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Fork in the Road

5/7/202659 min

Host Meg Wolitzerpresents two stories about characters who find themselves in a place in which they need to make a choice, something that will affect them for the rest of their lives.  In Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic, “Direction of the Road,” an ancient being has to make hard choices in its role as a guardian and a force of nature.  The reader is Nikki M. James.  In Helen Schulman’s “The Shabbos Goy,” a divorcee and a rabbi develop an interesting relationship around their mutual love of poetry.  The reader is Jessica Hecht.

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  1. Speaker 00:00

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  3. Meg Wolitzer· Host0:55

    [upbeat music] Most days don't require big decisions. We work, eat, sleep, and get ready to do it all again. But then every once in a while, we come to a fork in the road. I'm Meg Wolitzer, and coming up, Selected Shorts brings you fiction about hard choices and profound changes. Choose the right path and stay with us.

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