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Audio Books in mp3 format read by Roy Trumbull
The Super Man and the Bugout by Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow is a leader in taking a new look at the subject of copyright. Some of his stories are posted at www.gutenberg.org.
That's where I came across this story which asks what would the Super Man story be like if the infant had been raised by a
Jewish family. The thought of a super hero with a Jewish mother was irresistible so I did this reading.
The Super Man and the Bugout
Craphound is the story that put Cory Doctorow on the map. It's about visitors from outer
space who are more interested in garage sales and Sally Anns (Salvation Army Thrift Stores) then they are on conquest.
Craphound
To Market, To Market: The Branding of Billy Bailey by Cory Doctorow
What if that kid at school, who is always the trend setter, were actually a brand funded
by the products he is seen using and wearing?
Copyright Cory Doctorow. Some rights reserved under a Creative Commons Attribution
NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 license.
This story appears in the collection "A PLACE SO FOREIGN AND EIGHT MORE",
published in 2003 by Four Walls Eight Windows press.
To Market, To Market
Three Starman Sci-Fi Stories
"Runaway Asteroid"; "The Heart of Danger"; "Last Command"
Starman
Washington Irving visits Eastcheap to see the Boar's Head Tavern, Falstaff's old haunt.
Boar's Head
End of TV
Did you know your worthy congressman has voted to turn off your TV receiver on Feb 17, 2009?
End of TV
KIDSHEIMERS!!!!
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| A Whale on Wall Street - illustration by Bill Dempster |
A Whale on Wall Street by Roy Trumbull
This is a natural disaster story, a financial disaster story, and a love story. The country faced an epidemic of Kidsheimers,
a condition that caused adults to become childlike at work. It led to subprime mortgages and such.
A Whale on Wall St.
Alex the Parrot-guin
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A crazy story which opens in Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America featuring Alex, a bird who is half parrot and half
penguin. Next stop is an island in the Antarctic inhabited by ancient Egyptians who hail him as their god incarnate.
(I had no idea a pasenger ship would hit an iceberg not long after I published this story.)
In Punta Tombo near Rawson Argentina he becomes a movie star and founds a chain of espresso cafes. His co-stars include
Juanita and Glyn. In supporting roles we have Ruffa the dog and Al the seagull, Bernie the ibis and the entire tribe of Sethites.
This story started out a bit more crazy than it is. It was made up on the spot to settle my grandson who was bouncing
off the walls late one afternoon. He climbed into my lap and listened. So, I thought, why not flesh it out? As to what age
group it's appropriate for, I think "none" is a fair answer.
Alex the Parrot-guin
Ozma of Oz & The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
These stories are available on the Children's Tales page. There are 5 new Celtic tales: The Maiden of the Green Forest,
Touch of Iron,The Mighty Monster Afang, The Great Red Dragon of Wales and The Boy That Visited Fairyland.
Children's Tales
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Excel Spreadsheet of Currently Posted Stories
Project Gutenberg
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