Episodes

  • My Vella Stories
    May 22 2022

    This is an audio of my most recent YouTube Video. Thanks for listening!

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    32 mins
  • Luck, A Short Story
    Apr 19 2022

    First published in my short story collection, Rented Rooms, Luck is a bit of mystery, horror and just desserts. 

    To read recent work, check out my serialized fiction on Vella

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    7 mins
  • Bacheller: Master of Silence, 1892
    Dec 1 2021

    Surprisingly contemporary and readable. Mr. Bacheller wrote many books but didn't seem to gain longevity. Fame is fickle.

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    13 mins
  • Wharton: House of Mirth, 1905
    Dec 1 2021

    A man and woman meet again after many years. Remarkably, they soon find themselves in his apartment. Hmmm...the plot thickens. Nice NYC vibe from 1900s. Readable and not as dry as I thought Wharton was. Me likee. 

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    14 mins
  • Fitzgerald: This Side of Paradise, 1920
    Nov 30 2021

    First novel of FS Fitzgerald. I wonder if it is autobiographical. Interesting opening about a mother and son, both pampered, rich, self-absorbed. What's not to love?

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    14 mins
  • Woolf: Orlando,1928
    Nov 30 2021

    Wow. Not a favorite. Am surprised. IMHO Beginning is confusing and overly written. Maybe I'm missing something. 

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    14 mins
  • Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920
    Nov 26 2021

    Dame Christie's first published mystery. Charming. Me likee. 

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    11 mins
  • Kafka: Amerika, 1927
    Nov 26 2021

    His first book. Started out as a short story, then became a novel he never finished. Published posthumously. Interesting and accessible. Two Thumbs.

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    12 mins