Morning Short by Audiobook Radio
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Enjoy a new, curated short story every episode. We hand-pick 15-25 minute short stories from a pool of award-winning fiction writers. Then we turn them into to mini audiobooks that improve any commute, workout, or walk in the park. Read by professional narrators. Every day is a different story. One morning we might bring you a sci-fi thriller by the legendary Ray Bradbury, and the next morning might be a Sherlock Holmes detective story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Romance? We’ve got it. Narrative poetry? We’ve got that too. Mystery and ghost stories? You bet! |Who listens to Morning Short?| Entire families. Budding writers, poets, and and authors. Immigrants trying to learn English, or improve their listening comprehension. Startup CEOs. You name it! Enjoy our fictional stories today.
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Today’s episode is: A fantastic short story about love and lust by Guy de Maupassant, the french master of short fiction. This is an odd, enjoyable little story, worthy of a few minutes of your day. Learn more: http://listen.morningshort.com Discuss: http://reddit.com/r/morningshort More Context: This is typical Maupassant. It deals with an out-of-the-ordinary event in the very ordinary lives of his characters, narrated in the first-person. The narrator is plain-spoken and simple but the other characters are profound and complicated. Story Genres: American fiction, Modern humor, Satire, Moralism Famous stories by Guy De Maupassant: "The Necklace" "Boule de suif" (Bowl of Soup) "Useless beauty" And many others. -----What is Morning Short? ------- Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories) -----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? ------- Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next. Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill. Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles. They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction! If you like the short audiobook format, let us know! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Previous episodes
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76 - New!: "The Log" By Guy de Maupassant Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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75 - [Friday Fave]: "The Happy Failure" By Herman Melville Fri, 10 Feb 2017
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74 - [70] "The Experimental Couple (and the three offshoots)" by George Ade Wed, 08 Feb 2017
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73 - [Premiere] "Her Lover" By Maxim Gorky Mon, 06 Feb 2017
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72 - [Replay] "After The Race" By James Joyce Wed, 24 Aug 2016
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71 - [66] "The Postmaster" By Rabindranath Tagore Mon, 22 Aug 2016
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70 - [Friday Fave] "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" By Mark Twain Fri, 19 Aug 2016
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69 - 65: "Transients in Arcadia" by O. Henry Wed, 17 Aug 2016
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68 - The Judgment By Franz Kafka [Replay] Mon, 15 Aug 2016
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67 - [Friday Fave] "The Princess & the Puma" By O. Henry Fri, 12 Aug 2016
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66 - 64: "The Wreck Of The Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Wed, 10 Aug 2016
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65 - 63: "My Watch" by Mark Twain Mon, 08 Aug 2016
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64 - 62: “The Science of Deduction” By Arthur Conan Doyle Wed, 03 Aug 2016
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63 - 61: "Speed" by Sinclair Lewis Mon, 01 Aug 2016
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62 - 60: "The Adopted Son" By Guy de Maupassant Sun, 24 Jul 2016
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61 - 59: "In the Pride of His Youth" By Rudyard Kipling Sun, 24 Jul 2016
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60 - [Re-run]"The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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59 - 58: "White Magic" By Ella D'Arcy" Sun, 17 Apr 2016
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58 - 57: "The Girl and the Graft" by O. Henry Fri, 15 Apr 2016
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57 - 56: "Some Particulars Concerning a Lion" By Charles Dickens Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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56 - 55: "The Black Sheep" By Sapper Wed, 13 Apr 2016
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55 - 54: 'The Cook of the "Gannet"' by W. W. Jacobs Tue, 12 Apr 2016
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54 - 53: "The Piano Next Door" by Elia W. Peattie Mon, 11 Apr 2016
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53 - 52: "The Music Lover" By Henry van Dyke Sun, 10 Apr 2016
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52 - 51: "Who Was To Blame?" by Anton Chekhov Tue, 09 Aug 2016
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51 - 50: "The Cobweb" By H.H Munro Fri, 08 Apr 2016
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50 - 49: "Following the Fashions" by T.S. Arthur Wed, 06 Apr 2016
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49 - 48: “The Oversight” By Saki Sun, 03 Apr 2016
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48 - 47: "Little Annie's Ramble" By Nathaniel Hawthorne Sun, 03 Apr 2016
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47 - 46: “Belhomme’s Beast” By Guy De Maupassant Sat, 02 Apr 2016
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46 - "The Hunter Gracchus" By Franz Kafka [45] Thu, 31 Mar 2016
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45 - “The Coffee House Of Surat” By Leo Tolstoy [44] Wed, 30 Mar 2016
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44 - "Psyche and the Pskyscraper" By O. Henry [43] Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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43 - “Skeleton Lake: An Episode In Camp” By Algernon Blackwood [42] Mon, 28 Mar 2016
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42 - “A Redeeming Sacrifice” By L.M Montgomery [41] Sun, 27 Mar 2016
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41 - “Semper Idem” By Jack London [40] Sat, 26 Mar 2016
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40 - "The Hunting Of The Snark” By Lewis Carroll [39] Fri, 25 Mar 2016
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39 - "Sights From a Steeple" By Nathaniel Hawthorne [38] Thu, 24 Mar 2016
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38 - “The Carnivore” By Katherine MacLean [37] Wed, 23 Mar 2016
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37 - “Et in Sempiternum Pereant” By Charles Williams [36] Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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36 - “The Business Man” By Edger Allen Poe [35] Mon, 21 Mar 2016
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35 - "Laura" By Saki [34] Sun, 20 Mar 2016
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34 - “The Shooting Party” By Virginia Woolf [33] Sat, 19 Mar 2016
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33 - "La Juanita" By Alice Dunbar-Nelson [32] Fri, 18 Mar 2016
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32 - "The American's Tale" By Arthur Conan Doyle [31] Thu, 17 Mar 2016
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31 - “An Intervention” By W.W Jacobs [30] Wed, 16 Mar 2016
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30 - "One Officer, One Man" By Ambrose Bierce [29] Tue, 15 Mar 2016
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29 - "The Master-Thief" By The Brothers Grimm [28] Mon, 14 Mar 2016
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28 - “Curing A Cold” By Mark Twain [27] Sun, 13 Mar 2016
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27 - "A Mother" By James Joyce [26] Sat, 12 Mar 2016