Short Story Reading: Independence Day, by Shelly Hafernik

Performed by Val Cole TITLE: Independence Day TYPE: Literary Fiction SYNOPSIS: A mother and her pre-school son suffer the tension of divorce while preparing for Independence Day fireworks. They discover each other’s needs when an injured soldier teaches them what it really means to be a hero.

Novel Reading: Aunt Sadie’s Letters of Hope & Healing, by Shari Anderson

Performed by Val Cole In 1941, Sadie Kleinberg’s ten-year-old niece, Rhoda was quarantined in the children’s polio ward at St. Giles Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Rhoda was immobilized and bedridden. Visiting hours were restricted to two days a week for one hour. Aunt Sadie took it upon herself to be Rhoda’s cheerleader, advisor, comfort giver… Continue reading Novel Reading: Aunt Sadie’s Letters of Hope & Healing, by Shari Anderson