New!: "The Log" By Guy de Maupassant
Today's episode is: A fantastic short story about love and lust by Guy de Maupassant, the french master of short fiction. This is an odd, en...
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Enjoy a new, curated short story every episode. We hand-pick 15-25 minute short stories from a pool of award-winning fiction writers. Then we turn them into to mini audiobooks that improve a...
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20 of 71 episodes[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. Melvi...
[70] "The Experimental Couple (and the three offshoots)" by George Ade
Today's episode is: A story by George Ade, a classic American humorist. Ade was a born-and-bred Midwesterner, working from a home in Chicago...
[Premiere] "Her Lover" By Maxim Gorky
Morning Short is back, with a third season of amazing curated short stories! Today's episode is: A story written by the Russian writer Maxim...
[Replay] "After The Race" By James Joyce
Today's episode is: A flashy short story by James Joyce from his collection "Dubliners". Learn more: http://listen.morningshort.com Story Ge...
[66] "The Postmaster" By Rabindranath Tagore
Today's episode is: A story by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. This is the first Indian story we've featured, and it's a great one. Le...
[Friday Fave] "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" By Mark Twain
Today's Story Is: A brilliant tale by Satirist Mark Twain about a few starving painters, and how they pulled off the trick of the century. G...
65: "Transients in Arcadia" by O. Henry
Today's episode is: A classic double-twist tale by O Henry, the king of the short story. This story is very similar to one of Henry's most f...
The Judgment By Franz Kafka [Replay]
Today's episode is: A replay of Franz Kafka's off-the-wall crazy story of a groom-to-be, his imposing father, and his "friend in Russia". An...
[Friday Fave] "The Princess & the Puma" By O. Henry
This is a Friday Favorite. Each Friday we share one of our favorite stories from our archives. This Friday Favorite Is: A romantic western/c...
64: "The Wreck Of The Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Today's story is: A lyrical narrative poem by the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Learn more: http://listen.morningshort.co...
51: "Who Was To Blame?" by Anton Chekhov
Love our shorts? Share them (and earn swag) at Share.morningshort.com. Enjoy This Morning's Amazing short story. Morning Short produces one...
63: "My Watch" by Mark Twain
Today’s episode is: A humorous little vignette about a broken (or not) watch by American Satirist Mark Twain. Learn more: http://listen.morn...
62: “The Science of Deduction” By Arthur Conan Doyle
Today's episode is: An unusual Sherlock Holmes story. This is a conversation between Holmes and Watson on deduction, the Holmesian method, a...
61: "Speed" by Sinclair Lewis
Today’s episode is: An outstanding, fast-paced romance story by Sinclair Lewis, the first American winner of the Nobel Prize in writing. Bea...
60: "The Adopted Son" By Guy de Maupassant
This short story explores a moral and ethical dilemma, financial hardship, and what it means to do one's best for your child. Learn more at...
59: "In the Pride of His Youth" By Rudyard Kipling
A great short story on life and growing up by Rudyard Kipling-- Learn more at http://www.morningshort.com Synopsis: This podcast explores th...
[Re-run]"The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov
RERUN: Enjoy This Morning's Amazing short story by Anton Chekhov. Morning Short produces one short audiobook every morning. Get your daily s...
58: "White Magic" By Ella D'Arcy"
Love our shorts? Share them (and earn swag) at Share.morningshort.com. Enjoy This Morning's Amazing short story. Morning Short produces one...
57: "The Girl and the Graft" by O. Henry
Love our shorts? Share them (and earn swag) at Share.morningshort.com. Enjoy This Morning's Amazing short story. Morning Short produces one...