Fast Asleepwith Gena Marie

“Day of the Butterfly” by Alice Munro 27.04.2022 33:20 ↓

190 - From one of your favorite authors, isolation and the dark side of young girls . . .

“The Last Leaf” by O. Henry 07.04.2022 20:45 ↓

189 - Greenwich Village is the setting for this, one of nearly 600 stories from William Sydney Porter or our friend, O. Henry.

“A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett 27.03.2022 42:03 ↓

188 - Tuck in and let the gentleness of Maine’s coastal region carry you to the home of its most precious winged inhabitants.

“Thank You, Ma’am” and “Bodies in the Moonlight” by Langston Hughes 18.03.2022 36:36 ↓

187 - Not one, but two tales from the celebrated leader of black literature, Langston Hughes. His character Luella Bates Washington Jones, with a very effective half-Nelson, is a woman you won’t want to miss.

“A Horseman in the Sky” by Ambrose Bierce 11.03.2022 29:04 ↓

186 - With our hearts and minds focused on our Ukrainian brothers and sisters, we present a classic tale of family torn apart by war.

“Luella Miller” by Mary Wilkins Freeman 27.02.2022 49:11 ↓

185 - Not your traditional vampire tale.

“The Daemon Lover” by Shirley Jackson 18.02.2022 46:46 ↓

184 - Borrowing from a Scottish ballad, Jackson presents us with a woman’s frantic hunt for her betrothed.

“The Office” by Alice Munro 04.02.2022 46:33 ↓

183 - A moment from Munro’s real life? “This is the first time I ever remember taking deep breaths, consciously, for purposes of self-control. I really wanted to murder him.”

“The Thing from Another World” Part 4 by John Wood Campbell, Jr. 28.01.2022 43:30 ↓

182 - The conclusion: “Garry’s blood struggled to escape the tube . . . as a dissolving imitation of Garry struggled to dodge the snake-tongue weapon . . .”

“The Thing from Another World” part 3 by John Wood Campbell, Jr. 23.01.2022 46:04 ↓

181 - “. . . one of us two . . . one of us is a monster.”

“The Thing from Another World” Part 2 by John Wood Campbell, Jr. 13.01.2022 47:42 ↓

180 - Part 2: “What in the hell do you think I am?” . . . “A monster . . . Now shut up and listen.”

“The Thing from Another World” Part 1 by John W. Campbell, Jr. 09.01.2022 56:14 ↓

179 - Originally entitled “Who Goes There?”, here’s the classic story that led to two iconic films. Don’t miss the creak of the floorboards!

“The Star” by H. G. Wells 29.12.2021 44:13 ↓

178 - For your new year: “And overhead . . . lonely and cold and livid, blazed the star of the coming doom.”

“ A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote 20.12.2021 46:39 ↓

177 - His warm holiday memories with a beloved relative will soothe and delight you!

“Barn Burning” Part 2, by William Faulkner 02.12.2021 35:22 ↓

176 - “I could run on and on and never look back, never need to see his face again. Only I can’t.”

“Barn Burning” Part 1 by William Faulkner 30.11.2021 34:10 ↓

175 - “. . . the element of fire spoke to some deep mainspring of his father’s being . . . as the one weapon for the preservation of integrity. . .”

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” part 2 by Joyce Carol Oates 16.11.2021 33:50 ↓

174 - What’s happening to Connie? “But if you don’t come out we’re going to wait till your people come home and then . . .”

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates 14.11.2021 29:01 ↓

173 - Arnold Friend wanted Connie to go for a ride: “I know your name and ALL about you, LOTS of things.”

“Pat Humbert’s” Part 2 by John Steinbeck 09.11.2021 33:19 ↓

172 - Will you find the happy ending?

“Pat Humbert’s” Part 1 by John Steinbeck 09.11.2021 29:54 ↓

171 - Hard working Pat Humbert has his whole life ahead of him, but will he know what to do with it?

“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft 27.10.2021 28:19 ↓

170 - “I trembled at the thought of what might be lurking near me unseen.”

“Lost Hearts” by M.R. James 25.10.2021 35:10 ↓

169 - Recently orphaned Stephen “would do well . . . to shut his bedroom window at night”. . . and to “turn the key of the door” when he went to bed “and then no one can’t hurt you.” Hmm.

“Dracula’s Guest” by Bram Stoker 19.10.2021 47:54 ↓

168 - From Stoker’s own collection of short stories: “There are often dangers from snow and wolves and night.”

“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl 14.10.2021 30:28 ↓

167 - Imagination and a savage sense of humor, what more could you want from an author?

“The Furnished Room” by O. Henry 04.10.2021 24:34 ↓

166 - It is the season (finally) for a creepy tale. This one is melodramatic, very grim, and yes, ends with a twist.