Lit103.3

New Show- 'Twas The Night by Anita Page and Confessions of a Good Mother by Ray Daniel

Reader — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:42:00 GMT

March 2nd, 9th and 16th

'Twas The Night by Anita Page

Anita Page's short stories have appeared in The Prosecution Rests (Little, Brown), Murder New York Style (L&L Dreamspell), Word Riot, Mysterical-e, Mouth Full of Bullets, Ball State University Forum, Jewish Horizons, and Heresies. She recently completed a dark traditional mystery set in the Catskills featuring Hannah Fox and Jack Grundy, who make guest appearances in "'Twas the Night," published last fall in The Gift of Murder (Wolfmont Press). She lives in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.

as well as

Confessions of a Good Mother by Ray Daniel

Born and bred in the Boston Area, Ray Daniel lives in the high-tech
belt West of Boston where he writes and works on reforming his Boston accent.

WELCOME and LIT103.3; fiction for the ears NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS

Reader — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:41:00 GMT

Welcome to Lit.103.3; fiction for the ears. My name is Alan Vogel, your host and reader.

Lit103.3; fiction for the ears is broadcast on WXOJ LP, 103.3 on your FM dial every Tuesday at 1:00 PM. The show also streams on the web at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

Each week I’ll read a short story or two, play some music; stories that gain emotional power from the music, talk about writing, publishing, even film. Perhaps the show should be called CompLit103.3. But we'll leave it as it is for now.

ALL OF THE WRITTEN VERSIONS OF THE STORIES, AS WELL AS THE PODCASTS, ARE LOCATED IN THE "MONTHLY ARCHIVE" SECTION TO THE RIGHT, JUST ABOVE "RECENT ENTRIES." TO VIEW THEM, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE WORDS, "FEBRUARY 2008." For purposes of positioning, I've altered the dates that stories or podcasts were published on the website, so the listed dates are absolutely inaccurate and irrelevant for anything but placement. You can also use Quicksearch located on the top right, or simply scroll down to read or play entries.

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Reader — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:40:00 GMT

SUBMISSIONS: Any genre, or none at all. Please submit to lit103.3@comcast.net. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS, rather, include your story in the body of your email.Please place the word count of the story on the first page. Also, provide any biographical or relevant material you'd like read before or after the broadcast in the event your story is selected for airing. If chosen, the story will appear here on the site in written form, and as a podcast.

I look forward to reading your stories as well as your thoughts and comments here at the website.

'Twas The Night by Anita Page and Confessions of a Good Mother by Ray Daniel- podcast version

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:57:00 GMT

'Twas The Night by Anita Page

AnitaPage's short stories have appeared in The Prosecution Rests (Little,Brown), Murder New York Style (L&L Dreamspell), Word Riot,Mysterical-e, Mouth Full of Bullets, Ball State University Forum,Jewish Horizons, and Heresies. She recently completed a darktraditional mystery set in the Catskills featuring Hannah Fox and JackGrundy, who make guest appearances in "'Twas the Night," published lastfall in The Gift of Murder (Wolfmont Press). She lives in New York'sMid-Hudson Valley.

as well as

Confessions of a Good Mother by Ray Daniel

Born and bred in the Boston Area, Ray Daniel lives in the high-tech
belt West of Boston where he writes and works on reforming his Boston accent.

Time Will Tell by Twist Phelan - podcast version

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:56:00 GMT

“Time Will Tell” by Twist Phelan is included in this year’s Mystery Writers of America anthology, THE PROSECUTION RESTS (Little, Brown), edited by Linda Fairstein.

A popular writer here at Lit103.3; fiction for the ears, Twist Phelan, aformer attorney as well as sportsperson, submitted "Time Will Tell",together with a note addressing some of her thoughts on craft duringthe writing of the story. I'll summarize those thoughts

as well as

spend a minute or three talking about the Massachusetts election of Republican Scott Brown and the growing ahistorical perspective ofAmerican politics, the media and Americans in general.

