A Tale of Two Hearts

Published: May 27, 2020, 1:10 a.m.

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When life can finally begin.

This episode is not explicit.

Written by Laura Besley, courtesy of 50-Word Stories.
Produced and performed by Vin Ernst.

Writing licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Laura Besley writes short fiction in the precious moments that her children are asleep. She has been widely published online, in print, and in anthologies. Her debut flash fiction collection, The Almost Mothers, is out now.

Vin Ernst is a theatre and voice over actor based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently attempting to get a theatre degree in what they refer to as ""one of the wildest to be alive."" You can hear more of their work in podcasts such as Standard Docking Procedure (actor), Aftershocks (writer), and Liminal Apocalypse (writer/actor/sound design).

50-Word Stories https://fiftywordstories.com/

TRANSCRIPT

I could be dead.
I would be dead if I\\u2019d been born 50 years ago. God knows, I\\u2019ve thought about it. There\\u2019s been no point living this half-life.
Instead, today I wake to the loud rhythmic banging of my new heart (my new heart!).
And my life can finally begin.

Credits
This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was voiced and produced by Vin Ernst, and written by Laura Besley courtesy of fiftywordstories.com
Laura Besley writes short fiction in the precious moments that her children are asleep. Her debut flash fiction collection, The Almost Mothers, is out now.

Music by Vin Ernst.

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