Being a homosexual was unthinkable so you denied it. You found a girlfriend who was willing to settle for the sensitive type.

This is death, sex, and money.

I don't give a damn if he's sick or well or dead or a lot.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

You should be kissed and awful, and by someone who knows knows how and need to talk about more.

Comes out at the age of 21 and he's rich. I'm Anna Sale and a few months ago we

asked you to tell us about your favorite short stories about death, sex, or money.

You responded with more than 100 suggestions.

If you're looking for some reading for your lazy summer days, we've got the full list of your

picks on our website at deathsexmoney.org.

We also used your favorite short stories as part of a live show at Symphony Space in New York City.

We partnered with the radio show Selected Shorts back in January and we wanted to share some of the

highlights from that show with you.

Like all Selected Shorts episodes, you'll hear actors reading the stories live on stage but you'll also

hear from the death sex and money listeners who recommended both stories in this

episode. Actress Kathleen Chowphont, who you might recognize from House of

Cards or the Affair, was there. She channels a woman all too familiar with her husband's

infidelity. But first actor Sam Underwood reads a story

by David Sedaris. It's about hitchhiking and the various sexual propositions

that followed. Our listener Polly told us she was in tears when she

first read this story. I love the story by David Sedaris called Road Trip

because it is just so easy to picture in my mind every step of the story and it's a

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