StoryTime with Mark: Recent Episodes
Mark Samson
Jim finds himself enmeshed with the pirates, but with an ally in Long John Silver, and hopefully a chance to reunite with the Doctor, the Captain, and the Squire if all goes well.
The faithful crew inside the stockade, the mutineers outside, Long John offers a possible truce, which when rejected leads to battle!
Resuming reading Treasure Island. This section details, mostly from Dr. Livesey's perspective, how they left the Hispaniola and garrisoned the stockade, under a barrage of cannon fire, and how Jim is reunited with the loyal crew.
A very short story about telling stories, or passing stories from one generation to the next.
A very short story from "Men Without Women" in which a man and a woman have drinks and a tense conversation while waiting for a train to take them to Madrid for an unspecified operation.
One of Poe's greatest tales -- a macabre and gothic tale of madness, illness, family legacy, and the end of the Usher line.
A Sherlock Holmes triple murder mystery set in England but involving a nefarious American organization. This story is reportedly Doyle's 7th favorite of all his stories.
Two more chapters of this timeless adventure classic! Things are starting to take shape and young Jim is soon to set out to sea!
The first two chapters of the timeless pirate tale "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and childhood favorite of mine.
A short tale set in the Civil War South, the hanging of a rebel that ends with a twist!
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An "out of body" experience while undergoing surgery, told by one of the grandfathers of science fiction.
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A bizarre and gruesome tale of justice gone awry on an isolated island, and the end of the era of a strange torture machine.
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A tale of greed and over-reach, and a warning that the devil may be listening to your thoughts and playing tricks on you!
Dear Listeners, I don't know why I never thought of it before, but I just activated an email account for the purposes of being able to interact with my listeners. You can now reach me at ListenToMark@protonmail.com. I'd love to learn who my listeners are, where you're from, and any thought you'd like to share about the stories you've listened to. I can possibly take requests, too! If you send me an email, tell me where you're from and something interesting about that place, and I'll try to answer every email I get. Happy listening!
Two French tales from the late 19th Century. The first with a bitter twist ending. The second a proto-horror story to chill the blood. Is it madness? Is it alien invasion? You tell me!
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Such as a job with The Red-Headed League!
A strange tale of a strange man who Prefers to not be bothered!
This is the final episode of Season 1. Stay tuned for an excited second season with returning favorite authors, new authors, and some French fiction!
Two touching stories of artists and the divide between the prairie and the city, between barbarianism and culture.
An essay on learning to ride a bicycle (old style) and a tale of an inveterate bettor and his frog.
A gothic horror story at least, an early feminist critique of the power of men over women or of the predominantly male medical profession over women, a chilling description of the descent into psychosis!
Bonus Content! A fun rhyming poem from the goldrush era in Alaska. Thanks for all my listeners tuning in!
Jack London, Yukon literary giant, tells a tale of man's arrogance and ignorance, and the eternal battle of man versus nature that surely cannot end well.
From the first collection of short stories published by Hemingway, a tale of horse racing and learning about the flaws of your father.
Two tales from the master of American Gothic literature, sure to spark your imagination and chill your blood.
"A Scandal in Bohemia" is the first short story featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the first of the 56 Holmes short stories written by Doyle. The story is notable for introducing the character of Irene Adler, who is one of the most notable female characters in the Sherlock Holmes series, despite appearing in only one story.