How this story begins

Pieces of Paradise is available on podcasting platforms and on YouTube with automated closed captioning.

This story explores difficult human experiences. For a content warning click here.

Episode 1 Synopsis

We meet two dogs, a snake and a warbler, and the humans they’re connected with.

Wally is an unemployed logger struggling to get by with his beloved dog Lucky. George, a family doctor desperate to save his marriage, finds solace in birds. His daughter Rachel scratches her dog Pooks’ ears one more time, ready to leave her nest after the pandemic and fly away. Her childhood friend Kal is off volunteering across the world but with a secret plan. Sparks fly as they begin their journeys. Lucky shares the story of his rescue.

Drawing of Snake, a character in Pieces of Paradise, illustrated by Jenna Roebuck