Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts

Paul H. Karrer
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Short stories. No annoying ads. No mercenary pitches. Just stories to warm your heart. Vetted published articles/tales/short stories (L.A.Times, Newsweek, Seattle Times, Teacher Magazine, Chicken Soup, Miami Herald, etc.) by Paul H.Karrer about: Kids, Teachers, Parents, Education, Korea,  Incarceration, Samoa, Peace Corps, New Zealand, California, Connecticut, Teaching, Dogs, Chess, Multicultural Marriage, Foods-real or imagined and more. Most are light-hearted.

  1. A Day at School 32-34

    NOV 6

    A Day at School 32-34

    Send us a text A child's day at school is revealed through rhyming verse. Hopes, fears, laughs, and tears. What a kiddo sees and hears etc... Support the show

    2 min
  2. A Day at School - kids' poems (p.30-32)

    OCT 29

    A Day at School - kids' poems (p.30-32)

    Send us a text More rhyming verse from A Day at School delve into the fears, tears, jeers, and sometimes leers from the perspective of an elementary school kiddo. Support the show

    2 min
  3. A Day at School p27-30

    OCT 5

    A Day at School p27-30

    Send us a text The author reads 4 poems from a child's day at school. They are short, rhyming verse and usually have a kicker or twist at the end. All are light-hearted. Hopefully they will make you smile or at least recall those years at school. Support the show

    3 min
  4. A Day at School (p.23-26 Rhyming Verse - A Student's trials/tribulations at school)

    SEP 19

    A Day at School (p.23-26 Rhyming Verse - A Student's trials/tribulations at school)

    Send us a text The author reads rhyming verse of an elementary school child's trials, tribulations, and basic survival at school. There is always a clever or tongue in cheek comment at the end. Pages 23 -26.  Support the show

    3 min
  5. Reasonable Gun Control Shouldn't Really Be So Hard

    SEP 13

    Reasonable Gun Control Shouldn't Really Be So Hard

    Send us a text The author reads an opinion piece about gun control he had published in V.O.M.B (Voices of Monterey Bay) Support the show

    14 min
  6. Too Churchy - A Doctor Goes to Kenya

    SEP 7

    Too Churchy - A Doctor Goes to Kenya

    Send us a text The author reads a story he had published in Shining Moments Visions of the Holy in Ordinary Lives. A doctor friend volunteered for a medical mission in Kenya. But initially he was put off by the religious tone of it. He found it too churchy. But was it? Support the show

    4 min
  7. Vegetable or Fruit - A Question for Marriage

    SEP 1

    Vegetable or Fruit - A Question for Marriage

    Send us a text Teacher Tails    Fruit or Vegetable... Originally published in Chicken Soup for The Soul (First Dates & Soul Mates). The author reads his story about good intentions and a bowl of Coco Puffs from the Korean Island of Cheju. Support the show

    5 min
  8. Getting Away From School

    AUG 25

    Getting Away From School

    Send us a text Two teachers try to get away from school each day by eating in a car nearby. But fate and a former student alter their quiet and undisturbed lunch. If you are a teacher its very hard to get away from...school. Support the show

    8 min
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Short stories. No annoying ads. No mercenary pitches. Just stories to warm your heart. Vetted published articles/tales/short stories (L.A.Times, Newsweek, Seattle Times, Teacher Magazine, Chicken Soup, Miami Herald, etc.) by Paul H.Karrer about: Kids, Teachers, Parents, Education, Korea,  Incarceration, Samoa, Peace Corps, New Zealand, California, Connecticut, Teaching, Dogs, Chess, Multicultural Marriage, Foods-real or imagined and more. Most are light-hearted.

Information

  • Creator
    Paul H. Karrer
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    171
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts
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