Journey #195 - Like a Moth to a Flame by Barry Haworth (1st Place Quordle Quell Writing Contest Winner).

Algernon invites Brother Michael to come help debunk a séance that his widowed mother insists will help her reach beyond the veil of death.

 

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Barry Haworth works as a data scientist with the Australian Taxation Office, which is more interesting than you might think.  Barry lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife Sylvia, his three unmarried children, their five cats and one dog.  Barry's married daughter has just made him a grandfather.  Outside of work and family, Barry's hobby is community theatre, where he has performed a variety of roles over the years, including some Shakespeare (Malvolio in Twelfth Night and Prospero in The Tempest), Marley's Ghost and Ebenezer Scrooge in two different version of A Christmas Carol, a few musicals, a murder mystery or two, and a lot of children's theatre with his daughters when they were younger.  Barry is currently rehearsing for a production of Frankenstein, his first ever science fiction play.  Barry has listened to Journey Into for many years and has meant to enter several past writing competitions but only managed to complete something for this latest one.

Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and imitator of the late Sean Connery.  He's a fan of the Star Wars Trilogy, Eighties music, and those horror movies your mother insisted you not watch for fear of what they'd do to you (turns out she was right about that one).  He's the former co-host of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine podcast, and his own show, the Rish Outcast.  

Story Music: 

"The Chamber", "Symmetry", and " SCP-x2x" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Journey #194 - The Decline of the West (and other secret terrorist photo galleries) by R.C. Anderson (2nd Place Quordle Quell Writing Contest Winner)

Langer is trying to start over  after getting out of Silicon Valley, but accidently gets pulled into a terrorist conspiracy while trying to develop his next web product.

 

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Cast of characters:

Bria Burton as Lee-Ann

Rish Outfield as Zoltan

Josh Roseman as Armin Pluto

Marshal Latham as Langer, and the narrator.

R.C. Anderson is an amateur writer who would much rather write something original and good, than cliché and great. Although his attempts at “Original & Great” have sometimes yielded success.  While he wishes he could focus on writing more, (‘focus’ being the key word), his day job at a microchip fab provides for such luxuries as food, shelter, a backyard tomato garden, and the ability to have writing as a hobby, even if he’s too tired to want to do it most days.  He lives in Oregon with two cats (Katie and Bobbie), is considering his alternatives to this, (on states of which to live in, not the cats).

More stories by R.C.:

• Backtalk
• Journey Into IFC

Story Music: 

"Mesmerizing Galaxy" (and others) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Journey #191 - With A Banjo On My Knee by Rish Outfield (3rd Place Quordle Quell Writing Contest Winner)

Garrett McClaren picks up an old banjo in an alley after watching the murder of who he thinks was its previous owner.  Despite that, he feels compelled to learn how to play it and discovers not is all as it seems.

 

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Cast of characters:

Dave Thompson as Garret McClaren

Rish Outfield as Kyvin Grandine

Keith Teklits as Brad Kramer

Renee Chambliss as Belva Stone

Bria Burton as LaTonya Erinsen

Big Anklevich as Cal Hickson

Gino Morretto as the Columbia Records executive

Marshal Latham as the narrator, and assorted voices

Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and imitator of the late Sean Connery.  He's a fan of the Star Wars Trilogy, Eighties music, and those horror movies your mother insisted you not watch for fear of what they'd do to you (turns out she was right about that one).  He's the former co-host of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine podcast, and his own show, the Rish Outcast.  Born with an oddly-shaped birthmark and a lack of the vital section of the brain that produces ambition, he could still live a somewhat-full life, if only he'd get up and do something once in a w--oh no, he's gone to sleep again.

More stories by Rish:

• Rish's other Journeys and Delusions 
• Rish on Amazon 
• Rish on Audible 

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Journey #184 - At What Price Peace by Marshal Latham

 Jennifer just wanted some peace and quiet.  Is that too much to wish for?

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Journey #183 - The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether by Edgar Allan Poe

A man gets more than expected when he visits a French asylum to learn about a new and intriguing system of treatment for its patients.

