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"Gabriel-Ernest" by Saki (H.H. Munro), relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 38:02


340 - "There is a wild beast in your woods." Tuck in for comic horror with a twist of cruelty from the dark master of the classic short story, H.H. Munro (Saki).

Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts," relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 43:46


339 - Just a mundane, "ordinary" day . . . Tuck in for the dark humor of the awarding-winning Shirley Jackson as she again unsettles and disturbs us.

"It Had to Be Murder" (Rear Window) -- part 2 of 2 -- by Cornell Woolrich

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 59:16


338 - "Suddenly death was inside the house here with me. And I couldn't move, I couldn't get up out of this chair." Tuck in to hear the origin of Hitchcock's thriller Rear Window, the conclusion of the classic story from the "Suspense Master" Cornell Woolrich.

"It Had to Be Murder" (Rear Window) by Cornell Woolrich, Part 1 of 2, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 73:47


337- My neighbor murdered his wife! Tuck in for theorigin of Hitchcock's Rear Window, the classic story from the"Suspense Master" Cornell Woolrich.

"Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 35:26


336 - Two loyal old friends are put tothe ultimate test . . . Will they sacrifice for their country and for oneanother? Tuck in to hear Guy de Maupassant's classic story.

"The Last Rung on the Ladder" by Stephen King, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 54:42


335 - There's a tender side to Stephen King . . . Tuck in for it.Big brother, little sister: "I knew what had to be done. I saw right away. I was terribly afraid ... She was better than sixty feet above me."

"Her Letters" by Kate Chopin, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 43:08


334 - "I leave this package" (her letters) "to the care of my husband. With perfect faith in his loyalty and his love, I ask him to destroy it . . . UNOPENED." Will he uncover her secret? Tuck in to hear controversial author Kate Chopin's impassioned short story.

"The Cat" by Mary Wilkins Freeman, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 41:00


331- "Nowhere in the world was any voice calling him; on no hearth was therea waiting dish," but do NOT worry about this furry little survivor. Thispatient and persistent cat was quite capable of fending for himself andparticularly for others. Tuck in for this well-crafted tale of companionship.

"The House Party" by Stanley Ellin, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 75:45


333 - "He was falling. His handswere outflung against the stone-cold blackness of space, and his body tiltedhead over heels, heels overhead, as he fell." Tuck in and enjoy the suspense of"The House Party" as it earned author Stanley Ellin the first of histhree Edgar Allan Poe Awards.

"The House Party" by Stanley Ellin, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 75:45


333 - "He was falling. His handswere outflung against the stone-cold blackness of space, and his body tiltedhead over heels, heels overhead, as he fell." Tuck in and enjoy the suspense of"The House Party" as it earned author Stanley Ellin the first of histhree Edgar Allan Poe Awards.

"The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" by Agatha Christie, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 49:42


332 - It's Miss Marple's turn! Tuck in for another murder mystery from the queen of crime, Miss Agatha Christie. Can YOU solve this one?

"The Cat" by Mary Wilkins Freeman, Relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 41:14


331 - "Nowhere in the world was any voice calling him; on no hearth was there a waiting dish," but do NOT worry about this furry little survivor. This patient and persistent cat was quite capable of fending for himself and particularly for others. Tuck in for this well-crafted tale of companionship.

“The Fly” · Katherine Mansfield, relaxing story telling

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 35:40


330 - You may not believe this yet, but acclaimed author Katherine Mansfield will make you fall in love with a housefly! You may also fall for a grieving father, but . . . THEN what? Tuck in to hear this ever-changing classic short story.

"Galloping Foxley" by Roald Dahl, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 60:58


329 - Even Roald Dahl was shocked by the ending of his own (autobiographical?) story! Tuck in for the lurid details. :)

"Louise" by Truman Capote, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 33:34


328 - Louise, the new student at the academy: "The girls worshipped her, and the teachers jealously admired her both for her mind and for her uncanny beauty." Ethel, fellow student: "loathed everything about her." Tuck in for the genius of Truman Capote and his unforgettable characters in one of his "Early Stories."

"The Old Man" by Daphne du Maurier, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 54:31


327 - You can NOT guess this ending! Tuck in as Daphne du Maurier's peaceful rhythm and tone mesmerize you along to the most twisted of twisted endings. (No choice but to listen all over again!)

