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Holidailies 2014 #00: School Figures

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Excerpt from Today’s Show:

But daily blogging, in many ways, was my version of skating school figures. They’re not particularly pretty to the uninformed, but they teach discipline, help you hone technique, give you stamina…and sometimes you do something when practicing a basic figure that informs or inspires a larger piece – leads you to your long program.

Special Thanks To

All Things Girl (School Figures)
Holidailies (http://www.holidailies.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.

Questions or comments? Use the comment form at the bottom of each entry. You can also follow me on twitter: @Melysse

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20140921 – Sunday Brunch: Welcome Autumn

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Excerpt from Today’s Show:

The summer wreath on my front door will be replaced by something involving dried leaves, multicolored corn, and brilliantly-colored sunflowers. The dining table will play host to a bowl of knotty, knobby gourds. I will change out the placemats, and gradually bring my autumn and Halloween pieces into the house – a pumpkin here, a votive holder shaped like a haunted forest there.

Special Thanks To

All Things Girl (http://www.allthingsgirl.org/2014/09/sunday-brunch-welcome-autumn/)
Gypsy Audio (The Doctor Chronicles) (http://www.gypsyaudio.org/show/the-doctor-chronicls/)

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.

Questions or comments? Use the comment form at the bottom of each entry. You can also follow me on twitter: @Melysse

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TMB201409.14 – Sunday Shorts: Opening Day Triptych

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Excerpt from Today’s Show:

She noticed that the floor was covered in dusty reddish-brown soil. Marin was beginning to hate the stuff. It was everywhere, tracked into her café by colonists and members of the space corps, and swirling in on its own every time the airlock was activated. She had hoped being under the dome would lessen the dust factor, but it appeared she’d been wrong.

Special Thanks To

Chuck Tomasi & Kreg Steppe of Technorama
Visit them at Technorama.

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.

Questions or comments? Use the comment form at the bottom of each entry. You can also follow me on twitter: @Melysse

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:24 — 6.8MB)

201409.07 – Sunday Brunch: A Friendly Game of Cards

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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.

Questions or comments? Use the comment form at the bottom of each entry. You can also follow me on twitter: @Melysse

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:20 — 7.6MB)

DDoP #30: -30-

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:47 — 6.2MB)

DDoP #29: Up in Smoke

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:38 — 9.7MB)

DDoP #28: Moleskine

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:27 — 10.5MB)

DDoP #27: Bathtub Mermaid?

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:07 — 10.2MB)

DDoP #26: The Student

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:25 — 3.1MB)

DDoP #25: Gregory

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Dog Days of Podcasting

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:57 — 7.3MB)