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Episode 227 – Publishing Trends and Reflections for 2022

Mark reads from a 2000 word article he wrote when asked to discuss publishing trends for 2022.

Prior to the main content, Mark, using an AI voice double (Overdub) from Descript to speak the words he has typed, explains why he is using a voice double for the interstitial parts of the podcast, and also shares a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

Links of Interest:

The Top Eight Publishing Trends for 2022 – Article by Clayton Noblit from Written Word MediaEP 148 – Voice Double Conversation with Joanna PennYouTube Video – Mark’s AI Synthesized Voice from DescriptDescriptThe Canadian MountedPatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s Moon

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 226 – Reflective Round Table December 2021

The first in a new series of “Reflective Round Table” discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast.

This episode is sponsored by the patrons of the Stark Reflections podcast who support this podcast at:

https://patreon.com/starkreflections

In this episode, Mark chats with:

Matty DalrympleShari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)Jeff ElkinsKathy Mac

In their conversation Mark, Matt, Shari, Jeff, and Kathy talk about

The importance of a strong narrative question/theme for a book and/or seriesDifferent planning processes as we hurtle toward 2022Timelines/stressors/deadlines where editorial input is shortchanged And a few other things in between

Links of Interest:

Matty DalrympleShari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)Jeff ElkinsKathy MacThe Dialogue DoctorThe Indy AuthorThe Canadian MountedPatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s Moon

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 225 – Writing Personal Experience in Fiction with Ami Sands Brodoff

Mark interviews Ami Sands Brodoff, the award-winning author of three novels and two story collections about her latest book, The Sleep of Apples and the stories and books she has written over the years.

Prior to the main content, Mark discusses recent comments, welcomes new patron Jared Nelson, shares a personal update, and a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation Mark and Ami talk about:

Ami as a “late-bloomer” writer who had worked on a number of short stories for years before working on a novelThe encouragement, including a nomination for The Pushcart Prize that happened early on with Ami’s first published storyBeing invited to The Algonquin Hotel in New York for lunch with some editorsAsking herself is this the career I want to be doing no matter whatThe related anchor job that Ami had for guaranteed writing money coming in while she did freelance workAdapting real-life circumstances into her first novel, Can You See Me?How the stories in The Sleep of Apples are linked by a neighborhood, whereas in a previous collection, it was a theme that unified the storiesThe concept of neighborhoods in cities like Montreal and New YorkThe amazing critical acclaim for The Sleep of Apples and how publicist can snowballVarious workshops that Ami has lead over the yearsTapping into the stories that other people want to share and tellAdvice Ami would have for beginning writersAnd more…

After the interview Mark reflects on the idea of how publicist can snowball, or how a lot of hard work can lead to those “viral” things.

Links of Interest:

Ami Sands Brodoff WebsiteEP 223 – Love, Only Better with Paulette StoutThe Canadian MountedPatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s Moon

Ami Sands Brodoff is the award-winning author of three novels and two story collections. Her latest novel-in-stories, The Sleep of Apples, centres on 9 closely-linked characters confronting crises related to mental illness, mortality–sooner rather than later–and gender identity.

Ami’s novel, In Many Waters, grapples with our world-wide refugee crisis. The White Space Between, which focuses on a mother and daughter struggling with the impact of the Holocaust won The Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction. Bloodknots, a volume of thematically-linked stories was a finalist for the ReLit Award.

Ami leads workshops for teens, adults, and seniors. She has taught writing to formerly incarcerated women and to people grappling with mental illness. Ami has been awarded fellowships to Yaddo, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ragdale Foundation, and St. James Cavalier Arts Centre for Creativity (Malta).

Ami lives in Montreal with her partner, children and high energy Brittany Spaniel Xeno.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 224 – Being an Independent Publisher and Bookseller with Heather Campbell

Mark interviews Heather Campbell co-founder and publisher at Latitude 46 Publishing, and owner of a brand-new indie bookstore in Sudbury, Ontario.

