mix like oil and milk is an established phrase, although it is well used here. a long established phrase although not as common as the phrase oil and water .
My grandmother had a button tin too! So many neat old buttons. That was a while ago. One reason I like short stories is that an entire world is created in, maybe, 15-25 minutes. I will get your new book online.
A great story . Many writers I have talked to confirm for me that is much harder to write a really short story that is really good then a somewhat longer one .
Great story !! This one gave me chills. My first love didn’t love me. Her grandmother wanted her to marry me but Betty just had no feelings for me. Broke my heart!!😢
I really loved this story. I'm new to your channel, so didn't realize you were a writer as well! Will be picking up your collections. Thank you for all of the excellent readings.
Tony, I heartily enjoy your delightful works of art and enthusiastically anticipate future installments. By the way, I recently listened to the entirety of “Unreal City” in one day and I’m not even a fan of the vampire mythos. I simply could not endure an intermission. ❤❤❤
That was great! Thanks Tony. I love an old school story. Let me say also that it is an under rated pleasure to listen to someone whom understands context and pronunciation. Another reader (probably relying on A.I, got brazier and brazier muddled, thus leaving the listener with the image of a flaming bra! Most distracting in the case of a serious story. Cheers Tony. ☕️
Tony, I pick up little bits of your personal history as I hear you comments at the end of these wonderful stories. I read something about Amazon leaving to a false conclusion that you had stolen a phrase on purpose from someone, perhaps a trademark phrase, and they had canceled all your agreements and contracts and we're no longer paying you the money you earned and cut you off in many ways. but in your comments here I appears that you are actually getting paid agree to find royalties for your books. Which is great. Is it someplace I can read about your dispute with Amazon a place you can link me to or refer me to
Amazon decide that when I used a certain phrase 'Choose Your Own Adventure" that it was in breach of copyright. The copyright owner (I'm not sure if it applied to me anyway as it was a US copyright) asked me to change it and that would be the end of the matter. I did, but Amazon would not listen to any of that and deleted all my work that I'd been publishing there since 2014. They didn't pay me outstanding royalties, but did charge me for advertising that contributed to those royalties. There was no way I could get any different response from the people at Amazon. It was like dealing with bricks. But I then went to publish through Ingram Spark and they have placed some of my books back on Amazon, ironically. So you can get them on Amazon if you buy them from Ingram Spark rather than me.
Amazon is the employer of many elderly, uneducated, immigrant, deaf, handicapped and people on the spectrum. Each Amazon employee gets to manage their own schedule with their personal time off balance. Amazon offers tuition reimbursement, health benefits, dental, vision, and other benefits. Employees get to apply for transfers and there is even a 30-hour a week flexible schedule option that offers benefits.
about 14 minutes and 53 seconds into the narrative, The Sexton stands to greet her. but how can he stand to greet her if he was not sitting down? he was walking and somebody behind him and he turned . At no point is it indicated that he stops standing. is it possible that I miss reading some sense of the phrase he stood to greet her? This was a distracting moment for me in a story that was actually even a little better than your high standard of excellence.
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Loved this!
Fabulous!
My bedtime story. Thank you so much.
Greetings from Penang Island, Malaysia.
Such a treat. Thank you Tony.
Finally getting a chance to listen. 😊💜
Ditto ditto ditto Tony! you are a master. Just what I needed just now. Thank you!
one of my own too
You'the best!@@ClassicGhost
"Mix like oil and milk." Great line. Thank you for the melodious reading.
mix like oil and milk is an established phrase, although it is well used here. a long established phrase although not as common as the phrase oil and water .
I don't know why I never thought of "grave" as a verb before--I certainly know the participle, graven. Thanks for the light bulb moment!
yes ‘to dig’ graben in german and dutch . engrave
I love your own work thank you Tony it's a proper Friday night treat
Loved this!!! Very different, not predictable! ❤️
Great for a Saturday afternoon nap, too ! 👌
Darkness has fallen, a bad week has ended and Tony has delivered balm for the battered soul. Thank You.
Very pleased.
Very good work!!! Thanks!
I love this story. It's not easy to put that much into a story this short with such a strong point
Good work! Thx
This was great! Can't wait to hear more
How exciting to hear one of your 0wn Tony.
thank you. your voice is very pleasant to listen to. Just had eye surgery ... perfect❤
Enjoy the weekend.
I wish you a speedy recovery
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Great story!!!!!
thanks Andrea
Magnficant writing, vivd, gripping narration--as always. Thank you, Tony.
Lovely story, Tony!
