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"Remarkable how the nursery caught the telepathic emanations of thechildren's minds...The children thought lions, and there were lions..."-From The Veldt by Ray BradburyBy turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.Andrew Lam'sThe Palmistperformed by James Naughton A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boyRay Bradbury'sThe Veldtperformed by Stephen Colbert A room which can take you anywhere in the world - sometimes with dangerous consequencesW.W. Jacobs'The Monkey's Pawperformed by John Lithgow A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powersSaki'sThe Occasional Gardenperformed by Daniel Gerroll If you can't grow a garden; poof! - you can rent oneDonald Barthelme'sThe Balloonperformed by Maria Tucci There's something suddenly in the sky in midtown Manhattan...Kevin Brockmeier'sThe Year of Silenceperformed by Anthony Rapp What if everything went quiet?Jonathan Safran Foer'sThe Sixth Boroughperformed by Jerry Zaks Yes, New York had a Sixth Borough, but it drifted away...Aimee Bender'sDrunken Mimiperformed by Bernadette Quigley A romance between a mermaid and an impHaruki Murakami'sThe Little Green Monsterperformed by Dana Ivey A piece of Murakami magic: Is this a monster I see before me?T.C. Boyle'sSwept Awayperformed by René Auberjonois This story's weather forecast: Very windy and very funnySelected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.

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A Touch of Magic