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DDoP #12: White Crystal Memories

13 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Notes

White Crystal 1960

In which The Bathtub Mermaid talks about being slightly rootless and spinning on the bar stools of her family’s New Jersey diner.

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

Links
The White Crystal Diner website

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/whitecrystalmemories.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:37 — 12.5MB)

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DDoP #11: Invoking Anne Lamott

12 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Notes:
In which The Bathtub Mermaid babbles about her personal faith traditions, Anne Lamott’s assurance that “your stuff is your stuff,” and the UU principle that Every Person has Inherent Dignity and Worth

coexist

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

Links
Facebook page for Anne Lamott
UUA Seven Principles
Robin Williams’ Top Ten Reasons to Be Episcopalian

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/invokingannelamott.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:20 — 17.7MB)

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DDoP #10: The Night After

12 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Notes:
In which I babble more about Oklahoma, and also talk about GW Zoo.

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

Links
GW Zoo – website

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/TheNightAfter.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:13 — 8.4MB)

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DDoP Episode 9: The Night Before

12 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Notes:
In which I babble about a trip to Oklahoma, and talk about Covenant House International and Broadway’s Sleep-Out.

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

Links
Covenant House – main site
Covenant House – Sleep Out
Audra McDonald – Audra’s Sleep-out Campaign

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/TheNightBefore.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:40 — 8.9MB)

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Piper’s Story (DDoP 2014 – Episode 8)

9 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Notes:
This is the story of our newest dog, Piper.
I also talk a little about our work for Shelter2Rescue and NoKill Rural Texas.

Piper

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

Links
Shelter2Rescue on Petfinder
Shelter2Rescue on Facebook
NoKill Rural Texas on Facebook
Madison on Petfinder

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/pipertale.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:15 — 7.6MB)

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DDoP: Young Love

9 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

In which I share another piece of flash-fiction from 2008: an observation of two people at the start of their relationship.

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

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/younglove.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:48 — 4.4MB)

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DDoP: Fairy Dust

8 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

In which I share another piece of flash-fiction from 2008.

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

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/fairydust.mp3

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DDoP: Pictophone

8 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

In which I share a piece of flash-fiction from 2008.

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

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/pictophone.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:59 — 3.6MB)

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DDoP: This Isn’t Treasure Island

7 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

In which I share a 100-word “distilled moment” from 2009, and explain that polyurethane fumes made me sick.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-07-23_38_01.mp3

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/2014/08/2014-08-07-23_38_01.mp3

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DDoP: Polyurethane

2 August 2014 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

Polyurethane

Roller Skates

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-00_44_19.mp3

Polyurethane has a couple of strong resonances in my life.

Excerpt:

The first time I heard the word “polyurethane” I was nine years old, and begging my mother for new roller-skates – the kind that have the smooth wheels like the rental skates at the rink. It must have been around my birthday, or maybe Christmas.
Shortly afterward, I received a pair of roller-skates with white leather booties sporting blue stripes, and happy reddish-pinkish polyurethane wheels.

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
Copyright: hixson / 123RF Stock Photo

For more of the Dog Days of Podcasting, click HERE.

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-00_44_19.mp3

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Jean—called Grandma Love by strangers more often than family—felt that familiar tilt in the air. The almost-midnight tilt. Midnight wasn’t a time so much as a mood, a soft doorway between one thing and the next. She’d always been good with doorways.

FictionAdvent 23: Sled

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She dragged it through the fresh snow to the small hill behind the apartment complex. The cold bit at her cheeks. The air smelled like minerals and ice—Earth winter, not Mars. He’d always said he missed winters most. 

She set the sled down.  Ran her glove over the wooden slats.  Felt her heartbeat double-tap behind her ribs.

Then she climbed on.

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“Welcome,” they said, their voice resonant in a way that felt felt rather than heard. “You’re right on time.”

A woman near the front let out a short laugh. “Time for what?”

“For the Interstice,” the being replied easily. “The pause between departures.”

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