Let Me Tell You a Story with Steve and Becky Lyles

Our good friend Ray Ellis kindly agreed to read his short story titled "I" for us on this podcast. Stay alert - the setting in "I" switches from the protagonist's current location to his past memories, again and again. Thank you, Ray! You can find Ray's novels on Amazon as well as at his publishing company's website: nccpublishing.com. We also read a poem by a Texas friend, Larry Long, called "Win...

Several Idaho authors from the Treasure Valley area have kindly allowed us to read their material on this podcast. We begin with a beautiful poem by Chris White titled "Cycle Drops," followed by "Bad Girl," a short story written by Lisa Hess and found in "Passageways." The last two stories are from Adam Graham's detective novel, "Slime Incorporated," and Angela Ruth Strong's romance, "Love Finds Y...

Again, we're privileged to read writings by local author friends. The podcast begins with the first chapter of Hilarey Johnson's brand-new young-adult novel titled "Heart of Petra." Next is "Free on the Inside" from a book I wrote several years ago about Freedom Fellowship, a prison ministry, followed by a couple devotionals from Lisa Buffaloe's "Living Joyfully Free" collection. The podcast concl...

Let Me Tell You a Story takes a bit of a turn this podcast when Steve and Becky read pieces that tell of happy times intermingled with the grief that results from great loss. Peter Leavell's short fiction about a girl and her 4-H steer will touch your heart. [PeterLeavell.com] From Becky's book titled "On a Wing & a Prayer," you'll hear the story of a young man and his struggle with meth, and you'...

Welcome to our second Let Me Tell You a Story podcast. Today's stories and quotes center around dads. Steve reads a piece he calls Remembering Dad and Becky discusses her father's love of books. They also read Pam McCleary's story about her dad titled The Yellow Cab and Valerie Gray's fictionalized tale about a father-in-law who has dementia titled John Wayne Lives . [valeriegray.com]

The subject for our third Let Me Tell You a Story podcast is springtime. It's official -- trees are budding and flowers are blooming. And our friends with pollen issues are miserable. Maybe these stories will help you forget the sneezes and itchy eyes. The first story comes from a nonfiction book Becky authored with Larry Baker titled It's a God Thing! Larry had a life-changing experience early on...

In their first Let Me Tell You a Story podcast, Steve and Becky Lyles read stories, poems and quotes related to that in-between time of year when spring is almost here but winter refuses to release its hold on the earth. Titles include: Wyoming Poem, My Grandmother's Quilts, Mattie Cummins, and Smile, Jesus Loves You .