SEASON 5 SHOW SCHEDULE
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Old-Fashioned Love Song by Diana Renn and The Devil You Know by Stacey Keith
Diana Renn grew up in Seattle and now lives in Boston with her husband and son. She graduated from Hampshire College and earned an M.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University. After graduate school, Diana taught ESL, writing, and literature, worked in educational publishing, and authored several ESL textbooks. She also traveled whenever possible, and taught English in South America.In addition to writing for young adults, Diana writes short stories and essays, which have been published in a variety of magazines and literary journals.When she’s not writing, Diana enjoys bicycling and taiko drumming. She studies taiko and occasionally performs with the group Odaiko New England. Tokyo Heist is her first novel. Visit dianarennbooks.com or dianarenn.net) for more information on Diana
Award-winning writer Stacey Keith has been on more than twenty talk shows, including "Montel Williams," "Geraldo Rivera," "Real Personal with Bob Berkowitz," "Sally Jesse Raphael," and "Joan Rivers." In addition to hundreds of radio interviews, Stacey has lectured throughout the United States and the University of Toronto.Her aspirations in the area of fiction have encompassed two Golden Heart nominations, a Maggie, two Silver Quills, a Jasmine, a Heart of the Rockies, two Mollies, and over fifteen other first-place wins in Romance Writers of America contests, of which organization she is a member.In addition to writing, Stacey works as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer to professional athletes. Visit Staceykeith.com for more information on Stacey.
future dates TBA
Silent Hill by Larry Sweazy and Shade by Karen Condon
Stories by two of the show's favorite writers.future dates TBA
Excerpts from The Blood Lie by Shirley Vernick as well as from a previously unpublished essay by Saul Bellow on "A Jewish Writer in America."
Shirley Vernick grew up in Massena, New York where the blood libel happened, as did her father, whose family was directly victimized by it. She now lives with her husband, two daughters, and two frisky dogs in Amherst. Shirley has written for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, national newspapers, and the publications of Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Boston Universities. She graduated from Cornell University, where she was awarded the school’s Fleischmann Scholarship for Writing Achievement.Musical roots- the 50's and some discussion and a reading and more. Also, some fundraising.
Future dates to be announcedThe First of All My Dreams Was of..., by Thomas Bergeron.
It's
fitting to begin a new season with a unique show. The First of All My
Dreams was Of....is a jazz album by the Thomas Bergeron Quintet. All
compositions are by Thomas Bergeron based on themes by Claude Debussy.
Each cut tells a musical story of Thomas' life beginning here in the
Pioneer Valley and then moving on to New York City.
Future dates to be announced
Mama's Boy by Ken Kuhlken
like no mama's boy you'd imagine, Kuhlken takes us to San Diego and Tijuana. Future dates to be announced
This and that, music from Tom Waits to local artists that went national and some fundraising
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Hello,
I'm Gail Farrelly, the author of the second story, "Get Yourself a Face." It was so much fun to hear Alan read my story. This is only the second time I've heard my work read aloud. It's a great experience. When I see my work published in print, I find myself revising it in my head. I always find fault. But when I HEAR it, I say to myself, "Hey, that sounds pretty good." No revision required. I'm not sure how to explain this. Maybe I'm accepting that the reader is giving approval to my work, sort of like an imprimatur or something. Hey, it must be OK if someone is actually reading it aloud!
Alan has a nice voice and excellent delivery. It makes for easy listening. And a bonus! He pronounced my name correctly.
For me to be included on the same program as Dorothy Francis was an honor. I just love her mysteries.
I'm grateful to Alan for choosing my story. And I thank all of you for listening and/or reading.
I wish everyone a good summer -- with lots of good books to read and radio shows to listen to.
Cheers,
Gail Farrelly
www.FarrellySistersOnline.com
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Gail - I agree with your comments; and I loved the story. In fact I like the whole idea of listening to short stories. I am looking forward to reading more of your work.
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Get Yourself a Face by Gail Farrelly was excellent. This was my first time to listen to this station. I will be back for more.
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This is a very timely story these days when face transplants, while not exactly the norm, are occurring with increasing frequency.
Obviously, a murderer can never be too careful! "Watch your face folks" might be the motto of this well-written short story. Makes you wonder if the "family" will be able to help out this time.
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I like the story, Ray. Nice suspense and a great twist.
Anita Page
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