In October 2012, we challenged our listeners to write a short Ghost Stories. We received over 650 entries from all over the country. The winning stories were reenacted by our 9XM Players and produced by WPR’s audio engineers. The response was so great, we also posted stories from many of the semi-finalists.
Flash Fiction: Mom’s Soup
Today, another winner in our Flash Fiction Ghost Story Contest. From Deerfield, Illinois, listener Alan Barasky sent us a ghost ...
Flash Fiction: The Sisters
Another great Flash Fiction Ghost Story semifinalist! This comes to us from Stuart Mammel in Madison, WI. "The Sisters" He’d ...
Flash Fiction: Stefan the Wise
We have another winner in our Flash Fiction Ghost Story Contest. From St. Louis, Missouri listener Kurt Pankau sent us ...
Flash Fiction: Clowning Around
Another semifinalist in our Flash Fiction Ghost Story Writing Contest! This story comes to us from Anna Sweet of Milwaukee, ...
Flash Fiction: Curtain Call
The first of our Flash Fiction winners! Today “ “Curtain Call,” written by Andrew McDonnell of Beaver Dam, and performed ...
Flash Fiction: Wisconsin Winter
We’ve had so many amazing ghost stories come to us. Here’s one of the entries that made it into the ...
The haunting — and history — of UW- Madison’s Science Hall
If you ask around, you’ll likely hear that ghosts are lurking on University of Wisconsin- Madison's historic campus. From things like ...