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“Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkens Freeman and “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


This week we’re launching our scary stories for October! “The Furnished Room” was first published in 1906 in O. Henry’s…

“The Letter” and “The Girl and the Photograph” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


Montgomery is most well known for her “Anne” books – beginning with “Anne of Green Gables”. It was said she…

“A Dark-Brown Dog” and “The Reluctant Voyagers” by Stephen Crane

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


The first story, “A Dark-Brown Dog” is an allegory of the Jim Crow South. For decades after the Civil War,…

Excerpt from “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 15:21


In this piece I give you Cora and Addie. Enjoy!

“A Strange Story” by Ivan Turgenev

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


Since it is September, and many believe September is not too soon to prepare for Halloween, this story is about…

“The Dreaming Lady” Problem 5 for Violet Strange by Anna Katherine Green

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 61:02


Green has been called “the mother of the detective novel”. She is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic…

“Love Story” and “Miracle by Price” by Irving Cox

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 66:21


I have “discovered” Irving Cox, a SciFi writer from the 1950s. It is said about him “Cox is a ghost,…

“A Tale of Negative Gravity” by Frank Stockton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


This is the story of an inventor and his invention and its impact on his life. The inventor believed that…

“The Girl Who Got Rattled” and “The Life of the Winds of Heaven” by Stewart Edward White

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 60:39


White was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature yet could render them in a plain-spoken…

“The New Englander” and “War” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


Anderson was considered a “writer’s writer”. His style was Naturalism. Anderson invites the reader into his process as a writer,…

“Big Two-Hearted River” Parts 1&2 by Ernest Hemingway

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:00


This week we bring you “Big Two-Hearted River” Parts I & II by Ernest Hemingway. The story explores the healing…

“The Fore-Room Rug” by Kate Douglas Wiggin and “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 56:59


Wiggin is most known for her novel “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” – standard reading for girls of my generation. She…

“The Nice People” and “The Love Letters of Smith” by H.C. Bunner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 46:23


HC Bunner was part of the “Local Color” movement in writing. Around 1870 writers began to offer delightful vignettes of…

“The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:59


For our last story honoring #BlackHistoryMonth we bring you “The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott. I learned another term this…

“Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin and “The Sheriff’s Children” by Charles W. Chesnutt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


This week we bring you two more stories in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth Kate Chopin is not African American. But I…

“The Lynching of Jube Benson” and “The Mission of Mr. Scatters” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:59


This week we continue our tribute to Black History Month. Paul Dunbar was the husband of last week’s author Alice…

“Sister Josepha”, “Titee”, “Tony’s Wife” and “By the Bayou St. John” by Alice Dunbar Nelson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


It’s February, and all month long, we bring you African American authors in honor of Black History month. Our first…

“Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby” and “Dr. Bates and Miss Sally” by Kathleen Norris

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


Norris was a native of San Francisco. I enjoy reading her stories; She always references places I am very familiar…

“The Door in the Wall” by H. G. Wells

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


We have choices that are presented to us throughout our lives. “Doors” that appear in the form of opportunities and…

“That’s Marriage” by Edna Ferber

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 59:52


This story is a sweet look at a couple married for 5 years. It's interesting that she writes about marriage.…

“How We Went to the Wedding” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 66:01


This is the story of two women who set out on a journey of 120 miles across a prairie in…

“Love of Life” by Jack London

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


It's Turkey Week! So, I thought a story about food would be good. But this story is about the lack…

“The Horror at Red Hook” by H.P. Lovecraft

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 60:00


It is, after all, Halloween! This story was requested by a listener and since we've just finished Winesburg, Ohio the…

“Winesburg, Ohio: Sophistication and Departure” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


Anderson has saved his best for last. I think you'll find the final scene in Winesburg very touching. I hope…

“Winesburg, Ohio: Drink and Death” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:59


Not the most cheerful topics. I've received feedback from a few of my listeners that these stories are very grim.…

“Winesburg, Ohio: Queer and The Untold Lie” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:59


We are getting to know these characters well, wouldn't you say? There are a total of over 100 characters named…

“Winesburg, Ohio: Loneliness and An Awakening” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:00


In “Loneliness; concerning Enoch Robinson” some scholars have noted the apparent parallels between author and character, since Anderson also left…

“Winesburg, Ohio: The Strength of God and The Teacher” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 57:00


Did you know, Anderson was self-educated and rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria,…

“My Unwilling Neighbor” by Frank Stockton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:16


This is a fun one for you! Stockton is best known for his children’s stories, but there are a few…

“Roads of Destiny” by O. Henry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 59:20


This week we bring you “Roads of Destiny” by O. Henry. Do you believe in Destiny? Can we somehow avoid…

“Little-Girl-Afraid-of-a-Dog” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:01


Let me start by saying, I am a girl afraid of a dog. I was bitten severely in the face…

“Unlighted Lamps” by Sherwood Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


I chose this story because it makes the point of opening your heart to those you love. In this time…

“The Weaker Vessel” and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


I thought it might be time to escape a little. While “The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror story and his…

” A Flutter In Eggs” by Jack London

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


Eggs are one of my favorite foods, and they seem to be in short supply during this strange time we’re…

“Marjorie Daw” by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 56:59


Here we have a gentleman housebound and stuck, just like us. Only he broke his leg. His friend, fearing he…

“Farmer in the Dell” by Edna Ferber

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 58:59


This is the story of a reluctantly retired farmer. We are all somewhat “reluctantly retired” at the moment, due to…

“Austin’s Girl” by Kathleen Norris

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


I chose this story because I wanted something to lift our spirits. It’s a touching story about learning that life…

“Miss Harriet” by Guy de Maupassant

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


This is a sweet but tragic love story. Maupassant describes Miss Harriet like this: “She seemed to be preserved in…

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


This week we bring you “The Most Dangerous Game” or “The Hounds of Zaroff” by Richard Connell. This story inspired…

“The Camel’s Back” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


This week we bring you “The Camel’s Back” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in his 1922 collection “Tales…

“The Mexican” by Jack London

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 57:00


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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