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This is the lead in to my latest PODCAST. You will find the PODCAST button next to the HOME and BLOG buttons on my web site www.dicksederquist.com  You will also find my podcast on iTunes under "Reflections and Stories Along the Way".

This is Dick Sederquist with my ninth audio podcast. This was my very first piece of fiction. It’s for the child in you, and in us all. When my daughter was small, lying next to her before tucking her in, I would tell a silly little story about her favorite hand puppet and an adventure they had in a magic land located on the other side of the mirror inside her closet. I did this with appropriate gestures and sound effects. I did the same, but a different theme for her children when they had a sleepover at Nana and Grandpa’s. This time, lying between them on top of our king size bed, I told stories about a magic transporter box.

This short story is called “The Magic Box”, written for my grandchildren when they were at the bedtime story telling age. It’s a sequel to my true story “The Magic Picture Window” found in my first memoir “Hiking Out”. Writing for children is a lot of fun, certainly different than for older teens and adults. It’s a whole new set of writing rules, which reminds me, I have two blogs on a guide to writing a nonfiction memoir called “Telling Your Story” and “The I’s in Writing”. This fictional story is about Johnny and Marylou, alter egos of my grandchildren. It’s how Johnny and Marylou found the magic box. Maybe you have a magic box in your house. If you have children, I bet they know where it is.

This is the introduction to my latest audio PODCAST "A Night in Dudleytown" A Scary Story. You can also find my podcasts on iTunes under "Reflections and Stories Along the Way".

This is Dick Sederquist with my eighth Reflections and Stories Along the Way podcast. I wrote this two-part mystery, a departure from my normal nonfiction writing, a few years ago after a visit to Dudleytown. Unlike television that bombards your senses with a thousand images a minute, the old late night radio plays would suck you in with a single seductive mental image, which slowly evolved as the plot thickened. Think of me as your radio narrator. Hide under your covers in a darkened room, like I did as a child with my radio. This story may be fictional, except for some historical and contemporary parts, but in the telling it provides insight into how those old radio plays influenced the mind of the child and taught him to visualize and turn mental pictures into words. If you listened to my seventh podcast, Radio Nights, you will get the picture. My writing style is expressed in my own quote “I paint pictures with words”. Here is my tale. Imagine yourself in a scary place called Dudleytown. 

"The Tin Man" is my sixth "Reflection and Stories Along the Way" PODCAST. Below is the lead in to this audio true short story. Click on the podcast button next to the home page and blog buttons. You can also find it on iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reflections-stories-along/id962204476

I wrote this story 7 years ago about nine months after successful left knee joint replacement surgery. My son says this was just another step in me becoming the bionic man. Hello there. This is Dick Sederquist with my sixth “Reflections and Stories Along the Way” Podcast. It’s called “ The Tin Man”. When it comes to quality of life, surgery is often the only option. Stay tuned for many more Podcasts on iTunes and my web site at www.dicksederquist.com

"Walking with Clowns" is the fifth in my new Audio Podcast series. Below is the lead in (introduction) to this audio short story. All my complete Podcasts are available by clicking on PODCAST next to the HOME and BLOG buttons on my web site and on iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reflections-stories-along/id962204476

Walking with Clowns

I finally got around to making this recording. I had back surgery two weeks ago. My discomfort caused me to procrastinate. It’s been hard focusing on any task. Now that I’m feeling better, I’m back again with my fifth “Reflections and Stories Along the Way” PODCAST. This one is called “Walking with Clowns”, a short story I wrote about ten years ago. It’s in my first memoir “Hiking Out”. It’s about a band of brothers. I just returned from our 41st annual Winter Weekend Snowshoe "Clown" Trip in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Unfortunately, due to my upcoming back surgery, I had to sit out the snowshoeing and just enjoy the wood stove and camaraderie of 20 friends I haven't seen in a while. Two of our clowns, Jon and George, have passed away since I wrote this story over ten years ago. I dedicate this PODCAST to their memory and to all my "clown" friends who take nothing in life more serious than friendship.

Hear the complete “Walking with Clowns” Podcast on iTunes and my web site. I’ll be back with many more for your listening pleasure.

"Sundial" is the fourth in my new Podcast series. Below is the lead in to this audio story. All my Podcasts are available by clicking on PODCAST next to the HOME and BLOG buttons on my web site and on iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reflections-stories-along/id962204476

Sundial

Hello there. This is Dick Sederquist with my fourth “Reflections and Stories Along the Way” Podcast. It’s called “Sundial” a short story I wrote about ten years ago. It’s from my first memoir “Hiking Out”. It’s about the peace and solace I found after accidentally losing my watch on a wilderness trip with my young son, following the untimely death of my mother from lung cancer. Stay tuned for many more Podcasts on iTunes and my web site.

You will also find in my PODCASTS the following:

"Help, I'm a Clone"

"The Dragonfly and the Butterfly"

"Sisters"