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Irreverent reading of history's "great" short stories. We read the stories: we make fun of the stories. Follow for more Greatish Short Stories. Episodes added weekly! Reach me at greatishshortstories@gmail.com for any questions, comments, or concerns

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    • May 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Episode 21: The Curfew Tolls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 57:22


    The Curfew Tolls - Stephen Vincent Benét (1935) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 20: The Law

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 18:48


    The Law - Robert M. Coates (1947) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 19: Theft

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 23:57


    Theft - Katherine Anne Porter (1930) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 18: The Man Who Shot Snapping Turtles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 48:21


    The Man Who Shot Snapping Turtles - Edmond Wilson (1942) slightly more graphic than necessary in my opinion, but not bad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 17: The Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 54:07


    The Tale - Joseph Conrad (1926) ‘this episode is a slog through the fog of words and memories' --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 16: Looking Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 22:30


    WARNING: Brief graphic scene. Thanks, Guy De Maupassant (188-) Translated by H. N. P. Sloman (Harold Norman Penrose Sloman) His parents must have loved him. I will be thrilled when I finally guess the name for the initial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 15: The Man Higher Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 42:37


    The Man Higher Up - O. Henry (1908) [Willam Sydney Porter is the authors name. His pen name was O. Henry. Are authors the real grifters???] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 14: The Girl From Red Lion, P.A.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 28:18


    The Girl From Red Lion, P.A. - H. L. Mencken (1940). [Author full name is Henry Louis Mencken. Wasn't even close.] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 13: The Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 30:18


    The Ghosts - Lord Dunsany (1908) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 12: Father Wakes Up the Village

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 26:09


    Father Wakes Up the Village - Clarence Day (1935) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 11: The Man of the House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 37:53


    The Man of the House - Frank O'Connor (1949) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 10: The Standard of Living

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 37:32


    The Standard of Living - Dorothy Parker (1941) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 9: The Other Side Of The Hedge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 20:57


    The Other Side Of The Hedge - E M Forester (1947) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 8: The Catbird Seat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 40:37


    The Catbird Seat - James Thurber (1942) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 7: The Chrysanthemums

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 42:02


    The Chrysanthemums - John Steinbeck (1938) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 6: The Lottery.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 32:49


    The Lottery - Shirley Jackson (1948) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 5: The Phoenix

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 15:33


    The Phoenix - Sylvia Townsend Warner (1940) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 4: The Garden Party

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 49:58


    The Garden Party - Katherine Mansfield (1922) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 3: The Masque of the “Red Death”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 30:58


    The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allen Poe (1842) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 2: A Haunted House?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 10:13


    A Haunted House - Virginia Woolf (1944) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 1: The Jockey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 30:32


    The Jockey - Carson McCullers (1940) Excerpt of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Greatish Short Stories (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 0:27


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