Glen Reads Gothic Horror (to you)

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P9 by Victoria Holt

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0000

We learn:

oh my god- after over two months, I finally finished the goddamn book.
I think that Granny B is the biggest ‘7th virgin’ in this story.
I’m GOING to GERMANY. We’re done here.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Seventh-Virgin-Victoria-Holt/dp/0385006098/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39QY8HRHDDDMQ&keywords=The+Legend+of+the+Seventh+Virgin&qid=1695607300&sprefix=the+legend+of+the+seventh+virgin%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P8 by Victoria Holt

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:42:15 -0000

We learn:

Kim is back! And it’s not looking good for Karensa
This book is TOO LONG and I’m TRYING to get to Germany
There are some dead bodies in the mine

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'Captain Christy's Thanksgiving' by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 01:37:46 -0000

We learn:

I can’t read a holiday story without worrying about pedophiles
I’m learning horrible German phrases so I can get people in Germany to leave me alone
the “Do it Yourself Home school” organization loves to push stories written by people who were home schooled

Go on, read it for yourself: https://diyhomeschooler.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/b030f-8f374-e4369-7e7db-captain_christys_thanksgiving.pdf

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P7 by Victoria Holt

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 01:24:54 -0000

We learn:

Karensa’s idiot kid accidently murders the drunk
For some reason there are flies in my basement, which is normally a sign that my house has a demon in it.
Karensa’s son dissapears- but then, it’s fine. So it’s a non-event.

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P6 by Victoria Holt

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:33:52 -0000

We learn:

Karensa gets married to Johnny for almost no reason- but to piss his family off?
She has a baby boy, and is all smug that she can now rule the abbas with an iron fist
Tension is finally created when she realizes that if anything happens to Judeth, Justin and Mellyora could get married and have a kid - which will make Karensa useless.

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Two Halloween Stories by Algernon Blackwood

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 23:34:28 -0000

We learn:

The whole “it was all a dream” concept has been around forever
I didn’t come up with ANY spooky sound effects
How can you drill holes in a boat while you’re swimming for your life?

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P5 by Victoria Holt

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:42:44 -0000

We learn:

Apparently the Abbas is so amazing you’ll marry anyone to get into it.
If you want to get into the abbas, you will consider marrying a rapist
I have a flight at 4 in the morning and I’m still putting this episode out. Someday SOMEONE will appreciate the work I do.

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P4 by Victoria Holt

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:13:41 -0000

We learn:

I have to keep making the longest episodes in the world to get through this book
The mice in my basement are eating the peanut butter without getting caught in the traps
Poor people feed off the misery of the rich

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P3 by Victoria Holt

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:46:15 -0000

We learn:

If someone’s sibling dies and you have the same name- you’re IN
We’re 100 pages in and the story is kinda getting started
The Twins won against stupid Texas!

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ P2 by Victoria Holt

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:32:13 -0000

We learn:

Rich people used to lay down traps for the poor
The mice in my house have begun negotiations
Make the rich kids work for YOU

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'The Legend of the Seventh Virgin’ by Victoria holt

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:06:38 -0000

We learn:

Rich kids are the worst
It’s fall, and the mice are back
I don’t trust this “Granny Bee”

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'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' by P. G. Wodehouse

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 16:41:52 -0000

We learn:

This is like reading an episode of Friends
I learned the phrase “throwing soft-boiled eggs at an electric fan”
For some reason there is a bunch of egg references in this book

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‘Wind in the Willows’ CH 11 & 12 - by Kenneth Grahame

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:58:37 -0000

We learn:

I don’t know how this book works anymore
Were the weasels tall, or weasel sized?
My basement has gnats now.

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‘Wind in the Willows’ CH 9 & 10 - by Kenneth Grahame

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 22:47:14 -0000

We learn:

Popularity in this world is based on how many bird-friends you have
The author wouldn’t stop writing about the sea
This toad is seriously 6 feet tall

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‘Wind in the Willows’ CH 7 & 8 - by Kenneth Grahame

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:26:42 -0000

We learn:

Animals have their own gods
Toad is still an idiot
Apparently toad is at least 5 feet tall and can wear a human woman's clothes?

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‘Wind in the Willows’ CH 3 & 4 - by Kenneth Grahame

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:00:00 -0000

We learn:

This author is just another monster writing children’s literature
Leave it to grunge.com to tell me just how horrible this author is
Badger is in the mob

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‘Wind in the Willows’ CH 1 & 2 - by Kenneth Grahame

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

This author was a jerk to his kid- because he based Toad on him.
Mole is some unicorn that every other animal is after.
If you can’t afford a little vest, you become a slave in this world.

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'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare - Act 5

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:00:26 -0000

We learn:

No one is concerned that Hero has married a spaz that will probably flip out again.
Anti-Stratfordians are morons
In the end- I guess this is a story about family?

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'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare - Act 4

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:32:54 -0000

We learn:

The dad asks the audience for a knife so he can kill himself
Apparently, when someone passes out, it’s normal to ask “oh, are you passing out?”
I have an above ground pool now.

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'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare - Act 3

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:43:36 -0000

We learn:

Everyone is an idiot
don’t take the part where you can ruin a woman’s life seriously enough to question the bastard
Being a cop has always been awesome

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'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare - Act 2

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Claudio is a spaz, Don John basically wants people dead and people are tricked into liking each other. Great.

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'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare - Act 1

Fri, 19 May 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

If a child-servant wants to get married to a woman he’s barely spoken to, men fall all over themselves to make that happen.

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'Softie' by Noel Loomis

Fri, 12 May 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

You can be a sensi-poo piss-baby and still be respected by alpha males?

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 9

Fri, 05 May 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Nick might be gay? But still doesn't stop him from being a huge jerk. There’s a huge review of this book at the end.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/18533627?ean=9780743273565

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 8

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:58:01 -0000

We learn:

You got a dead Gatsby, and a fussed Nick who pretends he didn’t like him anyway.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/18533627?ean=9780743273565

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 7

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:55:20 -0000

We learn:

Have you ever got stuck at a couple’s house while they argue? Did you like it? Then you will LOVE this.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/18533627?ean=9780743273565

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 6

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 01:58:23 -0000

We learn:

Daisy is a turd, Tom is a turd, Gatsby is a turd so I guess we like Nick?

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 5

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

This author makes up words that are probably anti-semitic.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 4

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

That this book is anti-semetic. Surprise, surprise.

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 3

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We learn: The chapter actually ends with the protagonist saying he’s the most moral person ever.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/18533627?ean=9780743273565

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 2

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:10:36 -0000

We learn: When it came to physical abuse in the 20s, the only concern anyone had when a man hit a woman is that they have to call it a night.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out: verisimilitudino.us

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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ch 1

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:45:59 -0000

Reading a book recommended to me 2 years ago by https://verisimilitudino.us/@baki

We learn:

Its basically the first season of Vanderpump Rules.

This was a book recommended by my friend- go check him out: verisimilitudino.us

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-weird-tales-of-conan-the-barbarian-robert-e-howard/11824944?ean=9780486794884

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Conan: ‘The Tower of the Elephant’ by Robert Ervin Howards

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:56:26 -0000

We learn:

Once you know an author is racist, it’s all you think about while you read this crap.

