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How Things Were: A Serialized Story

How Things Were: A Serialized Story

By: Zachary Peters
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Follow along episode by episode as Zachary Lee Peters reads his ongoing Southern family saga — a story of generations, memory, and the American past.

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  • Dust On The Road (Part 1)

    Dust On The Road (Part 1)
    May 13 2026

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    I introduce How Things Were, my ongoing collection of short stories inspired by real family memories and the storytellers who raised me. Then I read Part One, “Dust On The Road,” where Herbert faces hunger, abandonment, and the fragile relief of his grandmother’s visit.

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