Short stories, classic and new, told by Don McDonald. LitReading is home to nearly all of them, with Readastorus for young listeners and Season's Readings for the holidays.
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LitReading - Original Short Stories and Classic Tales
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Readastorus - Classic Children's Stories
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Season's Readings – Christmas Stories and Holiday Tales
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Nov. 13, 2026
The Whirligig of Life by O. Henry — A Divorcing Couple Discovers They Cannot Stay Apart
Five dollars, one divorce, and a change of heart
Nov. 12, 2026
A Chance of Death by Don McDonald — Can a Storm Bring the Calm She Never Thought She’d Find?
Can a storm bring the calm she never thought she’d find?
Nov. 12, 2026
The Good and the Bad Little Boy by Mark Twain — Virtue Is Punished and Mischief Rewarded
Two stories about carrots and sticks.
Nov. 11, 2026
Memoirs of a Yellow Dog by O. Henry — A Dog and His Master Escape an Unhappy Home
What the Dog Said
Nov. 10, 2026
The Great American Pie Company by Ellis Parker Butler — A Pie Company Finds a Recipe for Endless Profit
Two Pie Peddlers Scheme to Corner the American Dessert
Recent Blog Posts
Nov. 7, 2026
Too Many Doors
Back in July I promised you a post every week. Then I went quiet. So much for weekly. Let’s try that again. A while back, I had what I thought was a pretty good idea. Give every kind of story its own podcast. FRIGHTLY! for the scary ones, HumorUs f…