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.
Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856 in the village of Smiljan in the Austrian Empire – in what is presently Croatia. He was born shortly after midnight –…
Here’s the Thing: What’s the deal with the Ides of March
The Ides of March are upon us and we should all beware. … Right?
Here’s the Thing: Everything you always wanted to know about Groundhog Day
For reasons that are difficult to explain, I have always loved Groundhog Day. Even before the 1993 movie came out, I liked it. So I was especially jazzed when the…
New side project
If you know me, you know I wear a lot of hats — figuratively and literally. In addition to doing narration, I own and operate a number of websites and…
Too many videos!
Many of you surely know that I have worked as a narrator for the past few years and that if you go to the “Narration” tab, you can learn more…
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…