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06/07/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 030 – Mythical Creatures

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This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is “MYTHICAL CREATURES”… leprechauns, unicorns, angels, demons, ghosts, fairies, gnomes, dragons, mermaids, centaurs, werewolves . . . the list goes on and on. There are 21 stories in this collection.     [chương_files]  

05/07/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 029 – Dogs

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This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is “DOGS”… and the collection is full after 20 pieces have been submitted. – Summary by ~ Michele Fry     [chương_files]  

02/07/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 027 – Sports

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This is the 27th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less. In honor of the Super Bowl, the subject for this collection is “Sports”.     [chương_files]  

01/07/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 025 – Water

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This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration — perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is water, a subject that has attracted Archimedes, Shelley and Masefield, to name but a few.     [chương_files]  

01/07/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 026 – It’s a Small World

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This is the 26th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less. The subject for this collection is “It’s a Small World”. Readers have interpreted this in their own way, so we have selections such as Asteroids, Small Country Houses of Today and stories for “small people”, such as Jack and the Beanstalk.     [chương_files]  

30/06/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 023 – Mysteries, Riddles and Conundrums

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This is the twenty-third Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration — perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is Mysteries, Riddles and Conundrums. Short mystery fiction, puzzles that have baffled generations, whether solved or unsolved and anything our forefathers have struggled to explain. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays…who knows what you will discover?     [chương_files]  

30/06/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 022 – Days Gone By

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This is the twenty-second Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration — perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is Days Gone By. All pieces were of a historical nature at the time written (i.e. not enough that they are historical now!). Ancient Rome, Greece or Egypt, medieval Europe, the early days of the American colonies.     [chương_files]  

30/06/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 024 – Ghosts, Ghouls and Spooky Things

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This is the twenty-fourth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration — perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is Ghosts, Ghouls and Spooky Things in honor of Halloween. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays… all chill and perplex.     [chương_files]  

29/06/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 020 – Old Age

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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes long, or less — perfect for coffee breaks, commutes and work outs. Essays, prose, fiction, non-fiction, poetry — who knows what gems will be uncovered? In this collection, we explore old age — grandparents, retirement, wisdom, decline. It is an opportunity to reflect on mortality and depth of experience. – Summary by Lynne Thompson     [chương_files]  

29/06/2024
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Coffee Break Collection 021 – Fairy Tales, Tall Stories and Scams

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This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration — perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is fairy tales… traditional children’s tales, tall stories and notorious scams and the authors of thm may be uncovered! Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays… all are welcome here.     [chương_files]