I’m this episode I share some well known poems written to fathers, present and absent alike. While reading these poems I was inspired to write my own. Let me know what you think… ***Forgiving my father by Lucille Clifton, Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden, My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke, Father from Asia by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, and A Message on your Voicemail by Carolina Huggins ***

ENG 333 The Short Story: In this episode I read A&P by John Updike. This story strikes me because a seemingly small encounter really effects this young man in such a big way.

In this short episode, I share an excerpt from Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer (Chapter 6: He Communicates Personally) Bible Verses Referenced: Isaiah 43:25, John 4:8, Romans 8:1

In this episode I read from the Holy Bible NIV version, the letter to the Ephesians by the apostle Paul.

Black Sister is a collection of poetry by Black American Women from 1746-1980, Edited with an Introduction by Erlene Stetson. In this episode I share from the Eighteenth and Nighteenth Century Poets.

I created this episode because my husband didnt have time to read the book himself for our small group. This chapter is about unrealistic expectations.

This short story is actually a chapter from Louise Erdrich’s novel Love Medicine about the lives of two families on a North Dakota Reservation.

This is a short story written by Tillie Olsen in 1961. Its a story of a phone call from her teen daughter’s school and all that it brings up for her. I actually got emotional towards the end of reading this story. May we all be more than the dress and much more than just the iron. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

In this episode I read a well known short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Garcia Marquez is known to mix realistic and fantasitical ideas in his fiction and in the screen adaptation of this story he begins with a quotation from Hebrews 13:2 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unaware.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

This is a reading of a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. Its well known for the surpirise ending and hopefully serves as a warning against ungratefulness…May we never fall to vanity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

Hello Readers and Happy Poetry Month! In this episode I share some of Emily Dickinson’s more well known poems. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

We are celebrating International Woman’s Month by sharing some of the best and most empowering writers and story tellers. In this episode, I read an essay featured in “Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation” Edited by Barbara Findlen. This essay discusses sex and sexuality and although it was written in the 90s it still rings true today. For your own copy of this amazing collection, please support your local woman owned bookstore and find the title. There are newer editions...

We are celebrating International Woman’s Month by sharing some of the best and most empowering writers and story tellers. In this episode I read some poems from Sandra Cisneros book titled “Woman Without Shame Poems”. For your own copy of this amazing collection, please support your local woman owned bookstore and request this book or shop online at https://www.milmundosbooks.com📚 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

Anchor is now Spotify for Podcasters! And I have no ads! Also, remember to research who you read and share ! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolina-reads/support

When I was younger I would skip over reading Song of Songs. I thought it was too intimate and should be shared with my future husband one day…. that day has come. Here goes the ESV version. Enjoy ! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

On this episode I share one of my creative writing assignments. I take an older well known story and change it to a female’s prospective. To read the story for yourself and submit your own story please visit https://carolinareads.squarespace.com/carolinawrites. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

In this episode I share a very short story by Jurien Huggins. This will be part of the Daydream Series: Short Stories and Poems from an over active mind. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

I wrote this story from the perspective of someone living through a memory. You can read the short story for yourself on my website. Trigger warning: This is the story about the effects of childhood trauma and includes themes of sexual abuse.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

In this timely episode, I share poems written before or shortly after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. First I read "The Abortion" by Anne Sexton (1963). Then "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks (1945), and I finish my reading with the powerful "Right To Life" by Marge Piercy (1980).  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

In this episode I share poems from my personal journal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

This is the conclusion to my Lipstick Journal Series. I share my personal poems from my journal in 2013. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

In this episode I continue to read poems from my personal diary. This is the second episode, the first begins in 2006 and this episode picks up in 2010 and continues to 2013. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

In this episode I take a look back at some of my very first writing and share some poems I wrote in Middle School and High School. Enjoy ! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support

Carolina Writes! In this episode I share my original work, a short poem about personal growth and change. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carolina-reads/support