Reading Circle for Grown Ups
This week we’re launching our scary stories for October! “The Furnished Room” was first published in 1906 in O. Henry’s…
Montgomery is most well known for her “Anne” books – beginning with “Anne of Green Gables”. It was said she…
The first story, “A Dark-Brown Dog” is an allegory of the Jim Crow South. For decades after the Civil War,…
In this piece I give you Cora and Addie. Enjoy!
Since it is September, and many believe September is not too soon to prepare for Halloween, this story is about…
Green has been called “the mother of the detective novel”. She is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic…
I have “discovered” Irving Cox, a SciFi writer from the 1950s. It is said about him “Cox is a ghost,…
This is the story of an inventor and his invention and its impact on his life. The inventor believed that…
White was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature yet could render them in a plain-spoken…
Anderson was considered a “writer’s writer”. His style was Naturalism. Anderson invites the reader into his process as a writer,…
This week we bring you “Big Two-Hearted River” Parts I & II by Ernest Hemingway. The story explores the healing…
Wiggin is most known for her novel “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” – standard reading for girls of my generation. She…
HC Bunner was part of the “Local Color” movement in writing. Around 1870 writers began to offer delightful vignettes of…
For our last story honoring #BlackHistoryMonth we bring you “The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott. I learned another term this…
This week we bring you two more stories in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth Kate Chopin is not African American. But I…
This week we continue our tribute to Black History Month. Paul Dunbar was the husband of last week’s author Alice…
It’s February, and all month long, we bring you African American authors in honor of Black History month. Our first…
Norris was a native of San Francisco. I enjoy reading her stories; She always references places I am very familiar…
We have choices that are presented to us throughout our lives. “Doors” that appear in the form of opportunities and…
This story is a sweet look at a couple married for 5 years. It's interesting that she writes about marriage.…
This is the story of two women who set out on a journey of 120 miles across a prairie in…
It's Turkey Week! So, I thought a story about food would be good. But this story is about the lack…
It is, after all, Halloween! This story was requested by a listener and since we've just finished Winesburg, Ohio the…
Anderson has saved his best for last. I think you'll find the final scene in Winesburg very touching. I hope…
Not the most cheerful topics. I've received feedback from a few of my listeners that these stories are very grim.…
We are getting to know these characters well, wouldn't you say? There are a total of over 100 characters named…
In “Loneliness; concerning Enoch Robinson” some scholars have noted the apparent parallels between author and character, since Anderson also left…
Did you know, Anderson was self-educated and rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria,…
This is a fun one for you! Stockton is best known for his children’s stories, but there are a few…
This week we bring you “Roads of Destiny” by O. Henry. Do you believe in Destiny? Can we somehow avoid…
Let me start by saying, I am a girl afraid of a dog. I was bitten severely in the face…
I chose this story because it makes the point of opening your heart to those you love. In this time…
I thought it might be time to escape a little. While “The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror story and his…
Eggs are one of my favorite foods, and they seem to be in short supply during this strange time we’re…
Here we have a gentleman housebound and stuck, just like us. Only he broke his leg. His friend, fearing he…
This is the story of a reluctantly retired farmer. We are all somewhat “reluctantly retired” at the moment, due to…
I chose this story because I wanted something to lift our spirits. It’s a touching story about learning that life…
This is a sweet but tragic love story. Maupassant describes Miss Harriet like this: “She seemed to be preserved in…
This week we bring you “The Most Dangerous Game” or “The Hounds of Zaroff” by Richard Connell. This story inspired…
This week we bring you “The Camel’s Back” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in his 1922 collection “Tales…
One of London’s favorite things to write about is boxing. He wrote 4 stories on the subject. This one was…
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