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THE SIGNAL
The Signal, airdate 11.06.09
The Signal, airdate 11.06.09
A Starbuck's diary, Kathy Flann's Atomic Fiction, Joseph Young's micro-fiction, and blind mountain trials biker Matt Gilman... In this episode of The Signal...

Christine Ferrera has found the perfect pen-pal. It's someone she knows she'll never meet, someone she can entrust with her deepest thoughts, and someone who never judges her harshly. It just happens to be a global coffee corporation. The Starbucks comment card said: "We'd love to hear your thoughts." And so she obliged, every day, for the next five years.

Creative writing professor and author Kathy Flann previews her latest literary endeavor. She's the host of the new Atomic Fiction Series, which pairs local writers with visiting authors on tour through Baltimore.

We hear a sampling of some big stories wrapped in small packages, from micro-fiction writer Joseph Young

And a profile of mountain bike trials rider Matt Gilman, who conquers some seriously precarious terrain – all without the benefit of eyesight.