The Palmist by Andrew Lam
-Performed by James Naughton
-A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boy.

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
-Performed by John Lithgow
-A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powers.
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The Occasional Garden by Saki
-Performed by Daniel Gerroll
-If you can't grow a garden... poof!... you can rent one.

The Balloon by Donald Barthelme
-Performed by Maria Tucci
-There's something suddenly in the sky in midtown Manhattan...

The Year of Silence by Kevin Brockmeier
-Performed by Anthony Rapp
-What if everything went quiet?
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The Sixth Borough by Jonathan Safran Foer
-Performed by Jerry Zaks
-Yes, New York had a Sixth Borough, but it drifted away...
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Drunken Mimi by Aimee Bender
-Performed by Bernadette Quigley
-A romance between a mermaid and an imp
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The Little Green Monster by Haruki Murakami 
-Performed by Dana Ivey
-A piece of Murakami magic: is this a monster I see before me?

"As usual for 'Selected Shorts,' this is a high-quality, entertaining collection."... AudioFile Magazine

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