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THE QUIET AFTER
by DeBorah B. Pryor
After more than a decade in prison, Loretta Mae Jackson returns home expecting freedom—but home has changed, and so has the daughter who grew up without her.THE QUIET AFTER is an original narrative audio series about life after incarceration through the eyes of a Black woman now in her 50s: the wounds her family carries, the truths silence cannot bury, and the difficult journey toward forgiveness, identity and second chances.Created, written and performed by DeBorah B. Pryor.
Episodes
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EPISODE 10: I WANTED HER HOME
Nia can't share her thoughts about how she feels having Loretta Mae home and back in her life with just anybody. Yes, she has Mama, but she finds solace in talking to someone her own age. The boy on the other end of the line.
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Episode 9: Listen 'Cause Mama Knows
Loretta Mae may have overstepped. Caught up in her "moment of togetherness" with Nia, she forgot one important point: You can't play the mama card on my life yet. When Nia reminds her of that, she thinks she has an ally in Mama, but she's about to learn: "Mama don't play that!" The Quiet After is...
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Episode 8: Uh-Uh...Not Yet!
In this episode, Loretta has gotten caught up in her and Nia's "Special moment" together. Earbuds in hand. Heads boppin' to the beat. Everything is cool... ...until Nia's phone rings.
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Episode 7: Something More Than A Pair of Earbuds
Sometimes healing doesn't begin with conversation. Sometimes... it begins with a knock on a bedroom door. In this episode of The Quiet After, Loretta Mae takes another small step toward the daughter she barely knows. What begins with a simple question about music becomes something neither of them...
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Episode 6: Because She Had To
Sometimes the people who love us most carry burdens we never see. In this episode, Loretta Mae finally understands something Mama has known all along. While Loretta was serving time, Nia wasn't waiting for childhood to return. She was growing up. Because she had to. At the kitchen table, amid...
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Episode 5: What She Learned Without Me
In this heartfelt episode, Loretta's eyes are opened even further as she learns how independent her daughter Nia is, and how much she has learned...without her. The Quiet After is an original audio drama created byDeBorah B. Pryor, exploring identity, family, forgiveness, resilience, and the…
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Episode 4: What Mama Didn't Say
Some conversations take years to begin. As Loretta Mae returns to the home she once left behind, she finds herself standing in a familiar doorway—where Mama's quiet wisdom reveals that love isn't always spoken aloud. Sometimes, it's found in the burdens someone carried... without ever asking to…
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Episode 3: What Nia Remembers
Memory has a way of holding on to moments while letting go of the reasons behind them. As Loretta begins rebuilding a relationship with the daughter she left behind, both mother and child discover that they have been carrying very different versions of the same past. Some memories comfort us....
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Episode 2: Old Scars. New Reality
Six months after her release from prison, Loretta Mae Jackson comes face to face with the daughter she barely knows. Time has passed, but some wounds refuse to heal—and some questions have waited years to be asked. The Quiet After is an original narrative audi drama created by DeBorah B. Pryor,...
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Episode 1: The Quiet
The original story that began THE QUIET AFTER. After more than a decade behind bars, Loretta Mae Jackson steps beyond the prison gates and discovers that freedom has a sound—and she may not be ready to hear it. Created, written and performed by DeBorah B. Pryor. Originally released on YouTube in...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
After more than a decade in prison, Loretta Mae Jackson returns home expecting freedom—but home has changed, and so has the daughter who grew up without her.THE QUIET AFTER is an original narrative audio series about life after incarceration through the eyes of a Black woman now in her 50s: the wounds her family carries, the truths silence cannot bury, and the difficult journey toward forgiveness, identity and second chances.Created, written and performed by DeBorah B. Pryor.
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DeBorah B. Pryor
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After more than a decade in prison, Loretta Mae Jackson returns home expecting freedom—but home has changed, and so has the daughter who grew up without her.THE QUIET AFTER is an original narrative audio series about life after incarceration through the eyes of a Black woman now in her 50s: the...
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THE QUIET AFTER is created and hosted by DeBorah B. Pryor.
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