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In the autumn of 1860, Levi Anderson is thirteen years old, invisible in his own family, and happiest alone by the creek with a borrowed book. When the war comes, it takes his brothers first. What it leaves behind is worse than what it takes. Beaten by the brother who stays, rescued by the sister who acts, Levi enlists in the 6th Indiana Infantry at fourteen, lying about his age to escape the only home he has ever known. He fights at Shiloh, Stones River, and Chickamauga, where a bullet tears open his face and Confederate soldiers take him prisoner. What follows is Andersonville.

For four years, nobody in Portland died by violence on a public street. Then, in a single week, five people do. A software engineer waiting for a ride. A pharmacy tech on the Fremont Bridge. A retired advisor in a parking garage. A man carrying groceries in from the curb. A kindergarten teacher, sixty-eight years old, waiting in her own driveway.Five strangers, and not one connection anybody can find. Until FBI agent Maya Restrepo goes back forty years and finds it. Every one of them had done something. Every one of them had walked away from it.And in a place where nobody should have been able...

While they may seem prehistoric, the best children's stories never grow old. Readastorus presents classic tales for kids that have entertained for generations. These are the stories that our parents and grandparents enjoyed and they haven't lost their charm. Let the Readastorus "read a story to us."Readastorus is part of Short Storyverses (shortstoryverses.com), a growing collection of podcasts devoted to exceptional storytelling. Explore New Tales Told—our companion series of original stories inspired by the tone and spirit of the classics; Season’s Readings to brighten your holidays...

Financial talk radio veteran, Don McDonald and former host of Serious Money on PBS, Tom Cock, join forces to talk about real money issues. In each episode, they solve real money problems, dole out real investing (not speculating) advice, and really explain the financial issues that effect all of us. Plus, it's actually fun! Talking Real Money is a podcast designed to provide the real help we all need to enjoy a really great future. Call in with your questions anytime at 855-935-TALK (8255).

LitReading: Great Short Stories Read AloudGreat stories deserve to be heard.LitReading brings you a complete short stories, unabridged and narrated by veteran broadcaster and voice actor Don McDonald. Hear the masters of the form, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Edith Wharton, Anton Chekhov, Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, Katherine Mansfield, Stephen Crane, Saki, Bret Harte and Virginia Woolf. Along with them come overlooked gems from the golden age of American, British and Russian literature that deserve a second hearing.Each episode is one full story, from a few minutes to a...

Looking for real investing advice and a fresh financial perspective, but don't have time for a full podcast. Spend a minute (okay, 90 seconds) with 30-year financial talk show host, Don McDonald. Learn how to build the wealth you need for a brighter future based on solid science, not hunches.

The Laughs Have Moved to LitReadingApparently, I thought running eight extra podcasts was a reasonable thing to do. I was wrong.HumorUs is no longer adding stories. You’ll find these same tales, along with my latest narrations, on LitReading—where it all started. Search for LitReading in your podcast app and follow the show there.The multiplying guinea pigs, O. Henry’s marital complications, W. W. Jacobs’s dry wit—they’re all at home on LitReading, alongside mystery, suspense, literary classics, and original fiction. Whatever your mood, I’ll have a story for you. And now I might ...

The Stories Continue on LitReadingIt turns out my enthusiasm for starting podcasts exceeded my ability to keep up with them. A familiar story. I may have narrated it.LoveLit is no longer adding stories. You’ll find these same tales of love, along with my latest narrations, on LitReading—where it all started. Search for LitReading in your podcast app and follow the show there.LoveLit’s stories are part of the LitReading collection, alongside literary classics, humor, mystery, suspense, and original fiction. Come for the romance. Stay for whatever catches your heart—or your ...

Original short stories in the classic tradition, written and narrated by Don McDonald, author of the Civil War novel The Line Uncrossed and creator of the Litreading podcast.New Tales Told brings you brand-new literary short fiction, each story complete in a single listen. Some reach back centuries. Others slip into futures that haven't quite arrived. A few will follow you out of the room. Historical fiction, speculative tales, quiet character studies and the occasional chill, told the way stories were first meant to be told: out loud, by someone who's spent four decades behind a ...

Enjoy a family fright night with classic chills and traditional thrills.FRIGHTLY! brings classic ghost stories, weird fiction, and original tales of the uncanny into the cold light of your headphones (or car). From haunted manors to twisted minds, discover Gothic atmosphere, psychological suspense, and the unsettling beauty of a well-told tale. Hear the masters of the macabre alongside new stories that carry on their haunting traditions. Some tales deliver a shiver; others let the unease creep in slowly. All invite your imagination into the shadows—without gratuitous gore (except for the ...

Free your inner child as you enjoy great holiday season and Christmas stories any time with Season’s Readings.When the world turns cold, these stories should warm your heart. "Season’s Readings" is your fireside refuge from the season’s noise — a handpicked collection of classic and original tales, read with warmth and heart by professional voice actor Don McDonald. While most of these holiday tales center on Christmas, they span the season from Thanksgiving through the New Year — stories both joyful and bittersweet that remind us why light, laughter, and love matter most when the ...

From the creator of the popular Litreading podcast comes a new collection of original short fiction.New Tales Told features carefully crafted stories new short stories that echo the spirit of classic literature while venturing across time and place—from the distant past to imagined futures. Surprising, thoughtful, sometimes unsettling, these stories explore the enduring power of narrative in a world that keeps changing. The storyteller of old – just a tap away.New Tales Told – the classic short story, reimagined for today.