Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Everything I read this week including
The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
The Eustace Diamonds, Anthony Trollope
Gemworld (Star Trek TNG), John Vornholt
Ice Trap Terror, Nick Carter (Jeffrey Wallman)... a #garbaugust read 🗑
Ice Trap (Star Trek TOS), L A Graf
Short Stories:
Clifford D Simak ‘Leg. Forst.’ in _So Bright the Vision_
Lena Valencia ‘Dogs’ in _Mystery Lights_
James Gould Cozzens ‘Childs-Play’ in _Penguin Parade 1_
Nona Fernández ‘The Illumination of Santiago’ in _The Penguin Book of the International Short Story_
Chris Beckett ‘The Marriage of Sea and Sky’ in _The Turing Test_
Alice Munro ‘Friend of My Youth’ in _Best Short Stories 1991, ed Giles Gordon and David Hughes_
Andrea Barrett ‘The Behaviour of the Hawkweeds’ in _Ship Fever_
The Cozzens videos mentioned:
@TootightLautrec
youtu.be/IPAI2m_F2Yc?si=G-U_woDnK80i3IFh
@booksimnotreading
youtu.be/gsRHOB8Uwh4?si=vQI6xVH-HV2wCQG7&t=1204
*Short Story Summer* created by Randy Ray ‪@LiterateTexan
List of co-hosts and their YouTube handles:
Brandy‪ @TheBookclectic
Crystal ‪@fiberartsyreads
Greg ‪@anotherbibliophilereads
Hannah ‪@HannahsBooks
James ‪@JamesRuchala
Nicky ‪@MyMessyBookshelf
Roy - hey that's me!
Steve ‪@saintdonoghue
Google doc bingo board: docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/13gsf7rZApqNXmrVPiyLvZjMLojzM9biw/mobilebasic
Canva Bingo Board: canva.link/ok2jh6ydoixhsqv
PROMPTS
1. Genres
1. Science Fiction
2. Fantasy
3. Mystery
4. Horror
5. Historical Fiction
6. Literary Fiction
2. Time Periods
1. 19th Century
2. 1900–1949
3. 1950–1979
4. 1980–1999
5. 2000–2019
6. 2020s
3. Around the World
1. North America
2. Europe
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Translated Story
4. Story Elements
1. Twist Ending
2. Child Protagonist
3. Unreliable Narrator
4. First-Person Narrator
5. Journey or Quest
6. Supernatural Element
5. Reader Challenges
1. Award Winner
2. New-to-You Author
3. Adapted to Film or TV
4. Under 10 Pages
5. Over 30 Pages
6. Read Any Short Story
********
This channel is informal chat about books and other reading, unaffiliated to any entity.
My Discord server: discord.gg/VaVQBmJwbd
If you want to support the channel, please like and subscribe.
I have an Amazon wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/HJ8WB0DVYTRZ
So does Jennie!
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2D9INI62HXMC7
Buy me a coffee should you so wish ko-fi.com/roy65583
Email royabayfield [at] gmail.com
#royreadsanything #royreadseverything #RoyWhoReadsAnything
Everything I read this week including
The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
The Eustace Diamonds, Anthony Trollope
Gemworld (Star Trek TNG), John Vornholt
Ice Trap Terror, Nick Carter (Jeffrey Wallman)... a #garbaugust read 🗑
Ice Trap (Star Trek TOS), L A Graf
Short Stories:
Clifford D Simak ‘Leg. Forst.’ in _So Bright the Vision_
Lena Valencia ‘Dogs’ in _Mystery Lights_
James Gould Cozzens ‘Childs-Play’ in _Penguin Parade 1_
Nona Fernández ‘The Illumination of Santiago’ in _The Penguin Book of the International Short Story_
Chris Beckett ‘The Marriage of Sea and Sky’ in _The Turing Test_
Alice Munro ‘Friend of My Youth’ in _Best Short Stories 1991, ed Giles Gordon and David Hughes_
Andrea Barrett ‘The Behaviour of the Hawkweeds’ in _Ship Fever_
The Cozzens videos mentioned:
@TootightLautrec
youtu.be/IPAI2m_F2Yc?si=G-U_woDnK80i3IFh
@booksimnotreading
youtu.be/gsRHOB8Uwh4?si=vQI6xVH-HV2wCQG7&t=1204
*Short Story Summer* created by Randy Ray ‪@LiterateTexan
List of co-hosts and their YouTube handles:
Brandy‪ @TheBookclectic
Crystal ‪@fiberartsyreads
Greg ‪@anotherbibliophilereads
Hannah ‪@HannahsBooks
James ‪@JamesRuchala
Nicky ‪@MyMessyBookshelf
Roy - hey that's me!
Steve ‪@saintdonoghue
Google doc bingo board: docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/13gsf7rZApqNXmrVPiyLvZjMLojzM9biw/mobilebasic
Canva Bingo Board: canva.link/ok2jh6ydoixhsqv
PROMPTS
1. Genres
1. Science Fiction
2. Fantasy
3. Mystery
4. Horror
5. Historical Fiction
6. Literary Fiction
2. Time Periods
1. 19th Century
2. 1900–1949
3. 1950–1979
4. 1980–1999
5. 2000–2019
6. 2020s
3. Around the World
1. North America
2. Europe
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Translated Story
4. Story Elements
1. Twist Ending
2. Child Protagonist
3. Unreliable Narrator
4. First-Person Narrator
5. Journey or Quest
6. Supernatural Element
5. Reader Challenges
1. Award Winner
2. New-to-You Author
3. Adapted to Film or TV
4. Under 10 Pages
5. Over 30 Pages
6. Read Any Short Story
********
This channel is informal chat about books and other reading, unaffiliated to any entity.
My Discord server: discord.gg/VaVQBmJwbd
If you want to support the channel, please like and subscribe.
I have an Amazon wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/HJ8WB0DVYTRZ
So does Jennie!
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2D9INI62HXMC7
Buy me a coffee should you so wish ko-fi.com/roy65583
Email royabayfield [at] gmail.com
#royreadsanything #royreadseverything #RoyWhoReadsAnything
