Hidden Animals
This is a literary fiction podcast in which the host, Andrew St. John, reads short stories he has written and provides a brief discussion about each one. Disclaimer: some of these stories contain material that may be upsetting for some audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
Andrew St. John is a high school English teacher from (near) Atlanta, Georgia.
Episodes
7 episodes
Episode 7: "Shells"
This is the seventh and final story in the collection Ripples.An old man's routine walk along the beach in search of shells is interrupted by a young girl who questions his unusual ritual.His wife had not really car...
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19:27
Episode 6: "Gone"
This is the sixth of seven stories in the collection Ripples.In the aftermath of a serious car accident, Marcie Anderson ruminates on the absence of her husband after their recent divorce, seemingly unaware of a much more ...
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18:04
Episode 5: "Ants"
This is the fifth of seven stories in Ripples.A little girl and her father witness a fruitless battle between two ants, prompting a discussion about the nature of God's perspective."Big Ant stumbled blindly around i...
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17:47
Episode 4: "Ripples"
This is the fourth of seven stories in Ripples.Beside a quiet pond in the Ozarks, a boy's split-second choice becomes a lifelong burden for his entire family."My father always blamed Lucy, my older sister. Dad had i...
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24:39
Episode 3: "Help"
This is the third of seven stories in Ripples. On the side of a lonely Texas highway, a young man faces a life-or-death decision that is not as black-and-white as it seems."Nearby, a lone red light swept silently in...
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23:23