We've got our little routines. She'll text me if she's hungry or wants anything. Or I'll say, 'Fancy an orange squash?' And she'll send me a thumbs up.Doreen and her two grown up daughters sit at the table eating fish and chips, distracted by their phones.Upstairs, seventeen-year-old Megyn has locked herself in her grandmother's bedroom and is refusing to come out. And no one is entirely sure why.Michael Wynne's dark comedy questions the safety of home and ...

What if one day we make an enormous breakthrough in science and it comes back to us like a boomerang? What if the most important discovery for humanity becomes its doom?Europe, near future.After decades of exploration, the world’s leading quantum mechanics research institution succeeded in what had long been the domain of theoretical physics. The work culminated in the creation of an artificial Einstein-Rosen bridge, a traversable portal.The scientific community cel...

Uncover tales of the strange and supernatural in Central Louisiana. New Orleans doesn't hold a monopoly on Louisiana's haunted lore. Souls who brave the shadows along the bayous and byways of Central Louisiana will encounter a haunted heritage centuries in the making. From the legends swirling about Alexandria's historic Hotel Bentley and the Old Pineville City Hall to an exploration of an abandoned speakeasy in downtown Alexandria, explore the spirted legacy of the Crossroads of Louisiana...

Two contrasting short stories about the medical profession, written and narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of the educational radio stream Historyradio.org.The Doctor: a Victorian horror story.Old Jacob: a contemporary doctor coping with bereavement.This is the second edition.

Who are you? Why are you here? What are your purpose and direction How can you be a better person? How can you acquire true love, true peace, and true happiness? Do you find yourself unable to accomplish your goals? Do you need help overcoming obstacles? Clueless about how to better yourself and your life? Asking these questions is the first step toward finding the answers, and this eye-opening book explains the principle used by the most advanced civilization to ever exist, the Ancient Eg...

For hundreds of years the table has taken central place from cottage to palace, drawing around it families and friends to enjoy sustenance and conversation. Only in the present day has its dominance of the domestic scene declined due to the intrusion of television and the break up of traditional family life. Michael Wynne-Parkers life is full of interesting people some of whom are the main characters in this fascinating book. And they have a just one thing in common - they all sat, at leas...

The emergence of crime fiction was closely connected to the development of a modern legal system. In Germany there were the true crime stories August Gottlieb Meißner (1753-1804), in Britain The Newgate Calendar (1774) and in France the romanticized publications of Eugène-François Vidocq (1775-1857), the first chief of the Sûreté.China has one of the oldest bureaucracies on earth. A real life judge from the early Middle Ages became their Sherlock Holmes, and was transformed into on...

Mark Twain, Amerikas mest kjente humorist, publiserte en satirisk artikkel i forbindelse ved guvernørvalget i New York i 1870. Den treffer det politiske Amerika like godt i valgåret 2024 som den gjorde i 1870 - til tross for at Twain skildret den maktkampen han så i sin samtid. Det politiske livet ser ikke ut til å ha endret seg nevneverdig.Teksten er oversatt av Michael Henrik Wynn, redaktør for nettradioen Historyradio.org, og blir lest av ham selv.

This is the story of Patsy Mulligan, a poor Irish lad who fought in the First World War, and who afterwards returned to an Ireland on the verge of civil war. It was published in 1921 as the first chapter of an anonymous book. It is told from the detached perspective of a policeman, but the story does give us a glimpse into the complexities of the Irish situation at the time, and should for this reason be of interest of all students of history. It is also a very dramatic story, of betrayal ...

A horse dealer is found murdered in northern Denmark, and lieutenant Holst is on the case. He interviews the suspects and parties involved one by one, and then sets a trap.This short story is remarkable in sense that includes very acute and sharp dialogue, as a well as an understanding of interrogations that was quite uncommon at the time when it was written.Palle Rosenkrantz (1867-1941) is considered one of the founders of modern Danish crime fiction.The story was ...

Today, Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) is mostly remembered for his role in the creation of King Kong. However, he was an extremely prolific writer, and is still on the list of the best selling fiction writers of all time. During the First World War, he entertained British readers with satirical first person narratives about a completely inept German agent called Heine. The following story was first published in Thomson's Weekly News, Dundee, Scotland, Feb 16, 1918.The story is narrate...

The Norwegian Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun (1859–1952) is celebrated for his groundbreaking novels and sharp psychological insight. In his native Norway, however, he is equally loved for his warm, humorous depictions of everyday life and local culture. In this witty short story, Hamsun draws on his own experiences during a lecture tour of his homeland in 1886. Narrated and translated by Michael Henrik Wynn (editor of the educational streaming service Historyradio.org), this charming satire r...