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PODCAST

DEBORAH PRUM

Welcome to First Kiss and Other Cautionary Tales, a podcast where you can listen to observations on the quirkiness of life, hear short fiction read by a short person, and listen to book and movie reviews.

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PODCAST-HIS THREE DAUGHTERS-MOVIE REVIEW

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/09/30

PODCAST-HIS THREE DAUGHTERS-MOVIE REVIEW Looking for a good movie? Check out His Three Daughters. Just after its release, the film received a 99% approval score. I am one of the 99%. I watched it on a Monday, then again, a day later. That’s how much I liked it. Expertly written and directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film has a small, but outstanding cast. The oldest sister, Katie, played by Carrie Coons, is rigid and fierce—and that’s on her good days. The

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4:31

PODCAST-WITHOUT YOU HERE-BOOK REVIEW

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/09/25

PODCAST-WITHOUT YOU HERE-BOOK REVIEW Strange, though, how joy rides on the back of sorrow. You have to feel both to feel either. And no amount of best intentions can keep you from hurting what you love.These sentences are an example of the beautiful, soul-nourishing prose one can expect to find in Jody Hobbs Hesler’s debut novel, Without You Here. Her descriptions are fresh and interesting. Check out this, for example: Silence continues to pump up the stairs like

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4:39

PODCAST-THE PERFECT COUPLE-TV SERIES

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/09/16

PODCAST-THE PERFECT COUPLE-TV SERIES Last week, as I searched Netflix, I came across a trailer for The Perfect Couple, a six-episode murder mystery starring Nicole Kidman, Liv Schreiber, and Eve Hewson. Even though the trailer hooked me with its quick succession of funny one-liners, I wondered if the show would be just a stale re-telling of an over-used trope: how rich people, literally and figuratively, get away with murder.I didn’t have to worry. The acting,

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7:01

PODCAST-GANGSTER GRANNY

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/09/09

PODCAST-GANGSTER GRANNY Photo Courtesy of Pexels 0:00 / 0:00 Gangster Granny GANGSTER GRANNY first appeared in Medium.One morning, I wake up to an accusatory and largely inaccurate email. I haven’t recovered from that smackdown when I’m on the phone negotiating with a healthcare provider on behalf of my elderly mother. The “provider” gaslights me and refuses to help in any way.Hoping to reduce my stress, I book an end lane at the

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8:19

PODCAST-HELP-SHORT FICTION

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/09/01

PODCAST-HELP-SHORT FICTION Photo Courtesy of Austin Chan 0:00 / 0:00 HELP-Short Fiction This short story first appeared in the Virginia Writers Project Journal. It is reprinted here with permission.Every morning, she shapes the word “HELP” in the steam on her glass shower door. She leaves it there for no one to see.She understands the grim futility of her gesture. Regardless, she admires her tenacity, her daily attempt

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4:53

PODCAST-TV REVIEW-PRESUMED INNOCENT

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/08/15

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PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-WICKED LITTLE LETTERS

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/08/08

PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-WICKED LITTLE LETTERS I just watched a gem of a movie called Wicked Little Letters. The film is based on a true story about a hate mail scandal that occurred in the 1920’s in Littlehampton, England. A pious English woman named Edith Swan accuses her foul-mouthed Irish neighbor, Rose Gooding, of sending her obscene mail. Olivia Colman expertly plays the holier-than-thou Edith. Jessie Buckley, as Rose, provides a feisty counterpoint to Edith’s piety

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5:46

PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-PERFECT DAYS

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/07/30

PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-PERFECT DAYS 0:00 / 0:00 Perfect Days Recently, I watched Perfect Days. Released in 2023, it’s a film directed by Wim Winders. I’ll have to admit, I had a hard time sitting through the first hour of this movie, but then it grew on me.On the surface, nothing much happens. We follow Hirayama (played by Koji Yakusho) through each of his days, one after the other. He wakes up in a small room that contains little

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4:44

PODCAST-THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR-MOVIE REVIEW

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/06/29

PODCAST-THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR-MOVIE REVIEW 0:00 / 0:00 Wonderful World of Henry Sugar Last week, I decided to hold my own Wes Anderson Film Festival. I had a little time on my hands because I was stuck home with a respiratory bug, so I watched four of his short live action films: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (37 minutes), followed by three 17-minute films, The Rat Catcher, The Swan, and Poison.The Wonderful Story of

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7:26

PODCAST-THE CARETAKER-BOOK REVIEW

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/06/26

PODCAST-THE CARETAKER-BOOK REVIEW 0:00 / 0:00 The Caretaker-Book Review Ron Rash’s lovely novel hooked me on the first page then kept me engaged straight through to the end. He accomplished this by portraying his main characters in close point of view, which made me care about them immediately. Also, his vivid descriptions of place and actions transported me to the world of this tale.The novel is based on a true story Rash’s uncle told

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HAZEL MOON-A SHORT STORY

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/05/10

HAZEL MOON-A SHORT STORY Photo Courtesy of Altinay Dinc 0:00 / 0:00 Hazel Moon One blistering hot day in June, eleven-year-old Hazel found herself waiting on the sagging front porch of her Grammy Moon’s ramshackle rambler. She’d never met the old woman. Furthermore, she hadn’t even known she had a grandmother until the week before when Hazel’s dying mother whispered, “Your father has a momma. Living up north, Ashburn way. Be sure to

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3:34

PODCAST-HOW TO PICK UP A CHICKEN

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/05/03

PODCAST-HOW TO PICK UP A CHICKEN Photo Courtesy of Sahand Balabi 0:00 / 0:00 Picking Up a Chicken Picking up a live chicken requires a certain amount of intestinal fortitude, intestinal fortitude that everyone in my family lacks.And yet that doesn’t mean some of us aren’t good with animals. My son Ian is a stellar pet sitter, great with dogs, cats, and Beta fish. He’s especially skilled at caring for ant farms and hermit crabs.

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2:05

PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-THE LAST REPAIR SHOP

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/04/07

PODCAST-MOVIE REVIEW-THE LAST REPAIR SHOP 0:00 / 0:00 Last Repair Shop The Last Repair Shop is an award-winning documentary. The film tells the story of four amazing individuals in the Los Angeles school district who repair musical instruments then put them into the hands of students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to play. These children find a safe haven in music. They find a new way to

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PODCAST-MAISON MAGIQUE

DEBORAH PRUM ·

2024/04/04

PODCAST-MAISON MAGIQUE Photo Courtesy of M.J. Tangonan 0:00 / 0:00 Maison Magique MAISON MAGIQUE was published in Streetlight in April 2024. I have a five-year-old grandchild who lives in Paris. Recently, she informed me that when she plays tag at her schoolyard, to avoid becoming “it,” all she must do is scurry to a yellow drum, touch it, and yell, “Maison Magique!” Those two words keep her safe. “Nothing

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