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Page 63: Like Cat And Dog by Michael Stone

Posted in Action, Fantasy, Horror, Michael Stone, Short Story on June 2, 2010 by dunesteef

Sophie is a bartender…and a were-leopard. All she wants to do is be left alone, but an annoying patron has run afoul of the local pack leader. Now it’s up to Sophie to do something about it. bloopers

Afterward, Big and Rish ask if this can be considered a werewolf story, Rish says many offensive things and tries to burn bridges with the author, and Big brings you Round 3 of the Anti-Cat Association Round Table discussion.

Special thanks to Bryan Lincoln for producing this week’s story. Also, special thanks to L. “Scribe” Harris of the Pendragon Variety Podcast, Liz Lincoln, Bryan Lincoln, Rebecca Lincoln, and John Lincoln for lending their voices to today’s episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Michael Stone’s Website
The Pendragon Variety Podcast
Bryan Lincoln’s Iocane Project Podcast
Bryan Lincoln’s Fullcast Podcast
Graveside Tales
Some sound effects were provided by freesound.org.
Music was Night Voices, When It Slips Away, and Forgotten by Somewhere Off Jazz Street.
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Page 96: The Strange Affair Of The Skull At The Window by Joshua Reynolds

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Joshua Reynolds, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk on March 14, 2010 by dunesteef

In a sequel to November’s “The Strange Affair of the Artisan’s Heart,” Popoca and the Countess are back, this time they are on the trail of a thief that has stolen a rare moth from the London Zoo…a rare, four foot moth. Sword fights, dirigibles, and electric velocipedes ensue. bloopers

Also, Big and Rish talk about the recent Oscars, Ameriquetzlan vocabulary, Monday Morning Quarterbacking, John Hughes, Pixar haters, and then Rish drones on and on about the Spider-man films. In fact, if you listen closely on a night just like this, you can still hear him out there, talking about Spider-man. Spooky.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Joshua Reynolds’ Site
The Strange Affair Of The Martian Engine at Cosmass Infinities
Some sound effects were provided by freesound.org.
Music in today’s episode was La Traversée by Ehma.
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Page 12: Playable Character by Eric J. Juneau

Posted in Action, Adventure, Eric J. Juneau, Fantasy, Short Story on January 17, 2010 by dunesteef

If Rish survives this week, we present to you “Playable Character” by Eric Juneau.
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It’s not easy being a character in a computer role-playing game. You can rarely go where you want to, hang around your friends, wear the armor you’ve been eyeing. Worse is when your player wants you to run all over the kingdom and slay monsters, or worst of all, when high-level campers stand in the way of you and your player’s goal.

Also, Big and Rish talk a bit about World of Warcraft, but mostly they revisit everyone’s favorite topic: irrational fears. This time, they take a look at some listeners’ fears and have fun mockin–er, commiserating with them.

Special thanks to Bryan Lincoln for producing and editing today’s story, and to Liz Lincoln, John Lincoln, Bryan Lincoln, Buchis and Ghomus from the AIE guild on Earthen Ring, and Aeriah and Siek from the Imperfection guild on Lightninghoof for lending their voices to today’s episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.bloopers

Related Links:
Eric Juneau’s Site
Bryan Lincoln’s Podcast – The Iocane Project
Music was by Zero-Project, First Dawn Of Spring, Disabled Emotions Suite – Part 3, Battle At The Misty Valley, and by Filippo Vicarelli, The War Begins.
Some sounds used on today’s story are from Freesound.org.
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Page 125: To Be Alone Again by Tom Crosshill

Posted in Action, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Short Story, Tom Crosshill on January 3, 2010 by dunesteef

Paul Davery has a problem. His mind was just hijacked, and while he was out, his body murdered his best friend. Now, he’s in a desperate search to discover who is responsible before the authorities find out and throw him in jail.bloopers

Also, Rish talks about his aversion to Cyberpunk, and Big calls himself a “craphole.” Then they argue about James Cameron’s Avatar, which they went to together, and Rish rambles semi-offensively for a while. They may mention their worst moviegoing experiences in there somewhere.

Special thanks to Liz Mierzejewski, Julie Hoverson and Josh Roseman for lending their voices to this episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Tom Crosshill’s Site
19 Nocturne Boulevard
Josh Roseman’s Site
Liz Mierzejewski’s Site
Music by Silence, and special end music by J.E.L.L.i.
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Page 81: Casts A Demon Shadow by Derek J. Goodman

Posted in Action, Adventure, Derek J. Goodman, Drama, Novelette, Western on December 17, 2009 by dunesteef

The lads are excited to present the first novelette on the Dunesteef. In the Old West town of Ogre Ridge, heavy-drinking, broken-hearted Cassie Grant finds herself in the middle of two powerful feuding families. Magical, necromancer families. Cassie won’t last for very long, unless she has help. Supernatural help.

Afterward, Big and Rish talk a little bit about story length and Westerns, and a lot about, well, an array of rambling topics. An embarrassing array.

