The Chair: Part 3
The final episode of The Tale was inspired by the story of Virginia Christian, who was executed by electric chair on August 16, 1912 -- the day after ...
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Why are there events that stand the test of time, becoming entrenched in the memory of a culture while others, just as significant, evaporate from our memories like drops of rain on a leaf? The Tale is a growing collection of stories dedicated to those strange, terrifying, disturbing, and often unbelievable moments in history. Each short story is a work of fiction inspired (sometimes very loosely) by actual historical events. On the podcast you can listen to dramatic readings of every story. Hopefully, the tale you listen to will inspire you to learn more and you will visit us at thetalepodcast.com.
The Chair: Part 2
The final episode of The Tale was inspired by the story of Virginia Christian, who was executed by electric chair on August 16, 1912 -- the day after ...
The Chair: Part I
The youngest person to be executed by electric chair was George Stinney Jr. George was a Black fourteen year old boy when he died in the electric chai...
Mrs. Crumbs, The Cannibal
The act of cannibalism to survive desperate times is not uncommon in U.S. history. Perhaps the most famous case is The Donner-Reed Party. In the late ...
Return To Sender
On December 1st in 1894 a barge slowly travelled through the night up from New Orleans carrying seven passengers. These passengers were transported by...
The Well
Bullies are everywhere. They terrorize children on the playground, they harass us at work, they are related to us. Some bullies even manage to terrori...
Sundown
Sundown is a short story inspired by the tragic murder of Carol Jenkins on September 16, 1968. A beautiful, shy, twenty-one year old black woman — Car...