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Stop Writing AloneKeep GoingAre you wondering why you keep doing this? Nicole got a win this week and she wants to remind everyone why you need to keep going if you didn't. Sign up to receive Friday Night Writes emails, including the link to the monthly Writing Prompt Party! https://mailchi.mp/cc1507dc3fbd/friday-night-writes Mentioned in this episode: NYC MIdnight http://www.nycmidnight.com/ Episode 117: How I Wrote My NYC Midnight Story https://stopwritingalone.com/2021/04/15/episode-117-how-i-wrote-my-nyc-midnight-short-story/ Episode 78: Nancy Canu | Author, Editor, Critique Partner https://stopwritingalone.com/2020/07/16/episode-78-nancy-canu-author-editor-critique-partner/ Ira Glass on...
2021-07-2226 min
BoxflapThe Mullet Episode: Business in the Front, Party In the BackWe start off with tip #3 to help you get your novel-writing unstuck on the business end of the mullet - and then be party in the back end of the episode with a wild Minnesota road trip story involving a 60-foot statue, a drain hole, and a violated drive-through window.
2021-07-1716 minBoxflap1970s Cars and Freedom, Baby! Freedom!Today's episode is decidedly a new direction for Boxflap! I reveal my first-ever car, declare an un-training manifesto for lions (or bold writers), and unveil the 1976 Ford Elite that makes you realize we are regressing as a society.
2021-07-0616 min2021-05-2303 minBoxflapStar Wars Car Wash & I Dream of SiriIn spring, young men's hearts turn to thoughts of love, but for the rest of us, thoughts of mash-ups abound! Author update, pitch session to important movie development producer, and the glory of the laugh track.
2021-05-0916 minBoxflapQuick! Tell Me A Marsupial Joke!In this quick-take episode, I lay down a heavy thought about creativity and I tell you a marsupial-themed joke - all in under five minutes. PRODUCTION NOTE: This was an on-the-fly recording, not with my cool new microphone, but I really wanted to get an episode out and appease the guilt monkey until I have more time to do a fully produced episode.
2021-04-0304 minBoxflapDr. Suess in 1984SEASON 2 - EPISODE 3: Oh, boy is this a juicy episode! One-star reviews for George Orwell's 1984, a special work by the new Surgeon General, and the perfect solution for your friends who have a "face for radio". Oh, and Cardi B blows our minds! Literally!
2021-03-0718 minBoxflapS2 e2 Love Connections with Jane Austen, Candy Hearts, and Underground BunkersBrought to you by the noodle-of-the-month club. That's using your noodle! This is the most very-est Valentine's Day special ever!* In this episode you'll learn why The Cure had to change their name, and why we need to put the Valentines back in Valentine's Day! (Mostly because no one seemed too excited about celebrating VD day.)
*Not when compared to most other shows.
2021-01-3127 minBoxflapS2 E1: Seven Goals of Highly Defective Solo DancersIt's a new year. Time to set goals. Time plan what to eat once you get out of jail. Time to talk the world's second and/or third richest man on the planet. And what about babies? Shouldn't they have goals? Also, breaking news about my latest book release: Sea Monkeys. Now get cracking on that baby-making!
2021-01-0122 minBoxflapEpisode 30: Double Blast of Christmas Pleasure!Two - count them - TWO Christmas reads today:
Wilton the Whistle Pig Rides the Christmas Bus to Lily Pad Pond
Mrs. Fezziwig's Complaint
Also, some author news and a heart filled with holiday cheer.
To quote ol' Fezziwig: Chirrup! Hilli-ho! Scrumwumpery and fiddle!
2020-12-1322 minBoxflapEpisode 29: Terrified Orphans and Official Launch of Christmas SeasonAs soon as I press publish on the episode, the Christmas season officially begins. I hope you haven't decorated yet: that is not allowed. I will be checking. In this episode, you are treated to a rare moment when the world's greatest mind magician is persuaded to play Santa Claus at an orphanage. Let's just say the orphans were very surprised.
2020-11-2914 minBoxflapEpisode 28 - Thanksgiving SecondsName another podcast that gives you Thanksgiving, pie, satire, serial killers, and poetry, I dare ya! I'll wait until you think of one. You can't, can you? This is another variety-laden episode with serious author reads, comedy, and poetic cuddles. Remember people - silica packets are not hot dog condiments! And thanks to T.A. Walker at the FREE WRITER podcast for the chat on her show, which you can find here.
2020-11-2218 min
By T. A. WALKERFREE WRITER PLATFORM: CHAUNCE STANTONWelcome to the first edition of the Freewriter Platform. If you are a writer and you are free, then contact me so that you can have the exposure that you deserve. You can find my books here: https://amazon.com/author/tawalker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2151 minBoxflapEpisode 27 - True Crime TurkeyWhat can I say? When life hands you a morning brainstorm, go for it! Sure, it might take all day, but solitude builds character, right? And it's not like I was trying to avoid sanding sheetrock today or anything. Heck no! This is a genuine Thanksgiving episode. It's got a turkey dinner and all the trimmings...including MURDER! Mwaahaahaaa! Think Off 3, a new fake sponsor, and the Worst of the Best Books looks at one-star reviews of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
2020-11-1519 minBoxflapEpisode 26: CLICKBAITThe Book Reader Wrecking Crew and I tag-teamed to perform a new funny story called Clickbait. But we also played some Think Off 3, and now you know how it's done! Direct all talent inquiries to wilhelm.hellentrance.the.third@hellmail.com.
