Rated Almost Clean – Maya drops the s-word once. Other than that, safe!

Next week’s story is The Nose by Nikolai Gogol. (Updated Fri Sept 11 for a better translation)

The School by Donald Barthelme received high marks all around. We appreciated its ability to address a serious theme with lightness and humor. The absurdist narrative may be a first for the podcast, and perhaps it is only appropriate that Maya, Gerald, and Anais went into the weeds a bit, comparing the story to wines and candy.

Don’t forget, to rate the story! For the history of our goofy system, see Anais’ post “Read Short Stories or Ray Bradbury Cries.” If you want to design a Bradberry, we’d love to see it. On a scale of 1-6 Bradberries, how do you rate “Bloodchild“? Tell us in the comments below or via voicemail, and we will give the final tally on the next episode.

Listener’s last week gave Bloodchild by Octavia Butler 5 bradberries.

Next week’s story is The Nose by Nikolai Gogol. (Updated Fri Sept 11 for a better translation)