GARY ZENKER

READINGS

 

The opportunity to read for an audience is a special thrill...and an equally special fear. Unlike writing where we can rewrite the piece over and over again, reading it aloud changes everything. Live, it's no longer just about our mastery of words. Few of us have professional training in presentation but we do our best to deliver the stories the way we imagine them in our heads. So, in no particular order....

I Like Your Shoes

Wilmington Writers Group

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This story was inspired by a single line spoken by a person in line at a supermarket. Read during an open reading at the writers group.

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Critique

Phoenixville Public Library

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Inspired and imagined by a single line spoken by a person in line in the next aisle at a supermarket. Read during an open mic reading at the library.

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And The Crowd Roared

Rosemont Senior Center

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A true story involving my son Seth, the shower and the game he invented, Shower Soccer. A story about how the unique relationship between fathers and sons...and how it may not be easily understood by others.

Waiting

Phoenixville Public Library

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A short story about guys and what they talk about when alone. Published online by StoryADay.

Sounds of the Season

Holiday Reading

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Pure fiction but that gift WAS in fact one item owned. I just reimagined how it might have been used. Read at a special Holiday Reading Event organized by the Main Line Writers Group.

Wedding Jitters

Wilmington-Chadds Ford Writers Group

 

Everybody loves a wedding, especially when someone stirs the pot with a bit of drama. Read at an open reading at the Writers Group.

Femme Fatale

Noir at a Bar - April 2018

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Once again a guy taken in by girl, with just a twist in the typical Noir story presentation.

Statute of Limitations

Noir at a Bar Oxford - June 2018

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Another Noir story presentation. Boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy kills girl's husband. It's a love story.

Case of the Widow Bialofski

Noir at a Bar Oxford - Fall 2017

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Another Noir story presentation. Boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy kills girl's husband...and then it all goes wrong. It's a love story, but whose?

Self Restraint

Main Line Writers Group Group Read at Michael's Deli

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The ties that bind people in a relationship aren't always physical. Read at the group's open mic reading

Soup For One

Phoenixville Public Library Reading

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A father's first responsibility is to keep his child safe. The second is to subjugate him. Here is a story about my meeting that second responsibility.

Crazy Love

Phoenixville Public Library Reading

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Love...exciting and new. Climb on board. It's surprising, too!

Second Thoughts

Philcon 2020

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from the anthology "The Twofer Compendium."

Going Commando

Wilmington Writers Group

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Published in "Chicken Soup For The Soul: Laughter" in 2019