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Episode 305:  Dog Tales

This week's story is written and read by Bill Rausch and is entitled Dog Tales.

Author:

William Rausch: Bill started writing his five-minute flash-fiction podcasts three years ago. Bill is a firm believer in Shakespeare's insight: "Brevity is the soul of wit." His podcasts are always just five minutes. And always a slap-in-the-forehead ending you'll never see coming. You can hear his stories on Spotify, Apple i-Tunes or many other podcast platforms at Bill Rausch Read My Shorts.

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Episode 303:  Mope Time

Grab your slippers and a cup of coffee; it's Mope Time, as read by Heidi Bahnck.

Author:

Heidi Bahnck:   You can find more about Heidi at her website HeidiBahnck.com.

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Episode 302:  The Coolest Kid In School

Greetings!  In this episode, we're kicking off our our new format that will feature just one bite-sized story per episode.  This week's story is written and read by Frank Goldstein and is entitled The Coolest Kid In School.

Author:

Frank Goldstein:  Frank is a retired broadcast photojournalist, the author of the upcoming book Shoot It Anyway and a producer of the As Read By Me podcast.

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Episode 301:  The Big Game

We're kicking off season 3 with an episode entitled The Big Game.  Sure, there’s a big football game coming up in February, but life is an even bigger game.  In this episode, we’ll explore both, starting with everybody’s favorite bedtime storyteller, Rich Hosek.  Rich is here to read a chapter from his newest book After Life. It was released earlier this month and the reviews on Amazon are spectacular.  Next, Barb Stakes takes us on a poetic journey through the seasons of life with her poem Turn.  And last, but never least, Peter Waitze brings us his take on modern Roman numeral usage at the Super Bowl, and other assorted musings, in his story entitled Football.

Authors:

Rich Hosek: Rich is a television writer and novelist. His latest book After Life is book 2 in the award winning Raney/Daye Investigation Paranormal Mystery series.  It was cowritten with Rich's long time television writing partner, Arnold Rudnick, and world-renowned parapsychologist, Loyd Auerbach and features Detective Nate Raney—an ex-cop and confirmed skeptic—and his partner, Dr. Jennifer Daye—anthropology professor and parapsychologist. Together, they investigate cases that brush up against the world of ghosts and psychics in a way that will make you believe in life after death.  Please visit https://raneyanddaye.com for more information and claim your free bookmark when you sign up for the mailing list.

Barbara Stakes:  Barbara spent a 30-plus year career in the offices of area Research and Development companies in Langhorne, PA and Princeton, NJ.  In her retirement, she enjoys yoga, meditation, reading, walks in the parks and working to get down on paper stories about people, places and experiences remembered over the years with a hope that others might enjoy them.

Peter Waitze:  Peter has been recounting his short, tall tales in monthly letters for over 40 years, and more recently in the form of a monthly email story.  You can sign up for his monthly email letter by sending an email to [email protected].  Peter is also a founder and producer of the As Read By Me Podcast.

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Episode 213:  Readers Round Up

Well, our second season is officially in the books.  Special thanks to all the writers for sharing your work with us.  And thanks to all of our listeners for your continual support!   This year-end compilation episode consists of 3 1/2 hours of all the short stories and poems from As Read By Me Season 2. It's great for long car rides, dog walks and marathon holiday dish-washing sessions.  Hope you enjoy!!!

Authors:

Joseph Murphy:   Joe is a writer, teacher, and musician living in Southeastern Pennsylvania. His stories have appeared in online and print journals such asPank,Everyday Genius,the Legendary,the Northville Review,Prick of the Spindle, andHyphenand received nominations forBest of the Net. He published a novel,Sojourn, in 2018. Currently, he's working on a science-fiction novel, Pia'e. He plays guitar in two bands:Canid & Darkhold Redeemers. More information about Joe can be found at www.josephpaulmurphy.com.

Heidi Bahnck:   You can find more about Heidi at her website HeidiBahnck.com.

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Melinda Gordan: Melinda is a retired middle school Art Teacher with a love for everything fun and creative. When she's not writing or telling stories, Melinda enjoys working in her studio, listening to music and hanging out with friends, family and her Cocker Spaniel, Zoey Beth.

Don Tollefson: Don is a retired ABC and Fox TV broadcaster, who has been clean and sober for 3026 days.  Don now operates a recovery street ministry called Overcome Thyself, on the streets of Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

Frank Goldstein:  Frank is a retired broadcast photojournalist, the author of the upcoming book Shoot It Anyway and a producer of the As Read By Me podcast.

Rich Hosek: Rich is a television writer and novelist. You can purchase his novels at Amazon by visiting https://amzn.to/3GgcMm5.  You can follow Rich on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RichHosek, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/writtenbyrichhosek. Reviews and previews of upcoming books and other projects are available at https://richhosek.com/. And you can find out more about his TV credits at IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395923.  Resolved first appeared on Reedsy Prompts, you can read this story and more at https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/g9fm7z/ 

Mike Archer: Mike is a retired television news executive who spent over 40 years working in local television news in Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia. He was also part of a team of journalists that launched Court TV in 1991 that expanded the coverage of the legal system and trials in the United States. Mike writes a blog on journalism, politics, language, and life that can be found at www.thearcherjournal.com.  Mike’s book, Living with Humans: Stories of Each Other is his second published collection of short stories. It’s available as an e-book or paperback on Amazon.com and can be found here: https://amzn.to/3GaNsOc

Peter Waitze:  Peter has been recounting his short, tall tales in monthly letters for over 40 years, and more recently in the form of a monthly email story.  You can sign up for his monthly email letter by sending an email to [email protected].  Peter is also a founder and producer of the As Read By Me Podcast.

