6 episodes

Short stories to accompany you on your commute -- wherever that may be.

Words To Drive By Barrington Smith

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 5 Ratings

Short stories to accompany you on your commute -- wherever that may be.

    Superman Falling (32-minute drive)

    Superman Falling (32-minute drive)

    To salvage his marriage, New York advertising exec reluctantly travels with his wife to the Midwest for her high school reunion.

    • 31 min
    How To Write Your Own Biography (27-minute drive)

    How To Write Your Own Biography (27-minute drive)

    When her best friend is diagnosed with cancer, an empty-nester takes a road trip, leaving her husband at home.

    • 27 min
    My Panda (6-minute drive)

    My Panda (6-minute drive)

    Feeling stifled by her unruly household and her giant panda, a woman contemplates escape.

    • 6 min
    Monster Leaves Dog (18-minute drive)

    Monster Leaves Dog (18-minute drive)

    As a long-married couple prepares to part ways, the husband tries to convince his wife to change her mind.

    • 18 min
    "Tribe" (28-minute drive)

    "Tribe" (28-minute drive)

    In a dystopian future, a woman juggles memories of her former life with her growing feelings for someone new as she and her nomadic tribe face a dwindling water supply in the desert.

    • 28 min
    "Room" (22-minute drive)

    "Room" (22-minute drive)

    Short story: In a near-future dystopia, two people check into a hotel room knowing only one will check out.

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
5 Ratings

5 Ratings

AWurdeman ,

Start with one. You’ll be back.

Thoughtful and unusual stories that unfold gradually and deliberately. Smith-Seetachitt’s writing entertains, inspires thought, and is subtly vivid. Best of all, she reads it well.

Laughingbrook ,

Room-Words to Drive By

Lovely quiet story full of vague references that allow the listener’s mind to fill in the blanks. Beautiful. Thank you, Barrington!

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