The Committee Committee – An Original Short Story by Don McDonald

About this episode

The Committee Committee is a parable about a village that runs smoothly due to its refined structure for addressing problems and responsibilities.

The Committee Committee is a parable set in a village where things run smoothly—because they always have. Problems are addressed. Responsibilities are shared. And when questions arise, there is a structure in place to handle them. Over time, that structure has grown more refined, more comprehensive… and more complete. This story is being presented on Litreading for limited time to help build the audience for its eventual primary home, New Tales Told part of Short Storyverses . New Tales Told is made up of totally original modern stories written with the feel of classic short stories (suitable for all ages). There are now fourteen original stories so please check start listening and subscribing to New Tales Told . On Apple Podcasts it is part of the Short Storyverses Channel. We are expanding our universe of short story podcasts on our new podcast channel, Short StoryVerses . Listen to some of Don's new, original short stories on the "New Tales Told" podcast. Look it up on your favorite podcast player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Don McDonald, Don

Topics covered

• parables
• village life
• responsibility
• structure

Keywords

• original short story
• Don McDonald
• New Tales Told
• Short Storyverses

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Products: New Tales Told

Books & works: New Tales Told, Short Storyverses

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