LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep13: In Another Country by Ernest Hemmingway
“In Another Country” was published in 1927 as part of the “Men Without Women” collection of short stories by 20th century icon Ernest Hemmingway.” The story is told through the eyes of an unnamed mem...
26 Jun 202020min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY EP12: "So On He Fares" by George Moore
George Moore was a novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Although his work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is a...
19 Jun 202032min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep11: "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was a poet and short story writer of the “modernist” style, born and raised in colonial New Zealand. But unfortunately, like so many influential artists, her time on Earth was sho...
12 Jun 202023min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep9: "A Painful Case" by James Joyce
One of the most influential authors of the 20th century, James Joyce was an author of Irish descent who helped define the modernist avant-garde movement, and is most fondly remembered for his novel "U...
30 Mai 202030min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep8: "The Nightmare Box" by Chuck Palahniuk
Nestled in the halfway point in Chuck Palahniuk's book "Haunted" a novel of a collection of short stories written by a collection of aspiring suffering artists, "The Nightmare Box" is a story about th...
22 Mai 202037min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep7: "The Escape" by J.B. Stamper
A surprisingly popular Scholastic children's book with a dark tale to tell is the subject of episode 7 of LOCKED IN A VACANCY, as we explore "The Escape" by J.B. Stamper in our dramatic reading, and e...
14 Mai 202019min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep6: "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce, held in regard for his skill in horror writing alongside contemporaries Poe and Lovecraft, is a fascinating figure who died with nearly as much fascination as he lived... Today we exam...
8 Mai 202019min
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep5: "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury
This week on LOCKED IN A VACANCY we chat about the ongoing effects of lockdown on our mental and emotional health, and tackle a dramatic reading of Ray Bradbury's short story "THE FOG HORN." Dramatic ...
30 Apr 202031min