Prior to the main content, Mark shares some recent comments, a personal update, and shares a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation Mark and Heather talk about:

Heather’s long love of reading and books, and her engagement in the Sudbury, Ontario writing communityDeciding to start Latitude 46 when Scrivener Press decided to close shopHow Heather got into learning about publishing, distribution, and self-publishing twelve years ago by helping a friend out with her bookCelebrating Latitude 46’s 7th anniversary on March 22, 2022How often a regional/local publisher has to start off doing it part time and with funding support from arts councils, etcThe average number of submissions rec’d versus books publishedThe way that Heather, as a publisher, seeks to have a collaborative relationship with her writersAdvice for authors looking to submit to Latitude 46The mandate to publish authors either from or with strong ties to Northern Ontario and mid-Northern OntarioHeather’s decision to open up a downtown independently operated bookstore as part of a 4 month opportunity by the city called “Zero Vacancy” to help revitalize the downtown coreSome of the other artisan and local artist merchandise carried in the storeAn imprint from Latitude 46 that Heather uses when the title doesn’t have a literary bend to itAuthors who have come in to sign books and the store as well as forthcoming planned author visitsHeather’s thought that writers could benefit from going and working in a bookstore, even briefly, to understand what that experience is likeThe question of “is this publishable” that publishers often ask when a manuscript is presentedToni Morrison’s long term “teamwork” based relationship with her editor

After the interview Mark reflects on the importance of understanding a publishers vision and mandate as well as the idea of how writers can benefit from in person bookstore experience.

Links of Interest:

Latitude 46 PublishingFacebook PageInstagramTwitterEP 189 – From Stage to Page Then Back to Stage with Rod CarleyEP 223 – Love, Only Better with Paulette StoutThe Canadian MountedPatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s Moon

Heather Campbell has spent over 25 years in communications and freelance writing, specializing in issues relevant to Northern Ontario communities. A graduate of York University (BA Sociology ’92), she has combined her education, experience and ‘need to initiate’ by starting a local chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada and the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival. Joining forces with another local writer to start a new publishing house for the North is a natural extension of how she can contribute to creating a thriving literary scene in Northern Ontario.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 223 – Love, Only Better, with Paulette Stout

In this episode Mark interviews author Paulette Stout about her new novel Love, Only Better.

Prior to the main content, Mark shares a recent comment, a personal update, thanks new patron Jo-Ann Carson, and shares a word and update about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation, Mark and Paulette talk about:

Why Paulette chose to fictionalize the taboo subject matter of the novelHow this novel can help some women realize that they’re not alone in this experienceTaking a really difficult topic and making it a beach readThe importance of approaching a deeply personal and emotionally difficult topic with humorThe process of deciding to write this novelReaching out to agents with queries for this bookLearning about indie publishing and how it suited this book with what many publishers saw as a taboo topicScribbling at the alter of Joanna PennWriting a prequel as an author newsletter giveawayGetting a BookBub Feature New Release on her first time asking for oneUsing NetGalley and getting more than 300 downloads for the book while it was up for preorderHow initially positioning the book as romance rather than women’s fiction resulted in a few mis-matches on reader expectationsDeciding to change a great cover for a different great cover based on those reader expectationsPaulette’s desire to “up” the level of intimacy within women’s fictionSales so far of the book in print and eBookSegmenting her list into two groups: people who open and people who don’t open her newslettersWorking on Book 2 for NaNoWriMo 2021 so she can get it to editors in December for a spring 2022 releaseAdvice Paulette would offer to beginning writers or writers who want to write a book about a more taboo topicAnd more…

After the conversation Mark reflects on the business decision Paulette made to re-do her covers (see below) and also on how (and why) authors are so hard on and so down on themselves.

Links of Interest:

Paulette Stout’s WebsiteFacebook Author PageTwitterInstagramPR By The BookFindaway VoicesBooks A Million AnnouncementEP 154 – Reflections on T S PaulThe Canadian MountedPatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

Paula Stout is the fearless author of Love, Only Better, a contemporary novel and bedroom rallying cry for women everywhere.

Born in Manhattan, Paulette is the gold-star wordsmith and owner of her content marketing agency, Media Goddess Inc., where she crafts content for her list of global clients. Prior to MGI, Paulette led content and design teams at several tech companies, and one educational publisher where her elimination of the Oxford comma caused a near riot.

Paulette’s prior career as a media buyer/planner in New York earned her three industry awards, including a MediaWeek All-Star.

She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Cornell University and her MBA in Marketing from the Lubin School of Business, Pace University.

You can usually find Paulette rearranging words into pleasing patterns while wearing grammar t-shirts.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 222 – Clean Romance, Happily Ever Afters, and Taking Care of Readers with Brittany Fichter

Mark interviews author Brittany Fichter about writing happily ever after endings, clean romance, and taking the time to care for her readers.

Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update, thanks new patron James S. Aaron, and shares a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation, Mark and Brittany talk about:

Writing clean, sweet, and wholesome romanceLiving and writing with OCD, Tourettes and free-floating anxietyThe Writing Gals Podcast and their outline of the various levels of heat in romance fictionHow the outline for Brittany’s last book was 50,000 wordsThe way that clean romances can still deal with heavy concepts and deep emotionsWriting fairy tales that are full fantasy, much like the darkness to light moment in The Lord of the RingsBrittany’s childhood love of fairy tales and her desire to what to know the characters beyond the tropesStephen King’s writing prompt to write a story you’ll never share with anyone, and how Brittany used that to write a story inspired by Beauty and The Beast that she published in 2015Revising covers, and the fact her first book (Beyond Beauty) has gone through four covers alreadyGetting writing done with young childrenMaking YouTube music playlists for every book that she writes as a way of triggering her brain that it’s time to writeThe push that leads a lot of writers to writer burnoutThe Happy Planner brandWriting and publishing a chapter a week on her blog to keep her readers happy while they’re waiting for the next bookWhy Brittany has a “Fun and Games” section on her website and why she avoids political discussion in her reader groups and author pageHow her writing is all about light overcoming darkThe way that 2020 had us on social media and on our phones a lot, instead of being with and understanding othersAdvice Brittany would give to new writersAnd more…

After the interview Mark reflects on the importance of attending to the needs of your readers.

Links of Interest:

Brittany Fichter’s WebsiteFacebook Author PageFacebook Reader GroupInstagramWriting Gals: What Makes Clean Romance Clean20BooksVegas Website2021 Video Playlist of 162 Videos (YouTube)Killing it on KoboWide for the WinApple Books PanelFindaway VoicesThe Canadian MountedYou Play with Your Balls a Lot (Lipsync)The 2021 NaNoWriMo Writing Tools StorybundlePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

Brittany Fichter lives with her Prince Charming, little fairy, and little prince in a decently clean castle in whatever kingdom the United States Air Force has most recently placed them.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Episode 221 – Highlights from 20BooksVegas 2021

Mark shares three short audio excerpts from the November 2021 20BooksVegas conference.

20Books Vegas 2021 is by far the biggest and best of the 20Books shows (there have been ten so far). It is the biggest show in the world focused on self-publishing although there is something for every author, traditional or indie.

The 20Books mentality is that everyone deserves a chance to succeed if they take the knowledge and experience and apply it to their author business.

With up to 20 authors making seven figures a year and hundreds making a full-time living, there will be something for everyone. Be warned, no one is going to carry you and make you an overnight sensation. You have to do that for yourself by applying what over 100 guest speakers have to offer. Are you ready to excel, reap the rewards of your good work? Then take control of your author career.

Prior to the main content, Mark shares recent comments, a personal update, thanks new patron Michael Howell and shares a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

The three clips (each approximately 10 minutes) are:

Mal Cooper – Finding and Keeping Fanshttps://youtu.be/qlqdlrgGXCQ (Full video)Caroline Peckham – Starting and Growing Your TikTok Platformhttps://youtu.be/dBiIPaeYUmk (Full video)Kevin McLaughlin – The Five Pillars of Indie Publishinghttps://youtu.be/yFXZAoi02sk (Full video)

Links of Interest:

20BooksVegas Website2021 Video Playlist of 144 Videos (YouTube)Findaway VoicesFindaway Voices Blog – SpotifyEP 218 – John Gaspard on Business, Magic, and WritingThe 2021 NaNoWriMo Writing Tools StorybundlePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Episode 220 – Vikrant Shaurya of Bestsellingbook.com

Mark interviews Vikrant Shaurya, CEO and Founder of Bestsellingbook.com.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares an extremely brief personal update with crappy audio from a Vegas hotel room and a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation Mark and Vikrant talk about:

The story of how Vikrant got started in writingSpending more time in the college library than in classeStarting a company, making a number of mistakes, and being left with no money and being forced to shut down the businessDiscovering self-publishing and working hard to write and go through the publishing processCreating a “done for you” publishing company to help entrepreneurs and speakersWho Vikrant’s ideal client is and the detailed customized process of ensuring their book is written using their insights/knowledge/experience in their unique voiceThe packages and costs of making the book a bestseller on AmazonThe process of the angel writers who work closely with clientsGoing through the book chapter by chapter with the client with unlimited revisionsPotential opportunities for writers to work for Bestselling Book as angel writersAnd more…

After the interview, Mark reflects on the various needs and pathways for different types of writers and where a service like Bestsellingbook.com might fit in to that.