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-weird-tales-of-conan-the-barbarian-robert-e-howard/11824944?ean=9780486794884

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‘Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword' by Robert Ervin Howards

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:28:00 -0000

I can’t believe that I’m going to say a sword and sorcery book is boring. But I am. Because it is.

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/winnie-the-pooh-classic-gift-edition-a-a-milne/12085852?ean=9780525555315

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'Winnie-the-pooh' Ch 9 & 10 by A. A. Milne

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:17:12 -0000

We learn: Its just more whimsey. What did you expect? It was written for kids.

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/winnie-the-pooh-classic-gift-edition-a-a-milne/12085852?ean=9780525555315

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'Winnie-the-pooh' Ch 7 & 8 by A. A. Milne

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:53:50 -0000

The only thing to be learned in these chapters is: Whimsy

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/winnie-the-pooh-classic-gift-edition-a-a-milne/12085852?ean=9780525555315

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'Winnie-the-pooh' Ch 5 & 6 by A. A. Milne

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Never trust a flesh God

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'Winnie-the-pooh' Ch 3 & 4 by A. A. Milne

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0000

If you see your friends severed arm in the woods, don’t make it into a door knocker. At some point you have to take responsibility for your decisions.

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'Winnie-the-pooh' Ch 1 & 2 by A. A. Milne

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0000

No romance section in the master bedroom for you this time- this is a kids book. Instead, I take you to the 'snuggle closet'.

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'The Assistant' by Tiffany Reisz

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:23:36 -0000

Where I can finally read about a REALISTIC sexy party.

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'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - Ch 5

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0000

I'm done. This will teach me to never stray from the source material: 1983's 'Mickey's Christmas Carol'

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'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - Ch 4

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0000

We learn:

I still hate rich kids
The ghost of Christmas Future was just a prank by the other ghosts
This book could have ended by now, but we gotta learn more about Tiny Tim. Ugh.

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-christmas-carol-with-original-illustrations-in-full-color-charles-dickens/15055535?ean=9781936830886

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'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - Ch 3

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Charles Dickens had a rough childhood
Dickens must have written with a thesaurus next to him to increase that word count
My kid shows up to the sex room again

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-christmas-carol-with-original-illustrations-in-full-color-charles-dickens/15055535?ean=9781936830886

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'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - Ch 2

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Varicose veins in someone’s legs can look like they’re ‘winking’ at you
I’ve just started burping while I read words. It’s a new low.
My wife says Dicken’s books are so long because he’s being paid by the word.

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-christmas-carol-with-original-illustrations-in-full-color-charles-dickens/15055535?ean=9781936830886

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'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - Ch 1

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:04:13 -0000

I figured I should read this at some point in my life. It's pretty much what you think it would be.

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'Judgement on Janus’ CH 16 17 & 18 by Andre Norton

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

That apparently people who are into Anime LOVE legs
I was upbeat about finishing the story, until I had to keep reading it
I vow to never read a sci-fi book from the 60s ever again.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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'Judgement on Janus’ CH 13 14 & 15 by Andre Norton

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:39:48 -0000

We learn:

My 'fun fact' really killed the vibe of the episode
This story is sapping the life out of me, I can't even get horny anymore
I'm desperate to read Winnie the Poo now. Ugh.

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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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'Judgement on Janus’ CH 10 11 & 12 by Andre Norton

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 02:10:38 -0000

We learn:

I Go off on a long rant about Twitter
Desperate to finish this turd, I read 3 chapters
Longest episode ever.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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'Judgement on Janus’ CH 8 & 9 by Andre Norton

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:25:45 -0000

We learn:

I really can't stand this book
I got to tell a Charles DICKens joke thanks to grunge.com
This book just keeps creating new sci-fi words and names.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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'Judgement on Janus' CH 6 & 7 by Andre Norton

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 16:23:50 -0000

We learn:

I REALLY hate reading this book
I never get used to ridiculous 1960s sci-fi names
Both daughter and wife INTERRUPT ME

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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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'John Charrington’s Wedding' by E. Nesbit

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

I almost forgot to talk about seeing a satanic Do-wop band last week.
E. Nesbit kinda sucked
I don’t like Jerry Seinfeld

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/public-domain-texts/e-nesbit-john-charringtons-wedding.html

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'The Spook House' by Ambrose Bierce

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0000

We learn:

Apparently all the ‘fun facts’ can be found in the Wikipedia page
My daughter is a better host than me
My kid will bust in while I’m in my master bedroom to show off her crochet hat

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/public-domain-texts/ambrose-bierce-the-spook-house.html

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'The Specter Bride' by William Harrison Ainsworth

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:15:36 -0000

We learn:

I’m married! Just like the people in this story.
My 26 year old cat is dying. So that puts a damper on things.
This story doesn’t really have a ‘specter bride’ like it promised.

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/online-text-spectre-bride-william-harrison-ainsworth/

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'Judgement on Janus’ - CH 4 & 5 by Andre Norton

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:13:16 -0000

We learn:

Thanks to the Canadian Spirit Podcast (@spirit_canadian on twitter) we learned what “Gentlehomo—” means "Gentle Homo sapiens"
I have a cat that kills mice, but I won’t touch him. He’s gross
This is the second book in my ‘career’ that I’ve considered dropping before I finish it. Thank GOD FOR OCTOBER SCARY STORIES MONTH

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'Judgement on Janus’ - CH 2 & 3 by Andre Norton

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:45:03 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Apparently “Gentlehomo—” is a term that was made up for this book
I start playing old commercials from the ‘80s because I’ve run out of ideas
Apparently “Gentlehomo—” wasn’t supposed to be hilarious

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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Judgement on Janus - CH 1

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:36:37 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Kids always get in the way
Sci-Fi novels always have the worst names
Gertie decides to turn my smoking room into a sewing room

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=judgement+on+janus&i=stripbooks&crid=3UB8DIN91FSBQ&sprefix=judgement+on+janus%2Cstripbooks%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie Chapter 6

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:45:02 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

The author is a horrible pedophile who ruined the lives of the kids he abducted. So I’m giving up on this book.

My girlfriend gave me permission to officially drop this book
The fairies had a orgy… that’s in the book. A book for kids.

. . Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/peter-pan-9781840227895/9781840227895 . . Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie Chapter 5

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:46:08 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

That you can just steal food out of a birds mouth and everyone is friends in the end.

Everything is racist all the time
The lost boys apparently need 7 doors for their house. Because they’re morons
I’m thinking about inception-ing my commercials with a 3rd layer of ads
The author is a pedo

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie Chapter 4

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn: That you can just steal food out of a birds mouth and everyone is friends in the end.

I had to work fast- the bachelorette is on
Tinkerbell actually wants to kill Wendy
Everyone flying is a dick

. . Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/peter-pan-9781840227895/9781840227895 . . Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie Chapter 3

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 02:01:07 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

I went back to the mansion
Nothing STILL makes any sense
If a fairy pees in your hand… you can use it.

