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Cindy's brief visit with her ageing brother provides a few frustrations and surprises.

For the last couple of months, Henry Simpson has been an inpatient at a state-run establishment where he has been following a compulsory course of treatment designed to correct certain unacceptable aspects of his behaviour and speech. His progress is assessed every Friday by the resident psychiatrist. However, this Friday, the assessment doesn't go at all as planned…

Sylvia is a lonely widow with little more than her writing to enthuse her, but sadly her books gain little attention or readers. And then she gets a companion, and suddenly her life is full and her literary expectations soar, because......? Well, listen in, and work it out yourself.

1895 was a year of gentility, etiquette and protocol. It was better to be rich than poor, and even better to be VERY rich. Unless you were a woman.

Two women meet under strange circumstances and find that both their lives can be traced back to a common bond. The ending has a message for all of us.

The Reluctant Virgins are an ageing all female rock group. They never were very good, and now they're worse. They've seen it all, done it all, and will do the same tomorrow.

We meet up with them in the Green Room of The Gentlemen's Relish Nite Club while they banter through their love/hate relationship with each other between gigs.

Most people have a drawer or a cupboard. Maggie and Joe had a room.

Grandma was loved by everyone who knew her - but did they really know her?

We take a step back to the previous century and follow the trials and tribulations of "poor Mettie Bradford".

Lux Presents Hollywood is the original Radio Adaptation that was to become the classic movie. Take a trip back to 1939 and - Enjoy the magic.

Gangsters just ain't wot they used ter be...

It is 1950 and we are in the drawing room of the home of Olivia Pinckney Sears Boston, Massachusetts. She is entertaining her friends. All ladies are of a 'Certain' age, and from a 'Certain Social Class'. They are reminiscing about a 'Certain' musical evening a long time past. But is it really the music they are discussing?

"Buying and selling a used laptop teach all concerned a hard lesson."

"How not to buy or sell a used computer."

"Buying a used computer the hard way"____________________________________

Life is ephemeral. That's why we often depend on Art to give it meaning.

The lost art of letter writing provided more than a source of simple communication. It allowed a good deal of flirtation, romance, deception or even soul-searching between the recipients. It could also allow two people to begin, reunite, or end a relationship - without the embarrassment of ever meeting up.

When lost in a BIG city it can be daunting. When lost to your family it can be traumatizing. But it can have positives too.

Sometimes your wishes come true - in unexpected ways.

Bus travel can be exhausting, especially when you don't know your destination.

A Mother and her Daughter-in-Law have a conversation about pillows - or are they really talking about something else?

"Ever wondered what your spouse will leave you - when she leaves you?

Well, Rawkey Dolberry  found out the hard way, and he's still laughing."

Yes, it's Frank Sinatra, showing he could act as well as sing. But although his character is charming - you just may not like him. He's just a little creepy.

This short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald has been recorded unabridged in order to maintain the true essence of Fitzgerald's farcical black humor. However, the sheer idiocy of the plot is brought into question, particularly when considering the author's previous fine works. In fact, there are so many story inadequacies, we can only wonder why it was written, and why it was chosen to be a Hollywood movie in 2008, starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton. Even more astounding is the fact that it won 13 Oscar nominations. Written 100 years ago exactly, we present it in its original story form. Enjoy.

Sylvia, alone and pregnant in the deserted Manhattan high-rise she shares with her husband Noah, awaits her husband and a dinner guest, Mr. Swanson. In spite of the blackout, Swanson arrives and engages Sylvia in a disturbing conversation. But when Noah gets home, Swanson vanishes. As the night continues, sights and sounds become even stranger and more ominous. Are they Sylvia’s hallucinations, or is the danger real?

Four poems that are open to interpretation. The Calf Path begins many hundreds of years ago but finishes in major capital cities. The Law of the Land is not only a lesson in Climate Change tactics but also a metaphor for many aspects of life. The Learning Curve is just that, while Euthanasia begins with the line, "Today I nearly killed a woman."

Wannarbee Bond falls in lust with Gloria Stitts - and another adventure begins as she meets up with some old adversaries and some new ones.

French war bride of WWII tells the story of how she came to live in Gordo, Alabama with her veteran husband and his parents when she was only 18. Life on the farm turned out to be much harder than she expected, but fortunately, an African American employee of the family came to her aid.

Irving Berlin became the musical voice of America in the days of Tin Pan Ally. No one could rival his ability to capture stories in lyrics or beautiful melodies.

Having decided to compile a record of the 2011 Queensland floods, the author had no idea of the extraordinary events that awaited her as she began her journey from beginning to end. Ten catastrophes had to be overcome before the book finally got to print.

Questy O Hara has few attributes, but high expectations. In desperation she decides on a most unusual career, with disastrous consequences. But the luck of the Irish prevails

Wannarbee is enchanted with Candy CupCakes who is searching for her granny. Who has GranNapped Granny CupCakes, and Why? And - Do they find her?

Cassie, a young advertising account executive, learns that she can talk to the dead on her daily Highway 47 commute to the office. Meghann is a 16-year-old dead girl who loves to talk with Cassie about clothes and boys -- even Cassie's inappropriate boss, Ralph. Melvin T. Gotlink, a gentleman farmer who was killed on his tractor, provides the kind of homespun wisdom only someone dead can provide. When Casse's world is shaken, Melvin gives her insight and loyalty.

On the day that Russia invades Ukraine, and world peace is shattered once more, I think back to a wonderful friend, an incredible person, a superb artist and heroic soldier, who fought and suffered in another war -

Meet Darryl and Darlene, and learn how to Talk 'Strine

Recollections depend on the Eye of the Beholder. This becomes very evident when we see the slight variations of memory between Ed and Jo Hopper before Ed became a famous artist and Jo trailed in his footsteps.

Florence Gould - a reputation that money can buy.

Christmas is a time for silliness and fun, and a Covid Christmas deserves a LOT of both

An isolated house, a stormy night, the power goes off: what could happen to an old lady who has her trusty old dog to protect her?

I come from a cohabitation between my father, a Wannarbee for the last four generation, and my mother, a Gunnadoo - a family with good intentions. Why is the world always against me?

It's a dark and stormy night - we are in a Tattooist studio, and, everyone is happy - for a while.

Anya is lonely and alone. Or is she?

Prisoners take an unusual and highly successful methods of getting what they want.

Sometimes the Justice System just sucks!

Monologue

A young woman faces reality. Or does she?

An Australian couple living in a university town provides Homestay for a rather special young man

When a scriptwriter like Samuel Beckett admits he has no idea what his play is about, we just have to return again and again with our interpretation. We killed him off once in 'Godot' but he lives to die again.

Old age is a curse - but so much better than the alternative. Or is it?

A couple of people get together for an unusual night's entertainment, but it's more than expected.

An intriguing podcast that may leave you with an emotion you would rather not have had.

A black humor monologue