• Music To Soothe the Savage Beast
    Aug 10 2025

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    The author reads a story he had published in the Chicken Soup Book - Family Matters.

    The author's 6 year-old brother annoyingly practiced the piano each morning. The author's 5 year-old sister had a hamster named Hammy. They also had a very high strung mother and an... usually calm stepdad. All of this comes to a whirlwind of connected chaos.

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    10 mins
  • Teacher Tails - A Day at School (A kids' book of rhyming verse) 19-22
    Jul 27 2025

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    A DAY AT SCHOOL is rhyming verse about a child's day at school. Issues, worries, incidents, troubles, (real & imagined) cute, and silly happenings. With a kicker on at the end of each poem. Pages 19-22

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    3 mins
  • A Day At School - Simple pleasant rhyming verse - (A kids' book)
    Jul 18 2025

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    The author reads rhyming verse from his Kids' book. A Day At School

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    3 mins
  • Ex-Peace Corps Volunteers (1978-1980 - Samoa) Discuss/Endorse Peace Corps
    Jun 20 2025

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    Three RPCVs (Return Peace Corps Volunteers) discuss their time in the Peace Corps in Samoa (1978-1980) Dr. Michael Baughan, Paul Karrer - Teacher Tails Host, Harvey Gerry

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    30 mins
  • Hanging Out To Dry
    Jun 13 2025

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    The author reads a story he had published in Chicken Soup for The College Soul.

    A female student is surprised at all the attention she gets as she drives her car.

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    2 mins
  • Emma's Ducks
    Jun 2 2025

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    The author reads his Chicken Soup Story of female students dealing with a totally blinding blizzard.

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    3 mins
  • Dementia - Mom You Have to Try
    May 17 2025

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    The author reads his Chicken Soup Story - Mom, You Have to Try. A family suffers as the grand mother starts to lose her memory. But after she is gone they learn she really really did try.

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    4 mins
  • A DAY AT SCHOOL Poems -13 & 14
    May 15 2025

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    The author reads 2 of his rhyming verses from his kids' book A DAY AT SCHOOL

    poems 13 & 14. All have a kicker at the end.

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    1 min