OSHER 454 - Bite-sized Literature: Nuggets of Nuance

Mystery, romance, drama and intrigue-all are found in great literature. Tantalize your brain cells and tickle your fancy by reading and discussing short fiction. Listen to the beating of fear in Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". Ponder the beauty of the world in Dillard's essay, "Heaven and Earth in Jest", and laugh out loud with Steinbeck himself in his Travels with Charley. Lose yourself in poetry, and then drive along the dark and lonely stretch of highway in our Halloween story, "Night Drive". Explore these and other bite-sized pieces of literature that uncover universal truths and expose the subtle workings of the human heart.