TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty-One

31 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

This is how it ends. This is how it always ends.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty-One

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty

30 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

In Phoenix, a teenager learns that some countdowns don’t end with midnight—they end when the mirror says so.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Nine

29 October 2025 by Melissa

An enigmatic oval wooden mirror reflecting a foggy forest on an asphalt road in fantasy style

Description:

In a late-night New York newsroom, a journalist discovers his reflection has a byline—and it’s writing his secrets.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Clay Robeson

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Nine

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Eight

28 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

Outside time, the mirrors prepare to cross. They’ve learned our faces, our words, our wants—and now they’re ready to take our places.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Eight

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
Instagram: @Melysse
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

27 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

In New Orleans, a widow keeps her late husband’s shaving mirror—and finds he’s still keeping his routine. Grief has its own reflection.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Seven

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Six

26 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

At Fort Bragg, a soldier learns that discipline cuts both ways—and the man in the reflection might follow orders better than he does.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Mark, the Encaffeinated One

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Six

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Five

25 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

In Brighton, a widower finds comfort in his own reflection—until it starts keeping its own schedule. Some echoes linger too long.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Thomas Jancis

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Five

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
Instagram: @Melysse
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Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
Or, leave a comment on this page.

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Four

24 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

Outside time, the mirrors grow full on what we’ve given them—our faces, our fears, our faith in the glass. They’ve been recording us all along, and now they’re hungry.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

#MirrorMirror #Podcast #AudioFiction #Horror #Monologues #AudioDrama #DarkFiction #SpeculativeFiction #31DaysOfFright #HauntedVoices

Episode Cast:

Melissa A. Bartell

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Four

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
Instagram: @Melysse
Mastodon: @Melysse
Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
Or, leave a comment on this page.

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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Three

23 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

In a Boston dorm, a student learns that some mirrors don’t just reflect—they breathe. And sometimes, they want company.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Episode Cast:

Nuchtchas

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-three

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
Instagram: @Melysse
Mastodon: @Melysse
Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
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TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Two

22 October 2025 by Melissa

Description:

In St. Louis, an EMT discovers that shattered glass remembers every face it’s ever seen—and some are still watching.

✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

Some reflections don’t fade when the glass breaks. #MirrorMirror #monologues #podcast

Episode Cast:

Clay Robeson

Links and References

Transcript: Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Two

Credits:

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
Bathtub Mermaid blog header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
Sound Effects are from Freesound.
Music for this episode is Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod via UppBeat

Contact:

BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social
Facebook: MissMelysse
Instagram: @Melysse
Mastodon: @Melysse
Email: missmelysse@gmail.com
Or, leave a comment on this page.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:01 — 2.3MB)

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