'Selected Shorts: Small moments'

Malachy McCourt

On this episode, a story of American small town life by J. Robert Lennon and James Thurber's 'The Wood Duck.'

J. Robert Lennon's "Eight Pieces for the Left Hand," is a segmented story of American small town life, threaded through with the seven movements of Ned Rorem's quartet "United States." The story is read by Stephen Lang; the Ying Quartet performs the Rorem.

James Thurber's "The Wood Duck," read by Malachy McCourt, is the light hearted finish to the program.

There are currently a dozen "Selected Shorts" thematic CDs, which feature listeners' best-loved stories, including "Baseball!," "Timeless Classics," "Food Fictions," "Travel Tales," "Falling in Love," "Edith Wharton," and most recently, "Pets!," "Tales of Betrayal," "Family Matters" and "Wartime Lives." Visit the PRI Store to purchase CDs.

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