The Literate Truant

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Readings of short flash and micro pieces, essays and excerpts from the host's books.


    • Jul 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Seagulls and maple syrup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 4:36


    Do you ever wonder about the towns you visit, what they used to be, what they've become, what they mean to the people who live there. I do.

    I rotate my socks, but it doesn't seem to help

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 5:14


    Those of us of a certain age often lose things. We fear that we are losing more than things.

    "A damsel in distress, a femme fatale, and me."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 6:49


    Two head scratching pieces about two women I've known, and survived.

    Misfits and drunks I have known

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 8:03


    Underneath the placid veneer of the Eisenhower years people, under privileged and troubled, some causing trouble. I knew and observed them.

    "Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, some will make you scratch your head and wonder why"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 5:56


    A variety 3 pack of pieces from my book "I'm Just Lucky To Own My Own Car."

    "The Literate Truant", an introduction.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 4:42


    An introduction to the accessible, often off-beat, sometimes sardonic, and occasionally provocative short pieces, essays, and book excerpts of the host.

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