An easy-to-read, optimistic story, just published in &quot;The Jewish Fiction Journal,&quot; which has also published writing by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, along with many other literary luminaries.  You can listen to it here.&quot;... It&apos;s the young woman. The one who moved into the apartment next to mine, she has helped me remember what is important....&quot;  Visit <a href='https://montanavoice.com/'>MontanaVoice.com</a> for more information and to listen to additional episodes.

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An easy-to-read, optimistic story, just published in "The Jewish Fiction Journal," which has also published writing by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, along with many other literary luminaries.  You can listen to it here. "... It's the young woman. The one who moved into the apartment next to mine, she has helped me remember what is important...."      Visit MontanaVoice.com for more information and to listen to additional episodes.  

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A story from 1982 set in Missoula, Montana, during the turmoil of the Cold War.  In the 1980s, the US government had a large civil defense strategy called &quot;Crisis Relocation Planning.&quot; It was a Cold War program intended to move millions of people out of major cities into rural areas if nuclear war seemed imminent. Montana officials and county sheriffs knew the plan was impossible and was considered suicidal for many reasons. But counties still completed the required maps and capacity tables because FEMA funding depended on it. Crisis relocation planning was officially abandoned by 1990. For the transcript of this story, visit saroff.com/missoula-1982.htm.Visit <a href='https://montanavoice.com/'>MontanaVoice.com</a> for more information and to listen to additional episodes.

<description>&lt;p&gt;A story from 1982 set in Missoula, Montana, during the turmoil of the Cold War.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 1980s, the US government had a large civil defense strategy called &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Crisis Relocation Planning&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;quot; It was a Cold War program intended to move millions of people out of major cities into rural areas if nuclear war seemed imminent. Montana officials and county sheriffs knew the plan was impossible and was considered suicidal for many reasons. But counties still completed the required maps and capacity tables because FEMA funding depended on it. Crisis relocation planning was officially abandoned by 1990. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the transcript of this story, visit saroff.com/missoula-1982.htm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='https://montanavoice.com/'&gt;MontanaVoice.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and to listen to additional episodes. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

A story from 1982 set in Missoula, Montana, during the turmoil of the Cold War.   In the 1980s, the US government had a large civil defense strategy called "Crisis Relocation Planning." It was a Cold War program intended to move millions of people out of major cities into rural areas if nuclear war seemed imminent. Montana officials and county sheriffs knew the plan was impossible and was considered suicidal for many reasons. But counties still completed the required maps and capacity ta...

Missoula 1982

I was honored when “Circus” was accepted by The Examined Life Journal, a well-respected literary magazine published by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This story is about depression but ends on a hopeful note.Read the transcript of this story here: <a href='https://saroff.com/circus.html'>https://saroff.com/circus.html</a>Visit <a href='https://montanavoice.com/'>MontanaVoice.com</a> for more information and to listen to additional episodes.

<description>&lt;p&gt;I was honored when “Circus” was accepted by The Examined Life Journal, a well-respected literary magazine published by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This story is about depression but ends on a hopeful note.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the transcript of this story here: &lt;a href='https://saroff.com/circus.html'&gt;https://saroff.com/circus.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='https://montanavoice.com/'&gt;MontanaVoice.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and to listen to additional episodes. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

I was honored when “Circus” was accepted by The Examined Life Journal, a well-respected literary magazine published by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This story is about depression but ends on a hopeful note. Read the transcript of this story here: https://saroff.com/circus.html Visit MontanaVoice.com for more information and to listen to additional episodes.  

Circus

Another 30-second episode.Visit <a href='https://montanavoice.com/'>MontanaVoice.com</a> for more information and to listen to additional episodes.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Another 30-second episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='https://montanavoice.com/'&gt;MontanaVoice.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and to listen to additional episodes. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Another 30-second episode. Visit MontanaVoice.com for more information and to listen to additional episodes.  

Thirty Seconds

After submitting “First Snow,” to Bull,  a literary journal which publishes unique stories I often like,  I received this, one of the best acceptance letters:  &quot;Man, there were so many reasons I wanted to reject this: ...  Usually not a big fan of stories about kids--especially not happy kids...  not quite the vibe I&apos;m usually looking for... But this is so fucking beautiful and poetic without trying to sound pretty. The imagery feels like a short film that wins an Oscar. And the ending completely nailed it for me. Anyway, after I said all that, if you&apos;re still interested, I&apos;d love to publish this here. What do you say?   Ben / Bull Lit &quot;Transcript/web page of story here: <a href='https://saroff.com/first-snow.html'>https://saroff.com/first-snow.html</a>Visit <a href='https://montanavoice.com/'>MontanaVoice.com</a> for more information and to listen to additional episodes.

<description>&lt;p&gt;After submitting “First Snow,” to Bull,  a literary journal which publishes unique stories I often like,  I received this, one of the best acceptance letters: &lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Man, there were so many reasons I wanted to reject this: ...  Usually not a big fan of stories about kids--especially not happy kids...  not quite the vibe I&amp;apos;m usually looking for... But this is so fucking beautiful and poetic without trying to sound pretty. The imagery feels like a short film that wins an Oscar. And the ending completely nailed it for me. Anyway, after I said all that, if you&amp;apos;re still interested, I&amp;apos;d love to publish this here. What do you say?   Ben / Bull Lit &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcript/web page of story here: &lt;a href='https://saroff.com/first-snow.html'&gt;https://saroff.com/first-snow.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='https://montanavoice.com/'&gt;MontanaVoice.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and to listen to additional episodes. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

After submitting “First Snow,” to Bull,  a literary journal which publishes unique stories I often like,  I received this, one of the best acceptance letters:  "Man, there were so many reasons I wanted to reject this: ...  Usually not a big fan of stories about kids--especially not happy kids...  not quite the vibe I'm usually looking for... But this is so fucking beautiful and poetic without trying to sound pretty. The imagery feels like a short film that wins an Osc...

First Snow

Stories and more. Season 3, with original music, is a reading of 'The Lie and the Aether,' an early version of what became the popular novel "Paper Targets" by Steve Saroff. Other seasons include stories that were originally traditionally published, interviews, and other interesting listening materials — highly recommended.&nbsp;

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