In which I share a 100-word “distilled moment” from 2009, and explain that polyurethane fumes made me sick.
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
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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
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For “Flash Fiction Friday” – I wrote “The Truth About Sharks.”
Excerpt:
“No. Nicky and Tony. Anyway, Tony had a raft – nothing fancy, just one of those inflatable pool toys – and the three of us were using it as a kickboard, not really paying attention to where we were, and suddenly we were almost at the ropes and buoys marking the channel.”
“Ropes and buoys?”
“You seriously need to visit the beach more.”
“We live in a landlocked state.”
“Details, details. Yes, ropes and buoys. You’re not supposed to swim past them. We’d drifted pretty far out – the tide was carrying us.”
“No one noticed?” He caught the end of one of my messy braids between two fingers and rolled it back and forth, tugging slightly.
“Oh, people noticed. The lifeguards were blowing their whistles and screaming for us to come in, and Aunt Nunzia was jumping up and down on the beach, a veritable poster child for the tern ‘conniption fit.'”
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
The prompt, “Write a story about a woman named Desert Flower,” is from Sarah Selecky‘s daily writing prompts.
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Image Copyright: harveysart / 123RF Stock Photo
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On Tuesday, my husband and I brought home our new car. This is the capsule version of the story.
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
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Looking through my hard drive and flash drives for something a little spooky, I found this story from 2008, “Something Old.”
Enjoy!
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
Story Music: “Red Herring” by Sinfonia Electronique
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom
Recorded and Produced using BossJock
Bathtub Mermaid: Something Old by Melissa A. Bartell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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Notes:
– Originally recorded on 30 August 2013, via Mobile Podcaster for iPad
– My last DDoP entry.
– Includes a reading of a short story, “Chai” from Pink Nighties.
– Link: Chai
– Podcast will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning September 3
– Now, on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bathtub-mermaid/id696477879
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– Recorded 29 August 2013
– Includes random babble about cellos, and music.
– Mentions Aaron Minsky, aka Von Cello
– Mentions Darling Violetta
– Mentions Apocalyptica
– Includes reading of my piece, “Sunday Brunch: Cello Hands,” from All Things Girl
– Links: Sunday Brunch: Cello Hands
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– Recorded via Mobile Podcaster on 28 August 2013
– I talk about a retired greyhound, David’s Best Mate
– I share an email I wrote to a friend’s daughter.
– Links:
– – David’s Best Mate on Facebook
– – David’s Blog on Blogspot.
– – Hobee’s restaurant
– – Mitchell’s Ice Cream
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On April 2, 2000, my dog Cleo was born.
On June 2, 2000, she came to live with us.
In June, 2013, we had to put her down.
This is the story of Miss Cleo, her older dog-brother Zorro, and a pair of Cedar Boxes.
– Includes a reading of my essay, “Cedar Boxes”
– Link: Cedar Boxes, at Medium.com
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– Originally recorded on 26 August 2013
– Includes a reading of my cafe vignette, “Steeping,” which was written the day before.
– An excerpt from “Steeping” can be found below:
Excerpt:
I can’t believe you lingered here long enough to let espresso go cold, as busy as it is in here today,” Sarah ventured once they were alone again.
“I was working on a poem,” David confessed.
“I had no idea you were a poet. Are you published? Can I read your stuff?”
“I am, when I’m not wearing bike pants and delivering documents around town,” David answered, taking each of her questions in order. “I’ve published a couple pieces here and there,” he continued. “And as to reading it…the stuff I’m working on right now needs to steep a bit.”“Poems steep?”
“Just like tea,” David said.
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