This week, I read 'A School Story' by M.R. James - and 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs. Because authors with two initials is always terrifying. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app ---

Let yourself be lulled to sleep by the story of a kid who's disciplined thoroughly though he was never that bad to begin with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice

What do you do when you're jealous of someone? You wait it out- they'll probably be dead come winter...

In the future? People go to a spa on mars with the promise of seeing God. It's weird, I know. It's what you get when you read something Ray Bradbury wrote when he was 20.

In the first half of this story we have a 'Shyamalan twist' as two kids find small animals that they plan to sell to the local carnival. Here's a hint... the animals have guns.

In the second half of this story we don't really learn anything. It was just generally a 'nice experience' for everyone involved. Which is weird.

The story of two men who learn to be friends again.

I read 'The Fir-Tree' by Hans Christian Anderson and 'Christmas at Fezziwig's' by Charles Dickens from 'Children's Book of Christmas Stories' by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner One Story is the most depressing thing you could possibly read for Chri