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Nov. 10, 2024

THE NICE PEOPLE by H.C. BUNNER

A married couple straying at a quiet resort witness the ostracizing of a younger couple whose stories don't quite match up. Catch all our podcasts and episodes now at www.bestof1001stories.com

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Sept. 15, 2024

FRIENDSHIP and THE HEARN GAME ZANE GREY

Ken Ward, returning to the team's quarters after his fight with Graves, is confronted by Coach Worry, who asks him how his face got banged up.  Graves appears a few minutes later in worse shape and gets a tongue-lashing from Worry.

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June 26, 2024

PLAIN FISHING by FRANK STOCKTON

Our narrator tells a great fishing story whicfh begins at the home of an old local fisherman with two beautiful daughters and continues with a battle of wits between he and a huge trout followed by some good country advice.

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June 16, 2024

TRANSFORMATION by ROBERT BARR

Two brothers who own a successful clock/watch shop in Paris are surprised when a disreputable looking man enters the shop- and they both believe has has come to case the shop before robbing it. They contact the police, and the police question...

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Jan. 24, 2024

A MAN IN A HURRY R.W. CHAMBERS

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by R.W. Chambers

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Dec. 6, 2023

CAPTAIN ELI'S BEST EAR by FRANK STOCKTON A 1001 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SE…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Frank Stockton

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Nov. 22, 2023

THANKFUL by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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Sept. 24, 2023

MOTHER by OWEN WISTER

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Owen Wister

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Feb. 5, 2023

A MOTHER OF FIVE by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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Nov. 9, 2022

AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Louisa May Alcott

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July 17, 2022

CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry

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Dec. 12, 2021

BRIGHTEN'S SISTER-IN-LAW by HENRY LAWSON

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Henry Lawson

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Jan. 9, 2020

THE LITTLE MERMAID (PT 2) by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Hans Christian Anderson

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March 25, 2019

MY OLD MAN by ERNEST HEMINGWAY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Ernest Hemingway

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