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  House of Secrets - Every Room...

  Members Of The Ohio Writers...

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  If keeping secrets is integral to the human soul, so is
  the desire to uncover the secrets of others. The delicate balance between
  preserving, revealing, and discovering secrets breeds conflict and the power of
  knowledge. Yet, as we learn to harness this power and manage these conflicts,
  we develop trust and discretion.
  What secrets will you uncover in this anthology of 26
  short mysteries, thrillers & memoirs?
  Written by members of The Ohio Writers' Association, in their 3rd collaboration for audiobook production with members of the Ohio Audiobook Narrators. Made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council.
  - “Art House” by Marty Vian, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Secret o' Life” by Ed Davis, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “In Memoriam” by Jim Hodnett, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “The Distance Between Us” by Terri Sutton, narrated by Dinah Dawson
  - “A Thousand Words Denied” by Jerry Vandal, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “Your Other Life” by Peter Gorman, narrated by Becky White
  - “Home” by Timothy Doyle, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “The Evil Twin” by George Pallas, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “Reaper's Return” by Christina Moore, narrated by Becky White
  - “Leakproof” by Charles O'Donnell, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Redemption” by Darin Miller, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Finder's Fee” by Michael Whitfield, narrated by Grant Bunting
  - “Vacant” by Corrina Malek, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Just a Touch” by Lois Spencer, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Throwing Stones” by Stephen Kraynak, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Secret Blood, Sacred Blood” by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, narrated by Becky White
  - “A Story You Have to Be Sober to Tell” by Chase Montana, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Fifteen Minutes” by Robbi Bryant, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “The Dancing Queen” by Edward Gosnell, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Catacombs” by Bill Vernon, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Being Normal” by Steven Kenneth Smith, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Who Wants Pie?” by Sandy Kachurek, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Last of My Kind” by Maureen McGuirk, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Salted Away” by Craig Webb, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Fates Entwined” by Jerry Roth, narrated by Becky White
  - “Such Secrets as Starfish Keep” by Steve Kaczmarek, narrated by Gary Smith

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  A Piece of Steak - American...

  Jack London

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  John Griffith Chaney was born on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco.   
   
  His father, William Chaney, was living with Flora Wellman when she became pregnant.  Chaney insisted she have an abortion.  Flora's response was to turn a gun on herself.  Although her wounds were not severe the trauma made her temporarily deranged. 
   
  In late 1876 his mother married John London and the young child was brought to live with them as they moved around the Bay area, eventually settling in Oakland where now, calling himself Jack, he completed grade school. 
   
  Jack worked hard at several jobs, sometimes 12-18 hours a day, but his dream was university.  He studied hard and borrowed the money to enrol in the summer of 1896 at the University of California in Berkeley. 
   
  In 1897, at 21, Jack searched out newspaper accounts of his mother's suicide attempt and for the name of his biological father. He wrote to Chaney, then living in Chicago, who claimed he could not be Jack’s father because he was impotent and casually asserted that London's mother had relations with other men.  Jack, devastated by the response, quit Berkeley and went to the Klondike. Other accounts suggest that his dire finances presented Jack with the excuse he needed to leave. 
   
  In the Klondike Jack began to gather material for his writing but also accumulated many health problems, including scurvy, which together with hip and leg problems he would carry for the rest of his life. 
   
  During the late 1890's Jack was regularly publishing short stories and by the turn of the century full blown novels. 
   
  By 1904 Jack had married, fathered two children and was now in the process of divorcing.  A stint as a reporter on the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 was equal amounts trouble and experience. But that experience was always put to good use in a continuing and remarkable output of work. 
   
  In 1905 he married Charmian Kittredge who at last was a soul and companion who brought him some semblance of peace despite his advancing alcoholism and his incurable wanderlust. 
   
  Twelve years later Jack had amassed both wealth and a literary reputation through such classics as ‘The Call of the Wild’, ‘White Fang’ and many others. He had a reputation as a social activist and was a tireless friend of the workers.   
   
  Jack London died suffering from dysentery, late-stage alcoholism and uremia, aged only 40, on November 22nd 1916 at his property in Glen Elen in California 
   
  In ‘A piece of Steak’ an ageing prizefighter seeks one last win. Not for glory, or to revisit fame, but simply to put food on the table and keep his family together.  But to do that he must beat a highly rated up and coming adversary.

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  The Uber Chronicles - Mini...

  Rakesh Gambhir

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  In a collection of short tales inspired by his experiences, Gambhir reveals insight into his interactions with housewives, students, ex-cons, bootleggers, seekers, and healers pursuing side gigs in an economic revolution. From a Buddhist monk-in-training who drove an Uber to make ends meet while questioning the evils of materialism to a former circus daredevil seeking the infinite calm in Key West to a Somalian transplant relying on her faith to drive in treacherous weather, Gambhir’s stories delve beneath the surface of the mundane and the ordinary to provide a fresh look into the people, places, and cultures that comprise our big beautiful world. 
  The Uber Chronicles is a volume of bite-sized stories that highlight the wisdom and insight gathered from an Uber passenger’s short conversations with his drivers while en route.

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  Her Billionaire Cowboy Fake Fiancé

  Mollie Mathews

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  When Jack's beloved ranch in Montana is at stake, his grandfather sets an ultimatum - find a bride or lose his inheritance. Reluctantly agreeing to the challenge, Jack embarks on a journey to find a wife, but he never expected to meet someone like Lizzie. 
  Lizzie, a city girl from New York, seeks solace in the beauty of Montana's mountains. On a chance encounter, she finds herself in the arms of Jack, a true cowboy. Drawn to his charm and protectiveness, Lizzie agrees to be his fake fiancé, unaware of the unexpected journey that lies ahead. 
  As they navigate the complexities of their arrangement, Lizzie and Jack find themselves falling deeper in love. But with past heartaches and secrets haunting them, can they overcome their fears and build a future together?

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  A Society - From their pens to...

  Virginia Woolf

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  Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on the 25th January 1882 in South Kensington in London. 
  Although lauded as a founder of modernist writing with such classics as ‘Orlando’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’ and, of course, many classic short stories, her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become such a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half-sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  Appallingly it was later found that three of her half-brothers had sexually abused her so darkness must have seemed ever present.   
  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Somehow she found within herself a literary career and with it great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.    
  Her tight circle of friends were the founders of the Bloomsbury Group, a movement whose legacy still influences across the arts and society in many way to this day.   
  Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased.  Until, on 28th March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled up its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse, in Lewes, East Sussex and drowned herself.  Her body was not recovered until the 18th April.  She was 59. 
  She left behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again.  I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.  And I shan't recover this time.  I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.  So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.

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  Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince...

  Oscar Wilde

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  A collection of five stories by Oscar Wilde, all incorporating his inimitable style and wit. Sometimes sweet and uplifting, sometimes caustic and pointed, they all are well worth listening to. The Happy Prince is a beautiful tale about a statue of a prince, but one who can now see his city and kingdom and the sadness of his people. With the help of a little swallow he does what he can to help others. The Nightingale and the Rose is a tale of self sacrifice, selfishness and misunderstanding. The Selfish Giant learns a valuable lesson about the laughter of children, The Devoted Friend is a caustic tale about false friendship, and The Remarkable Rocket explores the self delusion of people (and rockets) who think the world revolves around them.

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