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Fairies or Muses

TBM-2210.29 – Fairies or Muses?

29 October 2022 by Melissa

Fairies or Muses

 

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Description:

#audio #shortshort stories #fairies #JohnCage #BasilandZoe

Excerpt:

Try thinking with your brain instead of your tits, girlfriend, and you might understand. Without belief, we don’t exist. Without stories, there’s no belief.

Links and References

Readers:

  • Erika Ludwig – https://www.erikaludwig.com/
  • Mark, the Encaffeinated One – http://encaffeinated.ca/
  • Melissa A. Bartell – https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/

Stories:

  • Words Have Power
  • 4:33
  • If Only It Would Rain

Promo

  • Nutty Bites

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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TBM-2208.23-MermaidMinute-Tools

26 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

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Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

If the rock is big enough you can bang anything into anything.

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
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  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02 — 2.2MB)

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TBM-2208.22 – Mermaid Minute – Hurricanes

22 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

 

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.22-MermaidMinute-Hurricanes.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

If the storm is bad we shelter in under water caverns…

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.22-MermaidMinute-Hurricanes.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 2.0MB)

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TBM-2208.21-MermaidMinute-Eelth Spas

21 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.21-MermaidMinute-Eelth-Spas.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

The sponges are friendly; not very bright, but friendly.

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.21-MermaidMinute-Eelth-Spas.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:17 — 2.4MB)

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TBM-2208.20 – Mermaid Minute – Littering

21 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.20-MermaidMinute-Littering.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

Mermaids don’t have litters; we are mammals.

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.20-MermaidMinute-Littering.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:30 — 1.6MB)

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TBM-2208.19-MermaidMinute-Work

19 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

 

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Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

We don’t get weekends, though; it’s not fair.

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.19-MermaidMinute-Work.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:42 — 1.7MB)

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TBM-2208.18-MermaidMinute-Artists

18 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

 

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.18-MermaidMinute-Artists.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

One of my favorite pieces of art is the Cetacean Chapel

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.18-MermaidMinute-Artists.mp3

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TBM-2208.17-MermaidMinute-Farm Animals

17 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.17-MermaidMinute-Farm-Animals.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

Manatees are friends, not food.

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
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TBM-2208.16-MermaidMinute-Current Sea Currency

16 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

 

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.16-MermaidMinute-Current-Sea-Currency.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

My money DOES jingle-jingle – and rolls!

Links and References

  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

Support:

The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.16-MermaidMinute-Current-Sea-Currency.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:32 — 1.7MB)

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TBM-2208.15-MermaidMinute-Skin Care

15 August 2022 by Melissa

Mermaid Minute

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TBM-2208.15-MermaidMinute-Skin-Care.mp3

Description:

#audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting

Excerpt:

We never have to pay for sea minerals, because we live in the sea!

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  • Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting

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The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the Auphonic iPhone app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

Contact:

  • Twitter: @Melysse
  • Facebook: MissMelysse
  • Instagram: @Melysse
  • Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
  • Or, leave a comment on this page.
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  • TBM-2210.29 – Fairies or Muses? 29 October 2022
  • TBM-2208.23-MermaidMinute-Tools 26 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.22 – Mermaid Minute – Hurricanes 22 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.21-MermaidMinute-Eelth Spas 21 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.20 – Mermaid Minute – Littering 21 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.19-MermaidMinute-Work 19 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.18-MermaidMinute-Artists 18 August 2022
  • TBM-2208.17-MermaidMinute-Farm Animals 17 August 2022
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