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Kevin T. Collins
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Seth Fried
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You can listen to this humorous story for free on your device with the Audible Stories Skill. Just say “Alexa, read me a funny story,” or “Alexa, read me a story” to hear more free genres.
For fans of Charles Yu and Matt Haig, this short tale features a grandfather who claims not merely to have been abducted by aliens when he was a young man, but to have fallen in love in the process. His grandson (the story's narrator) is the only person who believes him. My Grandfather’s Ship is a quirky examination of how the passions (real or imagined) of our elders can inspire us.
Seth Fried, a two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize, is a recurring contributor to The New Yorker's Shouts & Murmurs and NPR's Selected Shorts. He is also the author of the novel The Municipalists, available now on Audible.
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- Slippery Vowels
- 10-30-24
This was cute
Very cute story and characters. I wonder if the grandfather ever found his space ship?
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- Maggie Carroll
- 12-31-24
Nice little listen
A short and sweet cute little story. Almost wish it was a little bit longer.
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