“He took everything so calmly; did he imagine that she always kissed the man sitting next to her on the night plane from Miami?”
     -From Miami-New York by Martha Gellhorn

Selected Shorts: Are We There Yet? presents entertaining stories that take place in transit, read by award-winning actors of stage and screen, including James Naughton, Mia Dillon, Sonia Manzano and more. Martha Gellhorn's Miami-New York, Edward P. Jones's An Orange Line Train to Ballston, Stuart Dybek's Pet Milk, and more -- seven stories that illustrate the amazing things that can happen while getting from one place to another -- are included in this compilation proves that a lot can happen neither here nor there.

Track Listing:

Disc 1

1. Pet Milk by Stuart Dybek
   Read by Keith Szarabajka
   A young couple takes a romantic ride on the Chicago El.
2. The Getaway by Dorothy Thomas
   Read by Mia Dillon
   A bored midwestern housewife tries to escape to Kansas City.
3. An Orange Line Train to Ballston by Edward P. Jones
   Read by Sonia Manzano
   A mother of three yearns to see the dreadlocked man from the train again.

Disc 2

1. A Ride with Olympy by James Thurber
   Read by David Rakoff
   Two men take a bumpy ride through the French countryside. Hilarity ensues.
2. Miami-New York by Martha Gellhorn
   Read by Joanna Gleason
   An overnight flight makes for an unexpected romantic encounter between strangers seated together.

Disc 3

1. The Trickle-Down Effect by Annie Proulx
   Read by James Naughton
   A hay-buying expedition goes haywire!
2. No Place for You, My Love by Eudora Welty
   Read by Andrea Marcovicci
   On a sultry day, a couple takes a meandering drive from New Orleans as far south as they can go.

About Selected Shorts

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City and on tour around the country. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.