Stone Mattress — written by Margaret Atwood and narrated by A. M. Homes — Part 2 The next morning, during the chartered flight north to where the ship is floating on the …
A Widow, Not A Wife: ‘Smacked’ Explores An Ex-Husband’s Secret Addiction This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Like a lot of people, my guest Eilene Zimmerman had certain preconceptions …
Pros and Cons Brenda has to make an important decision. She got accepted to an internship in France; she also got a job offer at a hospital. She can only do one though. She made a list of pros and cons. Pros …
Stone Mattress — written by Margaret Atwood and narrated by A. M. Homes — Part 1 At the outset Verna had not intended to kill anyone. What she had in mind was …
Kashfia Rahman : How risk-taking changes a teenager’s brain Have you ever tried to understand a teenager? It’s exhausting, right? You must be puzzled by the fact that some teens …
Life in Fear The terrorist attacks have scared a lot of people from studying abroad. Many students go to big cities to take pictures, shop, and explore. Terrorists attack these big cities though, because they know that there will be a lot …
Phone Invasion Ten years ago, most adults had regular cell phones. Now people have smartphones. With smartphones, you can not only call people, but you can also go online, download new games, calculate a math problem, organize your schedule, and more. Smartphones are really helpful. Even …
How Amazon Became ‘Inescapable’ – the Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Amazon started as an online bookseller, but …
The Bridal Party — by F. Scott Fitzgerald — Part 1 There was the usual insincere little note saying: “I wanted you to be the first to know.” It was a double …
A Lucky Jacket Anna has a lucky jacket. Whenever she wears it, good things happen to her. She wore it on her final exam one time, and she got the highest grade in the class! The jacket is green with yellow stripes. It’s …