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Selected Shorts: Travel Tales presents a collection of classic travel experiences. Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

Branna Murphy is a survivor, a wife, a friend, a sister, and a soon-to-be-mother. Ryder Slater is a hardass, a husband, a friend, a brother, and a soon-to-be-father. A surprise honeymoon deep in a beautiful forest for a secluded getaway was supposed to be fun, romantic, and peaceful - until the storm of the century hits and both Branna and Ryder face a new enemy that has means to harm their family. Mother Nature.

Restorative justice represents "a paradigm shift in the way Americans conceptualize and administer punishment," says author Maisha T. Winn, from a focus on crime to a focus on harm, including the needs of both those who were harmed and those who caused it.

Scottish schoolteacher Liv Holland has a secret. She’s been carrying a torch for Arran Adebayo, her brother’s best friend, for years. A blind date gone wrong cements in Liv’s mind that Arran has no romantic interest in her whatsoever. But then, with her brother set to marry her own best friend, she and Arran are enlisted to help plan the festivities… After being left at the altar by his ex, single father Arran is having trouble managing his growing feelings towards the woman who is both his best friend’s sister and his son’s teacher: Liv.

Lila Greer is full of worries. Even the smallest things—from cabbages to cardboard—fill her with dread and What Ifs. So when her family makes a big change—moving to a new town—the worry and What Ifs only grow. What if things go wrong? What if no one likes her? At first, Lila feels right to be worried. In her new home, everything is strange. The new kids, the new smells. Lila feels alone and invisible. But there’s one person who sees her: Lila’s teacher, Ms. Kern.

Allara was driven away by her childhood sweetheart Reid. She abandoned her pack, her father and her life. Moving to the city was the only way to heal her broken heart. Then Reid barges back into her life, with terrible news. Allara's father, the pack’s Alpha, is dying. The chosen successor of her father’s, Jaime is a cruel Beta with plans to destroy their pack. As a female Alpha, Allara is the only one who can save them, even if it means exposing her heart to Reid once again.

When Penny decided to spend time at Katherine’s estate the summer before college, she had no idea what adventures awaited her. When Katherine, the haughty, condescending owner of the mansion, catches Penny in her room naked, she suddenly and unexpectedly warms up to her. Katherine and Penny enter into an agreement, and Katherine creates a number of embarrassing yet exciting exhibitionist challenges for Penny.

We've come a long way since being costars on my TV show. The boy I used to crush on obsessively isn't the nice guy anymore. No, he's the mean, cruel, evil bully who's dead set on ruining my life. And to top it all off, he's more off-limits than he ever has been. So, obviously, I shouldn't be crushing on Crispin, because he isn't the boy he used to be. No, no, no...he's even hotter now.

Forty-thousand years after the fall of the Alaric Empire, Valgard has become a corrupt wasteland of a kingdom. The late king spent years protecting his title, just to fall to his own curse. Now that his son has taken the crown, Penelope doesn’t believe things are as good as they seem. How does the orphaned daughter of a city that gave her nothing more than a dirt floor shack and a life in a guild designed to kill orphans survive the impossible and become the kings apprentice? As it turns out, nothing is impossible when you are the only person alive who has power.

Life goes on, whether I’m ready or not. I wasn’t ready for life without her. I was a mess. I didn’t care about the code violations. I should’ve cared, and I should’ve known where the complaints were comin’ from and why. The fees grew by the day, plus interest. After payin’ my lawyers, I was beyond broke. I was gonna lose my house. Our house. We were married in our backyard. I had already lost too much, so I snapped. I wasn’t goin’ down without a fight. They thought I was stupid. But they underestimated what a man will do with nothin’ to lose.

Have you been a good girl this year? If so, you might get a visit from one of the other Clauses of the North Pole. Meet Krissy Kringle, also known as the Futa Claus. Krissy's been making her list, and checking it twice, trying to find out which women have been nice...so she can get naughty with them! Krissy knows what many good women want this year, and she's only happy to give it to them. All she has to do is show them the big secret she keeps under her fluffy red coat.

Cary Grant Harrigan is a wanted man. Wanted for questioning by the Portneuf Gap Police Department about the bizarre murder of his fiancé. Wanted by the FBI regarding a couple of paintings in his possession which are either stolen originals or fabulous fakes. But Harrigan is MIA and sister/sleuth Sadie Harrigan wants to find him first before the get-rich-quick-scheme he’s involved in has him exchanging his surfer wetsuit for a prison jump suit.

Determined to find her inner badass and save her business, boutique owner Michelle Ruby signs up for a 24-hour survival class. Except, she's the only person who registered, and the guide is a sex-on-a-stick GI Joe come to life. Between his massive muscles, smoldering blue eyes, and "there's no crying in camping" attitude, she's in trouble...in more ways than one.

This is a delightful collection of fairy tales and fables written by the most beloved of all children's authors and read with charming wit and tenderness. Includes the story of that fleet-footed Gingerbread Man who commences running as soon as the oven door is opened.

Lucy West wasn't looking for a husband at the Monster Match. She was just there to admire some gothic architecture and score a free meal. Then she met him. Viktor Adamovic defied science. Literally. He was a monster who'd been stitched together from multiple, um, donors and resurrected centuries ago. Lucy liked him immediately. But the protective, possessive beast he kept leashed beneath his polished exterior? She wanted that guy in a big way. Then the weirdness really hit the fan when he proposed a marriage of convenience. To her!

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild-some say "half feral"--but she'll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries' underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn't, the punishment is death-for both mistress and servant.

Chloe Franklin wouldn't call herself a commitment-phobe, so much as she's allergic to anything long term. She loves the sexy, sweaty, and intensely hot hours of the night that come before the sun rises, though. Especially when those nights are spent with Search-and-Rescuer Gage McGraw. Gage loves his job, but there is one thing he's starting to like more than the rush of a mission - a stacked blonde with a mouth that haunts his dreams. Every time he steps foot in the sleepy town of Beaufort, he hooks up with Chloe. But he's tired of hook-ups. He wants more.

Lucy Miller has worked her way up from coffee fetcher and copy maker to invaluable assistant. She's proud of her accomplishments, but she's looking forward to a break from her demanding boss; a visit home is just the Christmas treat she needs.

The World We Need provides a vivid introduction to America's largely unsung grassroots environmental groups - often led by activists of color and the poor - valiantly fighting back in America's so-called sacrifice zones against industries poisoning our skies and waterways and heating our planet. Through original reporting, profiles, and interviews, we learn how these activist groups, almost always working on shoestring budgets, are devising creative new tactics.

Mo Williams is cursed. Cursed with the loss of his football scholarship. Cursed with the loss of his mother. But life goes on, and Mo needs a job, preferably a good job. Menial jobs pale in comparison to the roar of 106,000 fans at Beaver Stadium. His big break comes in the form of a job interview at Total Sports Agency. But this is no ordinary interview and goes beyond the typical résumé and references.