Stories for the Soul
a podcast from John Gardiner
John Gardiner paints vivid emotional images with words…. hear from the Canadian short story writer as he reads some of his favourite unpublished work from over the years.
Produced by Mitch Graszat
Waiting for Winter
An old man in a nursing home waits for fall to pass into winter one last time….
Toward the End of Time
An older man has a fairly minor heart attack but it reminds him of his mortality…
The Temporary Bartender
A disconsolate middle-aged man drops into a bar on a sunny, summer afternoon and ends up helping out until a strange calamity occurs….
The Renaissance Man
A young boy on the edge of becoming a man meets an intriguing young woman…
The Great Geddes Popsicle Stick Robbery and Enjoying Some Donuts
A piece from my memoir about growing up and coming of age in a small Ontario town during the 1950’s and 60’s….
Nowheresville
A teenage boy, with exploding hormones, has a wonderful Friday night when a stranger drops by the party he’s at…
Nothing is Forever
A aged man is able to offer sage words of advice to one of his grandchildren….
No Turning Back
A middle-aged man looks in a mirror and sees his father looking back, making him realize that life is a one-way street….
Night to Remember
Memories of the days gone by come for a visit one evening and it becomes a night to remember…
My One Great Love & How It Ended
A young man falls head over heels in love with one of his classmates and does some learning about life…
The Great Car with No Brakes Adventure and How the Boys Handled It
A bunch of young guys, higher than proverbial kites, journey to the bar in a car that may have a bit of a problem stopping….
Going the Distance
The main character gets more than he bargained for while hitchhiking to a friend’s….
And It Was Christmas
A down-and-out man helps a wayward child on Christmas Eve, reminding him of a Christmas Eve long ago…