In our next few episodes, we'll be presenting some stories that invoke the Thanksgiving spirit, beginning with one of James Baldwin's short stories. James Arthur Baldwin was born August 2, 1924, and died December 1, 1987. He was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, collected in Notes of a Native Son in 1955, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in the Western society of the United States during the mid-20th century. On a lighter vein, he penned this short Thanksgiving story. It's called Why He Carried the Turkey. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this episode, we share a story written by J.T. Trowbridge. In this short Thanksgiving story, Trowbridge takes us back to 19th century Boston to experience the sharing of the Thanksgiving spirit by two strangers of differing generations. You'll notice the distinct difference in life from then to what it is now, including the position of the young man, Bert, who sold newspapers. It was a time when they would stand on the corner and hold up the newspaper and sell it individually. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this episode, we'll share some Thanksgiving poems. beginning with one you might recognize from the song, but by a different name. It's called The New England Boys' Song About Thanksgiving Day and was written by Lydia Maria Child. Our next poem is called The Pumpkin, and it's by John Greenleaf Whittier, who lived from 1807 to 1892. and the last is a poem by Myron Hieronymous Thomas, called Autumn in Ohio. All read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this episode we feature an AI created story about the First Thanksgiving. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this episode we feature an original story by Myron Hieronymous Thomas about a family Thanksgiving Dinner that may sound familiar to many this Thanksgiving. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas

In this Episode we feature an AI generated story. based on a thanksgiving decoration that is a corn cob, or it's actually resin, but it looks like a corn cob and inside are several different creatures. A raccoon, a squirrel, a hedgehog, and a bear. And they're riding along in this corn cob that's hollowed out, and it's got wheels on it, and it says, Happy Thanksgiving. We took a photograph of it, and uploaded that image to ChatGPT, through Bing, and ask it to please create a Thanksgiving story based on this image. Here is the result read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

Christmas is a time that holds special memories for young and old. We'll be sharing several Christmas stories, poems, and informational episodes during the holidays. We appreciate all of you who have been downloading and listening to our features over the past few weeks. We've had downloads from all over the world. With that in mind, we thought we would begin our Christmas episodes with a history of some customs of Christmas around the world. You can find more information on these at whychristmas.com. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this episode we present more Customs of Christmas around the world including the history of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, Candy Canes, and more. All part of the Magic of Christmas, read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.