Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts

Saturday February 14th at 1:00pm: ❤️ Vignettes from the Vintage Heart

 
Step Into the Attic
Vignettes 
from the Vintage Heart
"Because consciousness isn't about surviving, it’s about being witnessed."



 Vignettes from the Vintage Heart

What happens to the love letters that never get sent?
Where do the old songs go when the radio is turned off?

This Valentine's season, Storylink Radio invites you to step out of the noise of the modern world and into the quiet sanctuary of the past. Join us for a special live event:
"Vignettes from the Vintage Heart."

Our guide for the evening is Arthur—a traveler through time who collects memories like others collect stamps. He has opened his dusty cedar chest to share a collection of interconnected tales spanning a century of romance. Together, we will visit a 1950s projectionist’s booth on its final night, wait for a ghost train in a fog-drenched station, and even drift through the cold expanse of space with only a jazz record for company.

It’s an evening of noir, whimsy, and deep nostalgia, broadcast live across the virtual worlds of Second Life and Kitely, and streaming directly to YouTube.


Join Us Live At:
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*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:
love, romance, loss, joy, saudade


*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. Read-a-Long links on this page are 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. 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 may find concerning 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.

Questions?






Thursday October 23rd at 7:00pm: THE LAST REFRAIN

 

Step into the darkness of haunting melodies

The Last Refrain
Join us for The Last Refrain, an evening of chilling tales where music meets the macabre. We begin by stepping into the darkness of song lyrics—from the haunting melodies of Beethoven to the eerie verses of Blue Öyster Cult and Abney Park—with original spooky stories inspired by each. The night concludes with timeless phantoms and shadows as we read classic ghost stories from masters of the genre


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&
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&
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Questions?


*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:
ghosts, haunts, death, poignant romance


*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. Read-a-Long links on this page are 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. 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 may find concerning 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.

Questions?





THURSDAY March 14th at 9pm - 10:15pm: THE BALLAD OF ROSAMUNDE

  

"With hair red gold and eyes of green. "
THE BALLAD OF ROSAMUNDE

A pirate queen trapped in the realm of Faerie, Rosamunde can only be freed by true love. The man she loved is lost to her forever so she believes herself doomed. Padraig, long in love with Rosamunde, believes his life to be worthless since she disappeared. When he hears of her capture by the Fey, he is determined to set her free -- but can Rosamunde put the past behind her and learn to love anew?

Ceiliuradh Glen at Seanchai Library in Second Life

Storylink Radio's Celticworld in Opensim Kitely

Book: Mammoth Book of Irish Romance
Stories: The Ballad of Rosamunde
Authors: Claire Delacroix

This short story was published in the anthology, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF IRISH ROMANCE, but was edited there for space constraints. The whole story is available on Kindle in The Jewels of Kinfairlie trilogy.








Thursday February 16th at 7-8:30pm: TRISTAN & ISOLDE

Before Romeo+Juliet, Roger+Jessica,
Lady+Tramp,  Lance+Gwen,
Tony+Maria, Rick+Ilsa -
TRISTAN + ISOLDE
A Two-Night Special Event. Tonight: Parts the Second & Third

One of the oldest love stories ever written. This is an epic tale of doomed love. The daughter of Ireland's King Donnchadth falls into a forbidden love with the son of Cornwall's Lord Marke. The passion and love of Romeo & Juliet combined with the war and action thrills of the Gladiator.

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Tintagel Castle in Kitely
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LIVE on YOUTUBE
Youtube: https://bit.ly/slr-isolde0209-yt


Book: The Romance of Tristan & Iseult
Retold by: J. Bédier
Rendered into English by: H. Belloc
https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/tristanisolt#modtristxt
ISBN#: 9780679750161


THE LEGEND of the LOVE STORY
http://legendlovestory.blogspot.com/2016/03/legend-love-story-of-tristan-and-isolde.html

Thursday February 9th at 7-8:30pm: TRISTAN & ISOLDE

- Before Lancelot + Guinevere, Before Romeo + Juliet -
TRISTAN + ISOLDE
A Two-Night Special Event. Tonight: Part the First.

