Length2h 5m
About this audiobook
Six short stories. Six moments from childhood that stayed.
A boy and his best friend build a treehouse from scrap wood and summer afternoons. A girl trades a glittery dolphin sticker for a baseball card and something harder to name. A brother passes down a mixtape the way you pass down something you've outgrown but can't throw away. A boy waits by a dead arcade cabinet in a blackout, eating butterscotch candy in the dark. Saturday morning cartoons. A bedroom being packed up, box by box, poster by poster, until only the pale squares on the wall are left.
The Kept Things is a collection of nostalgic short stories about the ordinary hours of childhood — the ones that felt small at the time and turned out to be everything.
Perfect for fans of: literary short fiction, coming-of-age stories, nostalgic audiobooks, cozy listening, quiet literary fiction, slice-of-life storytelling, childhood memoir, 1980s nostalgia, emotional short stories, heartfelt fiction.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor
Length2 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 15, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Kept Things
2Chapter 1. Waiting for Next
3Chapter 2. Plywood July
4Chapter 3. Stickers Before the Bell
5Chapter 4. Cassette in My Pocket
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6Chapter 5. Blue Television Light
7Chapter 6. Poster Tape August
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