Marina Bay's Short Story Chat Group

We are a group who like to chat about books and stories, join us around our suggested texts or bring yours.
We meet on the first Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the party room, third floor.

Next Meeting

Monday Nov 4th @7:30pm: La Chasse-galerie by Honoré Beaugrand (1848-1906). Here's a 6-pages PDF version, the original French version, a (10 min) film of the story, a French song by Claude Dubois and some background info.

Past Meetings

Oct 7, 2024	The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service. Here's some background info on the book and on the Yukon, an audio read with illustrations by Johnny Cash, plus a biography of Robert W. Service
Sep 9, 2024	Meditations on a Lake by Anuja Varghese & Le Corbeau et le Renard by Jean de La Fontaine The Fox & the Crow
Aug 12, 2024	Mammon and the Archer by O. Henry
July 8, 2024	All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
June 3, 2024	The Two Old Women, an Alaskan legend about aging and living well independently.
May 6, 2024	Oliver Twist from "the room in which the boys" to end of chapter II and Astronomy Picture of the Day
Apr 1, 2024	Postponed to next month.
Mar 4, 2024	Movie Night: The Bucket List
Feb 5, 2024	The Three Questions (Listen online) and Desiderata (Listen online)

Potential Stories

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Two Hussars by Leo Tolstoy

The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

Scientific American, a 150 years old magazine

Remarkable Trees of Canada's Capital

Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hemon

Last updated Oct 21, 2024.