One of the oldest love stories ever written. This is an epic tale of doomed love. The daughter of Ireland's King Donnchadth falls into a forbidden love with the son of Cornwall's Lord Marke. The passion and love of Romeo & Juliet combined with the war and action thrills of the Gladiator.

Seanchai Library in Second Life
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Tintagel Castle in Kitely
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LIVE on YOUTUBE
Youtube: https://bit.ly/slr-isolde0209-yt


Book: The Romance of Tristan & Iseult
Retold by: J. Bédier
Rendered into English by: H. Belloc
https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/tristanisolt#modtristxt
ISBN#: 9780679750161


THE LEGEND of the LOVE STORY
http://legendlovestory.blogspot.com/2016/03/legend-love-story-of-tristan-and-isolde.html

THURSDAY February 17th at 7:00pm - 8:30pm: ROGER + JESSICA

       


"I love him because he makes me laugh"
ROGER & JESSICA
Truly one of Hollywood's greatest love stories - the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon to investigate scandal involving Jessica Rabbit, the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit. But when Marvin Acme, Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom vows to catch and destroy Roger.

Tonight's Story will be 90 minutes

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Book: Who Framed Roger Rabbit Movie Novelization
Author: Justine Korman

Watch the full movie now:
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/who-framed-roger-rabbit/20GDm8DYpIsC


THURSDAY February 10th at 7pm: ROMEO + JULIETTE

      

"O trespass sweetly urg'd!"
ROMEO + JULIETTE
 [PRESENTED IN STORYTELLING FORMAT] Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;

Thematic Elements include violence, bloodshed, death

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Book: Shakespeare's Stories: Tragedies
Author: Beverley Birch
Author: William Shakespeare


THURSDAY September 9th at 7pm: THE SEA OF TIME AND STARS

 

"Is He Truly Alone?"
THE SEA OF TIME AND STARS

Victim of a criminal justice system gone awry, a man is taken away from his daughter and sent back in time to become the sole inhabitant of paradisical prison planet. But is he truly alone? Who lives below the waves? A tale from the Mermaidia Anthology.

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Book: Mermaidia  A Limited Edition Anthology
Story: THE SEA OF TIME AND STARS
Author: MARA AMBERLY

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THURSDAY September 2nd at 7pm: THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS

"Make Your ? into a !"
THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS
-- Special 75 minute presentation --
 
  

Mark is contentedly living the same day in an endless loop, but has
his world turned upside down when he meets mysterious Margaret,
who is also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret 
form a partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make 
that one day perfect.

This novella is the basis for the 2021 movie.

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Novella: THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS
Author: Lev Grossman
Screenplay: Lev Grossman

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THURSDAY February 11th at 7pm: ♥MORE SQUASHED ROMANCES ♥

    

"Love Will Find A Way
"
MORE SQUASHED ROMANCES

TWO CLASSIC ROMANCE NOVELS squashed into a one hour story session!

Tonight:

JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë
Faced with the spectacle of polygamy, a young woman runs away from her one true love.

and

THE BLACK TULIP by Alexandre Dumas
The elusive black tulip! Deadly political intrigue, high treason, a bitter rival. And Rosa, the jailer's beautiful daughter.

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Book: JANE EYRE and THE BLACK TULIP and THE HUNDRED BOOKS
Author: Charlotte Bronte, Alexandre Dumas, Gly Hughes

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THURSDAY February 4th at 7pm: ♥ SQUASHED ROMANCES ♥

  

"Love Will Find A Way"
SQUASHED ROMANCES

TWO CLASSIC ROMANCE NOVELS squashed into a one hour story session!
What will it be?
Pride & Prejudice? Sense & Sensibility? Romeo & Juliet? Jane Eyre? Wuthering Heights? Marguerite de Valois? The Black Tulip? Emma? Anna Karenina?
Northanger Abbey? Wild Wales? Great Expectations? The Sorrows of Young Werther? Mansfield Park?
Persuasion? Villette? Scarlet Letter? House of Seven Gables? The Castle of Otranto? Abelard and Heloise?

