Author Archives: arjaybe

About arjaybe

Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.

Travels With the Snow Queen

Posted on 2023-06-16 by arjaybe

This week’s reading is part one of Travels With the Snow Queen by Kelly Link. It is part of a short story collection called Stranger Things Happen. It’s about ten minutes long. Like other Okanagan Reader stories it is licensed … Continue reading →

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Flying Lessons – Part Four

Posted on 2023-06-09 by arjaybe

This week’s reading is the conclusion of Flying Lessons by Kelly Link. It is part of a short story collection called Stranger Things Happen. It’s about fourteen and a half minutes long. Like other Okanagan Reader stories it is licensed … Continue reading →

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Where Do I Get My Ideas?

Posted on 2023-06-04 by arjaybe

Where do my ideas come from? Well, for example, I was sitting on my patio swing in the evening, contemplatively drawing on my pipe, watching the world, when a hummingbird streaked by.* It was flying fast and straight, like a … Continue reading →

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