In which we discuss how our third puzzle hunt on a boat went. [ Download mp3 – 35 MB ] 00:58 – “seagoing”01:23 – DeeAnn’s sea stories04:24 – Re: JoCo Cruise Crazy 307:34 – Curtis’s reputation13:09 – the importance of…
Year: 2013
Friday Flash Fiction: “A Middle Portion of the Star-Sailor’s Tale”
Yes, you did, in fact, read both parts of the original tale last February. But I recently expanded it to meet Clarion‘s 2,500-word minimum for an application story, and this is one of the middle sections. It’s not a retcon–it’s…
This Also Happened Last Weekend
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SnoutCast #158: Oscars Post-Game
In which we review this year’s Best Picture nominees (except for Amour, which we have not seen), and ponder why so many Game themes are movie-based. [ Download mp3 – 31 MB ] 00:00 – stabby teaser01:03 – “Academic”04:03 –…
Oscar Party Preparations
DeeAnn and I started hosting Academy Awards viewing parties years ago in the Bay Area. We don’t attract quite as big a crowd here in Portland, but it’s still fun. For me, there are three big content pieces that get…
Friday Flash Fiction: “The Space Between”
Part five of five: in which domestic violence is not really an issue. Read “The Space Between” at 512 Words or Fewer
SnoutCast #157: Dilettantism
In which we discuss the importance of belonging to a variety of different social circles. [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 01:00 – “gregarious”…(Show notes? You want show notes, after we’ve been at sea for a whole week and…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Funny Story”
Part four of five: in which Liz gets friendly with the ship’s doctor, who does not reciprocate. Read “Funny Story” at 512 Words or Fewer
SnoutCast #156: Too Many Secrets
Puzzle hunts are, on some level, all about secrets: keeping them, discovering them, or revealing them at the proper moment. But how many secrets is too many? And when is it appropriate to reveal some of them? [ Download mp3…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Dinner Conversation”
This is part three of a five-part story. I wrote the first part back in the summer of 2011, at the request of one of my Clarion Write-a-thon sponsors: he wanted a piece of short fiction which might persuade his…