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Category Archives: 20th Century
TOO Historical Fiction 85 The Book Box
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By Roberta Branca Read by Shawn Robertson Cover Art Copyright © 2010, Susan McIntyre Get the story at Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Gypsy Shadow Publishing, or Kobo Books Darts of arctic air puncture my skin through layers of underclothes, … Continue reading
TOO Historical Fiction 84 The Cat that got the Major’s Goat
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By J.R. Lindermuth Read by Shawn Robertson Period: Post Korean War Setting: DMZ The cat stopped in the middle of the road and turned, eyes flashing red in the light of the jeep’s headlamps. The dust kicked up when Kim … Continue reading
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Tagged big game hunting, DMZ, historical fiction, Korean War, Lindermuth
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TOO Historical Fiction 78 A Sudden Shade of Death
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By Teel James Glenn Read by Shawn Robertson Setting: New York City Period: 1937 The entrance outside of the Combination Club was in an alley that looked like a movie set, complete with an always-wet street (courtesy of the leaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctor Shadows, historical fiction, pulp fiction, Teel James Glenn
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TOO Historical Fiction 75 Other Wishes
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By Richard Zwicker Read by Shawn Robertson England Turn of the Century Detective Story Christmas wreaths, tinsel, and stars lined the smoky walls of the White Hart Pub. Memories of holidays, softened by distance, battled the harder edges of my … Continue reading
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Tagged detective, historical fiction, monkey's paw, noir, Richard Zwicker
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TOO Historical Fiction 74 The Monkey’s Paw
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1902 Creepy story By W.W. Jacobs Read by Shawn Robertson Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, … Continue reading
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Tagged historical fiction, horror, monkey's paw, three wishes, W.W. Jacobs
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Tales of Old 69 The Jungle & Ex-Con Man
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The Jungle by Laird Long read by Shawn Robertson A claw-hammer crushed a bum’s skull. A four-foot crowbar slammed against a hobo’s face, breaking jaw and cheekbone. Fortunately, the screaming helped to muffle the nauseating sound of the cracking bones. … Continue reading
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Tagged con man, grifter, hobo, hobo jungle, Laird Long, short con
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Tales of Old 67 Mutiny
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By Gary Ives Read by Shawn Robertson Period: World War I Sandy drove the hired wagon from Glen Ellen down to Valhalla with his mare and Billy Crowder’s roan, Apache, trailing. There he buried his friend under a live oak … Continue reading
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Tagged French mutiny, Gary Ives, historical fiction, mutiny, World War I
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