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“We say we love each other and we do, I don’t doubt it. ” In this episode I share a story that shows us how elusive love can be. Two couples spend some time trying to define it, but never do reach a conclusion. Happy Valentine’s Day !

I’m starting the year with one of my favorites. This story is about a young king who learns the true cost of a lavish lifestyle. Please share your thoughts and as always send story suggestions !

It’s 2026 and that means I’ve been reading to you all for six years!! So excited for what this new season is going to bring. Thanks for listening 💛

In this episode I read a short story from The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States Edited by Edwidge Danticat. This particular story touched me deeply, I am a former zombie girl turned to salt of the earth. I continue to share stories like these in order to revive all the other zombie girls out there. You are not alone. TRIGGER WARNING: Themes of child sexual abuse.

In this episode I share a story from The Butterfly’s Way: Voices of the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States edited by Edwidge Danticat.

In this episode I finish reading Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin. Themes: Suffering, Drug Addiction, power of music

In this episode I begin reading Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin. This is a short story based in Harlem in the 1950s, it’s about brotherhood, drug addiction, and dreams deferred.

In this very short episode I read Grace Paley’s short story: Mother. Theme: Mother/Daughter, Loss, Regret Happy Mother’s Day!

Welcome back to a new season of Carolina Reads! In this episode I share Night Women by Edwidge Danticat. Theme: Motherhood, Sacrifice, Survival Happy Mother’s Day!

In 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.