Once more into the breach, dear friends! It was the best of times, and then things went to hell in a hand basket. Today’s trip into the past lands us on March 2nd, 2011, and the recounting of one of the toughest weeks of my life. I started off the week with everything going just the way I wanted it… and then it all fell apart due to my wife getting sick and going to the hospital. I think Murphy was working triple overtime this week.
We started with my wife being sick, and being in the hospital with her made me sick, too. Ugh.
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Happy Monday, folks! It is happy for us because the Wayback Machine is still ticking over. It’s all warmed up this morning and for once, we’re not going to visit Galley Table for a change! We’ve finally caught up to where I left off with the Master Feed back in February. Today’s destination is February 21st, 2011 and Episode 10 of The Shrinking Man Project. This episode dealt with the changes I was going through with the impending move of my office to a new location, literally a different state, and how I was expecting it to alter my life. Unlike the Galley Table episodes, this one is just a short thirteen minutes long. This episode also announces my first paid writing sale to Issue 4 of Flying Island Press’s magazine Flagship. For those who are not familiar with Flagship, it is an e-published magazine with short stories and articles on the craft of writing in every issue. The magazine is available in both print and audio format and puts out new issues every two to three months. Anywho, on with the episode!
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Some people fear birthdays. They hide them. They deny them.
Not me.
For me, a birthday is a victory celebration! Another year to stride upon this Earth, win battles, and fight off death for another day. In the end to plunge my banner into the heart of another year and cry to the heavens that this year will not defeat me! I have taken on all that it had to dish out and I remain standing! Victorious!
But not everyone sees it like that.
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This is based on the draft schedule, so it may be subject to change, but as of today, here is where I will be this coming Balticon weekend:
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After last week’s long episode, we have a very short one this week. Just a basic check in. This hasn’t been a very eventful week, given that I’ve been nursing a bad back for several days. I am feeling better now, and my wife and I celebrated our Valentine’s Day a little early.
This week’s Promo is for Veronica Giguere’s short story The Keepers.
Enjoy the show. See you next week!
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This year I have been fortunate enough to be invited as a panelist to Balticon 45. This is my first time being a panelist at a con, and I’m really looking forward to it. I also want to make sure I do my fair share of making the con an entertaining and enlightening experience for everyone (so they’ll invite me back…). I’ve submitted a number of ideas for Panels that I might be able to participate in, or even lead.
But as I’ve remarked elsewhere, sometimes an author (or podcaster) is too close to his own materiel to be able to see what others find interesting… So I’m asking you. If you’re reading this, you’re following one of my projects, either my tech blog, The Nifty Tech Blog, or my podcast, The Shrinking Man Project, or maybe you like some of the short stories I’ve written for Every Photo Tells…, or perhaps heard my appearances on Galley Table. At the very least, you’re someone who is aware of me and some of the things I’ve done.
So I’m asking you to pitch me ideas. Given my background with tech, social media, podcasting, story-telling, writing, and such, what kind of panels would you be interested in seeing me in participating? If you’re going to Balticon 45 (even if it is only in your imagination), what would you like to see me doing, or hear me talking about as part of a panel?
Feel free to comment at whatever length. I want to hear what you’ve got in mind.
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Welcome back, folks. This week we have a long and rambly podcast named Small Steps. Go figure. We’re back to Philosophy this week, looking at how to deal with big projects by breaking them down into smaller pieces. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a lot of prep work done, so this has turned out to be a long, rough, and rambly podcast.
This week we’re featuring a promo for Gaia’s Voyages from Broken Sea Audio.
Be sure to check out The Lighter Mom Project, and pick up Scott Roche’s Music Box at Smashwords.
Enjoy the show. See you next week!
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Welcome back. Just doing a simple check in this week as I dig out from under the snow. Hope everyone has managed to stay warm and healthy. Sorry about posting this so late in the day. After I did my weigh in my noisy neighbors got noisy and I was’t able to tape the rest of the show until very late in the day.
The Promo is for Paul Elard Cooley’s Fiends, Volume 1, coming soon from Shadow Publications.
Enjoy the show. See you next week!
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Hello, folks. I am sorry about the delay in getting this episode out. The weekend was busy, and the days following just didn’t let up. I hope I won’t have to do this too often. Then again, if you like having the Philosophy and the check in segments separate, let me know. If enough people like it, I’ll adjust the schedule.
Instead of a Promo this week, we’ve got a musical interlude. Mel Ginsberg-Stevens of NeidFyre has been good enough to give me permission to use some of her songs. She is ramping up her promotions for the release of her new album, Anatidaephobia, which will be released June 2nd. For those who are wondering, Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. If you like her music, feel free to check out her website. You can buy her CDs from her website, and some of her albums are available for download from iTunes. Today’s musical interlude is from her 2006 album Waddles from the Sea. The song is called JULIA DELANEY/COPPERPLATE.
Enjoy the show. See you next week!
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We’re back to Philosophy this week. And I’m back to another busy weekend. In order to keep you from waiting too terribly long for the next episode, I’ve split this week’s installment in two. This half will include the philosophy section, and I’ll release this week’s check in later this week. after I’ve had a chance to edit that part together. In this episode, we’re taking a look at why one-size-fits all weight loss systems don’t yield consistent results.
No promo in this episode. Maybe in part b.
Enjoy the show. See you soon!
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