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie Chapter 2

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Learn more about how to fight against the Supreme Court's decision by visiting https://www.podvoices.help/get-help
I went back to the cabin for the 4th holiday
Nothing STILL makes any sense
The author added pixie dust to keep kids from killing themselves

. .

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/peter-pan-9781840227895/9781840227895

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‘Peter Pan’ Chapter 1

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:00:50 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Nothing makes sense in this chapter
This author might actually NOT be a dick
Disney was a dick, and his company didn’t get better until 2008

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'The Preposterously Unlikely Plight of Lucious The Lama' by spookybookiwrite

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Lama’s CAN be racist
Snipers can be anywhere at any time
Sometimes you just gotta go where the waters take you

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 10' by Carolie Farr

Sat, 21 May 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

The final chapter was only TWO PAGES . .

We learn:

Two pages can STILL count as a chapter
Most authors are racist, apparently
I’m running out of bits for dorglass.com

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 9

Sun, 15 May 2022 14:33:55 -0000

Episode Notes

Who says you can't have your story arc at the second to last chapter of a book.

. .

We learn:

East coast people can't handle a tornado
My Dad was wrong about J.D. Salinger
They didn't make the secret sensor open the painting in the most obvious spot

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https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 8

Sat, 07 May 2022 05:08:52 -0000

Episode Notes

A whole chapter dedicated to a woman trying to prove that she's not just 'having a bad dream' when being almost murdered.

. .

We learn:

I'm sick of the mansion 'bit' so I go for a cabin theme
There are flies on the 'forest track' I got for free
My oldest brought home a vest made of white animal tails

. . Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 7

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

It's the '70s. If a woman has something to say they're 'hysterical' and probably get slapped.

. .

We learn:

That Bram Stoker was a Q-anon weirdo
That having 5 cats is too many
Snooping is worse than torturing people

. . Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 6

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Where we learn that a man can 'be known' for 'appreciating women' and you can commission a portrait of someone without their consent.

. .

We learn:

I've got gas
I once watched a movie about sex where everyone wore puppet heads
A woman can use her sexuality to sell horses.

. . Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 5

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Where my daughter interrupts AGAIN- and nearly nothing happens in the story.

. .

We learn:

Italy was FINE.
My daughter learns the horrible secret about 'New York Times best selling authors"
The French are the worst.

. . Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - Ch 4

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

They FINALLY take a tour of the torture chamber and a woman may, or may not, have consented to the hosts kink.

Plus both my kids interrupt again. . .

We learn:

That my kids don't know how to run an oven.
Some book reviews can be so short- they can't even qualify as a "New York Times Best Selling Author"
Never sleep over at someones house when they have a kink they want to force on you.

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https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - CH 3

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We witness the 'help' having secret sex nights. Plus my daughter makes another appearance in the MIDDLE of my SHOW to talk about what she's reading.

. .

We learn:

My daughter is a turd
People actually get dressed up just to see a torture chamber
I'm going to Italy and I'm never coming back

. .

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https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

. . .

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‘Castle of Terror’ by Caroline Farr - Ch 1 & 2

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:24:59 -0000

Episode Notes

I read the first two chapters of a gothic horror which is all about a woman getting hit on by some guy she met at horse camp.

We learn:

You can make up anything about an author if there's no information on them
Moving furniture really sucks
I'm NOT talking about my cats.

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https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Terror-Caroline-Farr/dp/0451066537

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‘The Dinner Guest’ by Brandon Faircloth

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:00:47 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

I'm going to Italy and still don't have much to say about it.
It's impossible to get 'fun facts' about authors lately.
something

. . Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/syty7g/the_dinner_guest/

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Learn more about the author and their work here:

Website: https://verastahl.com/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Verastahl/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-Faircloth/e/B07GNWSC77?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1647741853&sr=8-2

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73PScmymsggAJ26f_ZPmvQ/featured

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‘Curse of the Evil Faries Fort’ & ‘Flesh on the Grill’ by Drac Von Stoller

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/31-horrifying-tales-from-the-dead/9781540800541\

Watch some of Drac's movies!

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=drac+von+stoller&i=instant-video

Read the Salon article:

https://www.salon.com/2014/08/17/portrait_of_a_self_published_author_drac_von_stollers_invisible_literary_empire/

And keep up with what he's up to:

https://dracvonstoller.wixsite.com/drac

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'Tying the Knot' by Tiffany Reisz

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

I have nothing intelligent to add when it comes to Russia’s war with Ukraine
If the author decides to sue me for reading this public story, I’m going to send a strongly worded email.
The parakeet has got to go.

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.tiffanyreisz.com/tying-the-knot

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'Piggly Wiggly' by Anonymous

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

The author won’t give out his name
I haven’t seen this guys face in 20 years
He threw big words at me like a JERK

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://verisimilitudino.us/piggly_wiggly.php

Learn more:

Website: https://verisimilitudino.us

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'Anything I want, I can pull from a hole in the side of my head' by AliasForWhom

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:23:55 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Tom Holland is America’s favorite British actor
Mysterious, living authors are making my show intro awkward
If I could go back in the past and tell my younger self that I put more vents in my basement, it would just piss me off

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/soro9l/anything_i_want_i_can_pull_from_a_hole_in_the/

And read more of their work here:

https://www.reddit.com/user/AliasForWhom/

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'Misunderstanding' by Evelyn Michaels

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

The only things going on in my life lately are NONE of your BUSINESS
Besides that, my life is really, really boring lately
I have to resort to stories about my dog because I literally have nothing else to say

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/slukmk/misunderstanding/

Check out ‘Haven Creek: and Other Horror Tales’ by Evelyn Michaels on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09NPNK2KR/ref=docs-os-doi_0

Learn more about the author:

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/eloquentursula/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eloquent_ursula

Deviant Art: https://www.deviantart.com/writtenursula

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eloquentursula/

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 14 & 15

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

I got the booster shot, and I’m waiting for those sweet, sweet fever naps.
Starving a dog isn't enough, you need to put fire in it's mouth
I FINISHED the BOOK!

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 13

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

We learn:

Someone decided that Holmes has a 190 IQ
Stapleton’s sister is actually his wife
Circumstantial evidence is ‘good enough’

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 12

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:57:16 -0000

Episode Notes

When a felon dies in the woods, apparently everyone is happy about it. .

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 10 - 11

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 01:00:09 -0000

Episode Notes

More literary crutches like ‘diary entries’ and a pervert on a roof watching kids through a telescope

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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Chapter 9 of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:02:28 -0000

Episode Notes

If you have a secret, and someone asks you what it is- Just lie! Don't say, "I don't want to tell you." Just reference some porn you watched recently and that will throw people off your tracks... Moron.

. Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 8

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:10:54 -0000

Episode Notes

Nothing happens. Watson writes a letter to Holmes basically making a 'clip show' of the last chapter.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 7

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 01:49:38 -0000

Episode Notes

Stapleton is a monster who LOVES watching horses drown in the bog while he chases after moths. What a dick. Also, my daughter interrupts the show to talk about her own goddamn book.

