12.30.2009

Episode 103: The Uninvited, ch. 8-9


In which the play is the thing ... along with Stella and the ghost!

Episode 103, The Uninvited, chapters 8-9
(download or listen via this link)

Book Information
  • Story rating: PG for ghosts, actors, unkind grandfathers, and ... did I mention ghosts?
  • This story is in the public domain in Canada, where these files are hosted: If you are not in Canada, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws.

12.16.2009

Episode 102: Mouth Wide Open 6



In which we discover a traditional Italian peasant food best enjoyed in cold weather.
EP 102: Mouth Wide Open 6


Rating: G

This Book is Under Copyright
Produced with permission of John Thorne

For information about Mr. Thorne or for permissions please see his website, Simple Cooking.

I am indebted to John Thorne for his gracious permission to podcast this novel.

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    12.12.2009

    Lagniappe 30: The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas
    (listen or download from link above)

    A little something extra about Dickens
    and the book that helped both reinvent his career and the season.


    (Find the book here.)

    According to Webster
    la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
    Function:
    noun
    Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
    Date: 1844
    : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
    broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure