Short Story Guy Podcast: Current Event and Modern Fiction Stories

A poem about the NFL season, and its sounds, players, coaches, referees and fans. Written by Short Story Guy guest writer AJ Long, a man of many rhymes.

In this week's missed connection short story, Corey the security guard walks us through his shift and encounter with his missed connection Mary Kary girl.

In this current event fiction short story, guest writer Brystan Strong is inspired by national and local gun-related news incidents involving youth.

In this week's missed connection Monday short story, a man and woman briefly exchange lines as they shop for alcohol and prep for their respective nights.

A current event fiction short story about Ariel Castro being found dead in his prison cell after an apparent suicide on September 4, 2013.

This week's word and short story is "Twerkaholic". A father is unexpectedly forced to intervene on his daughter's severe twerkaholism.

In this week's Missed Connection Mondays story, an Albuquerque, NM man publicly shares his regrets about losing his would-be fiance.

We interview Marina Hovhannisyan, author of "Gentlemen Democrats" a current event fiction political thriller based on Alexei Navalny's arrest and release in Russia.

In this current event fiction story, "Baby, I am Batman" Ben Affleck responds to the criticism he's had after the public finds out he's the next Batman.

Danny Garcia wrote "Writer Outs Himself as the Real J.K. Rowling" and "The Day a Burger Patty Started World War 3", which are both based on current events. In this interview, we ask him about his process, writing and creative motives behind the pieces.

Guest Writer Marina Hovhannisyan's "Gentlemen Democrats" is a news-inspired short story about Alexei Navalny's political activism in Russia, and the consequences of his arrest--nationally and internationally. Her political crime thriller comments on the work governments have in handling political criticism.

A Corporation funded the work of scientists in the Netherlands who took cells from a cow to grown eatable meat. In this story, guest writer Danny Garcia imagines the tasting event that took place, and wonders about what this means for humanity.

It wasn't enough for J.K. Rowling to be revealed as the owner of a pseudonym for a detective novel. Now we have to learn this, and it isn't pretty. Harry Potter lovers are now on the brink of psychological collapse as they discover that another writer was behind all of the works by now-pseudonymed J.K. Rowling.

In June 2013 a series of top security leaks accused the US and UK governments of varied acts of espionage on both US citizens and allies. Edward Snowden, a former Infrastructure Analyst/Contractor for the National Security Agency, freely admitted to being the whistle-blower behind all of the leaks. In this story, "Whistleblower," guest writer Mike Bogart is inspired by Snowden as he illustrates a world where nothing is private, and places one man in direct communication with those mysterious government officials who seem to peer into our everyday lives.

Through an unfortunate and random event I've been left without a smart phone. Find out how my life will change as I introduce the 30 Day Dumb Phone Challenge.