This is great. Have you ever read "The Mtamorphosis" by Franz Kafka?
https://miettecast.com/2011/08/03/order-of-insects-by-william-h-gass/comment-page-1/#comment-105962
Amazing story. One of your absolute best. Thank you. Mg
https://miettecast.com/2012/10/03/while-the-women-are-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-102222
Miette, I love your stories. Iâ€ve listened to my favs about 5x each. Thank u so much for recording stories and for introducing me to wonderful writers. Much love, A
Thanks, do you take requests please? Any Roald Dahl?
https://miettecast.com/2005/03/09/a-work-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-59975
I actually wrote an entire paper in college on why it only made sense for it to be about trepanation (which was all the rage in the 1920's) and not abortion (why would you go to super-Catholic Sp...
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-58665
Just heard about you! I am going to listen tonight while trying to fall asleep! THANK YOU
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-53208
Ew you just burped during a podcast! It is disgusting ;_;
https://miettecast.com/2010/12/13/the-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-46889
Dear Mme. Miette, if I may request a story not already in your podcast ology, I have had a lifelong affection for "The ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, since reading it for a class assignment in...
https://miettecast.com/2005/09/30/the-winter-journey-le-voyage-dhiver/comment-page-1/#comment-46304
I love this story and teach it in one of my courses. It always evokes strong emotions.
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/comment-page-1/#comment-45433
Here's a puzzle. I keep listening and I seem to never get to the end. Why?
https://miettecast.com/2009/11/19/the-bound-man/comment-page-1/#comment-35614
Thank you, l needed a bedtime story. You voice, as always, so soothing.
https://miettecast.com/2006/05/18/the-diary-of-a-madman/comment-page-1/#comment-35490
Miette, I just want to say that it is always a pleasure to hear you read. Your voice, your accent, your humor all come through. Thank you.
Hey! I just found you, and I fell asleep listening to you last night! It's amazing- your voice, really!
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-32871
Hi there. This is the same Denise who requested this story nearly 11 years ago. I came back, listened again, and cried again. It's a beautiful story, beautifully read, and I am still so grateful ...
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-32806
I just can't work out how to play /listen to these podcasts !
https://miettecast.com/2013/06/16/a-painful-case/comment-page-1/#comment-30384
Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allen Poe http://podcastle.org/2010/10/29/podcastle-miniature-56-the-masque-of-the-red-death/ or http://miettecast.wpengine.com/2010/11/23/the-masque-of-the-red-dea...
https://miettecast.com/2010/11/23/the-masque-of-the-red-death/comment-page-1/#comment-28501
Lovely, as ever, and much-needed.
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-23549
Dear Miette, I am thrilled to see that you have not forgotten us. I still go back through your collection of stories whenever I need something soothing and inspiring. If you do contemplate record...
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-23545
Thank you Miette! I've enjoyed listening to every podcast you have published. I'd love to hear that you plan to narrate more books in the future.
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-23538
Hurrah!! I've been waiting for this! Miette, you've made my week!
https://miettecast.com/2016/07/24/a-little-cloud-by-james-joyce/comment-page-1/#comment-23516
8. Miettecast.com
https://miettecast.com/authors/comment-page-1/#comment-23323
Missed you this Bloomsday, Miette! Perhaps The Dead, someday? I'd definitely contribute to a crowd fund for that.
https://miettecast.com/2015/06/16/a-mother/comment-page-1/#comment-22960
This is one of my favorites! I never get tired of listening to it.
https://miettecast.com/2012/09/08/houses-guest-narrator-patrick-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-18071
I can totally be misinterpreting this story, but it seems that the speaker is too analytical with his child and not emotional. He looks at his child with scientific lenses rather than parental le...
https://miettecast.com/2007/05/23/everything/comment-page-1/#comment-17847
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER STORY! I've missed you and your voice. Please read more. You really help me relax, get my mind off issues, and sleep.
