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A while back, we invited listeners to send us a short story or a poem about their homes for a feature called "Stories from Home." We're resurrecting this feature, but we're calling it "First Person" a place for you to give us your stories, poems, or short fiction. So far it's been a resounding success with entries from all over the country—and beyond. Frankly, we're a bit overwhelmed. Be patient with us as we continue to post the best of the bunch.  The Soup Monologues By Tom Field (08/21/08) This is not an ad for, or an endorsement of, Wolfgang Puck's All Natural Signature Recipe Chicken Tortilla Soup, although it's true, I did, once upon a time, purchase some. Not at one of Wolfgang's trendy restaurants in L.A. like Spago, where celebrities and their ilk dine on, (among other things) Chana Dal Lentils Eggplant-Challot Masala, and Spinach-Ricotta Gnocchi with Ragout Of Braised Sonoma Lamb, (Waiter! Are you absolutely certain this lamb was born and bred in Sonoma?!). My tortilla soup came in a can, and I got it at a Tom Thumb supermarket in Dallas, Texas. I can't tell you if it was any good or not, because the truth is, I don't know. I never opened the can. It sits in pristine condition in my kitchen cabinet to this day, way in the back, behind other, out of the rotation items, such as a jar of stuffed olives and a tin of anchovies, constituting a sort of weird food purgatory.... Read more...  talking with nature By Judith Pittman (08/21/08) As she exits the red door and rambles on and on with birds and squirrels she talks non stop as if someone is listening they all answer in bird calls and the almighty cussing of squirrels Read more... | | | |
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