“Big Two-Hearted River” Part 2 by Ernest Hemingway
159 - Fresh from war and ready to soothe his restless mind with a little fishing . . .
Aug 02, 2021•37 min•Ep. 159
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“Big Two Hearted River” by Ernest Hemingway, Part 1
158 - Finally, the peaceful healing of nature . . .
Jul 29, 2021•33 min•Ep. 158
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce
157 - According to Bierce, a Civil War veteran, there is NOTHING fair in love and war.
Jul 26, 2021•37 min•Ep. 157
“The Stranger” by Katherine Mansfield
156 - “He couldn’t move; he couldn’t breathe. He felt all his strength flowing—“
Jul 18, 2021•39 min•Ep. 156
“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” Part 4 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
155 - How do the wildly wealthy Washingtons end up?
Jul 16, 2021•43 min•Ep. 155
“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” Part 3 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
154 - What made “John (sit) there open mouthed, feeling the nerves of his body twitter like so many sparrows perched upon his spinal column?”
Jul 12, 2021•31 min•Ep. 154
“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” Part 2 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
153 - Fitzgerald’s fantasy continues, but not without darkness.
Jul 11, 2021•38 min•Ep. 153
“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” Part 1 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
152 - A fabulous fairytale about the ridiculously rich . . . with a twist.
Jul 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 152
“Beware of the Dog” by Roald Dahl
151 - “. . . the small grain of doubt took root in his mind and it began to grow.”
Jun 27, 2021•42 min•Ep. 151
“A Great Day” by Frank Sargeson
150 - “It’s going to be great day,” but there was something uncommonly strange about it.
Jun 23, 2021•24 min•Ep. 150
“The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson
149 - “I suppose the phone wires were . . . cut.” This tale: horror, crime, or something else? You decide.
Jun 20, 2021•49 min•Ep. 149
“The Shining Houses” by Alice Munro
148 - Tuck in and let this Canadian Nobel Prize winner feed your brain.
Jun 14, 2021•35 min•Ep. 148
“The Garden Party” Part 2 by Katherine Mansfield
147 - “Here she was going down the hill to where a man lay dead . . .”
Jun 10, 2021•27 min•Ep. 147
“The Garden Party” Part 1 by Katherine Mansfield
146 - “Fancy cream puffs so soon after breakfast(?) . . . two minutes later (they) were licking their fingers with that absorbed inward look that only comes from whipped cream.”
Jun 09, 2021•23 min•Ep. 146
“The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty
145 - One of Ireland’s gifts, a most poignant short story . . .
Jun 04, 2021•19 min•Ep. 145
“The Listener” Part 3 by Algernon Blackwood
144 - “The full realisation that I was alone... with this nameless creature, almost within arm’s reach of him, overcame me . . .”
Jun 01, 2021•40 min•Ep. 144
“The Listener” Part 2 by Algernon Blackwood
143- “I crept out of bed (and heard) the unmistakable sound of someone retreating stealthily . . . on his hands and knees.”
May 31, 2021•37 min•Ep. 143
“The Listener” Part 1 by Algernon Blackwood
142 - “I noticed several people at the readers’ table staring at me and watching every movement I made “
May 30, 2021•36 min•Ep. 142
“The Night the Bed Fell” and “The Lady on 142” by James Thurber
141 - America’s favorite humorist brings us the most unpleasant word ever uttered on Fast Asleep.
May 27, 2021•39 min•Ep. 141
“The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton
140 - Here’s the famous fable with the unusual punishment, and which will it be?
May 23, 2021•29 min•Ep. 140
“The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane
139 - Surviving a shipwreck led to the “crown of all Crane’s work.”
May 19, 2021•49 min•Ep. 139
“The Storm” by Kate Chopin
138 - Who said the classics can’t be . . .sexy?
May 16, 2021•21 min•Ep. 138
“The New Mother” Part 2 by Lucy Clifford
137 - A cautionary tale . . .
May 12, 2021•47 min•Ep. 137
“The New Mother,” Part 1 by Lucy Clifford
136 - In honor of all mothers, even the slightly creepy ones . . .
May 08, 2021•32 min•Ep. 136
“Dip in the Pool” by Roald Dahl
135 - No such thing as a bad one from this beloved author! It’s a “dip” all right.
May 04, 2021•40 min•Ep. 135
“The End of the Party” by Graham Greene
134 - Early morning twin talk: “You are having a bad dream.” . . . I dreamed that I was dead.”
May 01, 2021•34 min•Ep. 134
“The Door in the Wall” Part 2 by H. G. Wells
133 - “The door that goes into ... a beauty beyond dreaming. And I have rejected it.” Will he finally find his way back?
Apr 27, 2021•35 min•Ep. 133
“The Door in the Wall” Part 1 by H.G. Wells
132 - Haunted by a magical garden. . . Will he ever find it again?
Apr 25, 2021•36 min•Ep. 132
“Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Brothers Grimm
131 - Two brothers have carefully collected over two hundred oral tales for your enjoyment. Tuck in for this favorite.
Apr 18, 2021•34 min•Ep. 131
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “The Unicorn in the Garden” by James Thurber
130 - The very witty James Thurber is back with the most raucous of daydreams and more!
Apr 16, 2021•28 min•Ep. 130
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