Brothers Grimm — Sweetheart Roland
Wicked step mother accidentally cuts off the wrong daughter’s head … then the other one turns into a duck to hide …
Edgar Allan Poe – Lenore
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Lenore,” the grieving Guy de Vere angrily rejects the traditional mourning of a hypocritical community he blames for his young bride’s death, choosing instead to…
O Henry – Gift of the Magi
Imagine sacrificing your most prized possession to buy your loved one something for Christmas. And they do the same. First published in The New York Sunday World on December 10,…
Edgar Allan Poe – The City in the Sea
This poem tells the story of a city ruled by a personification of Death using common elements from Gothic fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe – To Marie Louise (1947)
The poem is addressed to Mrs. Marie Louise Shew, a friend of Poe’s and a nurse in Virginia.
Edgar Allan Poe – The Cask of Amontillado
“The Cask of Amontillado” tells the tale of a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Maybe he went a bit too far.
Brothers Grimm — Thumbling as Journeyman
One of my many side projects I’ve worked on over the years is a little something called “Stop, Book & Listen.” It’s a collection of audiobooks on YouTube. I have…
Stop Book & Listen: The US Constitution
A while ago, I started recording the United States Constitution and its amendments for Stop Book & Listen. Having just finished the 27th Amendment, here it is in its entirety: