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"Ford Enigma"
"Baby-face Boy"
"Infatuation"
"No Real Men"
"New Century"
"Irish Name"
"Anthony's Airplane"
"Yard Nigrah"
"The Chauffeur"
"Gunfighter" . Part 1
"Gunfighter" . Part 2
"Gunfighter" . Part 3
"Gunfighter" . Part 4
"My Wife"
"About America"
"Good Intentions"
"Old Cow"
"Enlightenment"
"Birthday Girl"
"The Orchestra"
"Dancing in Your Arms"
"The Sailor" . Part 1
"The Sailor" . Part 2
"The Sailor" . Part 3
"Bright Love"
"The Dog Trial"
"Pictures"
"Shiny Creek"
"Changing Times"
"Soul of Man"
"The Expedition"
"Puppy Fun"
"Honey Bees"
"Walk in the Yard"

Welcome to the Home Page of
The Reader's Library
 
This site welcomes you to browse and select a short story for reading. 
(This site has been designed for your eye comfort.)
 
< At the left please click on a story of your choice.
     NOTE:  Most of these stories do have music that plays continually in the background.  (There is no music in this page.)  You might have to adjust your volume.  If you find the music distracting, reduce your volume to your comfort and attention level.  Please allow time necessary for the page to load.

About the stories
 
1 -  The Ford Enigma -  A true account of perhaps the most strange but influentual man of the 20th Century.
 
2 -  That Baby-faced Boy -  A true story of a movie star who was so much more than any of the heros that he played in the movies.
 
3 -  Infatuation -  A true story about a young man that acted upon his impulses and got into trouble.
 
4 -  No Real Men -  A free verse poem written by a girl who seems to regret the woman's liberation movement.
 
5 -  The New Century -  A sobering essay on the turn of this century and our modern life and times.
 
6 -  Irish Name -  A true and documented story of one of America's greatest, yet often unsung heroes.
 
7 -  Anthony's Airplane -  A fiction about a boy and an older man
 
8 -  Yard Nigrah -  A fictional story that depicts the cultural, racial, gender, and moral biases between mother and child.
 
9 -  The Chauffeur -  A risqué fiction about a woman who has everything and yet has nothing and how she turns to drink after her failures.
 
10 -  Gunfighter -  A four-part series on one of the greatest old-west gunfighters that the world has ever known.
 
11 -  My Wife  -  A short poem of dedication.
 
12 -  About America -  A short poem in reply to a question asked by a pen-pal.
 
13 -  Good Intentions -  A free verse poem about the too often result of good intentions.
 
14 -  Old Cow -  A short poem - the last day in a cow's life.
 
15 -  Enlightenment -  A true but gruesome story about the era when LSD was being considered a "wonder drug".
 
16 -  Birthday Girl -  A fictional character story based on a true real-life character.
 
17 -  The Orchestra -  A true coincidental story.
 
18 -  Dancing in Your Arms -  A fictional, haunting and poignant love story.
 
19 -  The Sailor -  A three part tribute to the men of the sea who must fight for our freedoms.  (Please start with part 1 first).
 
20 -  Bright Love -  A fictional and poignant love story.
 
21 -  The Dog Trial -  A true story about a trial that became a tribute to the ordinary dog.
 
22 -  Pictures -  A fictional and poignant story about two develop-mentally disabled brothers.
 
23 -  Shiny Creek -  A historical fiction that portrays the primal anxiety of going into battle for the first time.
 
24 -  Changing Times -  A philosophical look at man's creation of time.
 
25 -  The Soul of Man -  A philosophical theory concerning the universe, mankind and the soul.
 
26 -  The French Expedition -  A true story that tells how easy the tide of battle can sometimes be changed.
 
27 -  Puppy Fun -  A free verse poem of two puppies telling their day.
 
28 -  Honey Bees -  An interesting over-shot of the history of mankind's use of the honey bee.
 
29 -  Walk in the Yard -  A true story of the last day in the life of perhaps the most famous outlaw in the world.
 
 
It is with considerable effort that the authors of these works have by choice avoided any specific style or genre.  Therefore the reader should not expect any two stories to necessarily be alike or in kind.

Associate contributing Authors

James Mittenouwer

William C. Fallows

Zong Lee Dudong

Rosane Brandao

Wanda Holmes

"Tu Su" Li Cao

 

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