"The King of Mazy May: A Story of the Klondike” by Jack London, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 45:32


326 - Immerse yourself . . . in the wilderness of the historic Klondike Gold Rush with Jack London's authentic narrative. Tuck in to experience the harsh winter conditions along with the wicked antics of the claim jumpers in a story you won't soon forget.

"A Service of Love" by O. Henry, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 34:01


325 - Ready for LOVE? Tuck in for a tender tale with a twist: a classic romance from O. Henry.

"I Am the Doorway" by Stephen King, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 66:32


324 - Something bad happened out there in space, but of course it did -- Stephen King wrote it. Tuck in for this astronaut's disturbing story.

"Motive v. Opportunity" by Agatha Christie, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 55:31


323 - Miss Marple solved it instantly. Can you? Tuck in and solve another Agatha Christie mystery, "Motive v. Opportunity."

"The Ice Palace" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Part 2 of 2, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 56:24


322 - Don't miss this riveting conclusion! Tuck in for the extraordinary event that occurs in this genuine setting of "The Ice Palace" once again from the iconic author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"The Ice Palace" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, relaxing storytelling, (part 1 of 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 51:43


321 - Not a fantasy, this palace, made of ice, actually existed in the good old U.S.A., and F. Scott Fitzgerald wrapped a decidedly American love story around it. Tuck in for this "chilling" tale.

"The Renegade" by Shirley Jackson, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 54:25


320 - Author of the unsettling short story, Shirley Jackson was anything but an ordinary housewife. Tuck in as her sinuous views on the subject twist their way through this tale.

"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" by Conrad Aiken, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 78:38


319 - Was this the autobiography of the author with a tragic childhood? "The thing was above all a secret, something to be preciously concealed from Mother and Father; and to that very fact it owed an enormous part of its deliciousness." Tuck in for this dazzling, dreamlike short story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Laureate, Conrad Aiken.

"The Basement Room" by Graham Greene, relaxing reading

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 90:12


318 - ". . . he opened his eyes and Mrs. Baines was there, her gray untidy hair in threads over his face . . . 'Where are they?' she whispered. 'Where are they?' " Tuck in for the acclaimed Graham Greene's dramatic thriller.

"Death on Christmas Eve" by Stanley Ellin, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 41:38


317 - It is December 24 and . . . "This is one day I'd like to cut out of the calendar permanently." Tuck in to discover why from the Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America.

"A Chaparral Christmas Gift" by O. Henry, relaxing reading

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 28:51


316 - Madison Lane and Rosita McMullen were joyously married on Christmas Day, but not everyone was happy about it. Tuck in for this festive O. Henry story complete with (what else?) a surprising twist!

"The Man Who Did Not Believe in Luck" by Jerome K. Jerome, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 39:41


315 - "You can have no idea, if you've never been HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A GOOSE, how it hurts," said "The Man Who Did Not Believe in Luck." Tuck in for this lighthearted holiday tale from the quirky author, Jerome K. Jerome.

"The Way Up to Heaven" by Roald Dahl, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 43:23


314 - Perhaps their long marriage wasn't perfect . . . "She noticed with a kind of horror that he was staring intently at . . . the corner of her left eye where she could feel the muscle twitching." Tuck in and learn why that eye twitches.

"Captain Christy's Thanksgiving" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 32:18


313 - "The summer folks go, but I stay here . . . and listen for the cries from the wrecks. I'm as busy in the winter as in the summer and terribly lonely, little mates." Tuck in to learn what happens to this heroic captain on Thanksgiving.

"Ingots of Gold" by Agatha Christie, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 49:28


312 - There's a Spanish galleon wrecked off the coast of Cornwall, but was it ever brimming with gold bullion? Thanks to the most widely published author of all time, we once again solve the mystery with Miss Marple.

"The Eyes Have It" by Philip K. Dick, (along with one other), relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 37:48


311 - Light and scrumptious and from Philip K. Dick! Tuck into not one -- but TWO -- tales from this gripping author of speculative and science fiction. Second story: “Roog” by Philip K. Dick :)

"The Optimist" by Saki (H. H. Munro), relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 29:34


310 - Author Saki (H. H. Munro) loved to taunt the upper class with his short stories and his readers with his twisted endings. Tuck in and enjoy how he does it.

