Story Time: Narrating Words By Emerging Writers

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a poem by Reilly Walker. The poem has been described by the writer as a call to action. It was inspired by the public funeral service for the late Kitsumkalum Chief Don Roberts in 2024. Don was dedicated to the Kitsumkalum Band throughout his years, having even continued to work while hospitalised with cancer. One of the final parts of Don's funeral service was the Fisherman's Last Call, a mock radio conversation depicting a fisherman sailing into a storm, performed as an homage to Don's past as a fisher; Don's dedication to Kitsumkalum inspired the poem's message, while the Fisherman's Last Call inspired its imagery.The writer, Reilly Walker, is an accounting clerk from the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. While he works with numbers for a living now, Reilly has been writing poems since 2004, when he was 9 years old, and he made his debut as a published poet when three of his poems were selected for Issue 15 of Wishbone Words in 2025.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/reillywalker195/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a short story by Johanna Zehender. The author describes this story as sad, in a beautiful way. She wanted to write a story about unconditional love back when she was in college, with a creative couple at the centre of the story. And that is the inspiration behind this piece. Johanna Zehender is a Registered Nurse by profession who recently passed her teacher's licensure examination in the Philippines. She currently works as a clinical instructor and enjoys digital brush calligraphy in her free time. Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/liveandletliph/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I am sharing a poem I wrote about finding strength at your weakest. Let me introduce myself. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a poem by Emily DeNicola. This is spoken word poetry, inspired by the experience of feeling trapped in your own mind-- wanting healing, growth, and happiness while simultaneously battling the thoughts and patterns that keep pulling you back under. It explores the internal conflict between survival and self-destruction, giving voice to the different paths of a person that are fighting to be heard. Emily DeNicola is a writer from Connecticut whose work blends emotional honesty, dark humour, and sharp self-reflection. Her debut collection, Villain Origin, spans 15 years of poetry and explores themes of love, grief, healing, and the complicated art of becoming yourself. Villain Origin is available for purchase on Amazon.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/emdeepoetry/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I am sharing a poem I wrote about moving on. Now, this poem is not just about giving in.Let me introduce myself. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a poem by S. I. Langfoot. This is a dark romantic tale of finding purpose through devotion, inspired by yearning. A wanderer of the Spirit Realm, S. I. Langfoot set out for the stars but found himself in a place of shifting reality, filled with longing, with yearning for a time half-remembered and oft imagined. He wanders forever, calling a name he doesn't know. You can find the poem I am sharing today, along with others, in his book Too Wicked To Rest. Available on Amazon as well as his website: https://books.by/slangbooks Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/slangfootva/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I am sharing a poem I wrote about moving on. Now, this poem is not just about moving on.Let me introduce myself. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a poem by Astra. This poem was inspired by a recent breakup and the line “tucked between pages.” It’s a contemporary free-verse poem about memory, loss, and discovering who someone really was after they’ve already become part of your past.Eleanore Astra Prose is a poet whose work explores love, grief, identity, and the quieter emotional experiences that shape us. Her writing is rooted in emotional honesty, balancing tenderness beside pain to create pieces that resonate with others.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/eleanore.astra.prose/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I am sharing a poem that is about discarding the ordinary, basic ways and getting out of your comfort zone.Let me introduce myself. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a romantic poem by Alice de Nardis. This poem was born when the writer questioned if she had ever tried to match your breathing to that of the person sleeping next to her. She was trying to fall asleep next to her boyfriend, who was breathing quite fast, so she put a hand on his chest and told him, “breathe”… and the poem came to her while he fell asleep.Alice is a 23-year-old Italian woman naturalised in English, who writes poems, diary extracts and short articles. Her writing centres on themes of introspection, womanhood, feeling, with often a reference to Nature as a calming and hopeful force, as opposed to the outside world. This comes mainly from her adoration of Mary Oliver’s writing, as well as other great female authors such as M. Atwood or Sylvia Plath. Her dream is to one day curate a collection of her poems through the years as they show the process of becoming the woman she is now. Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/adn.writing/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to another episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a nonfiction story by Lola Christ. Please note that this story has certain trigger warnings: suicide, death, abuse and sexual abuse.  Lola Christ is an 18-year-old dancer, writer, and Spoken Word poet. As a Queer, Bisexual, and Gender Non-Conforming artist, they are located in the Bay Area and were born and raised in Oakland, California. They use their writing to work through childhood trauma such as abuse, domestic violence, and the loss of loved ones, through the mediums of Creative Non-Fiction essays and poetry. They are a senior at Oakland School for the Arts and a leader within that community. They believe that writing is the most important and simultaneously effective way to start or help further a movement. Because words are how we are meant to change the world.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/lolaaakc/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I am sharing my essay, We Are All Decorators. Our emotions guide our actions in ways we might even realise sometimes, and that’s what this essay is about. Let me introduce myself. My name is Savera. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast

