Seven-year-old Tommy Davis loves to play in the back yard with his dog. One day, Tommy is drawn into the woods by a strange light and he vanishes. As the boy's disappearance is being investigated, strange events unfold in the sleepy community. Narrated by Bob Heubel. Full credits available at coffeecontrails.com.

It was early March, and Zack Kaudjak was crossing the open snow-laced fields of the Yukon River with his twelve-dog Iditarod sled team. The race is a great distance to travel for a lone teenager, and an emotional one that reconnects Zack with his passed on loved ones. He is challenged with life lessons of scratching the race but emerges as a wise leader, to try again with less risk to his team. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Wonderful meeting with writer George Frost and recording with him his short-story Souls of the Sky. In this interview, he shares his Alaskan adventures, love of history which he weaves into his stories, and his use of the writing technique called meta-fiction.

The Coffee Bar, a moody futuristic vignette written by Meera Collier, is an experimental dissonance. Full of dark corners, its denizens sip on highly fortified caffeine drinks, that are sometimes infused with with other drugs and powders to give those imbibing a high like cocaine. The bar is a hum of lowered voices. In search of Jack Nobody, the Detective (Aaron Umetani) questions the sweating bartender (Gino Danna), a caffeine fiend nervously waiting for his next hit. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Released in 1983 for the 25th-anniversary celebration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA presented The Space Story, featuring James Beggs, NASA's 6th administrator. This is an excerpt from an extremely hissy, public domain, cassette recording, which demands extreme willpower to listen, especially the entire recording, but I hope that you do. For me, it is a special reminder that we've done so many wonderous things to explore and understand the place in which we live and that ahead with its challenges, there are more amazing adventures to be had if we have the willingness to seek them out and with joy. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Listen to a casual interview with the cast of "The Gossip Queens": Steven Capasso, Luisa Cardoza, Stefanie James, and Christin Mason Martin. Chat about the artists' creative projects, distinguishing between the person and the brand, and AI. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

The Gossip Queens is a comedic, audio drama by Steven Capasso. Three mafia widows reunite at a funeral. Gabbing as Italian mob wives from Jersey do, with language that would melt the ears of this decade, they look around and yeah, so, what do yoose do when your man's gone six feet under? Many thanks to the ladies who volunteered the time: Luisa Cardoza, Stefanie James, and Christin Mason Martin. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Ingrid Remembers is an endearing love story and excerpt from T W Ladd's book: The Damaged Angel. Cancer sucks. Two women, Ingrid and Ava, face it, eventually, together. Their relationship is challenged, with one overcoming their guilt of not being sick in order to support the other. Both acknowledge that through it all, there is no other place they'd rather be than in each other's arms. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Pecu is a slice-of-life vignette written by Anita Dime. Chicken or pollo, cerdo or pork, what language will it be today? Be hungry for Spanglish and the loving compromises of having a foot in two worlds. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

The Zoom call follow-on conversation to The Conversation, listen to our group interview with the author and cast members of The Conversation: Meera Collier, Luisa Cardoza, and Helene Simkin Jara. Learn more about the inspiration behind Meera's story, Luisa's voice acting, Helene's upcoming book and acting experience, and writing groups in general. Listen now at Coffee Contrails.

The Conversation is a slice-of-life vignette written by Meera Collier. Nothing like being a captive audience, the things one hears in a crowded New York deli. Oh honey, pull up a chair with some coffee and babka and give a listen to Aleya and Miriam catching up over my pastrami on marbled rye. Full credits at Coffee Contrails.

Side A of beautiful thrift store find, check out this college speech recording from the 1950s. If dandruff is giving you constant problems, then this is the product for you. Grow No More, a keen product of the future, as detailed in this special advert. Unconditionally guaranteed to remove every hair from your head. Pardon the scratchiness, it's an original vinyl recording. Listen now at Coffee Contrails.

Side B of a beautiful thrift store find, check out this college speech recording. Life as a Hillbilly recounts the student's life in the hills of Kentucky, USA in the early 1950s. Pardon the scratchiness, it's an original vinyl recording. Listen now at Coffee Contrails.

Madame Apocrypha, a horror, historical fiction poem by poet Steve Young, recounts the atrocities committed by Madame Apocrypha at the LaLaurie mansion in the 1830s. Hauntings and terrors persist at the property to this day. "This poem is full of half-imaginings and falsehoods, with seeds of truth planted where the soil is soft." - Steve Young. Listen now at Coffee Contrails.

El almohadón de plumas, escrito por Horacio Quiroga (1917, Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte), es una historia corta, de terror y tristeza. Mientras Alicia convalece en la cama, a pesar de los esfuerzos del médico, parece consumirse. Su marido vive angustiado. Nada parece ayudar y sus alucinaciones solo empeoran. ¿Qué es esta misteriosa enfermedad que plaga en sus sueños? El Almohadón de Plumas, written by Horacio Quiroga (1917, Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte), is a short story, one of terror and sadness. As Alicia convalesces in bed, despite the doctor's efforts she appears to waste away. Her husband distraught. Nothing seems to help and her hallucinations only worsen. What is this mysterious disease plaguing her dreams? Many thanks to the talented sound designer and DJ Bautista Jantus for lending his voice and expertise in the creation of this story. For full credits and download visit coffeecontrails.com.

Alone, written by David Pirinelli, is a Sci-Fi radio play. Two couples on a long-range exploration ship are three trillion miles from Earth when tragic events strike, leaving Brick and Carmen to make an emergency landing at Starbase 79 for repairs. Can they repair the ship and get back on course? The cast includes the talented: David Pirinelli, Cecily Knobler, Charmaine Firme, Jeff Pirinelli, Anita Dime, and Fabian Vasquez. Sound by Anita Dime. For full credits and download visit coffeecontrails.com.

Cold Facts, written by Mark Sbani, is a radio play in one act about humans and the difficult truth about their bad behavior towards other humans. If anyone's got a solution, please share. The cast includes the talented: Arlo White, Dave Cato, Marissa Leotaud, and Mark Sbani. Much thanks to Mark Woosley for sound. For full credits and download at visit coffeecontrails.com.

Secrets of the Snow by Meera Collier is a mystery, a short story, a hush that falls upon a neighbor's door, as quiet as the fall of the snow. Susan and Marty are missing. Maybe the neighbors have a clue? For full credits and download at visit coffeecontrails.com.

Great catching up with actor and director Andrew Michael Davids, an inspiring interview covering his experience with the Actors' Theatre of Santa Cruz County, 8 Tens @ 8, directing "Eddie and Edna", and so much more. Many thanks to Andrew for contributing to Coffee Contrails (CC). The 2023 8 Tens @ 8 aren't posted on YouTube, but you can listen to Andrew as Charlie in "The Elevator Man", here on Coffee Contrails. For full details, visit coffeecontrails.com.

Cocoboy's Redemption by Gino Danna is a crime fiction, short story that explodes the passion of youth with unforgiving consequences. Those turning points that lead people towards faith, to seek reconciliation of the unimaginable loss. For full cast and crew credits, visit coffeecontrails.com.