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  The Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snowman" tells the melancholy story of a snowman's ill-suited romance with a kitchen stove. Read by special BRASS Stacks guest Billie Wildrick in a co-production with Utter Love audio experiences; go here for more information. (And thanks to Wildrick for the original music and soundscape in this special episode.)  

Lord Brass has tea, Lady Brass sees to an an exit, Gwendolyn arranges an entrance, and Mechanical Badgers.

William Dean Howell's 1892 story about a little girl who wished it could be Christmas every day has an interesting moral or two for adults as well.

A classic ghost story from an acknowledged Master, "Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad" is a reminder that not all finders should be keepers. Read by our Lord Brass, Charles Leggett.

Our latest Stacks is this classic story by H.H. Munro, the illimitable Saki. A young man of nervous temperament meets a young woman with a tale to tell. Narrated by our Gwendolyn Brass, the lovely Katherine Grant-Suttie.

We return to our favorite short story writer, Saki, for this classic tale of a disquieting encounter with a strange young man.The Immortal Saki

This episode is an eerie short story from H.G. Wells, "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid," about a mild-mannered orchid enthusiast who gets much more than he bargains for at a bulb auction.

A witty parable about the problem of assuming too much about one's spouse, "When the Door Opened" was written by the Irish author Sarah Grand, one of the pioneers of fiction dealing with the "New Woman." It's read by renowned radio actor Larry Albert, best known for playing the titular detective in "The Adventures of Harry Nile" as well as Dr. Watson in Imagination Theatre's long-running "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."

A clever if frightfully amoral young man livens things up during a holiday weekend at a country home in this mischievous story by Saki.

A brief holiday greeting and some news on BRASS Yuletide Specials, including our live stage show The Christmas Case: A Lady Brass Mystery.

This short story by the French master of the form recounts a conversation between two beautiful young women about the perils of finding good domestic help.