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Ghost Story: Coma Gives Injured Biker New Insight

Storyteller Kevin Kling tells us of ghosts, but not the scary kind. After a motorcycle accident almost took his life six years ago, Kling recalls, his coma kept him in what he thinks of as two worlds.

Ghost Story: Coma Gives Injured Biker New Insight

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Driveway Moments

Prayer: Once a Last Resort, Now a Habit

Storyteller Kevin Kling has often used prayer to try to get himself out of the dumb trouble he finds himself in. But after a life-changing motorcycle accident in 2001, Kling's prayers have changed.

Prayer: Once a Last Resort, Now a Habit

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The How and Why of Life and Death

Kevin Kling takes us on a journey that starts with learning how to use voice-recognition software after a motorcycle accident; then to Dante and the things in our lives that haunt us all; some we are born with and others we create with the choices we make.

The How and Why of Life and Death

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Weaving the Land into Stories, and History

Storyteller Kevin Kling has just returned from the South Australian Outback. The region isn't just far away from home, Kling says: The familiar is very unfamiliar; the stars in the sky are different, and even the lakes are dry much of the time, quite different from Minnesota. The visit gave him perspective on the land and how the land and stories weave together to create a history.

Weaving the Land into Stories, and History

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Daddyland: The Most Magical Place on Earth

After the devastation of the recent hurricanes, writer and storyteller Kevin Kling has been thinking about places and people -- and the connection we have with our neighborhoods and the land. His thoughts turn to his grandfather's farm.

Daddyland: The Most Magical Place on Earth

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'Hockey Hair' and Other Buried Memories

Kevin Kling recognizes some peers from his hometown area based on a haircut made famous by a barber in a nearby northern Minnesota town. The incident spurs him unlock doors to the past by opening an old box of photos.

'Hockey Hair' and Other Buried Memories

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Passing Sayings Along to a New Generation

Now that storyteller Kevin Kling is at the age his dad was when he remembers his dad best, it all begins to make sense. Losing eyeglasses, getting names of kids and pets mixed up. It also took this long to begin to understand some of dad's old sayings, like "hotter than a three-dollar pistol" or "like a cheap hotel." Now he finds himself passing these sayings along to another generation.

Passing Sayings Along to a New Generation

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