THURSDAY October 10th at 6pm: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

 

"I kept on creeping just the same"

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

A psychological thriller by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

- followed by more stories at 7pm & 9pm -

One woman's descent into madness when she is confined to a room in her home by her physician husband, as she becomes increasingly obsessed with the yellow wallpaper that adorns the room. A classic in feminist gothic literature set in a colonial mansion during the late 19th century.

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://thoughtsonpapyrus.com/2019/03/09/review-the-yellow-wallpaper-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman/

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

*READ-A-LONG:

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

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Book: The Yellow Wallpaper

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

mental illness, psychological thriller

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

TUESDAY, October 8th - Two Sessions: Music & Stories

 


@ NOON - Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen

Join us as Russell returns for his weekly performance. Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. Live on Stream.

@ 9PM - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore

Finn Zeddmore presents contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy from a variety of sources. What adventure will Finn take us on tonight? Part 1 of  "The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea" by Naomi Krittzer. Live in Voice.

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MONDAY, October 7th at 7pm: STELLA with Gyro Muggins

 

Gyro is back with more Science Fiction adventures from his endless library.

'Stella' by Ted White (40 mins)

A childless couple find a baby literally on their doorstep.  It's the perfect baby, quiet, healthy looking but something's wrong. 

Gyro Muggins presents, live in Voice at Seanchai's Main Library on Nowhereville.

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SUNDAY, October 6th at 1:30pm: RAY'S TALES at The Bradbury Project

 

Caledonia Skytower presents short stories from the works of Ray Bradbury including stories from Dandelion Wine and The October Country live on stream in the Green Town Park at The Bradbury Project.

Ray Bradbury was an American author, screenwriter, and among the most celebrated 20th-century writers. He worked in a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.  He wrote many works and is widely known by the general public for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951). For more information on his life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

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OPEN NOW: the 2024 Edition of The Bradbury Project

  It's back!

The newest Seanchai special project celebrates the work of American author Ray Bradbury. It follows the path of eight boys on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they travel through time and space, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death.

Thanks to continuing support from Linden Lab, this year's Bradbury Project will be on its own dedicated region, with content at terrain level and in skyboxes. 

Events and activities at The Bradbury Project include:

•      Presentation of stories from the canon of Ray Bradbury, including "The Halloween
  tree."
•      Dance Parties courtesy of eClipse Club & Resort
•      Plenty of photo ops and things to explore (clickies!)
•      Interactive Bradbury Library - Moundshroud's House
•      Other surprises that you can find when you explore.
•      Check out the Play Park

SATURDAY October 5th at 12pm: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - whirlwind edition

 

"First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys"

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

A Story of Hypnotic Dark Poetry by Ray Bradbury

This is a special whirlwind presentation of all 54 Chapters of this amazing story squished into 1 hour!

Experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes...and the stuff of nightmares.

The title is reference to a quote spoken by one of the witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

INTERVIEW With Author & STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://horrornovelreviews.com/2012/06/20/ray-bradbury-something-wicked-this-way-comes-review/

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Book: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Author: Ray Bradbury

THURSDAY October 3rd at 9pm: RUSSIAN DOLLHOUSE

 

"The brave step forward and embrace the night"
RUSSIAN DOLLHOUSE
Trick-or-Treat Terror by Jason Parent

Four young friends are lured to an abandoned house that seems to have come alive for Halloween.

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://sdvassallo.com/2019/10/13/midnight-in-the-graveyard-ed-by-kenneth-w-cain/

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

*READ-A-LONG:

not available

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From: Midnight in the Graveyard

Editor: Kenneth W Cain

Author: Jason Parent

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

horror, gore

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

THURSDAY October 3rd at 7pm: THE NIGHT KINGS and THE NIGHT HEIRS

 

"It began like any other night.."

THE NIGHT KINGS & THE NIGHT HEIRS

Apocalyptic Magic by Roger Zelazny

- followed at 9pm by RUSSIAN DOLLHOUSE -

But this one had a special feeling to it. The moon came up full and splendid above the skyline, and its light spread like spilled buttermilk among the canyons of the city. 

The hero and his apprentice run a little anti-supernatural shop. Think you might have a vampire living in the basement of your apartment building? Well, here’s the place you can get garlic and wooden stakes. Was that a werewolf you heard howling at the moon last night? They have boxes full of silver bullets in whatever caliber will fit your gun. Have you run into something a bit more esoteric? The odds are high that this shop has something that can help you out...

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://www.gilbertstack.com/posts/review-the-night-kings-and-night-heirs-by-roger-zelazny/

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

*READ-A-LONG:

https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/no-place-sorrow-kingdom-cold/

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From the books: THE NIGHT KINGS and THE NIGHT HEIRS

Authors: Roger Zelazny & Warren Lapine

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

supernatural magic

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

THURSDAY October 3rd at 6pm: BLUR IN THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE

 

“You never believe me until I show you.”

