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A podcast featuring short stories and news from the world of The Stranger Times - a newspaper based in Manchester reporting the weird and wonderful from around the world. Based on the novel The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell - out Jan 14th 2021.

Dive into the wondrous world of The Stranger Times with this carefully curated selection of short stories from C.K. McDonnell. Drawn from the award-winning The Stranger Times podcast, they are collected in print for the first time, along with the new novella ‘The Raven’. Experience the magical underworld of Manchester (and beyond) with stories featuring lovelorn trolls, blood-thirsty books and a constipated dog who may’ve accidentally consumed a portal to another dimension.

October, 1983. There’s a monster lurking in Hawkins, Indiana. Chewing people up, spitting them out, changing them in terrible ways. Yet for some reason, everyone is acting like it's all perfectly normal. Except for Robin Buckley. She alone knows exactly what this monster’s name is: Hawkins High School. Starring Maya Hawke as Robin and Sean Maher as her favorite teacher, Mr. Hauser, Surviving Hawkins is the podcast companion to the YA novel, Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, by A.R. Capetta. Written and Directed by Lauren Shippen.

One of Mark Twain’s classic tales, a small band of boys in a medieval village make friends with a very real angel whose name is Satan. He assures the boys that he’s not The Satan, but his nephew. He looks like a boy of their own age, but his magical powers and unusual perspectives on morals and mankind leave the boys amazed and bewildered. Mark Twain never finished this story to his own satisfaction. In 1916, his biographer and friend Albert Bigelow Paine, with fellow author Frederick Duneka, added an evil astrologer and devised an ending, and published the version presented here.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!This sentimental drama, written by the prolific German dramatist, August von Kotzebue (a friend of Ludwig von Beethoven,) was originally published under the title “Menshenhass und Reue.” When the play was translated into English in the late 1790s, it quickly became a runaway success in both Great Britain and the United States and remained a staple of dramatic companies for most on the 19th century. The fairytale-like plot, with its story of lost love, concealed identity, crushing guilt, and healing redemption, charmed generations ...

From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, the city then, much like today...

A penetrating study and celebration of Northern Irish literature—telling the region’s story through the extraordinary novels and poetry produced by decades of conflict. Northern Ireland is one hundred years old. Northern Ireland does not exist. Both of these statements are true. It just...

Step into a narrative steeped in intrigue and the unknown, where the enigmatic figure of Henry More Smith serves as a catalyst for exploration into the depths of human nature and hidden motives. This podcast delves into tales of mystery and suspense, inviting listeners to confront the complexities of identity, trust, and the shadows that linger in historical contexts. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, weaving a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the allure of the mysterious stranger archetype. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations, each revealing the ...

Hii Reader's! ✨🎧 Se você curte ouvir histórias incríveis em vez de ler, você chegou no lugar certo! Aqui na Reader's Stranger, a gente traz leituras imersas no universo de cada livro, trazendo histórias fantásticas e mensagens que aquecem o coração. 🧡 É perfeito para quem quer relaxar, se distrair ou se inspirar enquanto faz qualquer coisa. Pega o fone e dá o play e vem viajar com a gente nessas histórias que vão ganhar voz! 🔉 Sintonize, ouça e deixe a leitura ganhar voz! 🎶💬

Sometime in the month of July, 1812, nearly a hundred years ago now, a well dressed, smooth spoken man, less than thirty years of age, made his appearance at Windsor, Nova Scotia. The story as told in subsequent pages by Sheriff Bates is unique in criminal annals and is worthy of careful perusal. - Summary Adapted from the Preface

This dark story, set in medieval Austria, hinges on unearthly and hidden mental powers. It also gives an insight to the author's psyche during his final days.

The other stories in this edition include "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg", "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", "The Story of the Bad Little Boy", "The Diary of Adam and Eve", "Edward Mills and George Benton", "The Joke That Made Ed's Fortune", and "A Fable".

A comprehensive summary of Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell. Talking to Strangers is nothing short of powerful, insightful, and highly revelatory. It tears the very fabric of what you should look out for when talking to strangers and replaces them with proven, real time instances that shape and redefine your outlook of the subject matter. It is not just a book. It is a tool for building successful and honest interpersonal relationships with those you know, as much as those you do not.

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness is a collectively run publisher dedicated to producing and curating inclusive and intersectional culture informed by anarchistic ideals. This podcast provides audio versions of our monthly feature as well as interviews with the contributors. This can include stories, fiction, poetry, memoir, non-fiction, theater pieces, comics, books, pop culture analysis, recipes, music, history...and occasionally essays and theory. We are looking for content that doesn’t know where it fits in, for people that don’t know where they fit in. It is hosted by Inmn Neruin, ...

ALBERT CAMUS Translated from the French by Matthew Ward

Reviews and recaps of Disenchantment, This Is Us, The Orville, The Mist, The Leftovers, Handmaid’s Tale, Westworld, Stranger Things, Colony, Fear The Walking Dead, and more to come!

Welcome to Stranger Danger, a podcast covering every episode (in great detail) from all four seasons of the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things - and all the official books and comics too! Follow Mike on Bluesky, TikTok and Instagram and @StrangerDPod on Twitter! And now Stranger Danger Is On Bluesky too!Share your thoughts on the Stranger Hotline!

What is it?! We... don't know. Mostly, we're two strange people talking about fiction. But you can join us, Saffron and Sora, on a journey into indie creativity!

Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University nine days before October 7th, 2023. The text of Hammad’s seminal speech and her afterword, written in the early weeks of 2024, together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what seems a turning point in the narrative of human history. Profound and moving, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

Stranger in a Familiar Skin" is a poignant narrative centered around John, who returns to his homeland in Kalulushi in Zambia after years spent abroad. The story begins with his arrival at the local airport, where he is enveloped by a sense of nostalgia and conflict. As he absorbs the familiar sights, sounds, and scents of his birthplace, John experiences a mix of joy and apprehension. He feels both connected to and alienated from his roots, highlighting the chasm that has developed between him and his homeland during his absence. His emotional turmoil is briefly soothed when he is reunited ...

Los podcast son del próximo libro de relatos oscuros. Los relatos más oscuros y misterios que escucharás. cómo: Nora Grey del Jardín oscuro, una asesina que colecciona mujeres. El asesinato de Andrea, un relato que te dejará con la piel erizada. El río de sangre, un relato realmente escalofriante. La noche sin estrellas. Especial de REVELACIONES LA OSCURA VERDAD. La resurrección de Alisa, algo aterrador, donde te sumergirás a lo más oscuro.