https://miettecast.com/2015/06/16/a-mother/comment-page-1/#comment-17601
...what a joy !, one of my favourites, read by an enigmatic and alluring northern lass, in a perfect world we would meet, and read to each other !. Paul x
https://miettecast.com/2007/10/12/the-lady-of-the-house-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-17540
I missed hearing your reading too. Thank you so much.
https://miettecast.com/2014/06/16/counterparts/comment-page-1/#comment-17420
i miss your voice. Long time no see
https://miettecast.com/2015/06/16/a-mother/comment-page-1/#comment-17410
I am in a senior level English class called The Development of a Short Story and this is a piece we are discussing tomorrow night in class. I must say that I love your voice and pacing! Thank you...
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-17351
Very soothing voice, and a perfectly chosen story. Well-paced.
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-16857
Thank you!
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-16287
In reply to Kat. I'll be back. Enjoy for now!
https://miettecast.com/2010/11/17/roog/comment-page-1/#comment-16028
??? Just found you and you seem to have faded to oblivion. So sad. ;-(
https://miettecast.com/2010/11/17/roog/comment-page-1/#comment-15412
This is a really good way to tell this story i liked it !!!
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-14946
I dont think you can read well but i like your effort and im only 14
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-14452
You suck you nonenglish speaking ________
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-14451
Thank You very much. Now AP Literature will be a breeze!! I love your voice by the way.
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-14386
This would be a lot better if there were no dogs barking in the background. Great voice!, great reading! Dogs are distracting though!
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/13/the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-10865
In other places the floor is tiled, the red squares worn in their centres and ridged up towards the edges and the mortar, like the floor is made of soft cloth rather than stone. Wearing cycling ...
https://miettecast.com/2007/10/12/the-lady-of-the-house-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-10633
i love it..... i didn't feel like there would be a podcast for this... but OMG i found it!! Now i dont need to read it sitting in this boring desk!! Thank u so much! Making my life so much easier
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-10264
Audio for “Raymond’s Run” (scroll down to find player)
https://miettecast.com/2008/12/11/raymonds-run/comment-page-1/#comment-10044
Thank you so much. It was a great help.
https://miettecast.com/2007/04/02/two-gentle-people/comment-page-1/#comment-9973
My first listen or exposure to your reading and Mr. Joyce. Thank you! A fun listen.
https://miettecast.com/2013/06/16/a-painful-case/comment-page-1/#comment-9231
Bedtime Podcast, “A Woman of Properties†Story by Jack Matthews, (from the story collection Crazy Women), read by Miette Elms. January
https://miettecast.com/2011/01/06/a-woman-of-properties-jack-matthews/comment-page-1/#comment-8766
What an accomplished, affecting story. Thank you.
https://miettecast.com/2012/05/25/drowning-doesnt-look-like-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-8696
GAYYYYYY
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-8129
Read the rest of JG Ballard’s short story “The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race” (and the Jarry text)—or let Miette read it to you.
I can't even hear her. Change the tone woman! You sounds weird lmao
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-7901
MIette, good catch! You're right on about it being the "ur-text."
https://miettecast.com/2010/10/27/the-vane-sisters/comment-page-1/#comment-7890
This is almost perfect. Such an elegant construction.
https://miettecast.com/2012/05/25/drowning-doesnt-look-like-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-7857
Thank you for this wonderful free podcast. My students and I really enjoyed it. The pace was perfect for my class because I was able to pause the reading for discussion/note-taking purposes and i...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7824
Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allen Poe http://podcastle.org/2010/10/29/podcastle-miniature-56-the-masque-of-the-red-death/ or http://miettecast.wpengine.com/2010/11/23/the-masque-of-the-red-dea...
https://miettecast.com/2010/11/23/the-masque-of-the-red-death/comment-page-1/#comment-7816
Saludos a Jaime Jimenez de la preparatoria Hanna en Brownsville Texas , un abrazo muy fuerte desde Mexico DF, hasta luego y que anden bien los alumnos y la maestra!
