Past Ten

Abigail Thomas, "August 12"

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: Abigail Thomas, reading her reflection on August 12.

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June Gervais, "When You Finish This Book, You Will Die"

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: June Gervais, "When You Finish This Book, You Will Die."

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Sophfronia Scott, "This is What Faith Does"

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: Sophfronia Scott, "This is What Faith Does."

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Amy Lee Lillard, "Failure Felt Like a New Way of Being"

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: Amy Lee Lillard, reading her essay "Failure Felt Like a New Way of Being."

Amy Lee Lillard is the author of five books, including Exile in Guyville, A Grotesque Animal, and Dig Me Out. She is the creator of The Art of Resistance podcast and Rebel Yell Creative, helping creative people use art to resist the status quo. She’s also the co-creator of Broads and Books Productions; productions include Midwest Weird audio literary magazine, Fuzzy Memories Podcast, and the Wyrd Woman audio drama.

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Mathieu Cailler, "Metamorphosis"

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: Mathieu Cailler, reading his essay "Metamorphosis."

Mathieu Cailler is the author of seven books: a novel, two short story collections, two volumes of poetry, and two children’s titles. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in over one hundred publications, including Wigleaf, the Saturday Evening Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He has received several prestigious awards, including a Pushcart Prize

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The Past Ten Story: Editor Roundtable

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: A special bonus discussion with the editors of Past Ten!

Join Donald Quist, Bailey Gaylin Moore, and Kali White Van Baale as they discuss the origin story of Past Ten, why revisiting our lives ten years ago is so powerful, how this podcast came to be, and the future for Past Ten.

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Heather Gudenkauf, "I Am Struck by How Upbeat I Sound"

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Today on Past Ten: Heather Gudenkauf reading her essay, "I Am Struck by How Upbeat I Sound."

Heather Gudenkauf is the Edgar Award nominated, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Overnight Guest and her most recent thriller Everyone is Watching. Her debut novel, The Weight of Silence, was an instant NYT bestseller and remained on the list for 22 weeks. Gudenkauf’s critically acclaimed novels have been published in over 25 countries and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

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