TBM 1509.16 – On Crayons

Crayons

Show Notes

On Crayons

Audio essay loosely based on a 2002 blog post (of my own) about Crayons. “I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it’s at its most powerful.” ~A.S. Byatt. The first box I remember having is the child-sized ‘basic eight’ which were large and long and only half-round, like a bunch of wax logs, split for easy use, and wrapped in colorful paper. They’re supposed to be easier for young children, those who haven’t yet developed fine motor skills, to handle. You know you’re growing up when those fat coloring sticks become too heavy, the tips too large, for the work you want to do.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

MissMeliss: On Crayons
A.S. Byatt
Bill Watterson
Crayola (formerly Binney & Smith)

DDOP-1509.04: Turnabout – A Conversation with MissMelysse

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

Turnabout – A Conversation with MissMelysse

For my last entry of the 2015 edition of the Dog Days of Podcasting, my good friend Debra Smouse turns the tables and asks me the same questions I’ve asked everyone else.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

MissMeliss.com
Bibliotica.com
19 Nocturne Boulevard
Between the Lines Studios
Gypsy Audio
Pendant Audio
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1509.03: A Conversation with KM

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

A Conversation with KM

Writer, poet, crafter, and purveyor of awesome body projects – we’ve never met in person, but she’s a friend nevertheless.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

KM at FanFiction.net
KM at Deviant Art
KM on Twitter
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1509.02 – A Conversation with Nuchtchas

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

A Conversation with Nuchtchas

Artist, podcaster, fellow bacon afficionado, Nuchtchas and I spent an hour mostly answering the ten questions everyone gets asked.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

NIMLAS.org
Nuchtchas on Facebook
Nuchtchas on Twitter
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1509.01 – It’s Peer not Pi-erre

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

It’s Peer not Pi-erre

Inspired by a Sarah Selecky prompt: “Pencil Case”

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

@ssmindschool
Story is a State of Mind
MissMeliss: Escribition
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1508.31 – Ten Dollar Summer Smile

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

Ten Dollar Summer Smile

Sometimes the best thing to do is spend your last $10 on flowers.

Excerpt

Twenty years ago, when I got married, my husband and I went through the same budget struggles all young couples experience as we learned to balance the freedom of living entirely on our own recognizance with the requirement that we pay bills on time, keep gas in the car, and have money for laundry.

We learned that we each have minimum requirements for happiness. For my husband, to this day, sunflower seeds and fantasy novels are essential for his well-being. I, on the other hand, become bitter and cranky when I don’t have frou-frou coffee and fresh flowers.

More than once, I have spent my last ten dollars fulfilling that need – buying a bouquet of irises, indulging in five bunches of daffodils, filling the house with carnations – because those small joys that bring summer into the house are the things that keep me going, even when I feel tired, frumpy, and boring.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Summer Love Notes
The Summer Smile $10 Can Buy
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1508.30: RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

One was a neurologist, author, and thinker; the other was a writer/director and horror movie maven.
Both shared a love of music.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1508.29: Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

Late night ramblings on nostalgia, stories and why everyone should tell theirs.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1508.28: A Conversation with Becca

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

A Conversation with Becca Rowan

I’ve known Becca online for over a decade, and worked with her on All Things Girl, but this is the first time we’ve ever actually spoken to each other.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Becca Rowan
Life in General
Dog Days of Podcasting

DDOP-1508.27 – Theories of Everything: Dog Hair

Dog Days of Podcasting

Show Notes

Theories of Everything: Dog Hair

It’s taking over the planet…one pair of black pants at a time.

Credits

Music

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

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting