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" I have experienced the revulsion which comes sooner or later to the adventurous soul who experiences nothing but defeat and so-called ill luck. I have swung to the opposite extreme. I have lost in everything — I have lost in love, I have lost in money, I have lost in the struggle for preferment"

Is there such a thing is being "unlucky," or is it rather the result of our own actions/ inactions? In this short story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (author of Luella Miller, episode 1), readers meet two different souls both grappling with this very question. Rae Wilson shares her observations on Freeman's words and invites you to question your own history with lady luck.

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Monster Heat - by David Fesliyan

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"...people of the frontier—restless souls who no sooner had hewn fairly habitable homes out of the wilderness and attained to that degree of prosperity which to-day we should call indigence than impelled by some mysterious impulse of their nature they abandoned all and pushed farther westward, to encounter new perils and privations in the effort to regain the meagre comforts which they had voluntarily renounced."

So many of us reach our goals, only to set out and repeat the cycle: finally got that promotion or house? Well, it must be time to change jobs or get a new house? But what if you were one of the few, who stayed put. In this Ambrose Bierce tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore that very question.

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No Way Out - by David Robson

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"indeed, I have sometimes fancied since that the flower-garden, to which the only access from the castle was through his rooms, was designed in order to give me exercise and employment under his own eye."

What is it that makes his fall in love? Is it a pretty face? A fancy title? An obligation? In this Elizabeth Gaskell tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore that very question.

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"indeed, I have sometimes fancied since that the flower-garden, to which the only access from the castle was through his rooms, was designed in order to give me exercise and employment under his own eye."

In part 2 of our story, we find Anna and Amante only steps away seeing another side of her husband of their home. What do we owe our loved ones? Is trust not part of a happy marriage? In this Elizabeth Gaskell tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore those very questions.

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"indeed, I have sometimes fancied since that the flower-garden, to which the only access from the castle was through his rooms, was designed in order to give me exercise and employment under his own eye."

What is it that makes his fall in love? Is it a pretty face? A fancy title? An obligation? In this Elizabeth Gaskell tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore that very question.

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"I experienced a sentiment half of horror, half of remorse, for the crime of which I had been guilty; but ... the soul remained untouched."

Who among us hasn't had a moment where we act before we think? Whether it's an impulse to hug or an impulse to yell, the mystery lies in whether the regret that follows impulsive actions, is enough to drive change. In this H.P. Lovecraft tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore that very question.

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No Way Out - by David Robson

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""I was wounded at that remark and told him so somewhat sharply."

What do we owe others, especially our friends from long ago? Whether the willingness to help comes from kindness, sympathy, or obligation, the impact of the decision to assist can have a lifelong impact. In this Guy de Maupassant tale, narrator Rae Wilson invites us to explore that very question.

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