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'Zero Hour' by Ray Bradbury

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 05:37:42 -0000

Episode Notes

A story about what happens when you let kids play with knives and openly talk about killing adults. Happy Halloween people. .

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/zero-hour-and-other-stories/9781606997048 .

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'Hallowe'en at Merryvale' by Alice Hale Burnett

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:05:54 -0000

Episode Notes

We are introduced to a world where kids have horrible nicknames like "Frog", and just "Fat" - and adults have questionable motivations for a grotesque Halloween party they decide to throw them.

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/hallowe-en-at-merryvale-illustrated-edition-dodo-press/9781409949473

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'Castle Drac Von Stoller' & 'Death in the Wilderness' by Drac Von Stoller

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:05:52 -0000

Episode Notes

Starting my spooky October stories with the master of horror- Drac Von Stoller.

One story about an army of vampires to take over the world that actually turns out pretty good for them. And another story about just dying in general?

Go on, read it for yourself:

https://bookshop.org/books/31-horrifying-tales-from-the-dead/9781540800541

Watch some of Drac's movies!

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=drac+von+stoller&i=instant-video

The Salon article:

https://www.salon.com/2014/08/17/portrait_of_a_self_published_author_drac_von_stollers_invisible_literary_empire/

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 5 & 6

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:39:28 -0000

Episode Notes

Ben's got Covid. So we didn't record the Book Boys, and I had to poop out this emergency episode. Lets review what happens:

Chapter 5? Nothing. Holmes is an unlikable turd and he sucks at his job. Chapter 6? Ooooh, you get a classic, creepy mansion story. You'll like that one. But Holmes still sucks.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 3 & 4

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 03:26:31 -0000

Episode Notes

Just looking worse, we find out that Sherlock Holmes is a fan of Phrenology. And he's constantly trying to be better than everyone else. The first four chapters are CRAP so far.

Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780451528018/9780451528018

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'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle - CH 1 & 2

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:06:14 -0000

Episode Notes

Where Sherlock Holmes is a jerk to everyone he talks to. Books like this make me fussed.

We also learn that my new dog won't stop secreting away turds in my house.

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'Campfire Tales' by Drac Von Stoller

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:18:01 -0000

Episode Notes

The story of a group of weirdos that are just looking to get killed. I mean, seriously, they all have sing-alongs with someone playing a guitar. Come on...

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'A Mother's Arms' by Sarina Dorie

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

An octopus finds new purpose in life by forcing a human to be it's baby.

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https://www.amazon.com/Wont-You-Neighbor-Otherworldly-Collection-ebook/dp/B08W25PVYQ

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'A Mate Not A Meal' by Sarina Dorie

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 05:02:01 -0000

Episode Notes

The story of a spider who wants love, but in the end has to settle for 'good enough'.

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'Day of the Nuptial Flight' by Sarina Dorie

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:32:51 -0000

Episode Notes

The story of a space hornet that just wanted to mate, and sorta gets what he wants.

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'My Curse, My Flavor Town' a Guy Fieri creepy pasta by JordanRotten13

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:47:29 -0000

Episode Notes

The story of a simple man carrying on the tradition of taking on the role of becoming the new Guy Fieri. And there's a giant Burrito that rotates in the sky spewing flavor on the inhabitants of 'flavor town'.

We learn:

The turds at Ladies Fright Podcast do an impression of me. It's both flattering... and enraging.
I have to work tomorrow.

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'Cocaine' by Pendleton King

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

A hypocritical Nora decides that they need to kill themselves. And after being called a chicken, Joe is all in. Then they don't when it's inconvenient. The story has almost nothing to do with cocaine.

We learn:

It's finally raining, which is great for my lawn, but blows for a guy without a working dryer.
New cats pee EVERYWHERE
Ladies Fright podcast is releasing their episode where Jackie does an impression of me. DON'T listen to it!

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'Facing Death' by August Strindberg

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:04:43 -0000

Episode Notes

Misunderstood and whiny, a man decides he'd rather kill himself than find a new line of work or get his kids to like him for who he is.

My cat likes me
It's fathers day, and I made my kids watch Ponyo with me
My dryer is still broken
My oldest wants their own segment on my show where they make fun of me

Promos: Drunk Theory Let Me Tell You Somethin' Bitch

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'Planchette' & 'A Visit from the Greys (Aliens)' by Drac Von Stoller

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

This week I check in with an author I've read before by reading about greedy teens who search for a haunted ouija board, and a greedy family who battle aliens to keep an anal probe. We learn:

Drac has fallen off the map, and I'm worried about him
I've coined the phrase "Glenergy" to describe what makes my show so successful
My kid likes the 'Let Me Tell You Somethin' Bitch' podcast
I should have had you dress like George Clooney for the romance portion
The 'Ladies Fright' podcast still keeps pissing me off
I'm going to become financially destitute because of the trees in my yard

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'Bringing the Heat' by Tiffany Reisz

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:00:51 -0000

Episode Notes

What starts out as a boring date for Jada at a minor league baseball game, turns into the most graphic MLM Jada has ever peeped on. Just in time for Pride month!

This turned out to be REALLY descriptive. So, consider this your warning for adult content.

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Warrior-Maid of Mars by Alfred Coppel - P2

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 05:00:17 -0000

Episode Notes

Our man is tricked into thinking he had a successful escape, then he fights his nemesis, and decides that rain is key to his conquering the desert. Oh, and there's no romance. The warrior-maid is hardly a factor in this story.

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Warrior-Maid of Mars by Alfred Coppel

Mon, 31 May 2021 06:13:38 -0000

Episode Notes

I decide to declare war against the Ladies Fright Podcast, because I TALK NORMAL. Then the 'short story' I'm reading is the longest thing on earth. I play the Ladies Fright Podcast promo and go to bed.

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Chapter 23 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Mon, 17 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Well, I'm back on this book again. We learn that David gets a new job. He gets a sweet pad in London. And Mr. Dick was right, there's more to the the creeper hanging around Miss Betsey.

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'Confessions of the Orgasm Fairy' by Sarina Dorie

Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

A heart-warming story about how working hard can make all your dreams come true.

About the Author

Sarina Dorie has sold over 170 short stories to markets like Analog, Daily Science Fiction, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Orson Scott Card’s IGMS, Cosmos, and Abyss and Apex. Her stories and published novels have won humor contests and Romance Writer of America awards. She has over fifty novels published, including her bestselling series, Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. A few of her favorite things include: gluten-free brownies (not necessarily glutton-free), Star Trek, steampunk aesthetics, fairies, Severus Snape, Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. Darcy.

By day, Sarina is a public school art teacher, artist, belly dance performer and instructor, copy editor, fashion designer, event organizer and probably a few other things. By night, she writes. As you might imagine, this leaves little time for sleep. You can find info about her short stories and novels on her website: http://www.sarinadorie.com

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'The Little Prince' Part 2 - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Mon, 10 May 2021 03:53:15 -0000

Episode Notes

What do you do when wanda over at the 'From Words to Ideas" podcast gives you a story that is impossibly sad, and the turds at the 'Ladies Fright' Podcast make fun of the way you talk?