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Narrated by Dave Robison

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Journey #177 - Backtalk by R.C. Anderson (1st Place Journey Into Journey Writing Contest Winner)

In episode 235 of the podcast "Hidden In Plain Sight," Armin Pluto and Lucy Devlin start exploring communication in space, but end up uncovering some bizarre and unnerving experiences from early manned space travel.

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Cast of characters:

Josh Roseman as Armin Pluto

Renee Chambliss as Lucy Devlin

Rish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Gerald Schroeder (retired Air Force Lt. Colonel and NASA astronaut)

Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Marty Gibson (astronaut)

Marshal Latham as Louis Vance (astronaut)

Gino Moretto as a New Zealand sheep herder

R.C. Anderson works in the engineering field, but moonlights as a speculative fiction author. (As rewarding as the later is, the former pays the mortgage.)  He has been published in such places as the Journey Into… podcast.  He currently lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, with his two cats.

Relevant Links:

Journey #147 - Journey Into IFC by R. C. Anderson 

99% Invisible Podcast 

Journey #164 - Troubled Child by Rish Outfield - 2nd Place Winner

Journey #162 - Chain Reaction by Sam McDonald - 3rd Place Winner

Music used in this episode:

Dark Space Music mix by Gydja for Cryo Chamber 

Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space

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Journey #173 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

The confessions of a condemned soul.

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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 macabre.

Rish Outfield is a podcaster, audiobook narrator, and toy trader.  He also hosts The Rish Outcast podcast and co-hosts the Delusions of Grandeur and Outfield Excursion series' here on the Journey Into... Podcast, He also maintains a blog and a Youtube channel.

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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

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Outfield Excursion #11 - The Vast of Night

One night in the late 1950s, in a small town  in New Mexico, friends Fay, a part-time switchboard operator, and Everett, the local radio DJ, investigate a mysterious audio frequency.

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Outfield Excursion #9 - Hercules

In part one of a two-part look at Hercules movies released in 2014, Hercules and his mercenary companions are hired to aid the Kingdom of Thrace, which is embroiled in a civil war, battling past and present demons and deceptions along the way.

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Outfield Excursion #8 - Rope

In another Alfred Hitchcock film starring Jimmy Stewart, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan kill David Kently in their suite, place his body in a chest, and then host a party. The guests are David's unknowing friends and family, including their old professor, Rupert Cadell, who begins to suspect foul play.

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Delusion #67 - Gino's Star Wars Trivia Challenge

Our pal, Gino Moretto, came up with an awesome Star Wars Trivia Challenge for Rish and Marshal.  We had a lot of fun, and learned a few things along the way.  We hope you will have fun as well.

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Outfield Excursion #7 - Vertigo

In this Alfred Hitchcock classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, Scottie Ferguson is a policeman taken out of active duty after developing an acute case of acrophobia on the job.  He is hired by a friend to follow his wife, a job which leads to mystery, deceit, and obsession.

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Delusion #66 - Finished, The Clone Wars Are

Isn't that awesome?  This is episode 66 of Delusions of Grandeur, and in this episode we talk about the last story arc of The Clone Wars animated series where Asoka Tano faces the execution of Palpatine's fateful Order 66!  Well, I think it is cool.  We also talk about the rumored mirgration of Asoka to live action and many other Star Wars tidbits.

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Relevant Links:

• Rogue One: Watch-Along and Q&A w/Writers Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz
• Every C-3PO Costume Explained By Anthony Daniels | WIRED

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Journey #155 - Til Death Do We Meet by Marshal Latham (A Dead and Breakfast story)

Dustin and Kara head off to spend their wedding night at the Noble Oaks Bed and Breakfast in Vernon, Idaho.  They just want to enjoy the night together, but they have unexpected guests.

