By Mike Lawson on March 10, 2013
You might know the name, but do you really know the reason? Today I’ll hopefully shed a little light. If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Everybody Knows by John Legend…download it on Amazon.
Posted in Simple Story | Tagged joan didion, lies, storytelling |
By Mike Lawson on December 4, 2012
It’s not like years ago, the fear of getting caught, of recklessness and water. If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try? This week I suggest you try Cocktails and Cream Puffs. Cocktails and Cream Puffs is a gay, comedy, pop-culture show hosted by Joey, [...]
Posted in Simple Story | Tagged Childhood, chlorine, cocktails and cream puffs, illegal activity, pool, REM, storytelling, swimming, teenage |
By Mike Lawson on July 9, 2012
Many of us have our stories of being bullied when we were younger, and these bullies have made lasting impacts on our lives. Today I’ll share with you my bully story.
Posted in Simple Story | Tagged bully, Childhood, gay, homosexuality, podcast, story, storytelling |
By Mike Lawson on July 3, 2012
Episode 33 is ready for your ears. Give it a listen. Sometimes it takes just five seconds to change the day of a stranger. Today I’ll prove it.
Posted in Simple Story | Tagged happiness, kindness, podcast, smiling, story, storytelling, strangers, traffic |
By Mike Lawson on June 26, 2012
One thing that I’ve never had trouble with was coming up with something to say. This gift for gab came rather early for me. Episode 32 is about a little four-year old me that can’t stop talking (and dancing).
Posted in Podcasts | Tagged apartments, child, Childhood, kids, old people, podcast, story, storytelling |
By Mike Lawson on June 11, 2012
Episode 30: My Bradbury Story “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when [...]
Posted in books, Podcasts | Tagged Childhood, library, ray bradbury, storytelling, volunteering, writers |
By Mike Lawson on June 4, 2012
Take a listen to Episode 29: The Real Answer. Don’t you love it when you ask someone “What’s up?” And he replies, “Good.” Or when you say, “How are you?” and he replies, “Not much.” This episode is not about that.
Posted in Podcasts | Tagged recent story, storytelling, strangers |
By Mike Lawson on March 27, 2012
This week I explain the photo above and talk about storytelling. Have a listen! Episode 19: Remember - Memory is the ability of the mind to store and recall past thoughts or knowledge…does that include overstatements, embellishments and embroidery?
Posted in Simple Story | Tagged Childhood, guest, stories, storytelling |
By Mike Lawson on January 31, 2012
It wasn’t exactly a Nobel Prize in Literature…but it was close. This week I’ll tell you about the time I wrote an award-winning piece of fiction. Plus, I’ll announce the winner of the What Some Would Call Lies t-shirt giveaway.
Posted in Podcasts | Tagged Childhood, elementary school, hiccups, storytelling, writing |
