Hi, I'm Lavar Burton and this is Lavar Burton Reads.

In every episode I handpick a different piece of short fiction and I read it to you.

The only thing these stories have in common is that I love them and I hope you will too.

A couple of things before we begin.

Lavar Burton Reads is coming back for a brand new season of 12 episodes this spring.

So mark those calendars.

April 2nd, I cannot wait for you to hear these stories and to make sure that you don't miss

anything, make sure that you're subscribed to this feed.

Add it to your favorites in your podcast app.

That way when we're back, we will magically appear and you won't have to lift a finger.

And while you're at it, if you know someone who could use some great storytelling or

could benefit from taking a deep breath, help them subscribe to.

I know lots of people still don't know how to access podcasts so it's a very nice thing

that you can do for someone.

And recommend an episode that you love to start them off.

Who knows?

Maybe it'll be this one.

Or maybe it'll be the paper managerie.

If you've listened back to our first season of the show, then I bet you remember that

story.

So when I visited Boston last fall and had to think of an author in the area to have

as my guess, well, it was a no brainer.

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