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December 23, 2020
The Transit King’s Holiday Ryde! (a Whiteboard Wednesday poem)
The Transit King’s new job!The Transit King’s Holiday Ryde
Twas Festivus Time in the city;
all the buildings dressed up pretty.
Last minute shoppers run to and fro
But some have further to go.
To the rescue leaps T.K. Bask.
“Who is he?” you may ask.
Why, he’s the ole Transit King,
trying out a brand new thing!
Once he rode the bus lines by day;
but this fairy lord’s gone astray.
A new idea came with a snap
now you can summon him with an app!
The old gnome still trades in favors;
wishes granted in many fla...
December 17, 2020
Alien Beer Podcast – Christmas Special
Christmas Specialhttps://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jt7ukm/Ep_23_-_Christmas_Special6d51t.mp3
Well, here it is, my wonderful listeners:
The End
This is the last story in my Alien Beer and Other Stories collection.
I’m going to be totally transparent with you: I’m not sure where I’ll go from here.
One thing is certain: I will continue The Multiverse Blues, reading each chapter to you here on the Alien Beer Podcast.
Once that’s done? I’m not sure. I have some other stories I ...
December 11, 2020
Trans-Continental Steampunk Holidays!
Check out this wonderful artwork gifted to me from Nell Williams! Duffy and Ida of my Trans-Continental books have settled in for a cozy holiday together, but you just know theyre itching to get back out there for more adventures together!
I added the words to make this a holiday card from me to you. Whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year, I hope it is filled with love and light!
December 3, 2020
Alien Beer Podcast – Dr. Princess and the Soldier
Before I introduce this episode, I have some news for you.
https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ep-21-dr-princess-and-the-soldier/
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hzx8vt/Ep_21_-_Dr_Princess_and_the_Soldier9s4lj.mp3
First of all, you may have noticed the absence of The Multiverse Blues after Chapter Sixteen. I decided to take a hiatus on that, as life had gotten to be extremely stressful. Since this is being recorded towards the end of 2020, I think you know what I mean. On top of the ...
November 30, 2020
Trans Witch is DONE!
Trans Witch: 30 days/ 59,301 words!30 days ago, I set out to write a book about a transgender woman at a wizard college. The idea has undergone a few changes along the way as I’ve learned about my characters and their School of Applied Metaphysics. What started as satire turned into a mystery, and the mystery led my main character on a magical adventure unlike anything I’ve written before.
To tell the truth, Trans Witch isn’t really finished. It’s a rough draft, like any NaNoWriMo novel. ...
November 19, 2020
Alien Beer Podcast – Dark Reflection
Here’s another rather personal story involving a mirror. Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ve got an irrational fear of seeing myself in mirrors in the dark. To try to exorcise that a bit, I decided to make the fear more tangible in a story. The result was bought by James Ward Kirk, and published in his Indiana Horror Anthology 2011.
https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ep-19-dark-reflection/
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/edbbd7/Ep_19_-_Dark_Reflection7qx9w.mp3
Alien Beer Podcast – The Man at the Top of the Stair
Note: I posted this last week on the podcast feed, but failed to post about it here. It is just as well; I feel this is more appropriate during Trans Awareness Week (and tomorrow is Trans Day of Remembrance). That said, if you’re trans yourself, this story has elements of gender dysphoria in it.
This one was hard to write. Not technically hard, but emotionally. It was for the Iron Writer Challenge, March 2017, and here are the elements: “Antigonish” (poem) restricted to the first verse only;...
October 23, 2020
Alien Beer Podcast – Never Be
This one has an odd history. I wrote it in 2011, and it was picked up, with contract, for an issue of a well-respected horror magazine. The issue it was due to come out in never happened, and eventually the rights reverted to me. I’ll admit, I sat on this one for years on the hope that the issue might someday come out, but it’s been almost 6 years now, so I’d rather the story saw the light of day than to continue to wait expectantly in the dark.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jac8w9/Ep_1...
October 8, 2020
Alien Beer Podcast – Fragile Allie
For the the Iron Writer Challenge 77, I threw down in another Grudge Match. I wrote along with Jordan Bell, against Mathew W. Weaver and Maureen Larter. Once again, my team was defeated, but we all made some great stories in the heat of battle.
Our elements were: A Suit of Armor; A Pitcher’s Mound; Gluten Free; Locke’s Socks.
https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ep-18-fragile-allie/
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uehc5k/Ep_18_-_Fragile_Allie6wwfb.mp3
October 1, 2020
Ch 16. – The Multiverse Blues – Traveling Riverside Blues
After an attack on Hope interrupted the show on Delta Earth, the crew of Hope’s Tour were forced to flee the Harmony Theater in their tour bus.
Will Jules and the crew be able to outrun the agents of the Arch Authority and get off-world somewhere out of their reach?
https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ch-16-the-multiverse-blues-traveling-riverside-blues/
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8mk8ua/Ch_16_-_The_Multiverse_Blues_-_Traveling_Riverside_Blues9ebki.mp3
