"With and Without Buttons" by Mary Butts

<p>Two sisters decide to play a spooky prank on their rationalist male neighbour - but what strange and malevolent entity has their scheming woken up?&nbsp;</p> <p>This is an audio presentation of "With and Without Buttons" by Mary Butts, first published (posthumously) in 1938.</p> <p><strong>Please support my work</strong></p> <p>Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine.</p> <p>You can say thank you in the following ways:</p> <p><strong>Patreon: </strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod</a></p> <p><strong>One-off donation:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast</a></p> <p><strong>Get &nbsp;in touch!</strong></p> <p>I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">the socials</a>.&nbsp;If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for &nbsp;stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">encryptedpod@gmail.com</a></p> <p><strong>About the episode:</strong></p> <p>"With and Without Buttons" by Mary Butts. First published in <em>Last Stories</em>, 1938.</p> <p><strong>Credit where credit's due:</strong></p> <p><strong>Incidental music:</strong></p> <p>Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod<br> Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child<br> License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p> <p>Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod<br> Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real<br> License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p> <p>Nervous by Kevin MacLeod<br> Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4118-nervous<br> License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p> <p>I &nbsp;am so indebted to the wonderful creative work of these musicians who &nbsp;make