"Grey Matter" by Stephen King, relaxing reading

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 50:04


309 - What's scarier than something safe and familiar turning into dread and doom? Now add a dash of absurdity and that's the way we complete the spooky season: with our very first story from Stephen King!

"The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 42:23


308- She had "The Demon Lover" and wondered "After twenty-five years . . . What did he do to make me promise like that?"  Tuck in for this Irish-British author's classic horror story.

"The Shadows on the Wall" by Mary Wilkins Freeman, relaxing reading

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 62:23


307 - "That shadow on the wall . . . It's been there every night since he died." Tuck in for this ghoulish ghost story from the prim New England author who heartily embraced the "weird."

"A Haunted Island" by Algernon Blackwood, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 72:59


306 - Completely isolated on a tiny island, loneliness is not his only concern . . . Tuck in for "A Haunted Island" from the master of the ghost story.

"The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" by Ambrose Bierce, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 50:48


305 - "It is well known that the old Manton house is haunted." (Without a doubt!) Tuck in to navigate the abrupt twists of this disquieting ghost story from this week's author, who must still be smirking from his afterlife over this one.

"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 59:20


304 - Alcohol and cherished pets do not always mix: "One night, returning home, much intoxicated from one of my haunts . . ." Tuck in for the man of the macabre and his supernatural masterpiece.

"Soliloquy on a Park Bench" by Conrad Aiken, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 36:32


303 - " . . . one wanted, sometimes, to be alone." But she will NOT be alone on this day! She will be plagued by a strange young man full of (good?) intentions. Tuck in for another baffling tale from the distinguished author who suffered his own woes.

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 31:36


302 - A Sunday afternoon in a most idyllic place, idyllic save for the loneliness of Miss Brill . . . Tuck in for this poignant (autobiographical?) story from the New Zealand author loved 'round the world despite her early passing.

"Kindred Spirits" by Truman Capote, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 32:31


301 - Tuck in for a fascinating convo between these two . . . Mrs. Rittenhouse: ". . . he fell an enormous distance from over the bridge railing to the river . . ." Mrs. Green: "Had it been I - well, he might have had a little help getting over the rail."

"Across the Bridge" by Graham Greene, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 48:14


300 - Everything would have been different if he would have just made it . . . "Across the Bridge." Tuck in for this slightly twisted, classic tale.

"The Idol House of Astarte," part 2, by Agatha Christie, relaxed storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 32:28


299 - Who -- or WHAT -- killed Sir Richard Haydon? Tuck in for the conclusion of this Miss Marple mystery.

"The Idol House of Astarte" by Agatha Christie, Part 1, Relaxing Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 36:09


298 - Prepare yourself to solve another tantalizing mystery from the Queen of Crime! Can you unlock it BEFORE Miss Marple?

James Baldwin's "The Bell of Atri" and "The Endless Tale"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 34:58


297 - Don't we all have an obligation to care for our voiceless animal friends? Tuck in for this significant author's retelling of two treasured tales.

"The Locket" by Kate Chopin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 36:39


296 - "There was a soldier -- a mere boy --lying with his face to the sky. Around his neck hung a gold chain and locket." Tuck in for the tender, rediscovered work of the most frequently read author of Louisiana Creole.

H. H. Munro 's (Saki) "Tobermory"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 42:39


295 - He can teach animals to speak perfect English! Tuck in for the excitement that ensues from the Master of the Mischievous Short Story.

Agatha Christie's "The Tuesday Night Club," relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 48:55


294 - From the world's most published author, tuck in for the first of the original Miss Marple mysteries.

Shirley Jackson's "Men with Their Big Shoes," relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 39:08


294 - Is poor, young Mrs. Hart being blackmailed? Tuck in as this hypnotic author takes us through the transformation of her idyllic life.

"Day of the Butterfly" by Alice Munro, relaxing storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 42:09


292 - Tuck in to see how cruel girls can be. “A game developed: 'Let's be nice to Myra! What do you wash your hair in, Myra? . . . she washes it in cod - liver oil, can't you smell it?' "

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