I guess I did something right, because Steve Ely asked me to read another story! This particular one allowed me to revert back to the teen years...
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I look at the calendar hanging on the wall above my bed. I reach up, lift it off its nail with one hand and snuggle back under the covers, taking the calendar with me and running a finger over all the red Xs marked over all the days leading up to this one. It’s a little cold out, and the last thing in the universe I want to do is catch an effing cold the week of my birthday, so I snuggle down into the warmth of my flannel sheets even more. I know there’s going to be parties this weekend, and I’m going to want to go.
This is what I’ve been waiting for all these months. All these years, I guess, though before my friends started getting theirs, it didn’t seem like such a big deal. We were all No-Knows then.
Tomorrow, I’m finally going to feel like I belong.
Tomorrow, I’m going to find out how I die.
Rated PG. Contains allusions to profanity and some sexual implication.
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Website: http://escapepod.org
RSS Feed: http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml
Episode 143: Flaming Marshmallow And Other Deaths
http://media.rawvoice.com/escapepod/media.libsyn.com/media/escapepod/EP143_FlamingMarshmallow.mp3
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Escape Pod
The original science-fiction story podcast- it was honored (and very excited) to read for them!
This particular story was fun to read, as I was able to play with my voice a bit.
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Tina tugs on Kindred’s bullet-tattered red cape. “What kinda tricks do you do?”
Kindred shakes her head as if bewildered by the question. “Tricks?” She glances back at Megaton, who now juggles three Jersey barriers about a hundred meters out in the devastation.
“Let it go Kindred. We’ve been through a lot.”
“Well that’s good. So now you’re free to put on a carnival. Get everyone together and onto the jet now. And I mean now!” Her voice is so loud it draws everyone’s attention away from the show.
Megaton drops the Jersey barriers and the ground shakes.
Kindred lowers herself to one knee beside the little girl. “My trick is special,” she says, “I can make the whole circus disappear. Abracadabra‚Äî”
Rated PG. Contains superhero violence and organizational politics.
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Website: http://escapepod.org
RSS Feed: http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml
Episode 128: Send In The Clowns
http://media.rawvoice.com/escapepod/media.libsyn.com/media/escapepod/EP128_SendInTheClowns.mp3
This particular story was fun to read, as I was able to play with my voice a bit.
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Tina tugs on Kindred’s bullet-tattered red cape. “What kinda tricks do you do?”
Kindred shakes her head as if bewildered by the question. “Tricks?” She glances back at Megaton, who now juggles three Jersey barriers about a hundred meters out in the devastation.
“Let it go Kindred. We’ve been through a lot.”
“Well that’s good. So now you’re free to put on a carnival. Get everyone together and onto the jet now. And I mean now!” Her voice is so loud it draws everyone’s attention away from the show.
Megaton drops the Jersey barriers and the ground shakes.
Kindred lowers herself to one knee beside the little girl. “My trick is special,” she says, “I can make the whole circus disappear. Abracadabra‚Äî”
Rated PG. Contains superhero violence and organizational politics.
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Website: http://escapepod.org
RSS Feed: http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml
Episode 128: Send In The Clowns
http://media.rawvoice.com/escapepod/media.libsyn.com/media/escapepod/EP128_SendInTheClowns.mp3
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