[Premiere] "Her Lover" By Maxim Gorky

New!: "The Log" By Guy de Maupassant

Today’s episode is:A fantastic short story about love and lustby Guy de Maupassant, the french master ofshort fiction. This is an odd, enjoyable little story, worthy of a few minutes of your day.

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More Context:This is typical Maupassant. It deals with an out-of-the-ordinary event in the very ordinary lives of his characters, narrated in the first-person. The narrator is plain-spoken and simple but the other characters are profound and complicated.

Story Genres:American fiction, Modern humor, Satire, Moralism

Famous stories by Guy De Maupassant:

• "The Necklace"
• "Boule de suif" (Bowl of Soup)
• "Useless beauty"

And many others.

-----What is Morning Short? -------

Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories)

-----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? -------

Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next.

Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill.

Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles.

They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction!
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[Friday Fave]: "The Happy Failure" By Herman Melville

Today’s episode is:a Friday replay of a wonderful story on success and morality by Herman Melville. This first aired early last year. Melville is best-known for his sea tale "Moby Dick", so it's apt that this short story takes place on a smaller body of water.

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More Context: Melville's character-building dialogue is expert here, as is his suspense-building. Some of the language is a bit racially charged, but bear in mind that this was more normal when this story was written, in the 1850s.

Story Genres:American fiction, Dialogue, suspense, drama, humor, Satire, Moralism.

Famousbooks byMr. Melville

• "Moby Dick"
• "Bartleby, the Scrivener"

And many others.

-----What is Morning Short? -------

Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories)

-----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? -------

Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next.

Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill.

Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles.

They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction!
If you like the short audiobook format, let us know!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[70] "The Experimental Couple (and the three offshoots)" by George Ade

Today’s episode is:A story byGeorge Ade, a classic American humorist. Ade was a born-and-bred Midwesterner, working from a home in Chicago, Illinois, and his humor (including in this story) often draws from his life, and his hometown.

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More Context: This story is a cheekytake on the storytelling "rule of threes", adapted to the common man. It also shows how clearly Ade was influenced by the satirical style of his hero, Mark Twain. Ade was one of the first writers to become a millionare through writing.

Story Genres:American fiction, Modern humor, Satire, Moralism

Famousbooks by Mr. Ade:

• Ade's Fables
• Fables in Slang
• Knocking the neighbors

And many others.

-----What is Morning Short? -------

Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories)

-----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? -------

Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next.

Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill.

Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles.

They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction!
If you like the short audiobook format, let us know!

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[Premiere] "Her Lover" By Maxim Gorky

Morning Short is back, with a third season of amazing curated short stories!

Today’s episode is: Astory written by the Russian writer Maxim Gorky, who createdthe socialist-realism literatary style.

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More Context:This particular story is gritty, but sweet. The characters (Theresa, the student) are imperfect and complex, but good at heart. There's a real humanity to them, which is why we selected it.

Story Genres: Fiction, Literature, Russian, Soviet, Socialist Realism, Drama

Famousbooks by this author:

• The Mother
• Children of the Sun
• My Childhood

And many others.

-----What is Morning Short? -------

Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories)

-----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? -------

Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next.

Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill.

Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles.

They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction!
If you like the short audiobook format, let us know!

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[Replay] "After The Race" By James Joyce

Today’s episode is: A flashy short story by James Joyce from his collection “Dubliners”.

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Story Genres: Fiction, Modernist, Avant-Garde, Famous books by this author: Ulysses Dubliners And many others.

-----What is Morning Short? ------- Morning Short is a podcast/newsletter that shares one short story every morning. Our stories are like little audiobooks, and feature everything from romance, to sci-fi thrillers, to drama, and even detective/crime fiction. We sometimes even welcome special guests to our story, like Sherlock Holmes, everyone's favorite sleuth (or at least ours). Other popular genres are fantasy, comedy, satire, and tragedy. We even read some narrative poetry sometimes! (Some say we're a bit like Audible for short stories) -----Why listen to Morning Short audiobooks? ------- Most of our readers just want a great story, every day or every week. They love the mystery aspect of it too, not knowing what story/genre/author will come next. Many readers use our service to improve their writing skills. We don't offer writing tips, but we feature a wide variety of legendary authors from around the world. Reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your own writing skill. Others listen to us to improve their English. We're not an English-language course, but our stories are helpful for grasping idioms and english writing styles. Morning Short is a podcast and daily newsletter featuring amazing, curated short stories, handpicked for you. They’re meant to entertain you while you commute or work out, help you improve your reading and writing skills, and generally just make you happier. Enjoy our amazing fiction! If you like the short audiobook format, let us know!

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