My usual short story recordings are pulled from P.G. Wodehouse’s treasure of humorous short stories. This one takes a sharp detour into a more serious genre. It’s from Arthur C. Clarke. It was first published in July 1949 in Startling Stories and later in several books of collected stories, where I found it. There are […]

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This short story authored by James Thurber was first published in The New Yorker in 1939. While I knew the story and premise of Walter Mitty, I came across the original story in a book titled “A Treasury of American Humor” published by Westvaco Corporation in 1996. The book is one of an annual series […]

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Bertie Wooster and Jeeves — the perfect pair for a P.G. Wodehouse short story. Here’s the pair in yet another adventure. This one documents the beginning of their partnership and starts with Bertie: Now, touching this business of old Jeeves — my man, you know — how do we stand? Lots of people think I’m […]

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This is another of the delightful line of P.G. Wodehouse short stories. This one is selected from his stories told by “The Oldest Member” of the golf club. It starts with: On a fine day in the spring, summer, or early autumn, there are few spots more delightful than the terrace in front of our […]

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One of the legendary characters from P.G. Wodehouse’s stories is Mister Mulliner. In this one, set in the bar parlor of the Angler’s Rest, he tells all about his nephew George. It begins with: My nephew George (said Mr. Mulliner) was as nice a young fellow as you would ever wish to meet, but from […]

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It’s been way too long since I last recorded an audio podcast story. This story isn’t newly recorded, but it’s a good one and I thought I’d bring it to your attention. P.G. Wodehouse’s Mr. Mulliner character is a favorite of mine, among so many simply delightful characters in his long list of stories. This […]

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