Links of Interest:

BestsellingBook.comFindaway Voices20BooksVegasSelfPubCon 2021: The Writing Craft Conference (ALLI) – The Craft of Writing Short BooksThe 2021 NaNoWriMo Writing Tools StorybundlePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

Vikrant Shaurya is the CEO & Founder of BestsellingBook.com, #1 Bestselling Author, sought-after Book Launch Manager, and an internationally recognized Digital Publishing Expert. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and first-time authors actualize their dreams by joining them in their self-publishing journeys through his courses, coaching, and done-for-you services.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Episode 219 – Learning Through Failure & Hidden Variables with Chris Racknor

Mark interviews Chris Racknor about his Shawn Ronin mystery series, about science fiction and about his experiences in both traditional and indie publishing.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update and a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation Mark and Chris talk about:

The report card snapshot from the first grade indicating Chris had an affinity for writingThe serialized blog stories on Chris’s blog early on in the advent of digital readingThe 2004 goal Chris set related to writing a novel, and how that came to pass in 2020Heading into the science discipline and wondering if it was for the science or for making the science-fiction more believableHow Chris’s mother, concerned that he was reading too many comic books, handed him a copy of a Robert B. Parker novelHow science-fiction is about asking questions, while mysteries are about searching for answersChris’s experience of working with a publisher and coming to realize the sub-par work they had done on his novelThe podcasts that Chris regularly listens to related to the business of self-publishingPreparing and launching the first three books in his mystery series via the indie routeA bit of a background on the series and the main characterSome of the personal situations from Chris’s own life that have factored into the novelsStrategies for launching three books at once, such as immediately making the first book in that series freeAdvice that Chris would give to his younger selfAnd more…

After the interview Mark reflects on Chris’s determination to not give up despite the challenges he faced with his first book, but instead, to take a different approach.

He also talks about the importance of asking and how you miss 100% of the shots you never take.

Links of Interest:

Chris Racknor’s WebsiteFindaway VoicesUniversal Book Links Now Include Print (Announcement)Haunted HospitalsThe Relaxed AuthorSelfPubCon 2021: The Writing Craft Conference (ALLI) – The Craft of Writing Short BooksThe 2021 NaNoWriMo Writing Tools StorybundlePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

Chris Racknor has a Ph.D. in physics and lives in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. He has been an astronomy teacher, physicist, motorcycle owner, competitive strongman, varsity rugby player, and stay-at-home dad. He is a family man, Data Scientist, sci-fi nerd, professional kilt-wearing tree thrower, Transformers toy collector, and sumo wrestling aficionado with plenty more stories to tell.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Episode 218 – John Gaspard on Business, Magic, and Writing

Mark interviews John Gaspard about his mystery novels, his decision to move from traditional publishing to indie publishing, and other behind the scenes business decisions about his life in writing.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a brief personal update and a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation Mark and John talk about:

John’s journey to traditional publishing and the process of getting his rights back and checking out indie publishingWorking with an agentSome of the research John has done to find a publisherWhat a “right of first refusal” clause in a contract isOffering his publisher money to get out of the contract he was inThe writing John was doing as full time work that was NOT writing novelsWriting a mystery in novel form compared to writing it for the screenJohn’s early introduction to film making that led to film-making projects through high schoolThe two $30K feature films John worked on in the late 80sThe combo book/behind-the-curtains podcast John has created and the plan behind wanting to launch itAnd more…

After the interview Mark reflects on the business decision and investment John made in himself.

Links of Interest:

Eli Marks WebsiteEli Marks PodcastJohn’s BooksFilm BooksAll of John’s BooksFindaway VoicesUniversal Book Links Now Include Print (Announcement)Haunted HospitalsThe Relaxed AuthorSelfPubCon 2021: The Writing Craft Conference (ALLI) – The Craft of Writing Short BooksThe 2021 NaNoWriMo Writing Tools StorybundlePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

John Gaspard is the author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as four other stand-alone novels, “The Greyhound of the Baskervilles,” “A Christmas Carl,” “The Sword & Mr. Stone,” and “The Ripperologists.”

He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series, under the pen name Bobbie Raymond.

In real life, John’s not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less – that’s no small trick. He’s also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they’ve made more than the films.

John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0