Beyond Texas with W.F. Strong

• The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

  Guy de Maupassant wrote some 300 short stories in his short life.  Most he wrote within a ten year period.  This story, the Necklace, is generally considered his best known short story.  Support the show

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• The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

  Often listed as one of the top ten best short stories ever written in America,  The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,  by Ambrose Bierce remains, even today, a particularly haunting  story for everyone who has ever read it, or seen the Twilight Zone episode based on the story which Rod Serling aired in 1961.  Support the show

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• Platero y Yo

  Excerpts from the extraordinarily poignant book by Nobel Prize winning Spanish author, Juan Ramón Jiménez.  I call it a children´s book for adults, but children can certainly enjoy it, too.   Like all great literature, it works on many levels. Support the show

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• To Build a Fire by Jack London

  Jack London's To Build a Fire is often listed among the top 100 of best short stories ever written.  Now that North America and Europe are in the deep freeze of winter, it seemed to me a great time, given the natural ambiance, to share London's masterpiece. [email protected] the show

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• The Boys in the Boat - Interview with author Daniel Brown

  An interview with best-selling author Daniel Brown concerning his book, now a movie, The Boys in the Boat.  This interview is ten years old but has fresh relevance given that the book is once again a best-seller, thanks to Clooney's film. In this interview Daniel shares the story of how this inspiring saga found him and how he was deeply moved by the then old men who told him,  in intimate interviews,  about their magical win at the 1936 Olympics, and the incredible bonds that took them there. Support the show

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