Podcast Episodes

COMING SOON TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND

It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) at noon EDT  -Chapter 1 of the 3rd 'Anne of Gree…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 3 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

Our protagonist finds himself stranded at Innsmouth and given a room at the only hotel- a room from which he makes a narrow escape as unseen creatures start tearing down the door.

We appreciate your …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT 2 OF 3) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

The suspense heats up quickly as our narrator finds the town drunk, who, with the help of a quart of whiskey, shares an incredible story of devil worship and sacrifice. Then our narrator finds that t…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (PT ONE) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

You are a guest in a house on Adams Street listening to a first hand account from a witness to exactly what happened there years ago to cause the little seaside town and its people to become so stran…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

HUCKLEBERRY by FRANK STOCKTON A TALE OF RIDDLES

Frank Stockton not only gave us some great short stories but also some very well-loved children's tales.  

Frank Stockton (1854 - 1902) was an American writer and humorist, best known for his allegor…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD by P.G. WODEHOUSE

"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the Unit…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

(BEST OF: LISTENER FAVORITE) THE LADY WITH THE LAMP: THE STORY OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by ELMER ADAMS AND WARREN FOSTER

Her name has become synonymous with saving lives and gave us the name for Nightingale helicopters that provide fast transport for emergency cases. To the soldiers of the Crimean war and many others, …

Published on 5 months ago

ADVENTURE OF THE WESTERN STAR ( A POIROT MYSTERY) by AGATHA CHRISTIE

Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie has sold more books than any other author. Inj this Hercule Poirot detective mystery, Poirot solves a double robbery involving two rare diam…

Published on 5 months ago

THE VANISHING OF VAUDREY A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY (W BONUS PRELUDE)

In one of GK Chesterton'slast collections, the Wisdom of Father Brown, Father Brown, while visiting a retired Flambeau in Spain, explains to a curious guest how he solves murders. Then he begins to r…

Published on 5 months ago

A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN by BRET HARTE

A young American man visiting a nearly deserted old abbey in England decides to take a swim in a secluded but inviting pond filled with crumbling statues. Suddenly a young lady enters from a hidden p…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago