Reading Cadence

Bad guy alerts come in many forms, including but not limited to, talking directly to mice in a whimsical tone, dancing and singing by yourself on the lawn with a concertina, and being scared of blood after talking about the moral ambiguity surrounding murderers. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:01 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 6 (The Halcombe Perspective) 48:10...

The masterful cunning of Leo Tolstoy is wrought skillfully in these pages to hoodwink masses of readers with one little word...hope. The Russian-Austrian army is left facing at least 5x their number in French troops with more on the way, but that doesn't keep them smiling and obsessing over the way they walk..er, march! 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 17 14:39 - Dramatic Reading of Ch....

Normally, a honeymoon deepens the newlyweds' relationship, and in a few occassions, ushers in the beginnings of a family. In this account, however, a six-month honeymoon births a groomzilla, a bride with eyes for another, a chemist, and a Stepford wife. Yo.  0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:56 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 4 (The Halcombe Perspective) 40:15...

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? You trash talk each other at the weigh-in, of course! Prince Andrew gets a sneak preview into what's going on in the minds of the Russian-Austrian military. 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 15 17:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 16 24:10 - (Not so) Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) htt...

Six months is apparently not enough time to do a little house cleaning. Marian Halcombe has just arrived at the Glyde Estate six months after the marriage of Laura and Sir Percival just before the newlyweds get back from the honeymoon. Let's just say Mrs. Vesey's tidings are better than what Marian discovers in her 1st DAY of living there. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readin...

Fool me twice...oops, you played yourself! Will Russia be able to respond after last week's blunder at the Vienna bridge? Join me through a mental battle taking place on both fronts! 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 13 17:17 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 14 25:17 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/ This eB...

If you were about to be married in 5 days to the LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, what would be on your mind? Honeymoon? Check. The wedding? Check. Your lover's best friend? Check. Wait...what?!? The whereabouts of a creepy woman in white? Uh...  0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:28 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 3 (The Halcombe Perspective) 23:41 - Brief notes and conclus...

There is no war in Ba Sing Europe. While there is definitely an upper-tier political battle going on amongst Russia and its allies, the true deception, Prince Andrew discovers, is the spell cast over all Russian nobility that the war is simply another point of gossip with no threat to their lives.  0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 11 8:50 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 12 23:24 - Brief...

There are two types of friends: The one's who will fight the battles for you you're unable to fight, and the one's who will send you halfway around the globe for 1.5 years. In danger. With stalkers. Haunted by a mysterious ghostly woman. Both of these descriptions are of Marian Halcombe. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:39 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 2 (The Ha...

It's nice when we can post our "W's", but the Austrians aren't celebrating today. Prince Andrew learns how to put the "P" in Russian propaganda. In a completely unrelated note...Russia petitions a new ally. 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 9 14:42 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 10 31:19 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/fil...

Laura makes a sincere gamble with her impending engagement to Sir Percival Glyde. Marian apparently can't spot the difference between a wolf and a sheep. And why the character and personality of a one-dimensional person can be best understood by a lunatic. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:39 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Part 1 (The Halcombe Perspective) 34:34 - Brie...

Excuse the monotone voice as we alight into a brief battle of cannon balls and grapeshot! Has Rostov burned a bridge between himself and his commanding officer? The answer is quite enlightening. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 7 14:45 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 8 40:12 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-...

If you ever want to put a bounty on your childrens' heads, just make sure their rich inheritance depends on them not dying prematurely while married to a person twice their age. Laura has four potential assassins and a guardian who should have died a long time ago. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:44 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 3 (The Gilmore Perspective Contin...

Shame! Honor! Scary battlefield scenes! ...like enjoying some pie and fine wine on the countryside while your sister squadron lures the French to their expected immolation. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 5 9:34 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 6 16:40 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH00...

Are wedding bells or alarms going off in your head? Compulsive lying last week, and now potential emotional manipulation this week?! Let's provide the facts in Gilmore's account. You be the judge. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:24 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 2 (The Gilmore Perspective Continues) 27:44 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman...

Mmmmm! Who doesn't love a good meat shield! Delicious! Russia is smacking their lips at Austria's expense and may have bet their final ten imperials in a game of cards! 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 3 18:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 4 40:52 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0052...

A lovely time to analyze certain traits of an "alleged" compulsive liar. And the lengths they will go to preserve their "alleged" lies. Sorry, it can't hurt to be just a little suspicious. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:22 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 1 (The Gilmore Perspective Begins) 25:22 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" b...

It's time to flip a coin, as they say, in our story - to the war-front! You can either be a posh military advisor to commander-in-chief of the Russian army...or an arrogant and rebellious, but elite soldier looking to make a name for yourself as a great warrior! 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 1 14:18 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 2 34:34 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Pea...

On farewells and flowers. The 19th Century has a "lazy texting so I don't have to speak" equivalent that is actually much more demanding than it's worth. And on why violets are actually purple. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:51 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 14 18:47 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 15 48:16 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The...

What to say to your worried, pregnant wife, as you depart for war? Hmm... That's a tough one. Well! Prince Andrew just has a way with words. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 27 12:15 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 28 35:24 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy (1869) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm#link2HCH0027 This eBook is for the use...

Walter takes the graveyard shift. With suspicions affirmed, we are left with a rather surprising and blunt primer on how to (and how not to) engage in civil discourse regarding a matter of contention. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:38 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 13 37:29 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (18...

Homeschooling Fail. Inhuman capability to collect one's thoughts so heretically and concisely to respond back to a letter without making a single structural error. 3 different types of platonic greetings, and why kissing someone 50x is the wrong answer. 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 25 26:29 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 26 40:16 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Peace" by...

When you pass off your dreams as divinely authoritative and your friend's husband-to-be as the literal (s)pawn of Satan, you probably have some underlying issues you need to talk to someone about. Let's not miss those red flags. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 0:45 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 11 20:18 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 12 42:54 - Brief notes and...

Can't you just feel the energy of love in the air when two of your children are plotting and scheming over your fortune instead of mourning your last few hours on this earth? Yes. Prospective parents take note of what you can look forward to in your dying days! 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 23 13:45 - Dramatic Reading of Ch. 24 26:16 - Brief Discussion Acknowledgements: "War & Pe...

D-T-R. Define The Relationship. Those are really awkward to have second-hand. 0:00 - Intro to today's "The Woman In White" (TWIW) Readings 1:05 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 9 16:19 - The dramatic reading of TWIW Ch. 10 38:47 - Brief notes and conclusion Acknowledgements: "The Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins (1859) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm This eBook is for the us...