* I apologize to listeners. On two occasions during the broadcastI referred to Richard Powers (author of Gain), as Thomas Powers. Also, when I referred to Corporations not existing at the time of the founding of the country, I meant as they exist today.

The Flourine Murder by Camille Minichino - podcast version

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:55:00 GMT

THE FLOURINE MURDER by CAMILLE MINICHINIO

Camille Minichino has published eight novels in the periodic table mystery series. She received her Ph.D. in physics from Fordham University, New York City. Her new series, The Miniature Mysteries, is based on her life long miniatures hobby. She has had a long career in research,teaching, and writing. She is currently on the faculty of Golden Gate University, San Francisco and on the staff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Camille is on the Board of the California Writers Club and NorCal Sisters in Crime.

As well as some discussion of the multiple arson that took place on December 27th in Northampton MA.

Periodic Table and Seeing Ghosts by Karen Condon as well as a discussion of The Local a film by Dan Eberle

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Karen Condon's story, "Periodic Table" was in an anthology called "Awake: A Reader for the Sleepless", edited by Steven Beeber from Soft Skull Press. Karen Condon received her MFA in creative writing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1993, and has written a novel and two short story collections. Her stories have appeared in The Iowa Review, Bottomfish Magazine, Sonora Review, Kansas Quarterly, Arkansas Review, Antigonish Review, and Fiddlehead.

She wrote the stories in Are You a Survivor during and after her treatment for breast cancer in 2001 and 2002. The title refers to a question she was asked at a breast cancer support group theday after her diagnosis. She lives in Springfield, Massachusetts. Brown Street Press is proud to release Karen's novel, Are you a Survivor?. It will go on sale in November 1st 2008.

The Local, was an official selection of the Brooklyn International Film Festival and was released in October 2009. Dan Eberle, an independent filmmaker, wrote, directed and starred in the film. He has also made Vicissitudes (2004) and JailCity (2006)

I failed to note during the program that I tend not to talk about plot when speaking of books or movies for the reason that it's important to me that I view a movie or read a book as a blank slate without prior lnowledge and want to allow listeners the same privilege.

Happily Ever After & The Crash - Alan Vogel- audio podcast

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Alan Vogel is the creator of, and reader for Lit103.3. Alan practiced law for many years at a firm he founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Since leaving the legal field, again a human being, he spends time writing short stories and novels and, of course, producing and broadcasting Lit103.3; fiction for the ears.

NOTE:

While I monitored the reading of these stories during the radio broadcast I noticed that although the subject matter, content, and tone of the stories are quite different, they nonetheless share themes of loss and responsibility. After a story is complete and out of a writer's day to day life, he or she re-approaches it not as a writer,but a reader, and often sees things that weren't conscious decisions while writing. Very interesting part of the process.

Thoughts About My Father; a slice of memoir- by Bill Childs and No Easy Way Out by Dan Krokos- podcast version

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Bill Childs is aProfessor of Law and Assistant Dean at Western New England College ofLaw as well as host, together with his daughter Ella and son Liam of"Spare The Rock and Spoil the Child" broadcast on WXOJ 103.3 FM as wellas WRSI "The River" at 93.9 FM, both stations broadcasting fromNorthampton, Massachusetts, and both shows airing on Saturdays.

and

The Easy Way Out by Dan Krokos

Dan Krokos is a 23 year old student of English who also works in a gas station and writes crime novels.

Death Will Trim Your Tree by Elizabeth Zelvin- podcast version

Reader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:51:00 GMT

"Death Will Trim YourTree" appears in the holiday crime anthology THE GIFT OF MURDER, editedby John Floyd and published by Wolfmont Press to benefit the Toys forTots Foundation. ELIZABETH ZELVIN's new mystery, DEATH WILL HELP YOULEAVE HIM is in stores now.
Protagonist,recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler, alsoplays the lead in ElizabethZelvin's debut mystery novel from St.Martin's, DEATH WILL GET YOUSOBER. Zelvin is a New York psychotherapist who ran alcoholtreatmentprograms