BLUR IN THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE

Creature Mystery by Sarah Pinsker

- followed by more stories at 7pm & 9pm -

A writing retreat for a mystery writer requires isolation, and maybe a neighbor or two that no one will report missing.

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://sffbookreview.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/reading-the-hugos-2020-best-novelette/

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

*READ-A-LONG:

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-blur-in-the-corner-of-your-eye/

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From: Uncanny Magazine - Issue 29 July/August 2019

Author: Sarah Pinsker

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

murder

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

THURSDAY September 26th at 9pm: THE RAVENING MONSTER - Late Night Horror

 

"One chance in a million to cheat death"

THE RAVENING MONSTER

A horror tale by Harold Ward

A shuddery story about an electrocuted murderer who was raised from the dead and revivified.

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/06/harold-ward-1879-1950-first-tale-of.html

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

*READ-A-LONG:

https://sffaudiomediacan.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/TheRaveningMonsterByHaroldWard.pdf

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From: Weird Tales - Sept. 1932

Author: Harold Ward

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

murder, horror

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

THURSDAY September 26th at 7pm: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR SORROW IN THE KINGDOM OF THE COLD

 

"The dolls listened in silent approval."

THERE IS NO PLACE FOR SORROW

IN THE KINGDOM OF THE COLD

A modern folktale by Seanan McGuire
- followed at 9pm by The Ravening Monster -

A maker of dolls is so much more than a simple toymaker. We craft dreams. We craft vessels. We open doorways into the Kingdom of the Cold, where frozen faces look eternally on the world, and do not yearn, and do not cry.

Sorrow is surprisingly malleable, capable of adjusting its shape to fit the box that holds it, but it fights moving from one place to another, and it has thorns. Sorrow is a bramble of the heart and a weed of the mind . . .

STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://jaffalogue.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/short-story-review-there-is-no-place-for-sorrow-in-the-kingdom-of-the-cold-by-seanan-mcguire/

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*READ-A-LONG:

https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/no-place-sorrow-kingdom-cold/

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From the book: The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016

Editor: Paula Guran

Author: Seanan McGuire

*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:

domestic violence

*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements

We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. The Read-a-Long link on this page is publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting, certainly no "F-bombs" will be present. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members could find objectionable are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

COMING in October: the 2024 Edition of The Bradbury Project

 It's back, coming this October!

The newest Seanchai special project celebrates the work of American author Ray Bradbury. It follows the path of eight boys on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they travel through time and space, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death.

Thanks to continuing support from Linden Lab, this year's Bradbury Project will be on its own dedicated region, with content at terrain level and in skyboxes. 

Tentative opening day - Friday, October 4th.

Events and activities at The Bradbury Project include:

•      Presentation of stories from the canon of Ray Bradbury, including "The Halloween
  tree."
•      Dance Parties courtesy of eClipse Club & Resort
•      Plenty of photo ops and things to explore (clickies!)
•      Interactive Bradbury Library - Moundshroud's House
•      Other surprises that you can find when you explore.
•      Check out the Play Park

THURSDAY, August 29th @ 9pm: WEYR SEARCH Concludes

 

Weyr Search features a young woman named Lessa being recruited to establish a telepathic bond with a queen dragon at its hatching, thus becoming a dragonrider, and the leader of a Weyr community on the fictional planet Pern. Dragonrider features the growth of Lessa's queen dragon, Ramoth, and their training together.

Analog editor John W. Campbell asked “to see dragons fighting Thread,” Pern's menace from space, and he also suggested time travel. In response, McCaffrey wrote a third story titled “Crack Dust, Black Dust”, which was not published separately, but provided crucial material for the novel.

Finn Zeddmore concludes Anne McCaffrey's story tonight (we really mean it this time) as part of Seanchai Late Night - Live in Voice.

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TUESDAY, August 27th at 7pm: MARY POPPINS Concludes

It's been 60 years since Disney's industry changing motion picture was created. The Disney Company is celebrating, and so are we.  P.L. Travers' "practically perfect" nanny and her tales were first published in 1934. From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. 

Caledonia presents the original Mary Poppins adventures from the eight book series, concluding tonight. Presented on Stream.

Tonight: 

• Full Moon
• Christmas Shopping
• West Wind

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THURSDAY, August 22nd @ 9pm: WEYR SEARCH Concludes

Weyr Search features a young woman named Lessa being recruited to establish a telepathic bond with a queen dragon at its hatching, thus becoming a dragonrider, and the leader of a Weyr community on the fictional planet Pern. Dragonrider features the growth of Lessa's queen dragon, Ramoth, and their training together.

Analog editor John W. Campbell asked “to see dragons fighting Thread,” Pern's menace from space, and he also suggested time travel. In response, McCaffrey wrote a third story titled “Crack Dust, Black Dust”, which was not published separately, but provided crucial material for the novel.

Finn Zeddmore concludes Anne McCaffrey's story tonight, as part of Seanchai Late Night - Live in Voice.

