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Story of the Month
"The Story-Teller"
March 2008 - This story by Saki is one I love to perform - whiny kids, a cranky curmudgeon, and great storytelling! Perfect!
"The Necklace"
April 2008 - A French woman's desire to wear diamonds, just once, changes the course of her life. Guy de Maupassant's most famous story by far.
"Uncle Podger"
May 2008 - From an early chapter in the novel "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome comes this anecdote of the world's worst handyman. One of my wife's favorite stories, for reasons I don't want to think about....
"The Cask of Amontillado"
June 2008 - One of several Edgar Allan Poe stories I love to tell. Can a simple lie during the festivities of Mardi Gras lure a man to his death? The narrator certainly hopes so....
"What Stumped the Bluejays"
July 2008 - Mark Twain reflects on the personality of the species and tells of one very stubborn - and foul-mouthed - bluejay. This story makes frequent appearances in "Laugh-Out-Loud Favorites," and though I do at least five Twain pieces, this one is most common.
"The Cremation of Sam McGee"
August 2008 - A tall tale in rhyme of the frozen north. "A promise made is a debt unpaid" - but can Robert Service's old prospector fulfill a dying wish?
"After Twenty Years"
September 2008 - A man waits in a darkened doorway in turn-of-the-century New York City in this story by O. Henry. He's waited 20 years for this meeting - but will it go as he expects?
"The Monkey's Paw"
October 2008 - W.W. Jacob's famous story spins a horrifying twist on wish fulfillment. A man may have three wishes granted on the withered paw ... but he'll wish he hadn't ...
"Down Pens"
November 2008 - Another story by Saki! A totally unknown tale this month, a little scene about that curse of the season, the thank-you note.
"I Believe"
December 2008 - An original story by me - an essay, really, in two parts, on the subject of belief. No Santa, but there are a couple of elves.
"The Bottle Imp"
January 2009 - A tale by Robert Louis Stevenson of Hawaiian romance and magical wishes. Long, but terrific.
"The Diaries of Adam and Eve"
February 2009 - For February, one of my favorite love stories: Mark Twain's peek into the thoughts and complaints of the world's first couple. I love this one!
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
March 2009 - The O. Henry classic! Two kidnappers meet their match in one wild redheaded terror. See where your sympathies are by the end of the story.
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