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Presenting short stories by amazing authors! All stories are from the public domain and for the most part are by American authors (but don’t hold me to that!). Some will be familiar, some will be new (to you and I at least!). I’m always open to requests and suggestions - you can contact me through my website at tommydwight.com or email me at tommy1take@gmail.com - I hope you’ll also consider leaving a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or whatever podcast platform you use. I hope you enjoy! #shorttakes #shortstories

Haern the Watcher is a self-appointed guardian of the city. He keeps an eye on the various thief guilds, ensuring they follow the rules he's given them to keep the city in a state of delicate peace. He also tends to do some mercenary work on the side, so long as it isn't too distasteful.

An exhausted mother decides to take part in a pilot program where a robot takes care of her children after school—cooking, cleaning, and helping with homework. The only problem? The robot just might be too good at her job.

A boon for booklovers, this audio set features funny, fantastical and poignant stories about people with unique and passionate connections to the written word.

Tony Roberts reads a hilarious Walter R. Brooks story about how Ed - a talking horse - became a voracious reader of adventure tales and mysteries. In a story by Italo Calvino, read by John Shea, a man tries to make the most of his beach holiday by reading and making love at the same time.

Hi! My name is Peter Hoffer, and I love short stories. Join me as I share some short stories that have entertained, puzzled, intrigued, and dazzled me. Stories from authors you may know (and others who deserve some more literary love).Happy reading! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American pilot Mike Malloy has learned his lesson: when you join the French Foreign Legion, it’s best not to wipe the floor with two French officers...no matter how richly they deserve it. And it appears he has all the time in the world to think about it. He’s been sentenced to five years in a Moroccan penal battalion - which is French for death sentence. But Malloy is about to get a reprieve...if he’s willing to fly into the heart of the Sahara and into the teeth of a Berber rebellion.

நகரமும் பெருநகரமும் ஆதவனின் கதைகளங்கள். மத்தியதர வர்க்க மனிதர்களே அவரது கதை மாந்தர்கள். இந்தக் களத்தில் அந்த மனிதர்கள் வாழ்வின் பொருட்டு மேற்கொள்ளும் செயல்களை சமரசமற்ற விமர்சனத்துடனும் அதேசமயம் பரிவுடனும் வெளிப்படுத்துபவை அவரது கதைகள். உண்மைகளுக்குள் மறைக்கப்படும் போலித்தனங்களையும் பொய்மைகளுக்குள் ஒளிந்திருக்கும் நிஜங்களையும் பகிரங்கப்படுத்தும் கலைப்பார்வை அவருடையது.

As an intern in the accident room of the local hospital, Jimmy Kildare cannot accept any money for his work. Circumstances force him to perform emergency operations while he is in town on and for local toughs. They try to pay him, but he always refuses. Then he learns that his mentor, Dr. Fearson, is being threatened for not paying his gambling debts. Kildare is called to perform another secret and dangerous operation. Will he finally accept payment and save his mentor?