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Image from Andrea Stockel courtesy of publicdomainpictures.net

TUESDAY, August 20th at 7pm: MARY POPPINS Continues

P.L. Travers' "practically perfect" nanny and her tales were first published in 1934. From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. The Disney Company is celebrating, and so are we. 

Caledonia presents the original Mary Poppins adventures from the eight book series through out the month of August, continuing tonight. Presented on Stream.

Tonight: 

• The Bird Woman
• Mrs. Corry
• John and Barbara's Story

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THURSDAY, August 15th at 9pm; WEYR SEARCH Begins!

Two components of Dragonflight were award-winning novellas published by Analog science fiction magazine. The first segment, Weyr Search, illustrated by John Schoenherr, had been the cover story for the October 1967 issue. The second segment, Dragonrider, appeared in two parts, beginning in December 1967.

Weyr Search features a young woman named Lessa being recruited to establish a telepathic bond with a queen dragon at its hatching, thus becoming a dragonrider, and the leader of a Weyr community on the fictional planet Pern. Dragonrider features the growth of Lessa's queen dragon, Ramoth, and their training together.

Analog editor John W. Campbell asked “to see dragons fighting Thread,” Pern's menace from space, and he also suggested time travel. In response, McCaffrey wrote a third story titled “Crack Dust, Black Dust”, which was not published separately, but provided crucial material for the novel.

Finn Zeddmore presents Anne McCaffrey's story in two parts, beginning tonight, as part of Seanchai Late Night - Live in Voice.

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TUESDAY, August 13th: Music! and Mary Continues . . .

 

@ Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live at The Glen!

Join us today for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond.  Presented on Stream.

@ 7PM: MARY POPPINS Continues

First published in 1934, from the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. The Disney Company is celebrating, and so are we. Caledonia presents the original Mary Poppins adventures from the eight book series through out the month of August, continuing tonight. Presented on Stream.

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TUESDAY, August 6th at 7pm: Mary Poppins at Seanchai Library

Fifty years ago The Walt Disney Company created a film that would be considered one of the master works of the films made during Disney's lifetime - full of technical innovation, scenic splendor, music, and soul. It won five Academy Awards.  

Sixteen years ago Caledonia Skytower read Mary Poppins as the second book series she presented at the then very young West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center - these many years and stories later, Seanchai Library.

First published in 1934, from the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed.

It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life!

The Disney Company is celebrating, and so are we. Caledonia presents the original Mary Poppins adventures from the eight book series through out the month of August, beginning tonight.

This week, presented in Voice.

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THURSDAY August 1st at 7pm: Adventures of BATMAN!

  "Justice is always Darkest before the Dawn"

Adventures of BATMAN!

MASKS

As if in a dream only one man can know, he tastes the dirt of the alley he crawls through, the cold taste of his own defeat. Laughter, mad and maniacal, peals from the dark brick walls. In this place, at this time, the Batman's reign is ending. And the Joker laughs.

DADDY'S GIRL

It was a solo night job. Bruce had gone to Washington to deliver a lecture and had asked me to stay here in Gotham. My job was nailing the Tomcat, a very sharp jewel thief who was hitting all the wealthy West Side mansions.

In the Batcave at Seanchai Library

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In the Batcave at Storylink Radio Estate in Opensim

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Book: FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE JOKER
Editor: Martin Greenberg
Authors: Garfield Reeves-Stevens - Masks
William F. Nolan - Daddy's Girl
..

SUNDAY, June 30th @1:30pm: Even More SUNDAY with DAMON RUNYON

We conclude this special Sunday afternoon Tea Time series David Abbot, Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell & Caledonia Skytower presenting stories from the Runyonesque Canon at "Get Lost In Stories" - Seanchai Library's showcase contribution at SL21B.

While the musical Guys & Dolls is based on the short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown," it is common for derivative works based on an author's canon to pull from more than one piece even when the backbone of the plot is drawn from a single story. This is especially true of canons that are primarily short fiction, like Damon Runyon's. Both of today's stories contain lore and characters than were woven into the legendary musical production.

TODAY: Blood Pressure, and A Piece of Pie, live on stream at SL21B. 

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THURSDAY, June 27th at 7pm: CONTEMPORARY SCI-FI with Finn!

Finn Zeddmore is all set to take us on another contemporary Science Fiction-Fantasy adventure, taken from a wide variety of short story sources.  Where will she take us this time?  Only one way to find out!

TONIGHT: "Annie Without Crow" by Michael Swanwick & "Our Father" by K. J. Khan.

Join us on Seanchai Library's Story Floor for this week's new journey, presented live in Voice.

Image: A wall made of books. Lots of old books in a bookstore or library. Photographer: Martin Vorel - https://martinvorel.com   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

TUESDAY, June 25th @ 7pm: Our Newbery Adventure Concludes

@ 7pm: Caledonia concludes Dave Eggers' The Eyes & The Impossible.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. 

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.

Both Sessions are Live on Stream

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