You hold back the tears. You never show them your feelings.

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'The Little Prince' Part 1 - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Thu, 06 May 2021 06:29:36 -0000

Episode Notes

What do you do when your plane crashes and you're trying to get home and some kid starts talking about a fussy flower on his planet? You listen, damnit. You LISTEN.

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‘Ponies’ by kij johnson

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:36:00 -0000

Episode Notes

What would you give up to finally be popular? Would you give up your pony? You’ll learn what sacrifice means in this episode.

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Chapter 22 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

David STILL can't get over his man-crush, and Dickens clearly doesn't like small people. All this and a neighbor with a vague sexual issue make for a really long chapter.

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'The Egg' by Andy Weir

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:15:30 -0000

Episode Notes

The story of a man who dies and realizes he's god.. and you. And me? I don't like him being me.

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'A Country Doctor' by Franz Kafka

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Like Taylor Swift, Kafka seemed to love writing about his failing relationships. Especially if he thought he was being cheated on.

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'The Intoxicated' by Shirley Jackson

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000

I decided to take a break from 'David Copperfield' this week because I miss feeling inadequate and un-cool around teens. Lucky for me, Shirley Jackson got me covered.

The romance corner book this week is 'The Kiss Quotient' by Helen Hoang:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566902/the-kiss-quotient-by-helen-hoang/

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Chapter 21 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

In this chapter, we learn:

David is thinks he's nailed acting older than he really is... until he meets Steerforth's butler, Littimer.
Steerforth take off to the boat-house and interrupt the news that Ham and Emily are engaged.
Steerforth charms everyone - but hints at being a jerk by saying that Emily is good-lookin and she shouldn't marry a 'knuckle head' like Ham.
We should never forget that there is a painting of Mrs. Dartle in a guest bedroom out there in the world

This week's romance novel is 'The Duke Undone' by Joanna Lowell:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634625/the-duke-undone-by-joanna-lowell/

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Chapter 20 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

David can't stop being in love with Steerforth. Nothing will stop this obsession. He goes to Steerforth's house and learns that he's a brat that threw a hammer at a woman's face, and his mom put him in a low-class school, just so he could be the king there and feel important. Even calling David "Daisy" as a crappy nick-name wont change his mind.

This week's romance novel is 'The Business of Lovers' by Eric Jerome Dickey:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606715/the-business-of-lovers-by-eric-jerome-dickey/

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Chapter 19 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

David finishes school and is trying to find a career so he's going back to where the actions- Yarmouth. He makes his rounds to say goodbye to everyone and heads to London and runs into friggin' Steerfourth. Damnit.

This week's romance novel is 'Lost, Found, and Forever' by Victoria Schade:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611513/lost-found-and-forever-by-victoria-schade/

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Ch 18 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

We suddenly get the narration point of view of David when he's really, really old for some reason. He thinks back fondly of all the women he was hot for. One, a woman in her 30s who eventually marries an old man for his money. He tells all this to Agnes... a romance-option that has been right under his nose all along...

The romance corner book this week is 'The Intimacy Experiment' by Rosie Dananhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623480/the-intimacy-experiment-by-rosie-danan/

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Ch 17 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Mr, Dick starts hanging around David's school (which someone should have been concerned about) but he's so lovable that even Dr. Strong hangs out with him.

Uriah Heep invited David over to his mom's house, and the drill him for information- there's a LOT of unflattering things written about his hands, how he 'writhes' and his glistening nostrils.

Mr. Micawber shows up and sucks the life out of David by complaining about how his debt is ruining his life (he should go back to that sweet, sweet debitors jail- it's way better than going out on his own).

The Micawber's have to sneak out of town to avoid paying their hotel bill and David is relieved to see them go.

The romance corner book this week is 'The Dating Plan' by Sara Desaihttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622473/the-dating-plan-by-sara-desai/

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Ch 16 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000

David goes to his new school and meets the headmaster, Dr. Strong and Annie (a much younger woman) that Dr. Strong is married to (eeew).David and the Wickfields agree that he'll to live with them for the remainder of his school year.David STILL hates Uriah Heep, who tells David he just wants to be a lawyer.

The romance corner book this week is 'All Consuming' by Jaci Burton

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Ch 15 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Right when David is making BFF's with Mr. Dick, he's forced to live with ANOTHER family while he goes to school in Canterbury. This family has a kid with red hair which apparently is unacceptable for David. Also: I'm still trying to find information about the 'batman suit' Charles Dickens had in his 'secret room'.

The romance corner book this week is 'Wrapt in Crystal' by Sharon Shinn

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Ch 14 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000

We're 14 chapters into this book and FINALLY someone is NICE to David. Mrs. Betsy goes off on the Murdstones and it's about damn time.
The romance corner book this week is 'Quiet in Her Bones' by Nalini Singh

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Ch 13 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:44:05 -0000

David heads to Dover! Of course he has to sell most of his clothes and sleep on haystacks, but that's just normal for travel. He finally finds his Aunt, and we end the chapter not knowing if he will stay there permanently because she's obsessed with donkeys for some reason.The romance corner book this week is 'One Snowy Night' by Patience Griffin

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Ch 12 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:13:12 -0000

David says goodbye to the Micawber family, now free of debt, who've decided to head to the heartland.
He decides to run away from the bottle factory and see if he can stay with his weird aunt (who's still pissed he's not a girl).
He tries to get some 'long legged' kid who's pro child-labor to deliver his trunk to the post office but gets robbed instead.

The romance corner book this week is 'Only by Your Touch' by Catherine Anderson

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Ch 11 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:26:59 -0000

David is forced into child-labor at Mr. Murdstones liquor factory. He's set up to live in a house with a sweet family who have no money and have to sell everything they have because they're in debt. THEN they all get to live together for free in 'debtors jail'. Why bother owning a house you can't afford if you can just go live for free in this 'debtors jail'?

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Ch 10 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:09:40 -0000

After the funeral the Murdstone's fire Peggoty then let David go to Yarmouth to get creepy on Emily. Mr Barkis also gets creepy on Peggoty by floating around uninvited and not really speaking. But it works and he marries her. David goes back to the Murdstones and they send him off to work at a counting house in London.

The romance corner book this week is 'The Velocity of Revolution' by Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Ch 9 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000

David finds out on his birthday that his mom is sick. Like, real, real sick. So sick she's dead. Also? The baby died too.

The romance corner book this week is 'Say No More' by Karen Rose

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Ch 8 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000

David is home for the holidays and finds out his mom has a new baby. After hearing that the carriage guy has the hots for Peggotty, she suddenly starts arguing with Clara for no reason. Then it's back to everyone talking about the baby. When Mr. Murdstone hears that the baby has David's eyes, he suddenly starts arguing with Clara for no reason. David is pretty relieved to go back to school after a month of this crap.

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Ch 7 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

School is on! and Mr. Creakle is beating kids like crazy. Traddles keeps getting blamed for kid-crimes that he didn't commit, but he won't rat anyone out. But even with that unsung hero David is STILL obsessed with Steerfourth- a man-child who apparently HATES poor people. In the end they eat crab in their bedroom.