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Cast of characters:

• Renee Chambliss as Kara Page
• Rish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Dustin Page and Uncle Derek
• Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Tye Palmer
• Bria Burton as Meechelle, and a woman in a wheelchair
• Julie Hoverson ( of 19 Nocturne Boulevard) as a middle-aged woman
• Gino Moretto as the room scalper
• Marshal Latham as the narrator, an older gentleman, and a doctor

Other "Dead and Breakfast" stories (by Rish Outfield):

Book 1: "True Ghost Encounter"  in audio or on Kindle

Book 2: "The Night Clerk"  on Kindle

Book 3: "Touching the Other Side" in audio or on Kindle

Book 4: "The Old Man and Me" in audio or on Kindle 

Book 6: "Fatherless Child" on Kindle


Music used in this episode:

Continue Life by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3545-continue-life

Unseen Horrors by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4569-unseen-horrors

Music for Manatees by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4102-music-for-manatees

Movement Proposition by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4088-movement-proposition

Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music

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Delusion #65 - Daughter Death Star Day

We proudly present Rish Outfield's sketch, "Daughter Death Star Day."  We also preface this with a potpourri of other Star Wars topics, including "McClunkey", Palpatine and Overdog, IGN's commentary watch-along of Rogue One with Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz, looking ahead to The High Republic, and season 7 of Clone Wars.

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Outfield Excursion #6 - Something Wicked This Way Comes

Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are excited when an autumn carnival comes to their small town, but there is something sinister at play in its visitation to the residents of Green Town.

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Delusion #64 - More Meditation on Mandalorian, Merchandising, and Miscellaneous Morsels

Rish and Marshal listen and respond to a voicemail by Bria Burton regarding The Mandalorian.  They also talk about many other things Star Wars.

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Journey #154 - Elsie at 30,000 Feet by Tim Pratt

Gustavo Reyes is flying home from Seattle with a surprise for his mom, but then, Elsie boards the plane and sits right next to him.  Elsie is full of surprises.

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Tim Pratt typically writes about love, monsters, secret societies, romance, trickster gods, terrible decisions, punching, metaphysics, nostalgia, entropy, magical anthropophagous cars, bridges to implausible realities, libraries, demonic thrift shops, cryptids, and breakfast foods, among other subjects. Most of his stories involve magic, or science, or science that could be mistaken for magic.

And he's pretty good at this stuff. He won a Hugo Award for one of his stories a while back, and his short work has been nominated for World Fantasy, Nebula, Sturgeon, and Stoker Awards, too. His stories have appeared in the Best American Short Stories (Fancy!), the Year's Best Fantasy, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror – you get the idea.

Go to timpratt.org to learn about more about his books and collections, or like I mentioned earlier, head over to patreon.com/timpratt to read more of his stories.  Recently, in light of the Coronavirus and all the quarantines, Tim made the first year of stories on Patreon free for anyone to read.  That's very cool, but you might as well toss him a buck a month to read all of his stories.

Cast of characters:

Rish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Gustavo Reyes
Abigail Hilton as Elsie
Bria Burton as the airport gate agent
Marshal Latham as the airplane pilot

Relevant Links:
"Dream Engine" by Tim Pratt on Journey Into (Part 1 and Part 2)
The Nex by Tim Pratt  at Audible.com (produced with full cast by Marshal Latham)
"Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt on Escapepod
Rish Outfield's "Twilight Groan" Podcast

Other Elsie Stories:
"Happy Old Year" by Tim Pratt on Drabblecast
"Ghostreaper" by Tim Pratt at Nightmare

Music:
Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4790-symmetry
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Journey #153 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato during the Italian Carnival.

 
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Rish Outfield and Big Anklevich are a duo to be reckoned with, whether it be as narrators, authors, or podcasters.  You can find both of them on their podcast The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, or the That Gets My Goat podcast.

Rish Outfield also hosts The Rish Outcast podcast and frequently co-hosts the Delusions of Grandeur and Outfield Excursion series' here on the Journey Into... Podcast, He also maintains a blog and a Youtube channel.

Big Anklevich used to host The Anklecast podcast, and maintains a blog and a Youtube channel.


Relevant Links:

Journey #130 with Weird Circle's adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado"

"Something There Is" by Joe Nazare on Psuedopod 


Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four

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