Author: pod bean

Weird fruit part 3, then a jokey farce about a stranger-in-a-strange-land, a costume ball, quite a bit of lying and possible incestuous jewel thieving.  All set against the background of … Continue readingChapter 22 : Scrambled Yeggs

Dentistry and peeing your pants – true story?  Then we plunge ourselves into a frightening TRUE ACCOUNT of promises, ghosts, and the noises they make in the dark.   This week’s … Continue readingChapter 21 – “My Irish Friend”

The Winter Marblelympics are here and it is time to chant GO GO SAVAGE SPEEDERS! Oh, and there’s a story too, something about a miserly couple that has a falling … Continue readingChapter 20: “Limbering Up Ebenezer”

What is the acceptable age for owning a waterbed? Then, a succinct little fable about some kind of god named the “Earth King” – who may or may not have … Continue readingChapter 19 – “The Winds, the Birds, and the Telegraph Wires”

Weird fruits, part two – the paw paw.  After that, Alan reads a yarn of a dying man’s confession to a conveniently placed burglar.  This week’s genre: Suspense. “The Devil’s Jest” … Continue readingChapter 18: “The Devil’s Jest”

Weird fruits, part one: the Durian. Then a manx tale from the Isle of Man involving wholesale theft of seagull eggs!  Seriously, people are about to be put in jail … Continue readingChapter 17: “Twixt Life and Death”

Nude wookies! Then we take a lazy stroll on the scientific shores of a tale about a driven inventor and his plumbing issues, which is absolutely CENTRAL to the plot. … Continue readingVol. 1, Chap. 16: “The Chemical Magnet”

This episode, Alan escapes from a room through the power of blowing and Rob wonders why we’re reading a story about skirts and delicious, grilled Johnsonville brats. It’s all followed … Continue readingVol. 1, Chap. 15: “Skirts and Brats”

Alan is fined by the council for pique, and then we are toasted with a tale of scummy romantic misadventure amongst the backdrop of gorgeous Switzerland, home of waiters with … Continue readingVol. 1, Chap. 14: “Why Men Don’t Marry”

This episode, Rob finally lulls his toddler (and Alan) to sleep with the hypnotic power of European tractor stories and then we dive into the future of annoying coworkers and space … Continue readingVol. 1, Chap. 13: “Two Weeks in August”