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Ch 6 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:14:14 -0000

David finally meets the kids at his school. After some under-age drinking and gossip about the teachers, he watches his roommate sleep.

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Ch 5 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:43:31 -0000

Peggoty has become a Copperfield Stan while David travels to his new school. Even though none of the kids are there yet- the school staff make him wear an embarrassing sign around his neck so he can dip his toe in the waters of what life is going to be like.

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Ch 4 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:25:39 -0000

David's return home sucks. His new dad is creepy and is all about "firmness". He has his sister live with them, so now there's two people slumming off his mom's money. After a really sad beating scene, and a creepy scene where he kisses Peggotty through a keyhole, David is sent off to school in London.

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Ch 3 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

David gets to go see Peggotty's family who live in a boat. The uncle had a drinking problem, but that doesn't stop David from hitting on his daughter. After a lot of empty promises to 'write', David goes back home to find that her mom married that creepy guy. Just to show who's really in charge, they've even changed his room around.

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Ch 2 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Mom's new boyfriend decides to spend time with David... by bringing him to work. And it sucks. Mom gets worked into a lather with every compliment and David gets out of town to hang out with a kid named Ham.

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Ch 1 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

David's mom has to entertain his creepy aunt, his nanny has been hiding her boy in the house, and he was supposed to be a girl. We're off to a strong start in the first chapter.

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Part 5 of 'Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' by Frank Baum

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Like any Christmas miracle, I wrap up something I slowly learn to hate just in time for the holidays.

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Part 4 of 'Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' by Frank Baum

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

This book will never end. I thought that it would be a 'fun' and 'quick read'. But nope. Frank Baum has written an epic about Santa Claus that I'm sure entire schools are dedicated to studying the greater meaning of.

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Part 3 of 'Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' by Frank Baum

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Claus starts a war between immortals and doesn't even notice because he's too busy thinking about... other people's kids. Then he uses the reindeer's kink against them to break into people's homes and watch them sleep.

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Part 2 of 'Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' by Frank Baum

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Like a trust-fund kid, Claus sets out on his own but his mom takes care of everything for him- even down to making his dinner every night. That leaves a lot of time for him to sit around thinking of... the kids...

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'Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' by Frank Baum

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:02:06 -0000

Where this author makes up a fake origin story for a real man that died in 1942 during a bombing over France. It's highly offensive, especially since it prominently involves 'grabbing' a 'girdle' for some reason.

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'The Master Cat: Or, Puss in Boots' from the Blue Fairy Book

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:54:30 -0000

There is a cat giving away his satanic nature by walking around on it's hind legs, killing with pleasure and threatening everyone around him and NO ONE seems to care.

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'Thanksgiving at Todd's Asylum' by Winthrop Packard from 'The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories'

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:30:14 -0000

A group of people agree to live together in a house, though none are really 'crazy' or in need of professional help. So I have no idea why it is called an asylum, but there's food at the end... A tale as old as time.

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'Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper' from the Blue Fairy Book

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Falling in love is easy when you only care about looks, lucky for this lady she had a god-mother who doesn't see any problems with that.

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'Rumpelstiltzkin & Why the Sea is Salt' from the Blue Fairy Book

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

The first story, about a weird man who just wants a kid. The second, another story about a dumb person who has unlimited power and doesn't know how to use it.

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'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp' from the Blue Fairy Book

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:39:29 -0000

A creepy kid stumbles on two items that bring him unlimited wishes. Of course he keeps forgetting that and spends the rest of the story wasting his own time- And also forcing a woman to love him.

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'The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was' from the Blue Fairy Book

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 06:00:22 -0000

Another episode where I read fairy tales like a crabby uncle. This one, about a boy who wants to feel fear so he lights fires and kills his way toward understanding… Because he’s a psychopath. That’s his real problem. It’s the story of a boy with a serious untreated condition. Angela Lansbury plays a big role in this story for me.

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‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood’ from the Blue Fairy Book

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

One story ends pretty abruptly, but that’s how it goes when the protagonist is murdered. The other involves marrying your grandma. I don’t even care what the rest of the story was about beyond that.

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‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ from the Blue Fairy Book

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

What do you do if you’re poor as hell, but have a beautiful daughter? Sell her off to a white bear for money.

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‘The Yellow Dwarf’ from the Blue Fairy Book

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

You know what takes a fairy tale from average to ‘top-shelf’? A yellow dwarf sitting in a tree eating oranges. Everyone dies in the end.

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‘The Bronze Ring’ and ‘Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess’ from the Blue Fairy Book

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

‘The Bronze Ring’ is the story of hubris. ‘Prince Hyacinth…’ is about how you should hope you’re never born ugly.

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‘The Judge's House’ by Bram Stoker

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:25:24 -0000

When a student’s idea of a ‘fun vacation’ is to just to be alone in an empty house so he can study- it’s about a fun as you’d expect.

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‘The Signal-Man’ by Charles Dickens

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

The story of two men who’s love is cut short by a spectral warning.

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‘The Body-Snatcher’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Terror comes in all guises. Even in the form of a clerical error.

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‘Man-Size in Marble’ by E. Nesbit

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

If you give your wife a disturbing pet-name like, “my pussy” you know the story isn’t going to turn out good.

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‘The Dream Woman’ by Wilkie Collins

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 04:55:02 -0000

You’d think that when you survive the murder attempt you dreamed about earlier you’d be done, but nope.

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‘Casting the Runes’ by M.R. James

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:02:33 -0000

Another good story that takes forever to get to the point… How would I have known that ‘October barrage’ would be the hardest thing ever.

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‘The Thirteenth Tree’ by R.H. Malden

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

The mystery of a murder that is kinda solved by entering the exciting world of paperwork. A witch is involved, though, only barely.

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‘The Empty House' by Algernon Blackwood

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Finally, an actual scary ghost story. No weird crap tacked on at the end. Just two people walking into a haunted house, seeing some scary stuff, then leaving. Perfect.

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‘August Heat' by W.F. Harvey

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

This author really hates overweight men. That is pretty clear. And he thinks bible-reading-wives are boring as hell. Put it all together and you have the making of a good paranormal murder story.

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‘A Visitor from Down Under' by L.P. Hartley

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 05:22:59 -0000

A story of revenge by some kind of... Ghost? Or something? I read the whole thing and couldn't make any sense of it. Maybe you can

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‘The Shadow of a Shade’ - By Tom Hood

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:11:39 -0000

A story of a woman who's being harassed by a man even though she's already got a boyfriend, so the man kills the boyfriend. Then the boyfriend-ghost kills the guy. Pretty standard stuff.

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‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ - By Washington Irving Part 2

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:04:18 -0000

He didn't die. I don't know how else to make that clear. I'm sick of people trying to be all cute with, "Are you sure? Maybe the Headless Horsemen claimed another victim..." and smile all smugly to themselves. Irving made it perfectly clear that he was alive and well in another city. End of story. I'm not dealing with this anymore.

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‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ - By Washington Irving - Part 1

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:23:38 -0000

A lanky, skinny-man decides to move in on the only woman in town who is delicious as food, and he loves how all the animals on her dad's farm is just living food. This episode is about a hungry teacher who just wants to eat what he lusts after.