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7811
Thank you for your reading. I am an auditory learner and reading is a challenge because I also am ADD. Listening to you read has really helped me in my college course and saved me money from havi...
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-7719
Congratulations Miette, you are one of those rare curators that make the Internet a wonderful, shiny thing. Please don't ever stop. P.S. May I suggest a PayPal 'donate' button? I'm sure many of u...
https://miettecast.com/a-few-nice-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7698
Thanks so much for this reading of my favourite author.
https://miettecast.com/2006/11/28/texts-for-nothing-viii/comment-page-1/#comment-7691
The Falling Girl av Dino Buzzati
https://miettecast.com/2005/09/24/the-falling-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-7646
Space-Time for Springers av Fritz Leiber
https://miettecast.com/2009/08/24/space-time-for-springers/comment-page-1/#comment-7645
Emmy Moore’s Journal by Jane Bowles
https://miettecast.com/2009/12/19/emmy-moores-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-7644
The Sailor Boy’s Tale av Isak Dinesen
https://miettecast.com/2009/05/31/the-sailor-boys-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-7643
The Trojan Horse av Raymond Queneau
https://miettecast.com/2010/02/10/the-trojan-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-7642
The fabulous Miette reading the story on Miette´s Bedtime Story Podcast.
https://miettecast.com/2009/05/31/the-sailor-boys-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-7640
should listen to it here. It’ll only take you ten minutes and it’s worth your
https://miettecast.com/2012/01/31/the-night-of-the-ugly-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-7627
I think this reading is fantastic. I love how slow you read it, honestly. It relaxes me while I listen to a great story! What's so bad about that? Also, regarding the lip-smacking everyone hates ...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7606
Thank you very much for reading. Big fan of Barthelme here.
https://miettecast.com/2010/12/13/the-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-7588
Ahh, just what I needed today! Honestly, I didn't recognize the story at all although I surely read it at least once before. I worry that the Irish government is going to revoke my passport somed...
https://miettecast.com/2013/06/16/a-painful-case/comment-page-1/#comment-7545
Your voice is magic. Thank you for the newest podcast from that perfect sounding beach. :-)
https://miettecast.com/2013/06/16/a-painful-case/comment-page-1/#comment-7544
When I assign a more challenging text, I appreciate being able to offer students the option of listening while reading. Thank you!
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7524
First of all, Miette, lovely reading. Second, I do think it's abortion they're talking about. Cause you see, it is HER that should do it, and he wants no third party, he wants only her, other cou...
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-7517
This is was horrible, too slow it felt like an hour passed by just reading less than half of it. Bad reading pace, your voice is okay though.
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-7506
Sometimes it's because my eyes are tired, other times maybe my whole brain is tired, but I'm not quite ready to fall asleep just yet, and so I turn to Miette for her lilting voice to tell me a st...
https://miettecast.com/2005/03/09/a-work-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-7504
Thank You, Miette. Thank you especially for the .ru link. xox
https://miettecast.com/2010/11/17/roog/comment-page-1/#comment-7479
Honestly this is read WAY to slow. There is no need for all of the pauses. Also, there is no reason we should be able to hear how many times you swallow or even when you open your mouth.. Maybe y...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7478
It was too slow for me, although i liked the way you read it.
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7456
It's nice that Rowland Robinson's handiwork lives on. I can remember Dad reading from one of his collections a story (somewhat confused in my mind but very funny at the time) a tale Antoine presu...
https://miettecast.com/2012/03/12/breaking-camp-from-danvis-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-7358
Just downloaded some new stories, and love Iambik, just ordered another book from them. I'm all about keeping your lights on. Nighty night.
https://miettecast.com/2005/03/27/the-little-woman-from-lancashire/comment-page-1/#comment-7218
Good story. Well read. Since you consider this as a bedtime story, I figured that your slower pace was well suited for falling asleep with the story. I wouldn't want a fast pace that would tend t...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-7174
Billy Bruton was an Afro-American like Aaron and, hence, would not have been allowed in the hotel bar. Do your homework, Mr. G.
https://miettecast.com/2010/08/23/helpmate/comment-page-1/#comment-7167
Emily Dickinson-Amherst Herman Melville-Pittsfield Stephen King-Portland Hmm, maybe Ithaca's not a bad call.
https://miettecast.com/2012/11/16/strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-7166
Shockingly beautiful. I'm just discovering David Foster Wallace now, and I count myself privileged to have had one of my first DFW stories read to me by such a talented narrator. Here's a vote fo...
