Welcome to our podcast of WORDS TO GO, where Carole's bundled up some fine poetry and prose to warm you on these gray, late-winter days. In the sartorial department, poet and novelist Susan Glickman muses on the wonders of sneakers flying high, stray gentlemen's shoes and hats that can't keep a straight face! And the strands of memory weave together in an essay by Patricia Schultheis on a childhood memory jarred loose by a stopped car and a feared word spoken on the radio. Poetry or prose, Carole loves reading your published words on air. Check our submission guidelines at www.carolegiangrande.com/podcasts-giangrande.html

Welcome to our first podcast of the new year, and while the weather outside is bone-chilling, here at our WORDS TO GO studio, we always keep the kettle on and the fireplace crackling. So make yourself at home! Today Carole's given over the show to a remarkable piece of writing — Meredith Andrew's surreal and thoughtful reflection on the world of 9/11 and after. This inventive story made it into the prestigious Bridport Prize Anthology (2004), published in the U.K. Whether or not you've won a prize, we love reading your published work. Send us your short fiction, poetry, essays or novel excerpts. For submission guidelines, go to http://www.carolegiangrande.com/podcasts-giangrande.html