Naturalist John Muir wrote, "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." In this volume, Read650's Edward McCann has assembled a selection of outdoor stories originally performed live for a full house at The Cell Theater in New York City. Read650 shows on wide-ranging topics are produced at venues around the country, and you can learn about submission deadlines and upcoming events on our website or Facebook page. Please help spread the word about the spoken word.

Holidays can set the stage for a delicious meal or a family drama. They can prompt memories of happy times, or present opportunities to create a new ones. This volume contains a sampling of diverse holiday experiences from a select group of talented writers featured and recorded at a live reading event in the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Library in New York's Westchester County.

You never forget your first puppy, your first car, or your first love. The true stories Edward McCann has assembled in this collection are a cross section of indelible "firsts" from a dozen talented writers, originally performed for a live audience in a New York City theater.

What We Wore is an engaging collection of short personal narratives initially presented by the authors on stage at SUNY Ulster in New York's Hudson River Valley. The powerful stories in this volume offer a virtual closetful of sartorial experiences.

A love song and a lullabye. A rap or a rhapsody. Music has the power to inspire, to calm, or to enrage. It leads us down the aisle, into battle, or to countless other destinations in our minds and hearts. For this anthology, Read650's Edward McCann has composed a selection of musical essays originally performed live for a full house at The Cell Theater in New York City. Read650 shows on wide-ranging topics are produced at venues around the country, and you can learn about submission deadlines and upcoming events on our website or Facebook page Please help spread the word about the spoken word.

What We Ate is an engaging collection of short personal narratives initially presented by the authors on stage at the Cell Theatre in Manhattan. The powerful stories in this volume provide a savory cross section of some delicious (and not so delicious) gastronomical experiences.