Such a wonderfully warm and romantic podcast. I love the sounds of cars honking in the background or rain washing against the window. I love to hear Miette turn a page or gracefully correct herse...
https://miettecast.com/2012/11/16/strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-7107
Pantoja’s short story “Houses” was featured on Miette’s Bedtime Story Podcast today. Give it a
https://miettecast.com/2012/09/08/houses-guest-narrator-patrick-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-6723
Your voice is sexy ;0 And thanks, really helpful. Call me darling.
https://miettecast.com/2006/03/04/camera-obscura/comment-page-1/#comment-6550
Miette! You should have seen the surprised and enchanted look on my face when your front page opened! The old website was great but I love the new even more! Oh and loved the story (chilling) ......
https://miettecast.com/2012/11/16/strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-6220
This was a wonderful translation! Well read and interesting. I absolutely loved it. Thank you!
https://miettecast.com/2006/03/04/camera-obscura/comment-page-1/#comment-5895
I'm surprised you chose a story so insensitive to the people of Appalachia. Like Hemingway, Fitzgerald frequently accepted popular stereotypes rather than actually getting to know people of a sec...
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/18/jemima-the-mountain-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-5825
Thank you for such a wonderful reading! This is one of the most over-assigned stories in writing classes these days. I've had it over seven times in the past two years, and I was getting a little...
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-5544
wayyyyy to slow ...made me feel frustrated...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5535
It's OK to have audio reading of a book the class has already read. My HS teachers used it to reinforced what we read and had a the test. I do the same with my children. I have a HS and MS studen...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5525
I couldn't be more grateful. On a whim, decided to stop by the website before I turned in for the night (admittedly mentally pleading for another story as I did so) - and what a delight to find a...
https://miettecast.com/2012/10/03/while-the-women-are-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-5524
In my AP Literature class we are on the Short Fiction unit and I have been glued to your audios of these stories.
https://miettecast.com/2005/11/25/the-chrysanthemums/comment-page-1/#comment-5522
I'm taking an English 101 class and we had to read this and write an essay on it. I read the story myself at first and it didn't really sink in, but, thanks to you, I have a much clearer view of ...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5481
Loved ur voice and thanks for reading the story, i don't care if u read it at a slow pace because i enjoyed every second of it. good job!
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5457
This was a great story! I enjoyed it! Your voice is amazing! I am currently in college reading upon this author, and I have never tried to read any story- or book even- while listening to the aud...
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5454
Most dialogues dance around a topic. To the casual eavesdropper (which the reader has become), the conversation seems to be about nothing in particular. If this is indeed about abortion, we must ...
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-5453
The Lady of the House of Love, by Angela Carter. Atmospheric tale of the queen of the vampires as she meets up with a British officer bicycling through Romania on the brink of the Great War. You...
https://miettecast.com/2007/10/12/the-lady-of-the-house-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-5452
Ibis Project.pdfWant to hear a woman with a British accent read the story to you? Here you go: • Miettâ€s Bedtime Story PodcastLet me know what you find and Iâ€ll add those links her...
https://miettecast.com/2006/10/06/the-scarlet-ibis-unabridged/comment-page-1/#comment-5450
Great story, though
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5449
I'm sorry, but though your voice is fantastic, this story was read at such a slooooowwwww pace.
https://miettecast.com/2008/06/01/a-rose-for-emily/comment-page-1/#comment-5448
This is lovely, thanks. Listened on my walk home from Plwmp this morning.
https://miettecast.com/2012/05/25/drowning-doesnt-look-like-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-5443