Journey #162 - Chain Reaction by Sam McDonald (3rd Place Journey Into Journey Writing Contest Winner)

Nicholas Griffalco has a spiritual experience during a roller coaster riding competition.

 

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Cast of characters:

Norm Sherman (of The Drabblecast) as Nicholas Griffalco, and Rocco

Dave Robison as the Roller Coaster God

Bria Burton as Molly

Tena Kolakowski as Gwen

Rish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Sean

Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as AJ

Marshal Latham as Arthur, and Otis

Sam McDonald runs his great Audiophile Blog, where he provides reviews for many fine audio fiction podcasts, and creates large, curated lists of recommendations, complete with brief descriptions of each show he recommends.  He's also very active in the Audio Drama Lovers Facebook group and the r/audiodrama subreddit on Reddit. Sam has published other short fiction, such as "Spelling Test", "Irwin Tarheel",  and "Golem of the Gullah". 

Music used in this episode:

Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3744-feelin-good

Organic Meditations One by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4177-organic-meditations-one

Licenses: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space

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Journey #85 - The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe

A man facing the gallows describes what led him to this fate.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and became an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as the genre of science fiction.  He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.  Poe died in 1849,  in Baltimore, under mysterious circumstances, but he left us with a legacy of tales of wonder and woe, the marvelous and the macarbe.

Norm Sherman is a writer, humorist and musician based out of Baltimore Maryland.  He is the charismatic founder and host of the 3-time Parsec Award winning podcast phenomenon ‘The Drabblecast.'  Norm is also the chief editor of the long-running science fiction podcast Escape Pod.  Let's face it: he is the God of Podcasting.  Not only can he narrate the pants off a rowdy chicken, he also writes and performs his own music.  You can check out his CD's here.

Music used in this production:

"Evening of Chaos", "Oppressive Gloom", "The Dread" and "Martian Cowboy" by Kevin MacLeod

Theme music by Man In Space


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Journey #34 - When The Black Bird Circles Back by Greg van Eekhout

The return of the black bird signals it is time Abigail and her community to take The Walk and face the secret that has kept her safe all these years.

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Greg van Eekhout, a favorite author of mine, has written many, many short stories, as well as three novels.  Norse Code is an adult urban fantasy about Ragnarok in modern-day LA.  His two middle-grade novels, Kid vs. Squid and The Boy at the End of the World, have been thoroughly enjoyed by young and old alike.  Greg is currently working on a new trilogy of books based on his short story, "The Osteomancer's Son".

Cast of characters:
Dani Cutler (of the Truth Seekers Podcast) as Abigail
Norm Sherman (of the Drabblecast) as Doc Gish
Graeme Dunlop (of Cast of Wonders) as the lead creature
Josh Roseman as Mr. Cragg
Julie Hoverson (of 19 Nocturne Boulevard) as Mrs. Cragg
Nathan lee (of Mirrorshards) as the Rider
Dave Thompson (of Podcastle) as the Rider's apprentice
Megan Latham as Michelle Gish
Marshal Latham as Mayor John, Abigail's father

Music used in this production: "The Saga Begins" and "Hymn of the Sky" by Celestial Aeon Project


Suggested Podcast Episode: "The Osteomancer's Son" by Greg van Eekhout on PodCastle.


Several sound effects were found at freesound.org.

Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space.

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