"Where were you on this day ten years ago?"
The Past Ten podcast is an audio nonfiction journal from Broads and Books productions. We ask all contributors this question, and our writers respond with a short personal essay.
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Today on Past Ten: Abigail Thomas, reading her reflection on August 12.
Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
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4 Mar 2026
June Gervais, "When You Finish This Book, You Will Die"
Today on Past Ten: June Gervais, "When You Finish This Book, You Will Die."
Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
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25 Feb 2026
Sophfronia Scott, "This is What Faith Does"
Today on Past Ten: Sophfronia Scott, "This is What Faith Does."
Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
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18 Feb 2026
Amy Lee Lillard, "Failure Felt Like a New Way of Being"
Today on Past Ten: Amy Lee Lillard, reading her essay "Failure Felt Like a New Way of Being."
Amy Lee Lillard (https://www.rebelyellcreative.com/art-by-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 (https://www.rebelyellcreative.com/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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Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
Get more Past Ten at our website (https://www.past-ten.com/), and our anthology (https://www.past-ten.com/about-1).
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11 Feb 2026
Mathieu Cailler, "Metamorphosis"
Today on Past Ten: Mathieu Cailler, reading his essay "Metamorphosis."
Mathieu Cailler (https://mathieucailler.com/) 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
Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
Get more Past Ten at our website (https://www.past-ten.com/), and our anthology (https://www.past-ten.com/about-1).
Want your work to appear on Past Ten? Submit today (https://www.past-ten.com/submit)!
4 Feb 2026
The Past Ten Story: Editor Roundtable
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 (https://www.past-ten.com/about) 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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Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
Get more Past Ten at our website (https://www.past-ten.com/), and our anthology (https://www.past-ten.com/about-1).
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27 Jan 2026
Heather Gudenkauf, "I Am Struck by How Upbeat I Sound"
Today on Past Ten: Heather Gudenkauf reading her essay, "I Am Struck by How Upbeat I Sound."
Heather Gudenkauf (https://heathergudenkauf.com/) 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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Past Ten asks writers to answer the question: "Where were you on this date ten years ago?"
Get more Past Ten at our website (https://www.past-ten.com/), and our anthology (https://www.past-ten.com/about-1).
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