2020-11-0837 minBoxflapEpisode 25: Emergency Halloween BroadcastThis transmission is brought to you by the Beyond...Episode 25 is devoted to the audio version of the comedic (that means "funny") paranormal humor story called OUIJA BORED. It's my Halloween gift to the world! Take that, Mercury Retrograde!
Do you have friends? Do you even like them? You can share this episode or share just the audio version of Ouija Bored from my website at: https://chauncestanton.com/ouija-bored/
2020-10-3126 minBoxflapEpisode 24: Halloween Gone Wild!Turn down the lights and unbuckle your spacesuit! We've got calls from the beyond and terrifying book reviews on this first-ever Halloween edition of Boxflap.
2020-10-2619 minBoxflapEpisode 23: Grandpa's On the Run, Little Orphan Annie Mashup, and Book SigningsThis episode was a blast. I started putting it together, feeling pretty low energy, but then the creativity just started flowing. Guaranteed to make 2 out of 3 people chuckle - assuming you're standing next to a couple of idiots.
2020-10-1925 minBoxflapEpisode 22: Tub Darts, Worst Best Books, and a Norwegian BeardoAnother fun one! Seriously - before you start listening to this episode, just try to guess what's going to happen. Go ahead - write it down. Then listen to the episode. How close were you? If you guessed Think Off 3, an author reading, and an author update, then yes, those are in there. Get thee over to chauncestanton.com and sign up for my newsletter so you can get that funny paranormal short humor piece for Halloween...if you date! Mwahahahaa!
2020-10-1112 minBoxflapEpisode 21 - Houdini, Wieners, and CrooksYou get it all in this episode - a dramatic author reading, a new wiener-related sponsor, and the history of the phrase "crook of the tree". Yes, you should be worried.
2020-10-0518 minBoxflapEpisode 20 - Freedom, Creativity, and Grape SodaT.A. Walker from the Free Writer podcast joins Chaunce Stanton for a lively discussion, and the world's FIRST EVER live round of Think Off 3 (on a podcast).
2020-09-2830 minBoxflapEpisode 19 - Dreams, Parades, and Ed AsnerHow a literal dream brought even more balloons and Ed Asner to Spring Grove, Minnesota thanks to Katie O'Regan.
2020-09-1412 minBoxflapEpisode 18 - Can You Dig It?Digging artifacts from Annandale to Alexandria, Minnesota, and a strange encounter at the Runestone Museum.
2020-09-0722 minBoxflapEpisode 17 - Alien Encounters of the Covid KindToday's show hopefully will not be ceased-and-desisted or abducted.
2020-08-3119 minBoxflapEpisode 16 - Booted Outta Bible College!This week we meet TA Walker, host of the Free Writer podcast. Also, air sacks!Some unnamed author tries to convince you to buy his books.
2020-08-2422 minBoxflapEpisode 15 - Tub Writing and the Shamwow SnuggieThis episode is a perfect storm of humor, history, and the latest in cleaning product technology.
2020-08-1610 minBoxflapEpisode 14 The One Mashup To Rule Them All!Mashup, literacy, and the alarming spike in the illegal blackberry jam trade.
2020-08-0913 minBoxflapEpisode 13: Emergency! Family PreparednessReading a funny short story - well, it's funny to me. Also I show my work from last week's Think Off 3 challenge.
2020-08-0322 minBoxflapEpisode 12 - Nicknames and Fishing LuresNew sponsor for this episode. Met them on the set of The Norwegian Pontoon Mafia. Also, what's in a nickname? My nickname and how I chose the name for the young hero of my novel, Grave of Songs.
2020-07-2609 minBoxflapEpisode 11 - Christmas in July and Stinky PoemsThrow a yule hot dog on the grill for some Think Off 3, refined poetry, and the classic Christmas story of elf versus elf in I, Elf.
2020-07-1309 minBoxflapEpisode 10: Bunnies, Chickens, and the Nix ListIn addition to getting on our Think Off 3 groove, we contemplate fluffy mortality and hear the opening to children's book, Bunny Waves A Flag.
2020-07-0511 minBoxflapEPISODE 009 - Garlic, JFK Alternate Conspiracy, and The Munching TreeBiggest episode yet with 2.5 submissions for the Think Off 3 challenge. I knew it was ichthyologist all along, people!
2020-06-2619 minBoxflap008 - Introverts and Singing Fish!In which I call for all creative types to share their snippets and scraps - and Think Off 3 responses, of course! Poem - Upon The Origin of What Really Matters, by Joseph Langland.
2020-06-1512 minBoxflapSharks, Songs, and Street SignsIn episode 007, we hear a song from the box and my unreasonable fear. Plus another round of Think Off 3.
2020-05-3111 minBoxflapEpisode 006: Mothers, Fathers, and AliensA serious share from the box, but new, fun categories announced for the Think Off 3 challenge! Plus, news on Alien Encounters of the Covid Kind.
2020-05-2416 minBoxflapEpisode 005: Games!A darkly fun poem from The Box, and a description of Think Off 3, the brainstorming, non-competitive game.
2020-05-1611 minBoxflapBlacksmithing & AlchemyA story sketch about a man's search for the Elixir of Life. A child tour guide. And blacksmithing.
2020-05-1109 minBoxflapSpooky Places and Happy SynchronicitiesA trip to the Costwolds in England turns dark for a young American couple. Plus the synchronicity of my bachelor party.
2020-05-1009 minBoxflapLittle Floating PeopleA short story about little floating people and a discussion about flying dreams.
2020-05-1009 minBoxflapEpisode 001: Emergency Family Preparedness and On Being Left-handedThis episode dusts off the start of a short story about a family that overreact to a piece of mail. Also a discussion of handedness.
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