Only Shandon knows and he ain't tellin' yet!

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Book: TBA
Author: TBA

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THURSDAY February 27th at 7pm: POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt4

"A Named Thing is a Tamed Thing"
POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt4
A beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.
Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

Book: Pocketful of Crows
Author: Joanne M. Harris


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THURSDAY February 20th at 7pm: POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt3

"A Named Thing is a Tamed Thing"
POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt3

A beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl. Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

Book: Pocketful of Crows Author: Joanne M. Harris


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THURSDAY February 13th at 7pm: POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt2

"A Named Thing is a Tamed Thing"
POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt2

A beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl. Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

Book: Pocketful of Crows Author: Joanne M. Harris


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THURSDAY February 6th at 7pm: POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt1

"A Named Thing is a Tamed Thing"
POCKETFUL OF CROWS pt1

A beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl. Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

Accompanying this event is a special Art Exhibit at the Newgrange Museum and Art Gallery, where more than two dozen pictures from this book are on display, along with kiosks to let you ‘get to know’ the author & illustrator.

Book: Pocketful of Crows Author: Joanne M. Harris


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THURSDAY November 14th at 7pm: ANTONY and CLEOPATRA - Shakespeare in story

"Make death proud to take us"
ANTONY and CLEOPATRA
William Shakespeare's play, told in story format

Mark Antony, one of three rulers of Rome, is in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Antony is summoned back to Rome, where he clashes with another ruler Octavius before returning to Cleopatra in Egypt. Now in battle with Octavius, Antony and Cleopatra suffer losses and miscommunication, and both eventually commit suicide. Book: Shakespeare's Stories - The Histories Authors: William Shakespeare and Beverly Birch


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THURSDAY October 10th at 7pm: CLAY-SHUTTERED DOORS

"When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes"
CLAY-SHUTTERED DOORS

“Love may be eternal, but Lovers are mortal…
Aren’t they??”

Some restless spirits do not depart in peace because they cannot—or will not! Perhaps it is unfinished business that detains them, a bargain made, a promise unfulfilled. Perhaps a desperate yearning, their own or another’s, that knots that otherwise-severed golden thread.

Tonight we continue our journey through the ancient lychgate and across the kirkyard.

Book: Various Authors: Helen R. Hull

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THURSDAY October 3rd at 7pm: THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

"The Monster Demands A Mate!"
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.

Tonight’s story, written by Guy Preston, was derived from the 1935 screenplay of the same name, and was published and released at the same time as the movie. That movie “monsterpiece” was created by James Whale, and is widely considered the best film of the “golden age” of horror cinema. Cue the lightning . . . 

Book: Various
Authors: Mary Shelley & Guy Preston Screenplay: James Whale

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THURSDAY September 5th at 7pm: THE BLUE SALT ROAD pt4

"passion and loss, love and violence"
THE BLUE SALT ROAD
by Joanne M. Harris (author of Chocolat)
So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless, wild young man.
Passion drew him to a new world, and trickery has kept him there - without his memories, separated from his own people. But as he finds his way in this dangerous new way of life, so he learns that his notions of home, and your people, might not be as fixed as he believed.

Book: The Blue Salt Road

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THURSDAY August 29th at 7pm: THE BLUE SALT ROAD pt3

"passion and loss, love and violence"
THE BLUE SALT ROAD
by Joanne M. Harris (author of Chocolat)
So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless, wild young man.
Passion drew him to a new world, and trickery has kept him there - without his memories, separated from his own people. But as he finds his way in this dangerous new way of life, so he learns that his notions of home, and your people, might not be as fixed as he believed.

Book: The Blue Salt Road


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