Special thanks to Julie Hoverson for lending her voice to the story.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
David Wright’s DeviantART Page
Derek J. Goodman’s MySpace Page
Derek J. Goodman’s Collection on Lulu.com
The Audio Market List
Abigail Hilton’s Cowry Catchers
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org
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Page 67: Final Exam by Edward McKeown

Posted in Action, Adventure, Edward McKeown, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Story on December 7, 2009 by dunesteef

First contact between humans and a being from another planet happens in the New Mexico desert, near a nuclear testing range. The humans are a group of wide-eyed teenagers, and the otherworldly being calls itself Hotkas. Hotkas does not come in peace.

Also, Ank-Oatfield talk about aliens, the era of optimistic Science Fiction, and Disney’s upcoming The Princess and the Frog.outtake

Today’s story is produced by Liz Mierzejewski. Also special thanks to Wes Desantis, Garry Gulledge, Sharon Mierzejewski, Mark Mierzejewski, and Liz Mierzejewski for lending their voices to the story.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Edward McKeown on SFWA and on SFReader
Rosengarden Media
Liz Mierzejewski’s Site
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org and Sounddogs.com
Music is by Matthew Tyas
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Page 47: The Strange Affair Of The Artisan’s Heart by Joshua Reynolds

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Joshua Reynolds, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk on November 16, 2009 by dunesteef

Popoca is an Ameriquetzlan diplomat abroad in the world’s capitol, London. He is summoned to the scene of a crime, where he meets an old friend and finds a murdered man.

Afterward, Big talks about the complexities of this particular tale, while Rish mainly tries to insult everyone. Also, an important announcement is made, and Rish introduces the stupidest game of all time.

Special thanks to Josh Roseman for the editing on this story.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Josh Reynolds’ Blog
Robots Beyond on the Permuted Press Site and on Amazon.com
The Dead Robots Society
Josh Roseman’s Site
Music in today’s episode: La traversée by Ehma
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org

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Page 76: The Broken Mirror Story Event, Part 2

Posted in Action, BMSE, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Josh Roseman, Liz Mierzejewski, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Wendy Cooper on September 29, 2009 by dunesteef

“Someone arrives in town, and discovers that everyone there is exactly the same.”

In this episode, we feature three different pieces on the above theme, by three different authors.

In “Wrong Turn,” a traveling family encounters a world that could only exist in Wendy Cooper’s imagination. Or could it?

In “Where Once Your Soul Dwelled” by Liz Mierzejewski, Mike has the misfortune of stopping for gas in the wrong little town, running into an unfriendly bunch of . . . twins? bloopers

In “27 Jennifers” Josh Roseman tells of a young woman who is considered all-too replaceable by her demanding husband Michael.

Also, Rish and Big open the doors to next month’s story contest.

Special thanks to Liz Mierzejewski, and Dani Cutler for lending their voices to today’s show.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Liz Mierzejewski’s site
Liz Mierzejewski’s Novella Apparition
27 Jennifers by Mike Doughty on YouTube
Josh Roseman’s Site
Dani Cutler’s Truth Seekers Podcast
Music by Roger Subirana: Thryst, Point Of No Return, Christmas Lullaby
Music by Tryad: You Are God

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Page 57: The Broken Mirror Story Event, Part 1

Posted in Action, Adventure, BMSE, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, J.M. Perkins, Kevin Anderson, Michael A. Kechula, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story on September 19, 2009 by dunesteef

“Someone arrives in town, and discovers that everyone there is exactly the same.”

In this episode, we feature three different pieces on the above theme, by three different authors.

In “The Return,” Kevin Anderson interprets the subject in verse.

In “Scriptopia,” Michael A. Kechula tells of a visit to a strange place, where everyone is a writer, but Kevin would decidedly not be welcome.

In “Chemo: The Town of Golden Woods” by J.M. Perkins, an elite team of trained agents is sent into a little town, in search of the previous team that went in . . . and didn’t report back. bloopers

Special thanks to Josh Roseman, Nicole Suddeth, Liz Mierzejewski, Abbie Hilton, and Marcus Brodeur for lending their voices to today’s show.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Kevin Anderson’s site
Michael A. Kechula’s two books: The Area 51 Option and Full Deck Of Zombies
J.M. Perkins’ site
Josh Roseman’s Site
Liz Mierzejewski’s site
Abbie Hilton’s site
Music by Roger Subirana: Requiem, A Piece Of Heaven, Morphosis, and Pyraminx

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Page 23: Time In A Rice Bowl by Rick Kennett

Posted in Action, Horror, Rick Kennett, Short Story on August 23, 2009 by dunesteef

grave1Ernie Pine’s niece, Christine, has become tangled up in an hundred-year-old Chinese spell. Now, Ernie is caught in a mad dash to save her from an evil force that is trying to steal that ancient magic. But is Christine even alive anymore?

Also, Rish and Big talk about ghosts, and their past experiences with them. They also do a lot of whining. outtake

Special thanks to Cameron Horsburgh, Deb Sampson, Belinda Raisin, and Ildiko Susany for lending their voices to this episode, and to Liz Mierzejewski for the fantastic artwork.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Rick Kennett’s “The Seas Of Castle Hill Road”
Ildiko Susany’s Website
Belinda Raisin’s Website
Cameron Horsburgh’s Blog

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