Barbara Stakes:  Barbara spent a 30-plus year career in the offices of area Research and Development companies in Langhorne, PA and Princeton, NJ.  In her retirement, she enjoys yoga, meditation, reading, walks in the parks and working to get down on paper stories about people, places and experiences remembered over the years with a hope that others might enjoy them.

Joyce Hadley: Joyce is retired from a major telecommunication company as a Presidential Appeals Consultant. She volunteers with organizations that are committed to social justice, enjoys bird watching and looks forward every evening for a walk with her dog. 

William Rausch: Bill started writing his five-minute flash-fiction podcasts three years ago. Bill is a firm believer in Shakespeare's insight: "Brevity is the soul of wit." His podcasts are always just five minutes. And always a slap-in-the-forehead ending you'll never see coming. You can hear his stories on Spotify, Apple i-Tunes or  many other podcast platforms at Bill Rausch Read My Shorts.

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Mike Archer: Mike is a retired television news executive who spent over 40 years working in local television news in Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia. He was also part of a team of journalists that launched Court TV in 1991 that expanded the coverage of the legal system and trials in the United States. Mike writes a blog on journalism, politics, language, and life that can be found at www.thearcherjournal.com.  Mike’s book, Living with Humans: Stories of Each Other is his second published collection of short stories. It’s available as an e-book or paperback on Amazon.com and can be found here: https://amzn.to/3GaNsOc

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Episode 212:  Spinning The Globe

Greetings and welcome back to As Read By Me.  In this episode we welcome a new contributor, William Rausch. Bill is a prolific writer of flash fiction, he has his own podcast called Read My Shorts and he'll start off our show today reading his story entitled Androphobia. Then we welcome back our old pal Paul Camarata, with a holiday themed poem entitled Spinning The Globe.  And finally, Mike Archer is back with another excerpt from his book Living With Humans, entitled The Wood Carver.  Hope you enjoy!!!

Authors:

William Rausch: Bill started writing his five-minute flash-fiction podcasts three years ago. Bill is a firm believer in Shakespeare's insight: "Brevity is the soul of wit." His podcasts are always just five minutes. And always a slap-in-the-forehead ending you'll never see coming. You can hear his stories on Spotify, Apple i-Tunes or  many other podcast platforms at Bill Rausch Read My Shorts.

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Mike Archer: Mike is a retired television news executive who spent over 40 years working in local television news in Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia. He was also part of a team of journalists that launched Court TV in 1991 that expanded the coverage of the legal system and trials in the United States. Mike writes a blog on journalism, politics, language, and life that can be found at www.thearcherjournal.com.  Mike’s book, Living with Humans: Stories of Each Other is his second published collection of short stories. It’s available as an e-book or paperback on Amazon.com and can be found here: https://amzn.to/3GaNsOc

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Episode 211:  Tricked

Greetings and welcome to our second annual super-creepy Halloween episode!  First we’re going to stop by the old ‘Grunt for a repeat visit to one of our favorite poems of all time, Horror Story by Paul Camarata.  And then Rich Hosek tells us the story of Harrison Hartigan who had a Dickens of a time getting some peace and quiet one Halloween night.

Authors:

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Rich Hosek:  Rich is a television writer and novelist.  You can read this story and others on Medium at https://medium.com/@RichHosek.  His novels are available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Hosek/e/B08KG71LMV.  Additional information about free audio versions of his books and other stories, reviews, previews of upcoming projects and links to social media are available at https://richhosek.com/.

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Episode 210:  Dog Days

Not only is it the dog days of summer, it's also the 1 year anniversary of the As Read By Me Podcast.  Thanks to all the listeners and contributors for supporting and encouraging this endeavor so far!!!  And speaking of which, we received a suggestion from one of our listeners, to start adding show titles to the episodes, to make make it easier to find your way back to your favorite stories.  Being that we aim to please, this episode is titled “Dog Days.”  Why?  Because it’s early August and all the pieces are dog-themed.  First Melinda Gordan shares a story about her dog Bruiser.  Then Paul Camarata shares his poem about a K-9 detective named Jack Sniff.  And finally Joyce Hadley shares as story about her dog entitled Oliver: Born To be Wild.

Authors:

Melinda Gordan: Melinda is a retired middle school Art Teacher with a love for everything fun and creative. When she's not writing or telling stories, Melinda enjoys working in her studio, listening to music and hanging out with friends, family and her Cocker Spaniel, Zoey Beth.

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Joyce Hadley: Joyce is retired from a major telecommunication company as a Presidential Appeals Consultant. She volunteers with organizations that are committed to social justice, enjoys bird watching and looks forward every evening for a walk with her dog. 

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Episode 209:

And... we're back!  In this episode, three of your favorite writers are back with tales of the birds and the bees, dandelions and tea leaves.  Leading off this week, Peter Waitze shares some of his wisdom from 60 years of marriage in his story The Looks Women Give Men.  Up second, is Paul Camarata with a poem from the backyard entitled Reseeding the Weeding.  And batting third is Rich Hosek with a mysterious love story entitled As The Tea Leaves.  Enjoy!

Authors:

Paul Camarata:  Paul’s words and pictures can be found at www.tweedtypewriter.com.  And if you’d like to see some animated versions of Paul’s poems, check out his YouTube channel here.

Peter Waitze:  Peter has been recounting his short, tall tales in monthly letters for over 40 years, and more recently in the form of a monthly email story.  You can sign up for his monthly email letter by sending an email to [email protected].  Peter is also a founder and producer of the As Read By Me Podcast.

Rich Hosek:  Rich is a television writer and novelist.  You can read this story and others on Medium at https://medium.com/@RichHosek.  His novels are available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Hosek/e/B08KG71LMV.  Additional information about free audio versions of his books and other stories, reviews, previews of upcoming projects and links to social media are available at https://richhosek.com/.

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