaneou...

We are thrilled to present Episode 2 of ATM STORYTELLERS, a new storytelling adventure brought to you from Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast series listeners will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. This podcast belongs to the writers and authors who bless our pages with their cunning wordplay and meticulously crafted...

This is ATM STORYTELLERS, a new storytelling adventure brought to you from Across The Margin and ATM Media. In this podcast, you will hear stories that were — or will be — published at Across The Margin…read by the authors themselves. First up is a deeply moving work, inspired by a twenty-five-year marriage to an older man, that celebrates the joys inherent when one leaps at the opportunity for lo...