Let Me Tell You A Story With Steve And Becky Lyles

Stories from Tom Logan, Mai Hainke and Roger Pond Tom Logan reads more of his poetry on podcast #94. And Becky reads more from Mai Hainke’s story of growing up in South Vietnam during the Vietnamese War. Steve concludes the podcast with Roger Pond's early memories of watching television at the neighbor's house. https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Logan/e/B078SHF6VR/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4?qid=1516741719&sr=8-4-fkmr0 https://www.amazon.com/Roger-Pond/e/B000APA0UA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1516741808&sr=8-1 (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)  

Before and Beyond 2018 Tom Logan shares poems and thoughts about life and family and his love of writing in Podcast 93. We also feature an excerpt from Mai Hainke's memoir, “The Faithful God I Didn't Know.” Mai's memories of growing up in South Vietnam during the Vietnamese War are frightening and sad as well as fascinating and unique. The podcast ends on a humorous note, with Steve reading “Kid Chuckles.” (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)     Becky Lyles / Rebecca Carey Lyles "Finding Hope in All the Wrong Places" http://www.beckylyles.com https://www.amazon.com/author/beckylyles  

The Child Who Had Everything & The Child Who Had Nothing Our Christmas readings are long and short, silly and sad, crazy and thought-provoking. Merry Christmas to All! http://www.freesfx.co.uk http://ebible.org/    

A Little Bit of Christmas This episode includes the O. Henry Christmas short story titled "The Gift of the Magi" plus some Christmas quotes. We also provide excerpts from Patrick Craig's "Amish Heiress" and "Winds of Wyoming." Merry Christmas! https://www.patrickecraig.com/ http://www.freesfx.co.uk  

Deflated Dreams In Podcast #90, we read David Roper and Eugene Shea writings concerning deflated Christmas dreams and Bethany Reihl's story of a deflated relationship dream. What about "Winds of Wyoming"? Well, this excerpt mixes deflated dreams with inflated egos. David Roper blogsite and author page Bethany Reihl blogsite https://bdriehl.wordpress.com/ and author page https://www.amazon.com/Bethany-Riehl/e/B06XZXZY1J Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)

Meant for Paradise Steve concludes PG Wodehouse's "Extricating Young Gussie" in this podcast, and Becky reads a "Winds of Wyoming," chapter 28, excerpt. We also feature Eugene Shea poetry and Lisa Buffaloe thoughts from "We Were Meant for Paradise." Lisa Buffaloe website: https://lisabuffaloe.com/ (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)

Some Things Suzanne McHone graciously joined us in our home studio to read her beautiful poetry for this podcast. Steve and Becky followed with a PG Wodehouse short story titled "Extricating Young Gussie," a "Winds of Wyoming" excerpt, and a Roger Pond essay about a sidetracked turkey hunt titled "Fine Mess." http://suzannemchone.com/ Roger Pond: author page (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)

Tsunami Our selections for podcast #87 include "Tsunami" by John Clark Wagner, a "Winds of Wyoming" excerpt, some fun Kid Chuckles and good thoughts from Martin Luther King, Jr. https://www.amazon.com/John-Clark-Wagner/e/B01MG2ELX2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3?qid=1510028228&sr=1-3 http://www.fresfx.co.uk

Bill the Bloodhound In Podcast #86, Steve reads a long but fun 100-year-old short story by British humor author PG Wodehouse titled "Bill the Bloodhound." We also include more entries from Jeanne Kay's "Prison Librarian" journal and conclude with a Eugene Shea poem he titled "Ninety-Nine Years." http://www.gutenberg.org/ http://www.freesfx.co.uk  

A Small Mistake Our guest author, Lisa Michelle Hess, reads "A Small Mistake," a short story from the "Passageways" collection, Steve and Becky share the reading of Jack London's short story titled "Daughter of Aurora," and Becky closes with "Winds of Wyoming" chapter 27.  

Winds, Ways and Worms We reached a milestone in this podcast -- the last chapter of "Treasure Island." Other readings come from Becky's "Winds of Wyoming," Earline Kline's "The Ways of the Lord," and Roger Pond's "Take the Kids Fishing: They're Better than Worms." http://www.freesfx.co.uk http://www.soundjay.com    

A Life Worth Living In the midst of crazy times, columnist and blogger David Roper reminds us that life is worth living when we help others. And Jeanne Kay provides humor and thoughts to ponder in excerpts from her Prison Librarian Journal. Steve reads chapter 33 from "Treasure Island" and Becky's in chapter 25 of "Winds of Wyoming." David Roper blogsite and author page: http://davidroper.blogspot.com/  &  author page Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk

A Giant, a Garden and Gold The "Selfish Giant" short story by Oscar Wilde and "Kid Chuckles" quotes are fun additions to our "Winds of Wyoming" and "Treasure Island" readings. We also throw in a poem the two of us wrote way back when. :-)

Romance and Run-Ins You'll enjoy Jeanne Kay's "Prison Librarian" journal entries along with excerpts from "Father to the Fatherless" by Serenity Orr. Steve reads chapter 31 from "Treasure Island" and Becky reads "Winds of Wyoming" chapter 25. We're nearing the end of both novels. Stayed tuned to find out what books we serialize next. :-)

Audio Quilt Podcast #80 writings are like quilt pieces. We read a square or two of humor, a square of serious, two squares of book excerpts, and then finish off with a fun poetry square. Enjoy! Roger Pond author page Eclectic Collage https://www.amazon.com/Eclectic-Collage-Creative-Chicks-Writers-ebook/dp/B005M4TXV6/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)

Butterflies, Bouquets, Rodeo Queens – and Driving the Truck Interspersed with Steve and Becky reading "Treasure Island" and "Winds of Wyoming" chapters, our special guest, Sharon Brown, shares several of her poems for your summer listening pleasure. :-) http://www.freesfx.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/sharonsbrownauthor/ http://www.cowboypoetry.com/sharonbrown.htm

July Musings In Podcast #78, Steve provides a glimpse into Becky's latest book, "Winds of Hope." He also reads several patriotic poems by Eugene Shea. Richard Matteson joins us with thoughts about revenge based on Samson's life, and Becky reads from Laurie Bower's "Journal of Miracles." We conclude with a handful of Kid Chuckles guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. :-) Laurie Bower – http://llbower.com Richard Matteson – http://todaysword-richard.blogspot.com/

Better than Worms From outhouse humor to ancient tribes, from frustrated children to frustrated pirates, from endangered species to endangered humans -- this podcast has it all! Enjoy :-) David Roper blogsite: http://davidroper.blogspot.com/ Dave Roper author page Roger Pond author page Serenity Orr Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Mrs.-Serenity-K.-Orr/e/B016QO2ZME  (Podcast sound effects source: http://www.freesfx.co.uk)

Legs to Run Hilarey Johnson's "Shape-Shifting" Bohoja" kidnapping story provides a different perspective on an old, sordid crime. And Jeanne Kay offers fun tales about escaped criminals in her "Prison Librarian" journal. Moving ahead with our regular readings, Steve is in chapter 27 of "Treasure Island" and Becky reads from "Winds of Wyoming" chapter 23. Enjoy!

Mysteries All Around A mysterious skull, a frightening phone message, an eerie picture, a black night, a noisy parrot, threatening emails, boot prints in the backyard, house arrest – and really great music. You'll hear it all on Podcast #75! Danney Clark: http://danscribepublishing.com/ John Clark Wagner: https://www.amazon.com/John-Clark-Wagner/e/B01MG2ELX2/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0