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Old Well-Well" is a classic baseball short story by Zane Grey, first published in the July 1910 issue of Success magazine. Summary The story follows the legendary figure of "Old Well-Well," an elderly man famous throughout the East as the ultimate baseball fan. He is recognized b ...  Show more

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Antique Ring" (1843) is a fascinating departure from his usual dark, Puritan-focused dramas. It is a "story within a story" that blends lighthearted social banter with a legendary, cursed history. The story begins in a cozy, modern setting where a young ...  Show more

Is this the greatest man vs. nature story ever? Hard to say. But it just might be the purest. Kicking off a new HOL feature, producer Emma chooses a short story for Jacke to read and discuss - Jack London's classic "To Build a Fire.". Get somewhere warm and let your mind drift to ...  Show more

Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The ...

Otis presents two terrifying tales by Kyle Harrison as only he can. In the first, a classified as describes an unusual and unpleasant...but much needed...open position. In the second, a man revisits a library from his childhood to find a book he loved is still there, and contains ...  Show more

A lot of glib fiction has been written about life on other planets, with space ships dropping down among alien races, zap guns decimating the enemy, while Our Hero goes after a Beautiful Princess. But Mr. Clarke takes the realistic approach. Encounter in the Dawn by Arthur ...