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“Eric was night, and Batu was day. The girl, Charley, was the moon. Every night, she drove past the All-Night in her long, noisy, green Chevy, a dog hanging out the passenger window. It wasn’t ever the same dog, although they all had the same blissful expression. They were doomed, but they didn’t know it.”
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Music by murat_ses and romacito of ccMixter. Story written by The Great Kelly Link, licensed under Creative Commons License. Originally appeared in the short story collection, Magic For Beginners, published by Small Beer Press, 2005.
#1 by karen from mentor on 27 June 2009 - 12:07
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Frank,
I am now no longer a podcast virgin. Surprisingly, you have no brooklyn accent, froglike or otherwise.
The things that hit me in no particular order:
she looked like she had set her favorite city on fire
why batu had so many pajamas
flannel with heads in baskets–that’s just wrong!
ugly little bed wetting dog
hated people in december just for practice
the maple syrup tins..they get a lot of canadians
the first sentence of to kill a mockingbird!
frothy meat drink
squeezable pork…insert obvious joke here
grape scented magic markers
you’re wearing my diary
my favorite part was when…
Canadian…not a zombie
comment? The podcast started oddly, then I had no pause or play button…then stopped abruptly…
hey….just like the first time I was a virgin…lol….no wait, I was serious about the technical issue…the other part just kind of naturally filled itself in as I was typing…maybe I need to upgrade something…any thoughts?
#2 by frankmarcopolos on 27 June 2009 - 12:21
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Hi Karen, I’m honored to have “popped your podcast cherry” as it were.
There are a lot of great lines in the story, no doubt about it. Kelly Link is just an awesome writer. The pajamas thing will become clearer in Part 2.
As for the technical issues, it’s hard for me to say without knowing your specs. These audio files are large, though, so if you’re not on broadband, or have a lot of stuff running simultaneously that could be an issue. I’ll look into things on my end, though, to see if I can find anything there.
Thanks for listening, commenting, and for letting me know about the tech issues! I appreciate it.
#3 by Sherry on 2 July 2009 - 17:40
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Frank,
I enjoyed this one. I’m looking forward to part 2 when the story really unfolds. Keep up the great work.
#4 by frankmarcopolos on 2 July 2009 - 17:42
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Hi Sherry, Thanks for listening! Part 2 drops on Tuesday.
#5 by Jim O on 15 July 2009 - 23:16
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thank you for doing this story, Kelly Link is a marvel. Feel free to tackle another story of hers. You did a great job on this one.
#6 by frankmarcopolos on 16 July 2009 - 07:51
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Thanks, Jim. It was really fun to do. She is a fantastic writer. I may in fact do another story from Magic for Beginners at some point, but I haven’t decided which one yet. And if she puts anything else out on Creative Commons License, I’ll definitely consider that, too.
#7 by JimO on 26 July 2009 - 00:33
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I think Stone Animals or Some Zombie Contingency Plans would be great choices.
#8 by frankmarcopolos on 26 July 2009 - 08:01
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Yep, there’s a lot to choose from, that’s for sure.