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 #148 - Journey Into the Dying Light of Stars by Bria Burton

Valla Hale is trapped aboard Earth S-1 Station where an unexplained mass casualty event has left her devastated and alone. But everything is on lock-down and she's running out of time to escape.

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Award-winning author Bria Burton lives in St. Petersburg with her wonderful husband, her darling son, and two wild pets. Her fiction has appeared in over twenty anthologies and magazines. Her novelette, The Running Girls, was a 2017 Royal Palm Literary Award Finalist. Her novella, Little Angel Helper, won a 2016 RPLA and earned high praise from the 25th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards. While she writes, her dog and cat do their best to distract her, which is why they star in her family-friendly short story collection, Lance & Ringo Tails. She writes under pen name Shayla Cole for her epic fantasy trilogy, Livinity (awarded a First Place RPLA in unpublished fantasy). At St. Pete Running Company, she's a blogger and customer service manager. A member of the Florida Writers Association, she previously led the St. Pete chapter and served on the statewide FWA Board. She's also a member of the Alvarium Experiment, a by-invitation-only consortium of outstanding authors who created The Prometheus Saga Volumes 1 & 2, Return to Earth, and The Masters Reimagined anthologies.

Cast of characters:

Renee Chambliss as Valla Hale
Dave Thompson as Tray Hale
Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and Big Anklevich on Toys) as Comm Director Greg Poole
Julie Hoverson (of 19 Nocturne Boulevard) as Ingrid Hale
Bria Burton as Pepper Underwood
Rish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Dr. Heder
Gino Moretto as Dr. Riggs
Kelley Latham as Nurse
Marshal Latham as the narrator

Music from Kevin MacLeod
Sound effects from Youtube.org

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Delusion #7 - Taking On The Empire

Rish, Marshal, and Dave Thompson talk about leaked set photos, new cast members, the directors of the new Star Wars franchise, and the fate of Harrison Ford.

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Dave Thompson, former host and co-editor PodCastle, writes short fiction, with his work appearing at Escape Pod, Pseudopod, Drabblecast, Journey Into... and Variant Frequencies.  Check out the Kickstarter for a collection of his short stories.


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Delusion #1 - My Favorite Scenes

Marshal, Rish, and Dave Thompson talk about their favorite moments from the Star Wars movies.

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Dave Thompson, former host and co-editor PodCastle, writes short fiction, with his work appearing at Escape Pod, Pseudopod, Drabblecast, Journey Into... and Variant Frequencies.  Check out the Kickstarter for a collection of his short stories.

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Journey #90 - The Rocket by Ray Bradbury (presented by NBC Short Story)

Fiorello Bodoni, a poor junkyard owner, dreams of rocketing to the stars. When the opportunity arises, he realizes he can't share it with his family.

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Guest Host: Dave Thompson of Podcastle.org

Episode Art courtesy of Brian Burgess

Ray Bradbury is the world’s greatest science fiction writer. Some may argue, including Ray himself, that he writes fantasy rather than science fiction. He once said that Fahrenheit 451 was his only true science fiction work. His stories may tells us very little about science, but a great deal about the netherworld of imagination buried deep within all of us. In addition to over 1000 short stories, several novels and a handful of plays; Ray Bradbury has written poetry and scenarios. He adapted the novel Moby Dick for the movies, and has seen several of his own stroies made into motion pictures, as well as television radio shows. His writing has appeared in nearly every American magazine publishing quality fiction, and in over 100 anthologies of short stories.

NBC Presents: Short Story was a half-hour program offering dramatizations of contemporary American short stories by famed writers such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and Ray Bradbury. The series premiered February 21, 1951 on NBC and ran in three different incarnations until May 30, 1952.

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Journey #68 - Cyberpunk by D.K. Thompson - Issue #2 - Failsafes and Escapes

Billy is in a race against time to save his wife from Meme in cyberspace.

 

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Cover art provided by Bo Kaier, freelance illustrator / web designer, and art director for the Drabblcast.

