Short stories and skits of varying lengths and writing styles are narrated, performed and dramatized by skilled actors. Either choose them at random, or select your favorite literary genre according to your mood. Crime Without Grime may be lighthearted or murder most foul; The Spouse Trap covers mar…
The Reluctant Virgins are an ageing all female rock group. They never were very good, and now they're worse. They've seen it all, done it all, and will do the same tomorrow. We meet up with them in the Green Room of The Gentlemen's Relish Nite Club while they banter through their love/hate relationship with each other between gigs.
Most people have a drawer or a cupboard. Maggie and Joe had a room.
Grandma was loved by everyone who knew her - but did they really know her?
We take a step back to the previous century and follow the trials and tribulations of "poor Mettie Bradford".
Lux Presents Hollywood is the original Radio Adaptation that was to become the classic movie. Take a trip back to 1939 and - Enjoy the magic.
It is 1950 and we are in the drawing room of the home of Olivia Pinckney Sears Boston, Massachusetts. She is entertaining her friends. All ladies are of a 'Certain' age, and from a 'Certain Social Class'. They are reminiscing about a 'Certain' musical evening a long time past. But is it really the music they are discussing?
"When a senior citizen needs a computer, where does she go and whom can she trust? Our heroine finds out the hard way when she meets a laptop sales guy on Craigslist."
Life is ephemeral. That's why we often depend on Art to give it meaning.
The lost art of letter writing provided more than a source of simple communication. It allowed a good deal of flirtation, romance, deception or even soul-searching between the recipients. It could also allow two people to begin, reunite, or end a relationship - without the embarrassment of ever meeting up.
When lost in a BIG city it can be daunting. When lost to your family it can be traumatizing. But it can have positives too.
Bus travel can be exhausting, especially when you don't know your destination.
A Mother and her Daughter-in-Law have a conversation about pillows - or are they really talking about something else?
"Ever wondered what your spouse will leave you - when she leaves you? Well, Rawkey Dolberry found out the hard way, and he's still laughing."
Yes, it's Frank Sinatra, showing he could act as well as sing. But although his character is charming - you just may not like him. He's just a little creepy.
This short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald has been recorded unabridged in order to maintain the true essence of Fitzgerald's farcical black humor. However, the sheer idiocy of the plot is brought into question, particularly when considering the author's previous fine works. In fact, there are so many story inadequacies, we can only wonder why it was written, and why it was chosen to be a Hollywood movie in 2008, starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton. Even more astounding is the fact that it won 13 Oscar nominations. Written 100 years ago exactly, we present it in its original story form. Enjoy.
Sylvia, alone and pregnant in the deserted Manhattan high-rise she shares with her husband Noah, awaits her husband and a dinner guest, Mr. Swanson. In spite of the blackout, Swanson arrives and engages Sylvia in a disturbing conversation. But when Noah gets home, Swanson vanishes. As the night continues, sights and sounds become even stranger and more ominous. Are they Sylvia's hallucinations, or is the danger real?
Four poems that are open to interpretation. The Calf Path begins many hundreds of years ago but finishes in major capital cities. The Law of the Land is not only a lesson in Climate Change tactics but also a metaphor for many aspects of life. The Learning Curve is just that, while Euthanasia begins with the line, "Today I nearly killed a woman."
Wannarbee Bond falls in lust with Gloria Stitts - and another adventure begins as she meets up with some old adversaries and some new ones.
French war bride of WWII tells the story of how she came to live in Gordo, Alabama with her veteran husband and his parents when she was only 18. Life on the farm turned out to be much harder than she expected, but fortunately, an African American employee of the family came to her aid.
A brief history of Irving Berlin through his music
The extraordinary story behind writing the book about the worst Australian flood on record.
We follow Questy O Hara through the highs and lows of a most unusual career path
What's it like to meet your two best friends -- after they're both already dead?
A tribute to a wonderful friend, an incredible person, an incredible artist and a heroic soldier
We meet with American artists Ed and Jo Hopper before their fame.
Florence Gould - a reputation that money can buy.
The Festive Season combines two ideas: a little confusing, but Positive ending
A stormy night, an old lady, and only an old dog to protect her.
A collections agency exercises eerie payback on a defaulting tattoo artist."
Join the Principal Miss Hope LessLey for a concert with the tiny tots
Some girls live their dreams, and others need to kill them.
Homestay is a popular way of meeting young people from overseas. It can have many highs - and sometimes unfathomable lows.
Waiting for Godot is under the magnifying glass once again
Old age is a curse - but so much better than the alternative. Or is it?
It was a wet and stormy night. Anything could happen. And it did.
The way you feel at the end, will be vastly different from the beginning
Daphne is experiencing a good many problems. Then Paul arrives, and she's a little uncertain if they're better - or worse.
The curtains are twitching in 1101 Wellington Way, and the neighbours are not happy - with each other!
Godot. One word - and even for those of us without a literary background, we know it has reference to Waiting for Godot, Samuel Becket's masterpiece play of the 20th century. But is it really a masterpiece, or simply an example of theatre of the absurd? Even Becket did not seem to know. Indeed there are as many reviews, critiques, and versions, as there are words in the play. And here is one more.A new Fandom slant on an old play. A collaborative production
Wannarbee Bond finds herself in trouble again as she goes out to ern her rent money and save the beautiful babe. What cn go wrong? Heaps.
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