Beyond Writing: Fact or Fiction?
Beyond Writing: Fact or Fiction is a storytelling podcast hosted by L. J. Henderson, a husband and wife writing duo. Each episode, we share three stories: two true, one completely made up, pulled from our own lives or sent in by listeners. Your job? Figure out which story is the lie before we reveal the truth. It's part storytelling, part guessing game, all rooted in our love of writing and the blurry line between fact and fiction.
Episodes
May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
12 min
Welcome to Beyond Writing: Fact or Fiction, the podcast where truth is stranger than fiction, and fiction is harder to spot than you think.
In every episode, we share three captivating stories drawn from the worlds of strange adventures, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, and the downright bizarre. But there’s a twist: two of the stories are completely true, while one has been cleverly invented. Your challenge is to listen closely, follow the clues, and decide which story is fact and which is fiction before the reveal.
Whether you’re fascinated by the unexplained, love a good mystery, or simply enjoy testing your instincts, Beyond Writing: Fact or Fiction offers a unique blend of storytelling, suspense, and interactive fun. Tune in and see if you can separate reality from imagination.
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The Hobo's Heritage
The Search for reality led him everywhere,
except home....
Professor Wesley Jacobs has spent his life studying the human mind. A respected psychology professor at Arcadia University, he believes that reality is governed by observation, memory, and reason. But when familiar landmarks begin changing overnight, people remember events that never happened, and objects from his own past seem to rewrite themselves, Wesley is forced to question everything he thought he knew.
As strange fractures appear in the world around him, Wesley finds himself slipping between alternate versions of reality—worlds where histories differ, relationships change, and even his own identity becomes uncertain. Branded unstable by colleagues and abandoned by the academic career he spent years building, he begins a desperate search for answers.
That search leads him to a mysterious drifter who entrusts him with an unusual family heirloom: an ancient magnifying glass said to reveal things hidden from ordinary sight. With reality unraveling faster than ever, Wesley discovers that his family's legacy may be connected to forces far older and more powerful than he could have imagined.
Blending psychological suspense, science fiction, mystery, and supernatural intrigue, The Hobo's Heritage is a thought-provoking journey through fractured realities, lost memories, and the enduring search for truth. Fans of parallel-world fiction, Mandela Effect mysteries, and mind-bending adventures will find themselves questioning what is real long after the final page.
Devin Skye once had a bright future, but by 2054, he has become a directionless young man defined more by his poor choices than his potential. Once a promising student, he now drifts through life, squandering his days on video games, cheap thrills, and reckless choices. But when his antics set off a chain of events that lead to a global catastrophe, he finds himself entangled in a centuries-spanning conflict involving cosmic energies, rogue military officials, and rival factions. Ultimately, Devin is forced into a role he never wanted: the one person who might tip the balance between destruction and salvation.
Thrust into a harsh, post-apocalyptic landscape, he uncovers the truth about his father's involvement in a dangerous military project: a floating tower occupied by genetically enhanced super soldiers that will be used to subjugate the remaining survivors. As Devin races to prevent its activation, he befriends the resilient villagers of Iron Cove and faces off against mutated creatures while battling his own demons. With each step forward, he unravels a complex web of sinister plots, mysterious technology, and ancient mysticism. After Devin learns of the three crystalline orbs needed to destroy the tower, he finds himself caught in a deadly race against time. As the clock ticks down, he must confront his past mistakes and make an impossible choice. Will he find redemption, or will his quest end in failure, dooming what remains of humanity?
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