THE LONG MIDDLE
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Short, performance-ready storytelling audio samples by Mary Monoky.
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What Remains
The First Thing I Chose to Love
Written & performed by Mary Monoky
Topic: Dogs, devotion, uncomplicated companionship.
Listen if: You want your faith in love (and dogs) restored.
Written & performed by Mary Monoky
Topic: After loss and change, what still holds. (Content note: gentle grief/resilience)
Listen if: You’re rebuilding and want a quiet companion.
Dinner with the Suits ( and rabbit)
Written & performed by Mary Monoky
Topic: Corporate dinner meets comic surprise.
Listen if: You want a light laugh that loosens the tie.
You Don't Look Sick
Written & performed by Mary Monoky
Topic: Invisible illness, boundaries, being believed. (Content note: medical/advocacy)
Listen if: You want language for the unseen battle.
Naked in the Dark
Fluffanutter
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Stories of the long middle — finding meaning, endurance, and quiet beauty.