http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/rose-and-ring-thackeray-part-2 <p>Conclusion of the two-part holiday story begun last Friday.</p><p> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:41:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23841 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/st-louis-soul-singer-fontella-bass-dies <p>A popular soul singer of the 1960s from St. Louis has died, according to KTVI-TV in St. Louis. Fontella Bass started singing on showboats in the St. Louis area and her early records were produced by Ike Turner. She started off with popularity only in the region, but her recording "Rescue Me" became a smash hit, reaching number one on the billboard charts for four weeks in October of 1965.</p> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:52:52 +0000 Darren Hellwege 26472 at http://kbia.org St. Louis soul singer Fontella Bass dies http://kbia.org/post/rose-and-ring-thackeray-part-1 <p>Magic, romance, jealousy and silly fairies mix together for this Twelfth Night story by the Victorian satirist.</p> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:40:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23840 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/dramatic-evening-bangs <p></p><p>When amateur theatricals invade a Victorian home, the result is an evening of chaos.</p> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:39:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23839 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/pimenta-pancakesshamrock-jolnes-o-henry <p>Two grin-inducing yarns – a cowboy’s lament and a detective’s devious deductions – by America’s master of the short story.</p> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:38:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23838 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/post-office-tagore <p>A sickly Indian boy sees the world through his bedroom window; by the first non-Western winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:37:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23837 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/old-fashioned-thanksgiving-allcott <p>A nostalgic look at how Thanksgivings in the countryside used to be through the eyes of a beloved sentimental novelist.</p> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:36:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23836 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/maddened-mysteryman-asbestos-leacock <p>Two satirical stories, sending up the immortal Sherlock and the very future of mankind.</p> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:34:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23834 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/pretentious-young-ladies-moliere <p>A clever impersonator sneaks past the pretensions of two young ladies who think their current suitors are beneath their standards.</p> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:33:00 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23833 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/skull-dick <p>A Halloween tale about a man who gets a chance to change the course of history – or so he thinks.</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:30:56 +0000 Darren Hellwege 23830 at http://kbia.org