"Young Strickland's Career" by J.D. Beresford

<p>Are our lives predetermined? A father is anxious to see into the future to find out what his son will achieve...but what is the meaning of the bizarre vision he glimpses in a crystal ball?&nbsp;</p> <p>This is an audio presentation of the 1921 short story "Young Strickland's Career" by J.D. Beresford, from the collection <em>Signs and Wonders</em>.</p> <p><strong>Please support my work:</strong></p> <p>Like what I do? Give me the fuel I need to create :)</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>NEW! Become a patron on Patreon! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod</a> - exclusive patron-only content available, including another story by Frederick Cowles and a SURPRISE!</p> <p>Get &nbsp;in touch! &nbsp;If you want to discuss the show or have any ideas for &nbsp;stories you'd like to see in future episodes, contact me: &nbsp;encryptedpod@gmail.com</p> <p><strong>About the episode:</strong></p> <p>"Young Strickland's Career" by John Dafys Beresford. First published in<em> Signs and Wonders</em>, 1921, G.P. Putman's Sons.</p> <p><strong>Credit where credit's due:</strong></p> <p>End &nbsp;theme music: &nbsp;The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | &nbsp;www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com &nbsp;Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) &nbsp;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p> <p>Incidental music:</p> <p>Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod<br> Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3798-gathering-darkness<br> License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p> <p>Sound effects sourced at Freesound.org</p> <p>The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.</p> <p><strong>Help my channel grow!</strong></p> <p>Please like, subscribe, comment, follow, share, tell a friend, get in touch, donate etc.</p>