We are guiding our children to be free-thinkers, to be visionaries, to believe they are worthy, beautiful and brilliant. But who are their compliments? Have we given them so much of a good thing that isolation is an option?

We welcome again our friend O. Henry, master short story author, poet, and newsman.

James Joyce was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.

Welcome to The Arabian Nights Entertainments! This is the fourth of 16 parts that make up Andrew Lang’s The Arabian Nights Entertainments. In this series, you’ll hear some familiar stories, some new stories, and even stories within stories. Today we will hear the rest of the Second Dervish’s Story, including a story he told; we will also hear the Story of the Third Dervish, and the mistakes he made.

Boundaries! More than a mental health buzzword. How do we deal with the culture and conflict to sacrifice self? We know no one owes the world all their time, energy and attention but when do we choose to build a boundary? And when do we choose to move its borders? Is it possible to create boundaries and yet maintain healthy relationships?