 Welcome back to Story Time. Today, I am sharing a humorous, creative nonfiction essay by MaKreWe. MaKreWe is a German author who writes humorous and thought-provoking stories about everyday life, human nature, and the small moments that often hold the greatest truths. With warmth, wit, and a gentle sense of irony, MaKreWe invites readers to see familiar things from a different perspective.When asked about the inspiration behind this essay, MaKreWe shared, and I quote, that “The story was inspired by a simple observation: some of our clearest thoughts seem to appear in the most ordinary places. I wanted to explore that idea with humour, warmth, and a gentle reminder that wisdom often arrives when we stop trying so hard.”I hope you enjoyed listening. Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/makrewe/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today I am sharing my poem Mask On, Mask Off. I wrote it when I had a realisation about pretence, false display and faking it.  Let me introduce myself. My name is Savera. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome back to Story Time. Today, I am sharing the first fiction story on the podcast. And I’m very excited to narrate it. It surely got me hooked, and I hope it does the same to you. I asked the writer what inspired this speculative fiction story. And he shared that it was the persistent growth of AI across all facets of life. He recalls thinking, several years back, when Tesla was putting out their electric semis for the first time, that once their driverless technology became legal, it would create an extreme paradigm shift that would impact hundreds of thousands of jobs all at once.The author of this piece is C.B. Strul. He is also the author of The Ancient Ones, CONNECTIVITY, and Papillon IV, as well as the Quantum Mable series. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, family, and four sweet pug doggies.Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/cbscifi/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast 

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. We are one month in, and I am ready to change things up! Starting now, I will be sharing two episodes a week! One will include a piece by an emerging writer, and one will include something written by me. Let me introduce myself. I am a Copywriter and Social Media Strategist by profession, but I am also a writer. I write because it is my way of expressing myself. What I find hard to say out loud, I simply write. When I’m not on Social Media working or scrolling for trends, I am writing and reading, and sometimes binge-watching shows and movies. I often find inspiration from them.This podcast has been so fulfilling. Being able to support fellow writers has felt so rewarding, and I hope I can only continue to grow it and reach a larger audience. Show some love on social media:Contributor, host and narrator:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Substack: https://saverahota.substack.com/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared an essay written by Jasmyne Simone. Everything that she has seen and experienced firsthand is what evoked Jasmyne to write about her opinion on the matter of media literacy and how it's something that needs to be made well aware of. Jasmyne Simone is a lifestyle writer, creative storyteller, and the voice behind The Jassy Diaries — a girly, thoughtful, and refreshingly honest space exploring movies, TV shows, books, wellness, self-growth, and everyday life. Her content blends femininity with depth, offering reviews and reflections that feel cinematic, emotionally intelligent, and culturally aware. She resides in Chicago, USA. Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/thejassydiaries/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a piece written by Jenny Hart. This is an essay that speaks of the memories that come rushing in at the end of a year.Jenny Hart is a poet whose work explores the difficult persistence of memory within physical space. Her writing delves into the intersection of personal grief and the emotional landscapes we inhabit. Hart is known for her meticulous attention to rhythm and her use of vivid imagery to translate internal emotional states. Her poems and essays have appeared in various literary anthologies with Wingless Dreamers publishing, including “Ghostlights of Hope”, “Whispers Between the Lines” and “Petals Pines and Passing Hours”, just to name a few. She currently resides with her 2 pitbulls in a small town in Washington State, where the river is her backyard.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/jb420hart/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to a new episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a poem written by a poet who goes by the pen name Lawxrites.  He is a writer based in the Philippines who finds meaning in silence and emotion, crafting poems that speak of longing, love, and the spaces in between. His words are quiet, but they linger. Show some love on social media:Contributor:  https://www.instagram.com/lawxrites/  Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  

Welcome to the first episode of Story Time. Today, I have shared a reflective essay written by Allistar Banks. Allistar Banks is a multigenerational author, storyteller, and creative wellness advocate based in Virginia, United States, whose work explores identity, belonging, healing, and personal voice through poetry, children’s literature, and reflective nonfiction.Show some love on social media:Contributor: https://www.instagram.com/allistarthewriter/ Podcast host and narrator: https://www.instagram.com/savvvsh/ Story Time: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/ https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcast  See you next time! x

hello listeners! <3welcome to story time. a podcast which is basically a lit mag. i am savera, and i will be narrating flash fiction, nonfiction essays and poems by writers from around the world. stay in touch with me on socials!instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsstorytime_podcast/threads: https://www.threads.com/@itsstorytime_podcastand, if you are a writer who wants to submit their work, fill this form: https://forms.gle/xMQ44txFx9QojWii7i hope you like it here x