Hi, I’m Darcie T. Kelly and this is Story Time with Darcie. In every episode you hear you a piece of my own short fiction. I’m an eclectic writer, so you may be surprised by the genres and situations, but what these stories have in common is their exploration of big ideas.

In May 2020, I read the first installment of The Adventures of Bunny and Boy: Bunny, Boy, and the Special Delivery. (I’ll leave a direct link to that episode in the show notes.) In that story, we met a toddler and his stuffed bunny and shared in one of their adventures. Today, I’m delighted to revisit these characters with the second installment: Bunny, Boy, and the Monster Hunt.

As I don’t have any guest voices to thank this month, and there are no content warnings, let’s begin.



The first two installments of The Adventures of Bunny and Boy were written in early 2019 in the comforting hug that was The Old Bookstore Café in Camden East, Ontario. This Café was my happy place for quite a while. I had a regular table and a regular meal that was actually named after me! Sadly, The Old Bookstore Café didn’t survive Covid.

If you are lucky enough to have a local spot that feels like an extension of your home, as The Old Bookstore Café was for me, please, find a way to support them as we move into our second year of pandemic restrictions. And to Bonnie and the gang from the Café, I miss you, think of you often, and hope the hugs sent your way through heart felt thoughts and digital sound waves reach you.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of Story Time with Darcie. If you have, please, help me keep the podcast going by sharing it! Leave a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, write a review, or give us a shout out on social media to help more people find us. If a friend is looking for something new to listen to, suggest Story Time with Darcie. If an episode make you think of someone in particular, send it their way! Every time you share it makes a difference!

If you, dear listener, would like to become a voice on Story Time with Darcie, please, reach out! My eclectic stories need a variety of voices, and yours will be a welcome addition!

Thank you for listening. To read more of my stories and perhaps inspire my next one, check out my website: www.darcietkelly.me and join me on facebook @DarcieTKelly. If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of Musings: A Collection of Short Stories, get in touch through the facebook page or email me (you can find my email address in the episode notes). And please, subscribe on your podcatcher of choice for future episodes of Story Time With Darcie.

Until next month, stay well, and keep smiling.

Direct Link to the first installment of The Adventures of Bunny and Boy: Bunny, Boy, and the Special Delivery

Direct Link to text version of installment two of The Adventures of Bunny and Boy: Bunny, Boy and the Monster Hunt.

Hi, I’m Darcie T. Kelly and this is Story Time with Darcie. In every episode you hear a piece of my own short fiction. I’m an eclectic writer, so you may be surprised by the genres and situations, but what these stories have in common is their exploration of big ideas.

I am delighted that Allison Moro is with us again and that another listener, Brooke Houle has joined as well. This is the first episode that features only guests that sprang from our listenership! So exciting!!

As a child of the 80’s, March will always be about Earth Day and caring for the planet. As the ice lets go of my beloved Canada and the earth begins its long process of reawakening, I consider how I can best care for my small corner of our planet.

In today’s story, Extinct, we explore a future world where a planetary catastrophe has ended animals’ ability to procreate. Like all sci-fi, this story takes one small detail of our current society and explores the potential long-term results of its exaggeration.

As you may have already guessed from the small synopsis I just provided, today’s Content Warnings include Animal Death and the big group of Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriages/Abortion. These triggers are handled with a gentle touch and looked at sideways, but if this isn't the right episode for you I completely understand and I look forward to seeing you next month.


I wrote Extinct for the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge in 2018. It was one of the first stories I wrote that I shared and I was surprised when it took fourth place for my heat! This is the story that made me believe I could actually do it. That I had something worth saying. That I could be a writer.

Looking back at it now, I’d like to take another pass at this one, there’s lots of space for improvement. Maybe I’ll revisit it in the future.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of Story Time with Darcie. If you have, please, help me keep the podcast going by sharing it! Leave a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, write a review, or give us a shout out on social media to help more people find us. If a friend is looking for something new to listen to, suggest Story Time with Darcie. If an episode make you think of someone in particular, send it their way! Every time you share it makes a difference!

Thank you, Brooke and Allison, for joining me today!

If you, dear listener, would like to become a voice on Story Time with Darcie, please, reach out! My eclectic stories need a variety of voices, and yours will be a welcome addition!

Thank you for listening. To read more of my stories and perhaps inspire my next one, check out my website: www.darcietkelly.me and join me on facebook @DarcieTKelly. If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of Musings: A Collection of Short Stories, get in touch through the facebook page or email me (you can find my email address in the episode notes). And please, subscribe on your podcatcher of choice for future episodes of Story Time With Darcie.

Until next month, stay well, and keep smiling.

(Extinct is not available in digital text format. You can read it in Musings: A Collection of Short Stories. To purchase your copy, contact Darcie.)

Hi, I’m Darcie T. Kelly and this is Story Time with Darcie! In every episode, you hear a piece of my own short fiction. I’m an eclectic writer, so you may be surprised by the genres and situations, but what these stories have in common is their exploration of big ideas.

In February last year, we read Heart DisEase as Valentine’s Day called for a romance, but more importantly in honour of Organ Donation Month. If you haven’t signed your donor card, please, consider doing so today and while you’re at it, schedule a blood donation appointment. The past year has shown how inter-woven we are as a human species. Instead of spreading fear and disease, let’s spread love and health.

This February, I’ve chosen to look at love in a different way, with the fable Frankie and Freddie Froggie’s Fabulous Ferry.

Please join me in welcoming our three guest voices today. Allison Moro is a listener turned guest! She loves teaching and public speaking, and I was delighted when she reached out with interest in becoming a voice on the pod! Desmond Branscombe also joins us today. The Branscombe name should be familiar now as Desmond is the forth kid by that name to lend his voice to one of my stories. I love my nieces and nephews! Our final guest today is the always wonderful Nikolas Yuen who takes on not one, but two character voices. If you’re a new listener, Nik is a regular guest voice here. Check out October 2020’s Diary of a Deadman or last month’s The Value of a Journey to hear more of his work.

The only content warning today is some poorly performed tongue twisters. I hope you find my stumbles trigger nothing more than light mirth.


Frankie and Freddie Froggie’s Fabulous Ferry is the first fable I’ve written. The challenge it was written for assigned a comedy and after a few false starts, this fable is what came out. I enjoyed the freedom to build exaggerated characters to tell the story. Which character did you most relate to?

I hope you enjoyed this episode of Story Time with Darcie. If you have, please, help me keep the podcast going by sharing it! Leave a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, write a review, or give us a shout out on social media to help more people find us. If a friend is looking for something new to listen to, suggest Story Time with Darcie. If an episode make you think of someone in particular, send it their way! Every time you share it makes a difference!

Thank you, Allison, Desmond, and Nikolas for joining me today!

If you, dear listener, would like to become a voice on Story Time with Darcie, please, reach out! My eclectic stories need a variety of voices, and yours will be a welcome addition!

Thank you for listening. To read more of my stories and perhaps inspire my next one, check out my website: www.darcietkelly.me and join me on facebook @DarcieTKelly. If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of Musings: A Collection of Short Stories, get in touch through the facebook page or email me (you can find my email address in the episode notes). And please, subscribe on your podcatcher of choice for future episodes of Story Time With Darcie.

Until next month, stay well, and keep smiling.

Direct Link to text version of Frankie and Freddie Froggie's Fabulous Ferry.