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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
This week on 7 Minute Stories, Aaron reflects on loss, legacy, and the fragile weight of being human.
From the passing of cultural icons like James V…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Floating Hospital | Short Stories of Hope
In a remote community along the Amazon River, a man lives for two years in quiet, crippling pain. The nearest hospital is not down the road. It is a …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
An American Buffet and the Trouble with Nostalgia
An American buffet leaves an impression on you. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad.
Maybe it was a Chinese Buffet with your high school friends. Maybe it…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A Lesson from the Gumball Philosopher
In this episode of 7 Minute Stories, Aaron tells the story of a broken gumball machine, a chance driveway encounter, and a man who chose to live by a…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Astronaut Who Couldn’t Live Alone
What happens when survival means living your entire life in total isolation? Drawing from Interstellar, Aaron Calafato steps into the mind of Dr. Man…
5 months ago
The GoFundMe He Never Asked For
A GoFundMe is started for the actor Mickey Rourke, and the internet responds as it so often does. Reading the comments anonymously, Aaron discovers s…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Restaurant With No Prices | Short Stories of Hope
This is this January's bonus episode of Short Stories of Hope. In this story, Aaron shares a quiet and unexpected moment centered on a woman on the e…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
I Tried to Prove My Pediatrician Wrong (and Accidentally Learned Something Else)
In this episode of 7 Minute Stories, Aaron revisits the last conversation he ever had with his pediatrician, a moment that left him angry, insecure, …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Christmas: The Man and the Birds | A Timeless Christmas Story
Every Christmas, a short story makes its return—one without a known author, but with a lasting impact. The Man and the Birds was famously shared each…
6 months, 1 week ago
Sports Are Human Stories: John Telich on Storytelling, Legacy & Northeast Ohio | The Storytelling University
In this Storytelling University bonus episode, Aaron sits down with John Telich, who spent four decades shaping how Northeast Ohio experienced sports…
6 months, 1 week ago