Since 1998, I've written and read personal narrative/memoir-style stories, broadcast primarily on radio. I have no more radio ties, but I still have a million stories and a million more on deck, to share. I intend to share that work and joy with you, to be a voice that reads to you, and connects wit…
When you're five, and there are parts of your house that are still a mystery to you: you may very well find what you're definitely Not looking for
Sirens be damned...the force of victory of the river race cannot be thwarted by babe nor pizza nor beer nor unattended child
When you're bored and underage, HBO sometimes makes you promises it can't keep.
A tiny tale of my Babi this Orthodox Easter, and an argument towards the genetic origins of drama and absurd self-pity.
Other people's holiday traditions can't really be commented on, if you're a guest. Until 30 years later, of course.
If the Priest is busy, can you just go ahead and baptize yourself? Can you then maybe, get a Saint to do your personal bidding? My brother tests this out, with all creatures Great and Small.
Is it possible, in the late 90's, to summon the spirit of a teen heartthrob from the early 80's? What if he's still alive? FB radiofreedaria
Teen Magazines will tell you who to love, but will they tell you How!??! Also, who is that guy, anyway? Also, yes, I know about the Riverdale series. Please stop telling me there is a Riverdale series. I know you mean well. But no. No.
Everything is fearful and dangerous, to a gaggle of old ladies playing Bingo...but nothing is more fearful and dangerous, than some of those ladies, themselves.
May Day means fertility, to the horror of pre-teens in Sex Ed www.dariaeliuk.com FB Radio Free Daria
Reliving the days before crucifixion are one thing, self-resurrection is entirely different. Resurrection is probably a good Spelling Bee word. You think it's going to be two "s" one "r". but no. Don't challenge Jesus to a spell-off: you can't win for losing. www.dariaeliuk.com FB: Radio Free Daria
When should a good Christian Boy fake his own death for fun and profit? WWJD, of course. www.dariaeliuk.com FB radio free daria
Gullibility, willfully ignorance...it's such a fine line when it comes to personality vs hormonal attraction. Also: never believe societal stereotypes. www.dariaeliuk.com https://radiofreedaria.simplecast.fm/episodes https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeDaria/
There's no love like teen Goth love, and there's no way to express it without plenty-o-blood. Happy Valentine's Day 3> www.dariaeliuk.com https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeDaria iTunes "Radio Free Daria"
He embodied both all that was glorious, and all that was cringeworthy, about the Great American 1970's. Why not make a movie about him? ...Here's why not. www.dariaeliuk.com https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeDaria https://radiofreedaria.simplecast.fm
Many claims have been made as to who invented hot wings, but it's not the chicken that goes horribly foul. www.dariaeliuk.com https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeDaria
From movies grossly miscast, to food too gross to eat, and the astrological prediction of World War Three www.dariaeliuk.com https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeDaria
The Commandments and the Ten Plagues of Egypt usually don't feature during the holiday season, unless your Great-Grandmother is Old World and Bible-ready. www.dariaeliuk.com
What is Boxing Day? It's an obligation, it's unfair, it's pagan, and it involves bones and eyeballs, depending who you ask.
Thanksgiving, far from home, in a house full of deeply stoned strangers, can be daunting. But it's a pretty safe bet that there will be plenty of food. www.dariaeliuk.com
Romance, Racism, Musical Theater, and Gratuitous Profanity www.dariaeliuk.com
When your Professor is absentee, your frontal lobes are still forming, your hormones are at mass capacity, and your class is meant to be discussing sexuality? There are inevitable results. Or, at least, hoped-for results. www.DariaEliuk.com
Is it wrong to loathe a young child? Of course it is. But a fictional one? Maybe not so much? www.dariaeliuk.com www.facebook.com/radiofreedaria
A ruined Halloween with a fake goth jerk semi-boyfriend, is redeemed a year later by a girlfriend, on a mountain, rolling in the grass, under the moonlight. Visit Dariaeliuk.com facebook.com/radiofreedaria
Agreeing to fight the darkness side by side, or exploiting each other's terrors: both can be bonding in a teen bromance. Visit www.dariaeliuk.com facebook.com/radiofreedaria
Attempts to visit Narnia can be just as sad as a spider dying, and just as disgusting as one billion spider babies. Visit www.dariaeliuk.com for more details www.facebook.com/radiofreedaria Please share and review!
Murder threats, naked soapy shower scenes, and runaway teens, all in one swim team weekend For more details/info visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria
That feeling of warmth, comfort, coziness, and fury that tv/movie characters don't resemble their book counterparts For more info/details, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria
High School Dances are not as John Hughes assured me they would be. For more info/details, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria
The Peanuts Gang at a future high school reunion, where the sins of the past blossom into Terror For updates and more, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria
A letter from a former president sparks the first of many political disappointments. For more details/content, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria Or visit my webpage, dariaeliuk.com
In Junior High, there's no place to hide. Not even where you should feel the most private and safe. For more details/content, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria Or visit my webpage, dariaeliuk.com
The complex workings of a beloved child's toy. For more details, content and episodes, visit facebook.com/radiofreedaria Or visit my website at dariaeliuk.com