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This is one of my favorite CSE Cooney stories, and you guys did a fantastic job with it. The dual narration was perfect, what a great touch! my location
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PseudoPod 631: The Last Sailing of the Henry Charles Morgan in Six Pieces of Scrimshaw (1841)
Author: A.C. Wise
Narrator: Alasdair Stuart
Host: Alasdair Stuart
“The Last Sailing of the Henry Charles Morgan in Six Pieces of Scrimshaw (1841)”, originally appeared at The Dark, and won the 2017 Sunburst Award for short fiction.
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Sperm whale tooth, lampblack
The first scene depicted is the whaling ship Henry Charles Morgan, beset by a storm. The waves are stylized curls, the wind traced as spirals battering the masts and tearing the sails. A series of dots arranged diagonally across the image stand in for rain. The lampblack is worked most deeply into the ocean bearing the ship up and tossing it around. The ship itself is second in darkness, with the spirals of wind touched most lightly, giving them a ghostly feel. Spaces of blankness within the waves suggest the presence of hands, shapes of absence rather than definitively carved things. It is possible the artist meant to metaphorically represent the storm, the ocean as a malignant force actively trying to pull the whalers from the ship and cause them to drown.
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Pseudopod 526: The Great American NightmareCaptivating tale blending horror, politics, and the surreal. Well-crafted piece that draws the reader into an unsettling vision of current events.
by Moaner T. Lawrence my location
“The Great American Nightmare” is a PSEUDOPOD original.
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” – Plato
“They who can give up essential liberty for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
In addition to being a regular contributor to the world’s largest horror publication, Rue Morgue: Horror In Culture & Entertainment (and a member of their Rue Crew) MOANER T. LAWRENCE is also a regular contributor to Germany’s largest horror publication, VIRUS. He last appeared on Pseudopod with “Bad Newes From New England” and can be followed on Twitter, Facebook, Wattpad, and a new wordpress called The Horror In Blog.
Your narrator – John Bell – is an Award winning writer/producer of radio commercials as well as all-around go-to voice talent. Has written/produced 160 episodes of the comedy podcast, “Bell’s in the Batfry”. Catch Bell’s in the Batfry at the usual subscription locations (iTunes, et al) and/or at the link.
Info on Anders Manga’s album (they do our theme music!) can be found here.
“The sky over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was clear and blue at 12:00PM EST on Friday, January 20th, 2017. At 12:01, a fleet of Secret Service byakhee swarmed over the abstract visage of what was once The White House. Faster and faster, they beat their jet black wings, until the unholy force tore a hole in the sky. It became a swirling vortex, and the composer Erich Zann, considered missing for over 120 years, began conducting a chorus of six-foot albino penguins, alongside the United States Marine Band to a discordant rendition of Hail, Columbia. Opposite the band, a crowd of three million attendants held fast to a double-reinforced security railing, or anything else they could grab onto, so as to bear witness to the spectacle before them without being sucked into the portal forming above.”
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Hey everyone!It's a wonderful way to end the year on a positive note and set the stage for a promising future for EA.
We have some really exciting news to announce -- as of January 1st, 2023, EA will become a 501(3)(c) registered nonprofit! You can find the public announcement on EA Prime:
https://escapeartists.net/2022/12/23/escape-artists-to-become-nonprofit-in-2023/slope
Lots more detail will follow in the coming weeks, including a metacast. We’re so grateful to be able to share the good news before stepping away for the holidays.
Thank you so much for everything you’ve contributed to EA. We wouldn’t be where we are today without you and we’re so excited about what this change means for the sustainability of EA's future.
Have a fantastic, restful, delicious, restorative, and joyful end of year!
Marguerite and Alasdair
Actually, you haven’t missed the submissions period at all! It’s been pushed back. We’ll now be open for BBW submissions from June 13 through June 26. Here’s a link to the updated submissions schedule: https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/schedule/strands And for more details, here’s a link to the Cast of Wonders BBW webpage: https://www.castofwonders.org/banned-books-week/If the Moksha page is still not showing the submission option after June 13, it might be a good idea to contact the Cast of Wonders team directly for clarification.
