For comments or suggestions, email alpinetx79830@gmail.com Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EST) February 7, 2026 -- 01:30 A.M. (GMT) February 7, 2026, "The Fruit Thief" by Christopher Heise. https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/01/the-fruit-thief-by-christopher-heise.html Sorry this is so late, I thought I had sent it out on Wednesday. I'm old, what do you expect? [If the above link does not take you to the story, copy it and paste it into your browser window.] And yes, I checked the date, time, story title, author, and link before posting If you have any problems or questions, just email me at the email link above. Kiwi IRC link: https://www.koach.com/web mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner I hope to see you all at our chat. Don't forget to bring a friend.

For comments or suggestions, email alpinetx79830@gmail.com Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EST) January 31, 2026 -- 01:30 A.M. (GMT) January 31, 2026: "The Fruit Thief" by Christopher Heise. https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/01/the-fruit-thief-by-christopher-heise.html [If the above link does not take you to the story, copy it and paste it into your browser window.] And yes, I checked the date, time, story title, author, and link before posting If you have any problems or questions, just email me at the email link above. Kiwi IRC link: https://www.koach.com/web mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner I hope to see you all at our chat. Don't forget to bring a friend.

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Rather appropriate, considering tonight's weekly story for #readers_corner . d80a57dd-5893-413c-abcf-560c570c5bc2.mp4

For comments or suggestions, email alpinetx79830@gmail.com Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EST) January 24, 2026 -- 01:30 A.M. (GMT) January 24, 2026 "First Snow" by Mark Kodak. https://reedsy.com/short-story/7rrm4u/ Written in response to: "Start or end your story with someone watching snow fall." Contest #331 Winner! [If the above link does not take you to the story, copy it and paste it into your browser window.] And yes, I checked the date, time, story title, author, and link before posting If you have any problems or questions, just email me at the email link above. Kiwi IRC link: https://www.koach.com/web mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner I hope to see you all at our chat. Don't forget to bring a friend.