https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-incomplete--6215327enFictionCopyright Jeff Brownleehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/629846416a5e910d714a75707c646694.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-incomplete--6215327Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:22:47 +0000Jeff BrownleeJeff Brownleefeeds@spreaker.comStories Incomplete is a podcast where you, the listener are dropped into a slice of a character’s life and then asked - how did they arrive here and what happens next? These short vignettes will give you something to ponder and think about.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-all-find-our-way--65712711storiesincomplete.podbean.com/87ad1668-1965-38d9-930d-01f4bbae4c9bThu, 24 Apr 2025 21:52:51 +0000Jeff BrownleeThose of you who know me from real life know that I had a long and successful career in Human Resources.  One take away from my HR experiences that I find astonishing is just how successful we all are at charting successful careers despite all the...1806clean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vicissitudes--60518512storiesincomplete.podbean.com/bf2d72ab-5d80-3e4f-86ba-0b597f610fe3Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:56:40 +0000Jeff BrownleeI have experienced too many specific events that I have “wished” to occur for mere coincidence to explain. However, I am also equipped with a rational mind – a mind that is hard-wired to seek out direct causes and effects. This would leave me...904clean21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-000-rats-does-not-a-person-make--60518513storiesincomplete.podbean.com/6a306e6a-8ae1-3017-bced-9f95976aba4aFri, 15 Sep 2023 16:52:36 +0000Jeff BrownleeThe “facts” in this story all occurred. To those of you who know me in real life – now you know why I really left my home and moved to California over 40 years ago. Special thanks to P C III for the use of “Trampled” as background music. 1059clean20fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-pain-no-gain--60518514storiesincomplete.podbean.com/c2e5726f-d88b-3406-be36-082a946ef385Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:16:01 +0000Jeff BrownleeWe have all seen how a parent can be too invested in their child’s academic or athletic success.  But what happens when the child prodigy falls just short?    Like many of my fictional stories, "No Pain No Gain” has a full measure of ‘truth”...1698clean19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-d-rather-just-wash-dishes--60518516storiesincomplete.podbean.com/96bede63-bf50-3bbf-8fa2-08b62de93111Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:11:07 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is a story about how one’s principles and self-respect can clash with the situations that society forces us into.   Even though this is fiction, the character and some of the events mentioned in the story are inspired by a man who I have...2000clean18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-is-in-the-details--60518515storiesincomplete.podbean.com/da9798d7-f0a3-38c4-ad75-82c694bd9b95Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:47:10 +0000Jeff BrownleeWe have all heard stories of how someone owes their fame or good fortune to their making a deal with the devil, but we rarely hear about the deals that don’t work out.  In this story, even the devil can’t help.  A very special thanks to “Night on...1558clean17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/demolition-derby--60518623storiesincomplete.podbean.com/25cb68f8-bd8c-3b1e-9711-7b189832e126Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:18:41 +0000Jeff BrownleeDemolition Derby is a rather dark fictional story based upon how the trials and tribulations of the working poor play out in their lives.  In this story, one family’s problem “ran off” years before only to resurface later.  After you listen to the...1642clean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-war-legacies-part-4-epilogue-and-commentary--60518518storiesincomplete.podbean.com/a9569af9-b704-35df-a577-da5c25cd1a3dFri, 21 May 2021 02:19:54 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is the Epilogue and commentary for the three “Vietnam War Legacy” stories.  In this commentary, I tie my fictional characters – Trey, Trang, and Anh-to the “real-life” history that inspired these stories.  I also share my views on what I...758clean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-war-legacies-part-3-anh-s-story--60518528storiesincomplete.podbean.com/d7650a26-c15d-3e54-bda6-25f43f9c37c5Fri, 21 May 2021 02:17:35 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is the third story in this series – Anh goes from being a “Bui Doi” - an insignificant speck of dust to a “golden child” with a ticket to immigrate to America.  Once in America, she thrives - but there still is one missing piece in her life. ...990clean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-war-legacies-part-2-trang-s-story--60518522storiesincomplete.podbean.com/87b48c52-b345-3d70-948d-012f6f68d210Fri, 14 May 2021 17:57:35 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is the second of three stories revolving around the legacies that the Vietnam War left in people’s lives.    