Raven's Readings

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading again from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I do readings twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. If you subscribe to my substack newsletter, you...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading again from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I do readings twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll get n...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading again from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I do readings twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll get n...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading more from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I do readings twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll get no...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading more from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I started this book last week, and noticed my downloads are down to only 30-50% of my previous sto...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. I’ll be reading more from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. Last chapter, Lucy did some exploring, without her guidebook, and got to know George and his fathe...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Welcome to Raven's Readings. I’ll be reading more from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. Last chapter, Lucy and her cousin/chaperone Charlotte had settled int...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm starting a new story, A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and classs conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time. I normally alternate between classics like this one on Tuesday...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I've been reading these on most Friday's, and from various older copyright-free classics on Tuesdays. I might try just some classics, twice a week, since they can take quite lot of sessions. This week the prompt for the first one was to do a modern take on a fairy tale. For the second story, we were to pick four words from a given l...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne, the final chapter. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter there was a lot of rain, and some flooded homes. But all ended well, especially thanks to Pooh. In this last chapter Pooh is the guest at a special t...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. This week the prompt for the first one was to start in the middle of a prison riot. For the second story, we were to write about self-awareness I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of these so far. You can find all my short stori...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter there was a search for the North Pole, and Roo learned he could swim. In this one there is a lot of water - and it's all around Piglet. I like writing to a variety of c...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'll be reading something different - this episode is sponsored by me and my first novel, Kirk's Landing. I wrote this a number of years ago, drawing on my own knowledge of gangs, police work, graffiti, First Nations, and life in a small northern town. With some fantasy added in, via evil spirts and a magical power. I w...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter we met Kanga and Roo, and Piglet met a bathtub. In this one, everyone goes on an trek through the wilderness. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done o...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. This week I'll feature more of my Fairy Tale Folk. The prompt for the first one was to take a given random band name, and write about them. For the second story, we were to write about love, specifically that first crush. I like writing to a variety of challenges,...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter Eeyore had a birthday. In this one, Piglet has a surprise bath. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of these so far. You can find al...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. The prompt for the first story was to take two points of view, the protagonist, and then the antagonist. For the second story, we were to write about starting another year of public school. Note - photo is of mural by Daser. I like writing to a variety of challeng...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter Piglet met a ferocious Heffalump. In this one, there will be a party. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of these so far. You can f...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. The prompt for the first story was to write about a nosy neighbour. My older listeners might recognize her. For the second story, we were to consider how a month with two full moons affects people. I took it to a sky somewhere with three moons, all at the same tim...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter we met Eeyore, and his tail. In this chapter, Pooh and Piglet set out to catch a Heffalump. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of t...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. For the first, we were to include the words include the words cummerbund, hobbit, and frenetic. For the second story, we were to write about a would-be detective that gets thrown into a mystery. Both are with my Fairy Tale Folk. I like writing to a variety of chal...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter Pooh and Piglet found a Woozle. Or maybe not. In this chapter we meet Eeyore - my favourite. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. For the first, the prompt was start your story with the first sentence from page 84 of a book you do not own, like a library book, and include a robbery in your story. For the second, the prompt was to start with the specific sentence “Call me Maybe”. I like writi...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Today I'm reading from Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. In the previous chapter Winnie the Pooh ate a bit too much honey. Now he and Piglet will head out for a walk. I like writing to a variety of challenges, and have done over a hundred of these s...

Welcome to Raven's Readings. Here are two more of my own stories. I'll be doing these on Fridays, and some of the classics on Tuesdays. Today's stories, both from 2012, feature my Fairy Tale Folk again. These are characters from Grimm's Fairy Tales, brought back to life. The prompt for the first was to write a story where the protagonist has a chance to change a single choice, and its result. For...