“The Last Leaf” by O. Henry
189 - Greenwich Village is the setting for this, one of nearly 600 stories from William Sydney Porter or our friend, O. Henry.
Apr 07, 2022•21 min•Ep. 189
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“A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett
188 - Tuck in and let the gentleness of Maine’s coastal region carry you to the home of its most precious winged inhabitants.
Mar 27, 2022•42 min•Ep. 188
“Thank You, Ma’am” and “Bodies in the Moonlight” by Langston Hughes
187 - Not one, but two tales from the celebrated leader of black literature, Langston Hughes. His character Luella Bates Washington Jones, with a very effective half-Nelson, is a woman you won’t want to miss.
Mar 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 187
“A Horseman in the Sky” by Ambrose Bierce
186 - With our hearts and minds focused on our Ukrainian brothers and sisters, we present a classic tale of family torn apart by war.
Mar 11, 2022•29 min•Ep. 186
“Luella Miller” by Mary Wilkins Freeman
185 - Not your traditional vampire tale.
Feb 27, 2022•49 min•Ep. 185
“The Daemon Lover” by Shirley Jackson
184 - Borrowing from a Scottish ballad, Jackson presents us with a woman’s frantic hunt for her betrothed.
Feb 18, 2022•47 min•Ep. 184
“The Office” by Alice Munro
183 - A moment from Munro’s real life? “This is the first time I ever remember taking deep breaths, consciously, for purposes of self-control. I really wanted to murder him.”
Feb 04, 2022•47 min•Ep. 183
“The Thing from Another World” Part 4 by John Wood Campbell, Jr.
182 - The conclusion: “Garry’s blood struggled to escape the tube . . . as a dissolving imitation of Garry struggled to dodge the snake-tongue weapon . . .”
Jan 28, 2022•44 min•Ep. 182
“The Thing from Another World” part 3 by John Wood Campbell, Jr.
181 - “. . . one of us two . . . one of us is a monster.”
Jan 23, 2022•46 min•Ep. 181
“The Thing from Another World” Part 2 by John Wood Campbell, Jr.
180 - Part 2: “What in the hell do you think I am?” . . . “A monster . . . Now shut up and listen.”
Jan 13, 2022•48 min•Ep. 180
“The Thing from Another World” Part 1 by John W. Campbell, Jr.
179 - Originally entitled “Who Goes There?”, here’s the classic story that led to two iconic films. Don’t miss the creak of the floorboards!
Jan 09, 2022•56 min•Ep. 179
“The Star” by H. G. Wells
178 - For your new year: “And overhead . . . lonely and cold and livid, blazed the star of the coming doom.”
Dec 29, 2021•44 min•Ep. 178
“ A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote
177 - His warm holiday memories with a beloved relative will soothe and delight you!
Dec 20, 2021•47 min•Ep. 177
“Barn Burning” Part 2, by William Faulkner
176 - “I could run on and on and never look back, never need to see his face again. Only I can’t.”
Dec 02, 2021•35 min•Ep. 176
“Barn Burning” Part 1 by William Faulkner
175 - “. . . the element of fire spoke to some deep mainspring of his father’s being . . . as the one weapon for the preservation of integrity. . .”
Nov 30, 2021•34 min•Ep. 175
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” part 2 by Joyce Carol Oates
174 - What’s happening to Connie? “But if you don’t come out we’re going to wait till your people come home and then . . .”
Nov 16, 2021•34 min•Ep. 174
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates
173 - Arnold Friend wanted Connie to go for a ride: “I know your name and ALL about you, LOTS of things.”
Nov 14, 2021•29 min•Ep. 173
“Pat Humbert’s” Part 2 by John Steinbeck
172 - Will you find the happy ending?
Nov 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 172
“Pat Humbert’s” Part 1 by John Steinbeck
171 - Hard working Pat Humbert has his whole life ahead of him, but will he know what to do with it?
Nov 09, 2021•30 min•Ep. 171
“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft
170 - “I trembled at the thought of what might be lurking near me unseen.”
Oct 27, 2021•28 min•Ep. 170
“Lost Hearts” by M.R. James
169 - Recently orphaned Stephen “would do well . . . to shut his bedroom window at night”. . . and to “turn the key of the door” when he went to bed “and then no one can’t hurt you.” Hmm.
Oct 25, 2021•35 min•Ep. 169
“Dracula’s Guest” by Bram Stoker
168 - From Stoker’s own collection of short stories: “There are often dangers from snow and wolves and night.”
Oct 19, 2021•48 min•Ep. 168
“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl
167 - Imagination and a savage sense of humor, what more could you want from an author?
Oct 14, 2021•30 min•Ep. 167
“The Furnished Room” by O. Henry
166 - It is the season (finally) for a creepy tale. This one is melodramatic, very grim, and yes, ends with a twist.
Oct 04, 2021•25 min•Ep. 166
“The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
165 - No, New Zealand’s favorite author did not write a sci-fi, but you’ll want to check this out!
Sep 12, 2021•24 min•Ep. 165
“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” by Charles Perrault
164 - This version was written 100 years before the Brothers Grimm.
Sep 05, 2021•36 min•Ep. 164
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
163 - Magical Realism awaits you from Latin America’s Nobel prize-winning author.
Aug 30, 2021•28 min•Ep. 163
“Taste” by Roald Dahl
162 - A quiet little dinner with friends, wine, and a little wager . . . what could possibly go wrong?
Aug 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 162
“A Red Dress - 1946” by Alice Munro
161- A first awkward dance in a dress that made “my breasts jut out surprisingly with mature authority . . .”
Aug 15, 2021•43 min•Ep. 161
“The Greatest Man in the World” by James Thurber
160 - A satirical look at an American “hero” from the popular humorist.
Aug 11, 2021•30 min•Ep. 160
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