[What is Readers Corner?]

The following original posting was made on 02/05/2007 by Koach when our Readers Chat was announced on Koach.com :

 

Ernest Hemingway once wrote a short story in just six words:

 

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

 

He is said to have called it his best work.

 

The beauty, and the horror, of Hemingway's story is that it fully stimulates our imagination using only a few words. We don't need the details; we already understand the pain and heartbreak.

 

As Hemingway's story illustrates, the careful selection of words is a powerful way to make a point, and to share ideas and emotions.

 

We have created a new chat room, #Readers_Corner, and this support forum, to discuss short stories. We select a story in advance, and then meet weekly in the chat room to discuss what we have read. We follow up that discussion here in the forum. The stories we select are available for reading on the internet and when we post the story, we'll also post the url.

 

After each discussion, we'll post a log of the chat. Some of the participants may want to remain anonymous, and we'll accommodate them by replacing their names in the log.

 

We hope you'll join us. We think you'll find it as much fun as we have

[A List of All of our Stories Through July 2010]

Hi All,

 

I thought I would post a concise list of all the stories we've read, the author's last name, when we chatted about them, and the average ranking.

 

It's hard to believe we started in 2007 and are in our 5th year ... we have read some GREAT stories. The average ranking is fairly well documented for 2007 and the first half of 2008, then I just couldn't do it for about a year and a half, but thanks to Spike providing the logs so promptly after our chats, I have resumed recording the Average Rankings. (Some of you old timers will recall I used to post after every chat what each of the individual rankings were too).

 

I'll try to update this list in the next few months to bring it to a current condition, or if anyone is interested in volunteering to do it instead, please let me know.

 

Regards and see you soon.

List_of_Readers_Stories_2007-2010.zip

[2011:01/22 : The Count and The Wedding Guest, O'Henry]

Please Join us for discussion on Saturday night, January 22, 2011 of the following story recommended, once again, by Spike (thanks Spike!!):

 

"The Count and The Wedding Guest" by O'Henry.

 

Story url: http://www.shortstoryarchive.com/h/count_and_the_wedding_guest.html

 

Meeting time: 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

 

Meeting place: #Readers_CornerWebChat Users:

http://koach.com/index.php?id=chatlogin&client=web&chan=%23readers_corne r IRC users:

/server -m irc.koach.com -j #readers_corner 6667

 

Hope to see you there!

 

grip

[2011:01/15 The Judges House by Bram Stoker]

The following story was recommended by Spike (thanks Spike!!):

 

"The Judges House" by Bram Stoker.

 

Story url: http://www.shortstoryarchive.com/s/judges_house.html

 

 

 

chatlog

#readers_corner.koach.com.20110115.zip

[Salads - Boring and Not so Boring]

'Gripping' Flavors Salad & Rasberry Dressing

 

8 cups assorted greens

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

4 oz mandarin oranges drained

1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries

1 small red onion - chopped fine

1/2 cup toasted pecans (350 degrees approx 5 min)

 

Dressing:

4 tbls rasberry wine vinegar

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp Tobasco sauce

1/2 tsp salt

3-4 tbls sugar

 

Whisk all dressing ingredients together and chill.

Combine other ingredients in large bowl.

Toss with dressing just before serving.

[Thanksgiving Recipies]

Help !

 

Anyone know how to make a surefire delicious stuffing ? Maybe an nice sausage one ?

PS - Not to actually stuff the bird - but to bake and serve with it.

 

Also - any of you personal Holiday favorite recipies are welcome !

 

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY Stormy

 

Hey grip, here's where I go to find great recipes, this particular page is all Thanksgiving resipes.

 

http://allrecipes.com:80/HowTo/Thanksgiving-Menus-for-Beginners-to-Experts/Detai l.aspx?ARBMID=1305&ARFMTID=1

 

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY Crysta

 

Hi grip

 

I found this link too, it has a few different types of stuffings depending on what your looking for.

 

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/thanksgiving/stuffings.html

 

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY Spike

 

here you go

yummy pecan pie

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup butter or margarine 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 cup bourbon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup pecan pieces 1 unbaked pastry shell fitted into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine first 3 ingredients in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool slightly. Beat eggs, bourbon, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl; gradually add sugar mixture, beating well with a wire whisk. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans; pour into pastry shell. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set.

Serve warm or chilled drizzle lightly with bourbon top with whipped cream

 

Bread Dressing For Roast Turkey

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 medium onion, chopped

1 cup chopped celery

bell pepper (optional)

1 teaspoon sage

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 loaves day old (stale) bread

2 - 3 cups chicken broth

In a large skillet melt butter. Add chopped onion and chopped celery; cook until tender. Stir in chicken broth, sage, salt and pepper; simmer for 3 minutes. Place bread crumbs in large bowl; add onion mixture and mix until moistened. Use as stuffing for poultry, or bake, covered in a baking dish for 30 minutes at 350*F.

Spike

[Dips with No Shame]

Whenever I serve this warm dip (great in cool weather) I am always asked for the recipie and its so easy. The nuts are optional - I usually make 2 versions - 1 with and 1 without.

 

Hot Virginia Dip

 

16 oz cream cheese

5-7 oz dried beef

1 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp garlic salt

2 tbsp milk (if needed)

4 tbsp minced fresh onion

2 tbsp butter

1 cup chopped pecans

 

Mix cream cheese and sour cream. Chop dried beef into very small pieces and add to mixture. Use milk if needed to thin. Add salt and onion. Saute pecans in butter. Put cheese mixture in pie plate or other ovenproof dish. Sprinkle pecans on top. Heat at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. (May be reheated). Serve with crackers.

[2011:01/15 : The Judges House by Bram Stoker]

Thank you for posting the log spike.

[2011:01/15 : The Judges House by Bram Stoker]

Please Join us for discussion on Saturday night, January 15, 2011 of the following story recommended by Spike (thanks Spike!!):

 

"The Judges House" by Bram Stoker.

 

Story url:http://www.shortstoryarchive.com/s/judges_house.html Meeting time: 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

 

Meeting place: #Readers_CornerWebChat Users:

http://koach.com/index.php?id=chatlogin&client=web&chan=%23readers_corner"

IRC users:

/server -m irc.koach.com -j #readers_corner 6667

 

Hope to see you there!

 

grip