LitReading - Classic Short Stories Podcast
1) On Christmas Day in the Morning – A Classic Christmas Story by Grace S. Richmond
This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.comOn Christmas Day in the Morning is a st...Show More
2) A Chaparral Christmas Gift – Classic Western Christmas Story by O. Henry
This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.comOut on the western chaparral, Christmas does...Show More
3) The Burglar's Christmas – A Classic Holiday Tale by Elizabeth L. Seymour
This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.comThe Burglar’s Christmas is Willa Cather...Show More
4) The Purple Dress – A Classic Holiday Story by O. Henry
This story is only available here during the holidays, but can be heard year-round at Season's Readings, a part of Short Storyverses at shortstoryverses.comO. Henry often found the heart of a story in...Show More
5) The Law of Life – a Classic Short Story by Jack London
Jack London takes us into the frozen silence of the Yukon and leaves us beside an aging chief who has reached the appointed end of his trail. As the tribe moves on, Old Koskoosh remains behind with on...Show More
6) Hills Like White Elephants – A Classic Short Story by Earnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” is one of the most celebrated short stories ever written — a masterclass in subtext, restraint, and emotional tension.Set at a train station i...Show More
7) The Skylight Room – A Classic Short Story by O. Henry
O. Henry had a gift for wrapping heartbreak in humor. His stories feel light, almost playful—until that last line hits and you realize he’s been quietly aiming for your chest the whole time.In Th...Show More
8) The Hanging Stranger–a Retro Sci-Fi Horror Story by Philip K. Dick
This is one of those scary stories that sneaks up on you. It looks like just another day in small-town America, sometime around the early 1950s. But then, something is wrong. Something is hanging...Show More
9) The Cats of Ulthar-a Classic Scary Story by H. P. Lovecraft
Every October, we creep into the scary season on Litreading, digging deep into the trove of classic horror tales from around the world. Some of the most frightening stories of all time were penned mor...Show More
10) Murder of Crows – an Original Short Story by Don McDonald
Please note: "Murder of Crows" is one of the early episodes of my new podcast, New Tales Told. I published it here to share it with my large Litreading audience. However, it will eventually only be av...Show More