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‘The Haunted and the Haunters’ - By Edward Bulwer-Lytton - Part 2

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 02:55:52 -0000

Well, I wrapped this turd up. Basically it was a hypnotist. That's it. But at least I got to hang out with a friend in the middle of the episode and have a burger. That was nice.

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‘The Haunted and the Haunters’ - By Edward Bulwer-Lytton -Part 1

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 03:15:30 -0000

The full title of this is 'The Haunted and the Haunters: Or The House and the Brain' if that doesn't give you a hint at how convoluted this story is going to be. It's so long that I had to break it up into two episodes. Ugh. My spooky October stories is off to a horrible start.

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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ - By Edgar Allan Poe

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:25:44 -0000

If this story doesn't teach you not to bury your sister when she exists between the dimensions of living and dead, then nothing will.

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‘The Old Nurse's Story’ - By George MacDonald

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 02:55:00 -0000

I... I think he dies at the end? I have no idea what happened at the end besides a long speech about how "life is a dream" or something.

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‘The Outrage - a True Story’ - By Aleksandr Kuprin

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:04:00 -0000

A group of thieves show up to a council meeting. And that's about it. It pretty much has no point. It's ok to skip this episode.

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‘The Queen of Spades’ - By Alexsandr S. Pushkin

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:00:11 -0000

Never trust a ghost, especially if you’re the one who killed them. Even more especially if they couldn’t understand basic fashion while they were alive.

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‘The Signal’ - By Vsevolod M. Garshin

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:00:09 -0000

When a story is depressing as hell in the first page and a half- you wouldn’t think it would get any worse. But it does.

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‘The District Doctor’ by Ivan S. Turgenev

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:00:02 -0000

The best way to pick up women is when they’re dying and you’re the only doctor for miles.

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‘Her Lover’ by Maxim Gorky

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 03:05:24 -0000

The story of an unattractive woman who is lonely, but it doesn’t matter since she suddenly winds up in prison for no reason and dies.

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‘One Autumn Night’ by Maxim Gorky

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:00:14 -0000

Another week, another depressing Russian short story. This one about a man who spends the night homeless, and gets hot kisses from a homeless lady.

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‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits’ by Leo N. Tolstoy

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:00:27 -0000

More depressing Russian stories- This one about a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for murder. Does he get out? Nope. He dies. I’m just telling you that now.

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'Lazarus’ by Leonid Andreyev

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:00:28 -0000

I know what kind of books to read for every season, but not in this weird period when summer ends and school starts. So you get a really depressing story by a Russian author. Have fun with that.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 33 - conclusion

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 05:00:12 -0000

The story wraps up where both Tom and Huck are rich- and no one brings up the fact that it’s stolen money and the police should be called to return it. And good ‘ol Huck just wants to sleep in a barrel again.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 31 - 32

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:04:26 -0000

The kids escape the cave! Weirdly they run into Joe down there and Tom is pretty casual about it.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 28 - 30

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 03:27:30 -0000

The kids keep an eye on the “spaniard” and “Injun Joe” for a few days then Becky Thatcher comes back! So Tom pretty much forgets about the murderer and the gold to go hit on her. A big party is planned and Huck and Becky wind up missing- which kind of takes the shine off the fact that Huck saved a woman’s life.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 26 & 27

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 03:16:27 -0000

While in the old, haunted house- the fella’s find Joe and “the dirty spaniard” are hiding out there. They also have a ton of money they want to bury. While burying it, they stumble upon even MORE treasure that someone had buried before that! It’s a great day for Tom and Huck until Joe realized that someone is watching them…

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 25

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 01:18:07 -0000

For no reason Tom suddenly decided to start looking for buried treasure. No one is available except for his ‘slummy’ friend, Huck. Who, again, says the n-word needlessly. Lots of fun.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 23 & 24

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 05:50:16 -0000

The boys feel guilty about ‘ol Muff. They visit him at his prison window again and he… he touches their faces. Ugh. Tom feels so guilty that he finally confesses- when he has his time in court, Joe throws himself out the window and escapes. Tom is famous again, but fears for his life.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 21 & 22

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 02:53:40 -0000

There’s a whole thing about a school performance involving poetry, then a list of events the town has through the summer. Doesn’t really tie in with my racism story, but oh well.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 19 & 20

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:19:48 -0000

Tom gets called out for lying (again). But thanks to his penchant for kissing on the lips, he is still ok. And he gets Thatcher to love him again. Things are really coming up “tom” this episode.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 17 & 18

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:00:19 -0000

The guys decide to go home with their secret plan. It works like a charm and soon all three are the talk of the town after they show up at their own funeral. Becky’s into Tom again, and they play the game of ‘cat and also cat’ with each other. In the end no one is happy.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 15 & 16

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:38:56 -0000

The fellas start to get homesick. Tom took off to spy on his aunt and found out that their parents think they’re all dead, which is a dream come true for any little boy. After a thunderstorm and a questionable nude scene, they relax with a pipe before they begin their next adventure.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 13 & 14

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:00:13 -0000

Lucky for tom, when he decides to live an ‘outlaw life’ he’s got lowly friends to be there with him. They try to tough it out, until Tom sneaks off to be back in civilized life where his aunt makes him real food… Just like the life I’m living with my new washer/dryer- except that I can’t go back to life before my eco-friendly washer/dryer.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapters 11 & 12

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 03:42:31 -0000

Guilt is a powerful force- the same guilt that guides a boy into a world of pain also guides a middle-aged man to wear the same underwear for 4 days.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 9 & 10

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 03:48:13 -0000

Racial Stereotypes abound in chapter 9 as ‘Injun Joe’ kills a man. And as Tom and Huck are on the run, they still manages to drop the n-word. And Tom’s fiancé breaks it off.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 8

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 05:11:08 -0000

When the stress of being engaged is too much, Tom turns to pagan rituals and fantasy.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 7

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:53:57 -0000

If a small boy asks a small girl to get engaged, does anyone in pre-civil war Mississippi notice? Find out in today’s episode.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 6

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:27:23 -0000

We Learn about Huck Finn, who is considered the town low-life. Though I don’t see why. Anyone who walks around with a dead cat seems fine to me. We also learn how to successfully hit on a woman.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 5

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:32:17 -0000

Not a lot happens. Just a bored kid in church getting pinched by pinch bugs. Though, since nothing carries over from chapter to chapter- I’m beginning to believe that Mark Twain invented the situational comedy format.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 4

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:25:20 -0000

I visited a friend in another city, and I can’t make it tie into an episode where Tom Sawyer lied his way into a brand new bible.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 3

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 05:00:18 -0000

Covid still exists, weirdly enough. And this chapter teaches you that you can use it to fake your own death. Though, you might get a bed pan's "water" thrown on you.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 2

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:25:48 -0000

A fathers day lesson on how kids just don't care about you. They don't care about you at all. They'll go out of their way to hurt you through lies and deception every time.