And there’s more! I am so grateful to you for this! Just perfect for my current mood! Have a great week!
Really liked this story Tony! Nice work 👌. Off to Kofi for more ❤🎉
ooo ! ta vm
Well done, both written and read. ❤
Your voice is great with these stories!
Great story!
Loved this story! Thank you
My grandmother had a button tin too! So many neat old buttons. That was a while ago. One reason I like short stories is that an entire world is created in, maybe, 15-25 minutes. I will get your new book online.
Love this! A skillfully written tale. ❤
Thanks!
Thanks Traci. Sorry I missed this.
Congratulations!!! Great story
Thank you!!
A great story . Many writers I have talked to confirm for me that is much harder to write a really short story that is really good then a somewhat longer one .
We all have a crush on you! Thank you!
Always happy to hear the stories you wrote. I mean, I like your other content well enough but YOUR stories are my favorites.
That's especially nice to hear. Thank you.
Short and clever, with an unexpected plot twist. I anticipated the sexton taking the Dr. Karl Tanzler approach.
ah yes…
I really enjoyed this story, I love your voice in all the stories you read but congrats on writing such a good one.
thank you
That story is as good as any you have read, and better than some.
+Larry Bills Thank you
Great story !! This one gave me chills. My first love didn’t love me. Her grandmother wanted her to marry me but Betty just had no feelings for me. Broke my heart!!😢
❤️
I really loved this story. I'm new to your channel, so didn't realize you were a writer as well! Will be picking up your collections. Thank you for all of the excellent readings.
Thank you, Farah.
Tony, I heartily enjoy your delightful works of art and enthusiastically anticipate future installments.
By the way, I recently listened to the entirety of “Unreal City” in one day and I’m not even a fan of the vampire mythos. I simply could not endure an intermission.
❤❤❤
That is a great compliment! Thank you.
@@ClassicGhost The pleasure is all mine. Cheers from York, Pennsylvania, USA!
Grubb...Grubb... Gabriel Grubb!
couldn't helping the 'snow white' motif, with the poisoned apple and the physical appearance of Madeline.
Yes, that was lurking there
That was great!
Thanks Tony.
I love an old school story.
Let me say also that it is an under rated pleasure to listen to someone whom understands context and pronunciation.
Another reader (probably relying on A.I, got brazier and brazier muddled, thus leaving the listener with the image of a flaming bra!
Most distracting in the case of a serious story.
Cheers Tony.
☕️
Thanks April. I have stories that are not old school, but this seemed to fit this channel better
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Tony, I pick up little bits of your personal history as I hear you comments at the end of these wonderful stories. I read something about Amazon leaving to a false conclusion that you had stolen a phrase on purpose from someone, perhaps a trademark phrase, and they had canceled all your agreements and contracts and we're no longer paying you the money you earned and cut you off in many ways. but in your comments here I appears that you are actually getting paid agree to find royalties for your books. Which is great. Is it someplace I can read about your dispute with Amazon a place you can link me to or refer me to
Amazon decide that when I used a certain phrase 'Choose Your Own Adventure" that it was in breach of copyright. The copyright owner (I'm not sure if it applied to me anyway as it was a US copyright) asked me to change it and that would be the end of the matter. I did, but Amazon would not listen to any of that and deleted all my work that I'd been publishing there since 2014. They didn't pay me outstanding royalties, but did charge me for advertising that contributed to those royalties. There was no way I could get any different response from the people at Amazon. It was like dealing with bricks. But I then went to publish through Ingram Spark and they have placed some of my books back on Amazon, ironically. So you can get them on Amazon if you buy them from Ingram Spark rather than me.
Amazon is the employer of many elderly, uneducated, immigrant, deaf, handicapped and people on the spectrum. Each Amazon employee gets to manage their own schedule with their personal time off balance. Amazon offers tuition reimbursement, health benefits, dental, vision, and other benefits. Employees get to apply for transfers and there is even a 30-hour a week flexible schedule option that offers benefits.
Possibly, but it seems it us not easy to tresh a problem out with rhem
When the writer is also the narrator…does anyone understand how to use those words better?
about 14 minutes and 53 seconds into the narrative, The Sexton stands to greet her. but how can he stand to greet her if he was not sitting down? he was walking and somebody behind him and he turned . At no point is it indicated that he stops standing. is it possible that I miss reading some sense of the phrase he stood to greet her? This was a distracting moment for me in a story that was actually even a little better than your high standard of excellence.
I think it's a mistake, Gary.
Fantastic as usual. I love your stuff!