BulliesThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 50
Oct 24, 2013 • 55m
Our thirty-ninth episode features different perspectives on bullying:
Bill Harley
Story 1: Weezie and the Moonpies
Teller: Bill Harley
Website: http://www.billharley.com/
Notes: A bully is out-smarted by by his clever neighbors.
Dawn Metcalf
Story 2: Standing Tall
Teller: Dawn Metcalf
Website: http://www.dawnmetcalf.com/
Notes: Read by actor Elizabeth Elieson, "Standing Tall" is Dawn's personal story about being bullied all through elementary school, only to find that her height and dry wit make her popular in high school. Dawn is now an author, and her latest book, Indelible, came out in August, 2013. Its sequel, Invisible, is due out April, 2014.
Saundra Mitchell
Story 3: There's a Light
Teller: Saundra Mitchell
Website: http://www.saundramitchell.com/
Notes: This is Saundra's personal story about being bullied from elementary school until high school, when she attempted suicide. "There's a Light" was read by Karli Hall and published in the the book Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories.
Melissa Walker
Story 4: I Was a Bully Too
Teller: Melissa Walker
Website: http://www.melissacwalker.com/
Notes: From the book Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories, and read by BYU Radio's own Peggy Woodruff, "I Was a Bully Too" is Melissa Walker's story of regret as she reflects on the way she ignored a girl name Eliza throughout middle school.
Antonio Sacre
Story 5: Battling Giants
Teller: Antonio Sacre
Website: http://www.antoniosacre.com/
Notes: A story that doesn't minimize the harm that bullies do, but considers the bully's own story as well.
Syd Lieberman
Story 6: David and Goliath
Teller: Syd Lieberman
Website: http://www.sydlieberman.com/
Notes: The classic biblical tale of David the shepherd boy defeating the mighty bully Goliath.