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'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain: Chapter 1

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:57:58 -0000

I decide to spend my summer reading a classic story about young boys scrappin' and yellin'. I also begin the long journey of navigating a minefield of racist language. Sit back and enjoy an American classic.

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'The Six Sillies' 'The Ratcatcher' from The Red Fairybook

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:16:14 -0000

One story about appreciating the morons you live with by comparing them to even worse morons.

And another about why you should never screw over a freelancer.

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'Qubit Slip' by William Highsmith

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 03:57:40 -0000

A story about the failure of quantim computing... because it has 'down-time' like the weather? Oh well.

Also: I get to fight with a bug who kept crawling around on my screen- that's probably pretty fun for you to hear.

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Part 2 of 'Day of the Moron' by H. Beam Piper

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:01:15 -0000

Took a break during the protests in my city before recording this episode. I was hoping that the story would be a nice break, but nope. The hero of our story is a jerk to the very end.

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'Day of the Moron' by H. Beam Piper

Mon, 25 May 2020 20:53:03 -0000

An opinionated and sexist jerk decides to make all his employees take an intelligence test. Because he's convinced 'morons are going to blow the building up'. We get to learn a lot about unions too... ugh.

Also, I tried to have my window open so you could hear the soothing sounds of life outdoors like Miette from her 'bedtime stories' podcast. But that'll go south pretty quick when you have drunk neighbors.

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'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Thu, 21 May 2020 05:00:05 -0000

This is that last book that anyone who is going insane from quarentine should ever read. But I did.

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https://bookshop.org/books/the-yellow-wallpaper/9781680920703

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The Injudicious Prayers of Pombo the Idolater - by Lord Dunsany

Mon, 18 May 2020 02:00:41 -0000

We learn about an idolater who will do whatever it takes to get the gods to listen to his prayer... Just like Michael Jordan.

Go on, read it yourself: https://bookshop.org/books/wonder-tales-the-book-of-wonder-and-tales-of-wonder/9780486432014

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'The Voice of Death' by Andrew Lang

Thu, 14 May 2020 05:00:19 -0000

A man finds a town where people only die when they hear a voice calling their name- and somehow he manages to ruin it.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/540

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'Snowdrop' by Andrew Lang

Thu, 07 May 2020 15:15:24 -0000

I read a weird, proto-Snow White story, where only one dwarf seems self-aware and the witch dies in iron dancing shoes.

Also, my love of Josh Gad died when he sexualized himself.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/540

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'The Death of Koschei the Deathless' by Andrew Lang

Sun, 03 May 2020 18:34:13 -0000

If you're powerful enough to keep a deathless man in your closet, why can't you do it again when you boyfriend frees him?

Also, there's a Babba Yaga appearance for almost no reason.

Enjoy

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'All In The Mind' by Gene L. Henderson

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:00:19 -0000

Using the power of being a brain in a vat to destroy your enemies.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/4808/all-in-the-mind

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'Arson Plus' by Samuel Dashiell Hammett

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:56:40 -0000

A scrappy gum-shoe figures out a crime. Nothing matters anymore.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/3474/arson-plus

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'Gods of the North' by Robert Ervin Howard

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:51:12 -0000

What do you do when you're the sole survivor of a bloody battle? Chase after women.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/1628/gods-of-the-north

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'Hunted Down' by Charles Dickens

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 05:00:24 -0000

What starts out as an annoying customer turns into a game of cat-and-mouse.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/696/hunted-down

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'BR02B' by Kurt Vonnegut

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 05:00:07 -0000

In the future, when you have a baby in a 1/1 population system the watch-word is 'sacrafice'.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/912/2-b-r-o-2-b

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'In the Year 2889' by Jules Verne

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:00:36 -0000

You ever want to see how a wealthy, media mogul lives in the future? Yeah, me too. Turns out? Living in a studio apartment is the coolest thing about being rich.

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https://www.feedbooks.com/book/477/in-the-year-2889

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'The Specialist’s Hat' by Kelly Link

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:19:08 -0000

I read a really good short story about two girls living in a haunted house, then found out that Levar Burton beat me too it. He saw how successful I've been in the podcasting game, and he wanted a piece of the pie.

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https://kellylink.net/specialists-hat

You can learn more about Kelly and her work on her website:
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'Transfer Point' by Anthony Boucher

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:00:27 -0000

Jerk, Anthony Boucher, tries to go for the brass ring of writing a good time-travel-paradox and fails pretty miserably. Also, my daughter told me I mispronounced "ennui".

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Transfer Point

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'A Haunted House' and 'The Mark on the Wall' by Virginia Woolf

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:50:22 -0000

Virginia Woolf's stream of consiousness style of writing isn't the best for reading out loud- but at least it's not as sexist at the last book.

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Monday or Tuesday(both stories are in this book)

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Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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'Love Story' by Irvine Cox

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:00:25 -0000

A dystopian story about a world where women rule over men, and the most sexist thing I've ever read. It barely even makes sense.

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Love Story

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The Eyes Have It
Beyond the Door

Music:

Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka

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'The Eyes Have It' and 'Beyond the Door' by Philip K. Dick

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:39:11 -0000

Two short stories from the early days of Phillip K. Dick's career (before he got good)

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapters 11 and 12

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:39:55 -0000

A non-eventful conclusion for non-eventful book... but at least it stayed consistently 'cute' all the way through.

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 10: 'The Great Election in Missinaba County'

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 05:00:05 -0000

Mr. Smith makes a comeback... and it's STILL a boring chapter

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 9: 'The Mariposa Bank Mystery'

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:34:46 -0000

With a chapter title like that, you wouldn't think that it would be a 'hilarious take' on suicide.

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Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 8: 'The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin'

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:13 -0000

The story of a young man navigating his way through a minefield of love... Still.

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 7: 'The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin'

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:09:46 -0000

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Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music

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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 6: 'The Beacon on the Hill'

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:00:07 -0000

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka
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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 5: 'The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa'

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:00:06 -0000

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Music:

Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka
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'Maven's Fractured Fairy Tales' By Charlotte Babb

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 05:04:00 -0000

Episode Information:

Charlotte Babb began writing when she could scribble her name on a chalk board, although she sometimes mistook "Chocolate" for "Charlotte" at the drug store ice cream counter. She brings to any project a number of experiences, including work as a web designer, technical writer, washing machine gasket inspector, cloth store associate, girl Friday, computer tech, and telephone psychic.
She has studied the folk stories of many cultures and wonders what happened to ours. Where the stories are for people over 20 who have survived marriage, divorce, child rearing, education, bankruptcy, widowhood, and love's last kiss? She writes them.

Support this author by downloading ’Maven's Fractured Fairy Tales’ for yourself. Use coupon code TY55U for your purchase.

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Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 4: 'The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone'

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 02:52:52 -0000

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Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka
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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 3: 'The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias'

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 06:00:02 -0000

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Music:

Intro Music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka
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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 2: 'The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe'

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:00:05 -0000

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Intro/Close music:

Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66 by Steve's Bedroom Band Music
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Reading music:

‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka
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'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 1: 'The Hostelry of Mr. Smith'

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:52:35 -0000

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