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In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the... Lire la suite

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the... Lire la suite

The Hippocratic oath is sacred. Until it’s not. Human foibles and frailties can quickly grow and make the Doctor into a romantic hero, or a despised villain, or hopeless professional in the face of what is around him. In this volume our protagonists... Lire la suite

Perhaps our first love is the one that captures us more completely than any other, save of course if we meet ‘the one’. In our young years emotions rage, consume, and boil over with an intensity that almost shocks us. Yet we are devoted to its path... Lire la suite

‘With this ring, I thee Wed’. And with these words lives enter a new chapter. Hopefully till the end of their lives but time together, with its up and downs, hurdles and obstacles, also cuts short a great many, sometimes in unusual ways.

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the... Lire la suite

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the... Lire la suite

To be so giddy in love, so wrapped up in each other is a very special and consuming feeling, the oxygen of the relationship. In this facet of love our classic authors feed the flames of love with beguiling words and story arcs in compelling... Lire la suite

Scientists are only interested in facts. Short story writers are only interested in fiction and how it can change one set of circumstances to another. Experiments in words may be common to both but when the scientist is our protagonist the journey... Lire la suite

The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors. How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and... Lire la suite

Over the long course of literature there are many stories which stand out, maybe jump out would be a better analogy in this context, with a theme from another world, the other side, a world we usually cannot see but which can take over our personal... Lire la suite

Rivals may start out as friends. Even friends like a bit of rivalry at times, it might spur them on to achieve more themselves. It might also bring out the worst of us as competition turns into more negative vices. In this volume such vaulted... Lire la suite

It is often said that the best writers write about something they know, something they understand. And it’s excellent advice. So when authors of the calibre of Stephen Crane, James Fenimore Cooper, Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and many others... Lire la suite

Guilt can be a loathsome word. It riddles us with its blend of torment and despair in various hues. Whether we call it a guilty secret or we have really done an act to inspire such a feeling, it is an emotion difficult to escape. In this volume of... Lire la suite

Deep within us is the dread of dying of moving on from life to another state of being. We assume it comes about through accident, perhaps even murder or disease that can be sudden or can take years to pull us into oblivion. But perhaps trumping all... Lire la suite

Being acknowledged for what you do is always very welcome. When it comes to Oscar’s, Emmy’s, Pulitzer’s and Nobel’s it’s also international news and for many, the pinnacle of their career. The Nobel Prize is much lauded and very difficult to secure.... Lire la suite

In ancient days people would gather around the campfire and, until more recent times, it was the most familiar way of hearing a story. The group usually assembled in the evening, perhaps after a meal, and a story would be told. The story-teller... Lire la suite

It is a common quality amongst us that we all have imagination and dreams. These are positives with which to embrace life and move forward. Unfortunately, our classic literary scribes including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Conan Doyle,... Lire la suite

An action is taken. It may be as the result of balanced thought or on a mere whim or impulse. But once taken many of these actions cannot be disregarded or ignored. They have set in motion effects and consequences. Some may be harmless or just minor... Lire la suite

From the very earliest days New England, first as a colony then as many of the founding states of America, has seemed genteel, almost reserved in its ambitions and the way it presents itself to the world. This volume will disavow you of that notion... Lire la suite