Written Works For You, By You

I remember afternoons like this one. The kind that start warm and familiar, with music playing and the feeling that maybe, just maybe, everything is going to be okay. The kind that don't end that way.This is Chapter Five. I read it more times than I can count, trying to find the right way to hold it. I hope I did it justice. I hope it stays with you.If you have words of your own—stories, poems, things you wrote at three in the morning and weren't sure anyone would understand—I want to read them. Send them to me however feels right. Instagram, Reddit, email. I'm here. I'm listening.Thank you for being here too.How to reach me:Instagram: @writtenworksforyoubyyou— DM me, comment, whatever feels easyReddit: u/wwfyby — message or postEmail: writtenworksforyoubyyou@gmail.com — old school, works fine

*The following chapters contain intense and gritty moments; listener discretion is advised.*Chapter Four finds us in a small desert hospital, where the heat outside doesn't match the layers on a man who shouldn't be cold. Dr. Petra Segura is just covering a shift—until the numbers start looking familiar in ways she can't yet explain.This chapter is shared exactly as it was written, inviting you to experience the story without spoilers, guides, or reassurances. Listen closely, follow the rhythm, and let the pattern emerge.If you enjoy immersive storytelling, you're welcome to share it or connect:Instagram: @writtenworksforyoubyyouReddit: r/WWFYBYEmail: writtenworksforyoubyyou@gmail.comFive-star reviews help the podcast grow, and anyone who leaves one will receive a personal shoutout in a future episode.

In this special interlude episode, we pause the anthology to share a new excerpt from returning writer Russell Foster.This standalone piece takes place in the aftermath of devastation — where devotion is tested, vows are strained, and the cost of love is measured against violence and belief. Through mythic imagery and quiet reckoning, the story explores what remains when mercy alone is no longer enough.This episode contains intense and graphic imagery, as well as themes of death, faith, and transformation. Listener discretion is advised.Written Works For You, By You is a space for fiction, poetry, and creative writing — real or imagined — read aloud with care. The anthology resumes in the next episode.Instagram: @writtenworksforyoubyyouReddit: WWFYBYEmail: writtenworksforyoubyyou@gmail.com

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*The following chapters contain intense and gritty moments; listener discretion is advised.*In this episode of Written Works For You, By You, we begin a new serialized anthology.A single stretch of highway. Ordinary people. Small moments that don’t seem important—until they are.This chapter unfolds slowly, allowing the listener to settle into the scene before understanding what’s happening, or why. Written Works For You, By You is a space for poems, short fiction, excerpts, and serialized stories to be shared exactly as they were written and experienced aloud.If you’re a writer and would like your work read on a future episode, you’re invited to reach out. Sharing the podcast, leaving a five-star review, or simply listening all the way through helps this project grow—and helps more voices be heard.Instagram: @writtenworksforyoubyyouReddit: WWFYBYEmail: writtenworksforyoubyyou@gmail.com

This episode of Written Works For You, By You brings together three distinct voices.An excerpt from a short story, a fantastical submission shaped by wit and long memory, and a brief, unguarded reflection that lingers more like a thought than a narrative.Each piece is read aloud exactly as it was written, allowing different tones and perspectives to sit side by side—sometimes in harmony, sometimes in contrast.Settle in, and listen closely.John

Today's episode features Nana, a paranormal short story told through the lens of a fictional podcast.You’ll first hear a brief prologue from our fictional host — a self-described skeptic who still leaves room for belief — before the story unfolds.Nana is a quiet, unsettling tale about memory, belief, and the strange moments that linger just beyond explanation.This episode is part of Written Works For You, By You, a podcast dedicated to sharing creative writing exactly as it was written — stories that deserve to be heard, whether real or imagined.