 

The author, D.K. Thompson, is also co-editor of Podcastle, and often posts to his blog. His fiction has appeared in various anthologies, and also in podcast form at Escape Pod, Pseudopod, Varient Frequencies, and the Drabblecast.  

 

The character of Cyberpunk comes from D.K.'s YA podcast novel "The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid". You can find episodes 1-3 of the novel here, and episodes 4-12 here.

 

Cast of characters:

D.K. Thompson as Billy Gibson a.k.a Cyberpunk

Lauren "Scribe" Harris (of the Pendragon Variety Podcast) as Moss

Lauren “Skrybbi” Nicholson (of the Pendragon Variety Podcast) as Kelly

Clay Dugger (of The Righteous Dude's Dudecast) as Hobbes

Mur Lafferty as Lily Gibson

Marshal Latham as Tao Li

 

Related Links:

Women in Refriderators

 

Music used in this production:

Keep It In Your Arms by Wasted Heroes

Passage II  by WMRI

"The Complex", and "The Sad Trio" by Kevin MacLeod

 

 

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Side Trip #6 - Eyes of Redemption by Marshal Latham

Morgan, recently separated from his wife, visits an old abandoned church in search of redemption.

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Realated Links:

Residential Aliens
While The Morning Stars Sing anthology
Triangulation anthology
Dark Faith anthology
Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
The Roundtable Podcast

Music used in this production: "Lone Harvest" by Kevin MacLeod


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Journey #45 - Barry Koleman, Hero by Mur Lafferty

Barry just discovered he has first wave powers, but nobody seems to care, except for the patrons of Keepsie's Bar.

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Mur Lafferty is a freelance writer, podcast producer, geek, fangirl and mother. She’s been published in Escape Pod, and Hub, and has two books in print (Playing For Keeps and Tricks of the Podcasting Masters.) She is the  editor of Escape Pod magazine. Her book The Shambling Guide to New York City comes out in May, 2013 from Orbit Books.

Cast of characters:

Big Anklevich (of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Barry
Dave Thompson (of PodCastle) as Ian
M.K. Hobson (author of The Native Star and The Hidden Goddess) as Keepsie
Marshal Latham as Peter

Music used in this production:
Saint Gratus, What We've Got, Playing For Keeps, Hello Guitar, Tell Me Ma, and Subway 2007 by Beatnik Turtle


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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.


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Journey #13 - The Trial of Thomas Jefferson by David Barr Kirtley

Time travel allows the UN to go back, capture Hitler, and execute him.  But why stop there?

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Art for this episode was provided by Nathan Hale.  Check out more of his work here.

Cast of characters:
Rish Outfield (of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Narator, UN soldiers, and Thomas Jefferson
Big Anklevich (of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Nazi soldier, and The Chairman
Abigail Hilton (of the Fullcast Podcast and Guild of the Cowry Catchers) as Cassie
Marshal Latham as Sol
Dave Thompson (of PodCastle) as the young paralegal

Music used in this production:
Die Braune Kompanie
Relent by Kevin MacLeod

Several sound effects were found at freesound.org.

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Journey #2 - Cyberpunk by D.K. Thompson - Issue #1 - Play

Log on or die.  Test gamer Billy Gibson didn't realize his next job would change his life and family forever.

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The author, D.K. Thompson, is also co-editor of Podcastle, and often posts to his blog.  The character of Cyberpunk comes from D.K.'s YA podcast novel "The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid".  You can find episodes 1-3 of the novel here, and episodes 4-12 here.

Cover art provided by Bo Kaier, freelance illustrator / web designer, and art director for the Drabblcast.

Cast of characters:

D.K. Thompson as Billy Gibson a.k.a Cyberpunk

Eric J. Blommel as Meme

Clay Dugger as Meme's operative

Marshal Latham as Tao Li

Music used in this production:

Keep It In Your Arms by Wasted Heroes

Passage II and Passage III by WMRI

Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod

snippets by The Eagles

Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space

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