Let Me Tell You a Story with Steve and Becky Lyles

A Little Bit of Christmas

This episode includes the O. Henry Christmas short story titled "The Gift of the Magi" plus some Christmas quotes. We also provide excerpts from Patrick Craig's "Amish Heiress" and "Winds of Wyoming." Merry Christmas!

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Deflated Dreams

In Podcast #90, we read David Roper and Eugene Shea writings concerning deflated Christmas dreams and Bethany Reihl's story of a deflated relationship dream. What about "Winds of Wyoming"? Well, this excerpt mixes deflated dreams with inflated egos.

David Roper blogsite and author page

Bethany Reihl blogsite https://bdriehl.wordpress.com/

and author page https://www.amazon.com/Bethany-Riehl/e/B06XZXZY1J

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Meant for Paradise

Steve concludes PG Wodehouse's "Extricating Young Gussie" in this podcast, and Becky reads a "Winds of Wyoming," chapter 28, excerpt. We also feature Eugene Shea poetry and Lisa Buffaloe thoughts from "We Were Meant for Paradise."

Lisa Buffaloe website: https://lisabuffaloe.com/

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Some Things

Suzanne McHone graciously joined us in our home studio to read her beautiful poetry for this podcast. Steve and Becky followed with a PG Wodehouse short story titled "Extricating Young Gussie," a "Winds of Wyoming" excerpt, and a Roger Pond essay about a sidetracked turkey hunt titled "Fine Mess."

http://suzannemchone.com/

Roger Pond: author page

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Tsunami

Our selections for podcast #87 include "Tsunami" by John Clark Wagner, a "Winds of Wyoming" excerpt, some fun Kid Chuckles and good thoughts from Martin Luther King, Jr.

https://www.amazon.com/John-Clark-Wagner/e/B01MG2ELX2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3?qid=1510028228&sr=1-3

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Bill the Bloodhound

In Podcast #86, Steve reads a long but fun 100-year-old short story by British humor author PG Wodehouse titled "Bill the Bloodhound." We also include more entries from Jeanne Kay's "Prison Librarian" journal and conclude with a Eugene Shea poem he titled "Ninety-Nine Years."

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A Small Mistake

Our guest author, Lisa Michelle Hess, reads "A Small Mistake," a short story from the "Passageways" collection, Steve and Becky share the reading of Jack London's short story titled "Daughter of Aurora," and Becky closes with "Winds of Wyoming" chapter 27.

Winds, Ways and Worms

We reached a milestone in this podcast -- the last chapter of "Treasure Island." Other readings come from Becky's "Winds of Wyoming," Earline Kline's "The Ways of the Lord," and Roger Pond's "Take the Kids Fishing: They're Better than Worms."

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A Life Worth Living

In the midst of crazy times, columnist and blogger David Roper reminds us that life is worth living when we help others. And Jeanne Kay provides humor and thoughts to ponder in excerpts from her Prison Librarian Journal. Steve reads chapter 33 from "Treasure Island" and Becky's in chapter 25 of "Winds of Wyoming."

David Roper blogsite and author page: http://davidroper.blogspot.com/  &  author page

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A Giant, a Garden and Gold

The "Selfish Giant" short story by Oscar Wilde and "Kid Chuckles" quotes are fun additions to our "Winds of Wyoming" and "Treasure Island" readings. We also throw in a poem the two of us wrote way back when. :-)