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Merchild Christmas with Whales

TBM-2412.14-Dogfish Days of Advent: – Excerpt from A Mer-Child’s Christmas With Whales

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Merchild Christmas with Whales

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#audio #pastiche #mermaidadvent #mermaidlore #dylanthomas  #dogdaysofpodcasting  #dogdaysofadvent #dogfishdaysofadvent

Excerpt:

And on solstice mornings, with landwalker-entrancing song and candy darters, they would send me out to play and I would glide through the swaying kelp searching for news of the Seven Seas, and always find a barnacle-crusted whale by the deep trench or perhaps a clownfish with its colors dimmed by the colder water.

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  • 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-2412.13 – Dogfish Days of Advent: In the Deep Blue Ocean

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidcarols #dogdaysofadvent #dogfishdaysofadvent

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In the deep blue ocean, far beneath the tide,
Cold and shadowed waters, secrets there abide.

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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.

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  • 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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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:08 — 3.5MB)

TBM-2408.17 – Dog(fish) Days of Podcasting – Bedtime Stories

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #bedtimestories

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My personal favorite bedtime story though is AlexFlounder and the Torrential, Hazardous, Not-Calm, Very-Dangerous Wave.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:35 — 3.9MB)

TBM-2408.06 – Dog(fish) Days of Podcasting – Organizational Tools

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #journals #lists #pearls

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Using the to-dune list is a great way to relieve stress.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:50 — 2.9MB)

TBM-2408.05 – Dog(fish) Days of Podcasting – At the Dive-In

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #movies #deadpool #wolfmarine #waterspouts

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My merman and I have been spending time at the dive-in.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:25 — 2.6MB)

TBM-TBM2408.04 – (Sea)Dog Days of Podcasting – Concrete Boxes of Oregano?

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #PaulMaki

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Mermaids are claustrophobic. We’re also allergic to oregano. But not Oregon.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:23 — 4.4MB)

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TBM-2408.03 – (Sea)Dog Days of Podcasting – Baby, There ARE Sharks in the Water

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #sharks

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Baby, there are sharks in the water.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:05 — 2.0MB)

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TBM-2408.02 – Dog(fish) Days of Podcasting MerLympics

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor #olympics

Excerpt:

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but I prefer to compete in SeaQuestrian events.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:55 — 2.1MB)

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TBM-2408.01 – Dog(fish) Days of Podcasting Intro and Mermaid Medical Care

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#audio #flashfiction #flashfic  #dogdaysofpodcasting #mermaidminute #memedelmare #humor

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Mermaids have many options for medical care.

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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.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:09 — 2.3MB)

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TBM-2312.24 – Mermaid Minute – A Visit from Old Sandy Klaws

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#audio. #mermaidminute #humor #parody #christmas Me-Me del Mare shares the famous mermaid poem “A Visit from Old Sandy Klaws”

Excerpt:

Still, I heard him exclaim as his bubble trail died…
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good Tide!”

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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.

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