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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty-One

31 October 2025 by Melissa

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This is how it ends. This is how it always ends.

 

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

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Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty-One

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

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Day 030

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty

30 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 030

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Description:

In Phoenix, a teenager learns that some countdowns don’t end with midnight—they end when the mirror says so.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

 

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

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Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
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Day 029

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Nine

29 October 2025 by Melissa

An enigmatic oval wooden mirror reflecting a foggy forest on an asphalt road in fantasy style

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In a late-night New York newsroom, a journalist discovers his reflection has a byline—and it’s writing his secrets.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Clay Robeson 

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Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Nine

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
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  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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Day 028

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Eight

28 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 028

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Outside time, the mirrors prepare to cross. They’ve learned our faces, our words, our wants—and now they’re ready to take our places.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

 

 

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

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Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Eight

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
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  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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Day 027

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

27 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 027

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In New Orleans, a widow keeps her late husband’s shaving mirror—and finds he’s still keeping his routine. Grief has its own reflection.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
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  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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Day 026

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Six

26 October 2025 by Melissa

 

Day 026

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At Fort Bragg, a soldier learns that discipline cuts both ways—and the man in the reflection might follow orders better than he does.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

 

Episode Cast:

Mark, the Encaffeinated One 

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Six

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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Day 025

TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Five

25 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 025

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In Brighton, a widower finds comfort in his own reflection—until it starts keeping its own schedule. Some echoes linger too long.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Thomas Jancis

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Five

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Four

24 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 024

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Description:

Outside time, the mirrors grow full on what we’ve given them—our faces, our fears, our faith in the glass. They’ve been recording us all along, and now they’re hungry.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

#MirrorMirror #Podcast #AudioFiction #Horror #Monologues #AudioDrama #DarkFiction #SpeculativeFiction #31DaysOfFright #HauntedVoices

 

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Four

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Three

23 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 023

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In a Boston dorm, a student learns that some mirrors don’t just reflect—they breathe. And sometimes, they want company.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

 

 

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-three

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Two

22 October 2025 by Melissa

Day 022

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Description:

In St. Louis, an EMT discovers that shattered glass remembers every face it’s ever seen—and some are still watching.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Some reflections don’t fade when the glass breaks. #MirrorMirror #monologues #podcast

Episode Cast:

Clay Robeson 

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Two

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

  • BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Mastodon: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.

 

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