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201409.07 – Sunday Brunch: A Friendly Game of Cards

7 September 2014 by Melissa
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Show Notes

In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about card games, kickstarter, and watching her relatives from behind the hutch.

Excerpt:

Growing up, we always had the typical Bicycle cards in red and blue, lying around the house. So many of my childhood memories involve watching my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and older cousins gathered around the dining table with it’s vinyl floral tablecloth. Cups of strong coffee and glasses of homemade iced tea would share space with ash trays and plates of cookies (Stella D’oro anisette toast and Pepperidge Farm Milanos). Voices would be raised in affectionate bickering or exuberant laughter, and all of it would just be counterpoint to the real action: a friendly game of cards.

Read the full essay at All Things Girl.

Special Thanks To

Nuchtchas of Nutty Bites, for support, and for providing her promo.
Visit her at NIMLAS.org

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid, Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock

Music for The Bathtub Mermaid is provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. The opening song is “Soap in a Bathtub,” by Stoney. The closing song is “You Can Use My Bathtub, by Little Thom.

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Tales from the Tub 2014Personal EssaySunday Brunch

DDoP #30: -30-

29 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thirty.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid babbles about the use of the term -30- in this wrap-up post.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thirty.mp3

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Tales from the Tub -30-DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingExtamporanea

DDoP #29: Up in Smoke

29 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/upinsmoke.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares her first entry in the NYC Midnight Flash-Fiction contest, a neo-noir piece called “Up in Smoke.”

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/upinsmoke.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingFlash FictionUp in Smoke

DDoP #28: Moleskine

28 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/moleskine.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid babbles about writing fetishes, like Moleskine notebooks.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/moleskine.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingExtamporanea

DDoP #27: Bathtub Mermaid?

28 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bathtubmermaid.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about bathtubs she has known, and other related things.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bathtubmermaid.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingExtamporanea

DDoP #26: The Student

27 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thestudent.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares a piece of flash-fic (micro-fic really) about a student: Sometimes you should stop to say hello.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thestudent.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingFlash Fiction

DDoP #25: Gregory

27 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gregory.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares a piece of flash-fiction: Job hunting when you’re over 35 can be horrible, especially around the holidays.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gregory.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingFlash Fiction

DDoP #24: Defiance

26 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/defiance.mp3

Notes:

In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares her love of the tv show Defiance.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/defiance.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingExtamporanea

DDoP #23: Improvisational Chef

25 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/improvisationalchef.mp3

Notes:
In which the Bathtub Mermaid babbles about her love of sailboats, and talks about some of her favorite books about boats.

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/improvisationalchef.mp3

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Tales from the Tub DDoPDDoP 2014Dog Days of PodcastingExtamporanea

DDoP #22: Sunday Brunch: The Best Advice Nathan Fillion Never Gave Me

24 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bestadvice.mp3

Notes:
In which the Bathtub Mermaid babbles talks about advice that Nathan Fillion shared with his Q&A attendees at Dallas Comic-Con in May, 2014.

Read the entire piece at All Things Girl

Credits:
Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bestadvice.mp3

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