Thank you, Brain Pickings.   https://archive.org/download/2018072207.40.44/2018-07-22%2007.40.44.ogg

Thank you, Brain Pickings.   https://archive.org/download/2018072118.12.45/2018-07-21%2018.12.45.ogg

Thank you, On Being.   https://archive.org/download/2018072117.48.32/2018-07-21%2017.48.32.ogg

You can read the story yourself here.   https://archive.org/download/SoundRecord20180717135541/SoundRecord-2018-07-17-13-55-41.wav

“Make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.”

“Spontaneous activity is the one way in which man can overcome the terror of aloneness… for in the spontaneous realization of the self man unites himself anew with the world — with man, nature, and himself.”

Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of the human heart.

This is a great summary of what it means to find yourself and what role poetry plays inside this find. You can read the article on Brain Pickings. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0024-the-trouble-with-finding-yourself-by-maria-pop-37486.mp3

An exploration of the role of an artist perceived by James Baldwin. Read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0023-the-doom-and-glory-of-knowing-who-you-are-by-mar-36942.mp3

If we want to hear our voice, we must raise or lower it. You can read the story online. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0022-the-poetics-of-protest-and-prayer-by-maria-popov-36595.mp3

The second part of a short story about equality, fairness, class differences, and that we shall not forget about others. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0021-gooseberries-by-anton-chekhov-part-2-36392.mp3

A short story about equality, fairness, class differences, and that we shall not forget about others. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0020-gooseberries-by-anton-chekhov-part-1-36359.mp3

A short story on the question of what is god. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0019-the-story-to-end-all-stories-by-philip-k-dick-36358.mp3

A short story about dreaming, phantasies and longing for excitement in life. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0018-the-chemists-wife-by-anton-chekhov-36325.mp3

A wonderful story that can teach us not to worry even in the most severe situations. You can read the story yourself here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0017-the-old-man-at-the-bridge-by-ernest-hemingway-36033.mp3

A very funny story on how luck can sometimes just make someone truly great in the eyes of others. You can read the story at here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0016-luck-by-mark-twain-35754.mp3

In this short story, a man with fading memory is going to search for his spouse. You can read the story at here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0015-my-beloved-edith-by-tom-gillespie-35574.mp3

This story dwells into the horrors of war, punishment and how one might experience his last moment close to family. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0014-an-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge-by-ambrose-bie-35486.mp3

A beautiful short story poem on the marriage between an owl and its pussy-cat. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0013-the-owl-and-the-pussycat-by-edward-lear-35403.mp3

This short story tells us what people do for each other out of love — especially when thinking about Christmas presents for each other. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0012-the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry-35284.mp3

A beautiful story about caring for other people and almost forgetting about yourself. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0011-the-last-leaf-by-o-henry-35211.mp3

A very entertaining story that questions the existence of ghosts. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0010-the-open-window-by-saki-35061.mp3

A lovely funny story about a very smart kindergarten toddler. You can ready the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0009-charles-by-shirley-jackson-34954.mp3

A fictional story about a desert, people singing songs and maintaining weird relations. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0008-a-lack-of-order-in-the-floating-object-room-by-geo-34808.mp3

This short story tells about the significance of bar places to those in need. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0007-a-clean-well-lighted-place-by-ernest-hemingway-34780.mp3  

This short story tells how we sometimes end up being caught by our own dreams. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0006-the-looking-glass-by-anton-chekhov-34607.mp3

This short story tells how ordinary the end of the world might look like — indeed nothing special at all. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0005-the-last-night-of-the-world-by-ray-bradbury-34537.mp3

This short story from 1894 tells us that circumstances can unfold entirely differently as presented initially. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0004-the-story-of-an-hour-by-kate-chopin-34521.mp3

This short story tells the obscure occurrences in the workday of an office worker. You can read the story here.   https://archive.org/download/Orientation_201706/Orientation.mp3  

A story that tells me to not take life and death too seriously. You can read the story yourself here.   https://archive.org/download/TheSchool_201706/TheSchool.mp3

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