60. A Shocking Discovery

From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Length: 02:04

Fred Flaxman's tongue-in-cheek memoir, "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry," concludes when the author discovers he's an old man on a subway in Paris. Read the full description.

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Playing: 60. A Shocking Discovery
From: Fred Flaxman

Sixtyslicescoverart250pixels_small The "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry" series of first-person essays designed for use in radio magazine programs includes only the shortest slices from the forthcoming audiobook. The print edition, put out by Story Book Publishers, is available right now for use as a membership premium for public radio and TV stations. The audiobook will be available as soon as production has been completed.

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Piece Description

The "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry" series of first-person essays designed for use in radio magazine programs includes only the shortest slices from the forthcoming audiobook. The print edition, put out by Story Book Publishers, is available right now for use as a membership premium for public radio and TV stations. The audiobook will be available as soon as production has been completed.

Broadcast History

World Premiere.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Men and women first realize that they are getting on in years in different ways. For commentator Fred Flaxman, this revelation came in a subway car in Paris, France.

OUTRO:

Fred Flaxman is the producer/host of the internationally distributed "Compact Discoveries" public radio series, and author of the tongue-in-cheek memoir, "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster," issued by Story Book Publishers.