After leaving Saigon and returning to her childhood home in Hui, Trang discovers that the ever-shifting geopolitical sands force her to...916clean11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-war-legacies-part-1-trey-s-story--60518523storiesincomplete.podbean.com/4ce0148f-98e4-38da-bf9a-ff22a746eb30Fri, 14 May 2021 17:52:46 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is the first of four podcasts that are set in a time of great social and geopolitical upheavals in the world – the early to mid-1970s.  This was a time where American involvement in the Vietnam war was ending.  The first three podcasts are...611clean10fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/success--60518530storiesincomplete.podbean.com/49c1fb53-88b8-379c-b2f5-d756e06e76d5Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:48:36 +0000Jeff BrownleeThe background music for this story is from an instrumental album based on Nordic myths of people losing their way in the woods.   I find this apropos since the protagonist is lost in an endless pursuit of “success”.  He’s stuck just grinding it out...636clean9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freedom-of-the-press--60518532storiesincomplete.podbean.com/9c745580-0cd4-3959-b651-fa4155555444Fri, 04 Dec 2020 23:00:06 +0000Jeff BrownleeI have always been wary of how news stories are written and why some stores never seemed to make it to publication while others do.  I actually worked several years for a large, multi-state newspaper conglomerate.  Although I wasn't a journalist and I...1751clean8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-angels-drink-genesee-beer--60518524storiesincomplete.podbean.com/242bf7bd-6380-339b-abd6-afaa41b77259Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:46:24 +0000Jeff BrownleeThe first 6 episodes I have published were mostly or entirely fiction.  This story is based on a real experience which happened to me when I was an eighteen year old freshman in college.  Consider this just another example on how “truth is stranger...878clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moonshine--60518521storiesincomplete.podbean.com/f36b31b3-03e2-3a12-906f-4addb39ca0aeSun, 23 Aug 2020 23:38:35 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is a work of fiction based partially upon conversations I overheard between my grandfather and great grandfather when I was a boy.  Does the boy in the story honor the trust placed in him by his grandfather or does he continue to be the "good...2648clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shot-glass--60518531storiesincomplete.podbean.com/d6837559-6f11-56fc-9ce4-6297fd3a5e2eSat, 04 Jul 2020 02:43:21 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is a story which I originally wrote during the last economic recession.  It highlights how relationships between people can change as events beyond their control impact their lives.  My question is, what happens next to this couple?  Please let...1684clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herman-the-german--60518529storiesincomplete.podbean.com/9156dc4e-4d62-58ea-b455-6e4dfcd589b9Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:29:40 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is a concise story about how preconceived notions can be formed early in life - unknowingly.  What impacts do they have on us later?  This is one of the most poignant stories I have ever written.  Listen and please give me your comments.  ...417clean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/el-dorado--60518534storiesincomplete.podbean.com/95ab906a-b37e-5d1d-a769-4ebd2167e6bdThu, 18 Jun 2020 18:27:46 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis story is how a dream about events far in the past can return as a course correction for the future.   Listen and comment.  Does he go through with it?       Special thanks to Little Glass Men for the use of "Logrhythm" as background music!  570clean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pet-food-pusher--60518535storiesincomplete.podbean.com/b54c47f9-821c-5595-ac27-f1a0626d8ad0Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:26:03 +0000Jeff BrownleeThis is a story about how desperation can push even slackers into compromising their values.  How can he get out of this mess?  What missteps did he make along the way?  Could the whole situation have even been avoided or was it inevitable?  Let me...714clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-the-one-responsible-for-president-trump--60518526storiesincomplete.podbean.com/8b45f303-8764-501e-b2b8-3965624615d2Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:23:36 +0000Jeff BrownleeAm I really the one responsible?  What should I do?  What happens on November 3rd, 2020? Special thanks to Little Glass Men for the use of "The Jewel and Me" as background music.  485clean1full