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A monthly collection of strange short stories, all set in Massachusetts.

Amanda McColgan


    • May 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    S2E9 - Utopia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 3:39


    Episode Notes Utopia was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Transcript can be read HERE This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E8 - Gerald the Doll

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 7:37


    Episode Notes Gerald the Doll was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. CONTENT WARNING for domestic abuse, blood, and death Read the transcript HERE This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E7 - Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 6:39


    Episode Notes Neighbors was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Transcript available HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E6 - Bread, Eggs, and Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 6:07


    Episode Notes Bread, Eggs, and Milk was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. You can read the transcript HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E5 - Hut of Refuge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 6:39


    Episode Notes A hut of refuge in a storm Hut of Refuge was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the transcript HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E4 - Time After Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 6:25


    Episode Notes Time after time, we'll find each other. Time After Time was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E3 - An Ugly Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 4:32


    Episode Notes This is an ugly, lonely business. An Ugly Business was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from **“Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org.** Get the Transcript HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E2 - Salem Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 8:39


    Episode Notes Halloween night in Salem isn't what Amber expected. Salem Halloween was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from **“Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org.** Transcript is available HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E1 - Big Kate's Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 3:27


    Episode Notes If you want to find Big Kate's bar, you have to ask the right questions.  Big Kate's Bar was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from **“Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org.**   Find the transcript HERE Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E10 - Lunch Break

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 4:42


    Episode Notes Time passes differently in the forest. Lunch Break was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. **Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level!** Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E9 - Spring Before the Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 4:09


    Episode Notes (Show Note, I'm pretty sure I said Episode 10 in the recording and am just realizing it now. Also this is NOT horror. Content warning for discussion of pregnancy symptoms.) Springtime is a season of renewal. Of rebirth. And birth itself. Spring Before the Baby was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E8 - Agnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 9:39


    Episode Notes Agnes is a woman of science, forced to attend a seance during Boston's age of spiritualism. (Content Warning for death, grief, and war references) Agnes was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E7 - Move-In Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 4:17


    Episode Notes College is a time for reinvention. Nora has always been comfortable in her identity, but now she's only got moments to decide who she wants to be in college. Move-In Day was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Sound effects from Anthousai at Freesound.org. **Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level!** Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E6 - Vanished Joyland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 9:21


    Episode Notes Steel Park is an abandoned amusement park with a tragic past. And it's too much for some podcasters to pass up. (CW Warnings for horror themes and death mentions) Vanished Joyland was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. **Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level!** Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E5 - The Mermaid of the Merrimack

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 6:39


    Episode Notes There's a mermaid in the Merrimack River. The Mermaid of the Merrimack was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E4 - Autumn Leaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 5:43


    Episode Notes The world is going to end when the last leaf falls. Content Warning: Discussion of the end of the world Autumn Leaves was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E3 - Apple Scented

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 6:42


    Episode Notes Henry's car is dead, but there's a quiet apple orchard up ahead. They'll probably have a phone he can use. Content Warning: Horror imagery Apple Scented was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E2 - Legendary Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 6:07


    Episode Notes "I'm not really a fan of superhero comics…I just find them unrealistic." Content Warning: Car accidents and danger Legendary Comics was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E1 - The Road to Concord

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 7:32


    Episode Notes Peter Rugg vowed he'd get home to Boston tonight or he never would. Turns out Fate was listening. Content Warnings: Existential horror, harm to a child The Road to Concord was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Read the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts at the $5 level on Patreon and get the entire first season of Rest Stop Stories immediately. PLUS hear all new episodes a year before anybody else, starting September 2020. Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E1 - Allston Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 7:34


    Episode Notes Happy Allston Christmas! What will you find on the street this move-in day? Content Warnings: horror themes, Boston rents Allston Christmas was written and performed by Amanda McColgan with theme music from “Music Box Melody” by DRFX on Freesound.org. Find the episode transcript HERE Support Enfield Arts and get all the Rest Stop Stories episodes as they're released at the $5 Patreon level! Support Rest Stop Stories by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rest-stop-stories This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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