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AudioThrustThe Shock of the New by D Mark Alderton This month's Circlet-sponsored story is "The Shock of the New" by D Mark Alderton. It originally appeared in "Like that Spark: Erotic Tales of New Relationships" edited by Marcy Harris, published by Circlet Press. The story is read for us by Erin Kazmark of the Melting Potcast.
2018-11-2428 min
The Voice Of Free Planet XWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Rev. Charon's got a great guest for their hit talk show What The Blessing: The Voice of Free Planet X's own Jared Axelrod! But things do not quite go as planned... Whether you are just coming to VFPX or an long-time fan, this episode is a must-listen! Recorded live at Balticon 52! The Voice of Free Planet X is written and directed by Jared Axelrod. This episode could not have existed without the performances of Christiana Ellis of Space Casey & Five More Minutes, Jason Gregory Banks of...
2018-06-1346 min
The Metamor City PodcastTRATWD 114 – Why the Storyteller Needs a NarratorIn this panel from Balticon 51, I lead a discussion with Melissa Hayden, Erin Kazmark, A. F. Grappin and Veronica Giguere about audio book narrators. Why should you have someone narrate your book? How does the process work? How do you find someone who will do the job well? There’s a lot of great advice … Continue reading "TRATWD 114 – Why the Storyteller Needs a Narrator"
2017-08-2058 min
The Raven and the Writing DeskTRATWD 114 – Why the Storyteller Needs a NarratorIn this panel from Balticon 51, I lead a discussion with Melissa Hayden, Erin Kazmark, A. F. Grappin and Veronica Giguere about audio book narrators. Why should you have someone narrate your book? How does the process work? How do you find someone who will do the job well? There’s a lot of great adviceContinue reading →
2017-08-2058 min
The Melting PotcastEpisode 49- Stoke the Fire prompt #12, Mystery MealThe Disaster Kitchen is back and recovering from our hectic summer. More importantly, our staff is returning! Grillmistress Erin is back behind the mic, and along with A. F., bringing you some Stoke the Fire stories!
These are for Prompt #12: Write a story featuring some kind of mystic cheese.
"Al Fredo and the Cheese of Doom" by Scott Roche
"A Transformative Experience" by Erin Kazmark
"Morning Tragedy" by Val Griswold-Ford
We follow it up with a Mystery Meal. That's right, we're finally getting those going again! This t...
2017-08-1533 minThe Freelance HuntersTFH s2e1: Live at Balticon 51!Hello Freelancers!
Welcome to Season Two of the Freelance Hunters! We’re starting out with a live recording from Balticon 51! I was joined by friends of the show A. F. Grappin and Erin Kazmark of The Melting Potcast in a live-reading of chapter one of the in-development Freelance Hunters novel, The Shadow Over Ironwood! We also answered questions and gave away fabulous prizes!
Click HERE to listen for yourself!
NEWS:
The first Freelance Hunters micro-collection, “Glory’s Gauntlet and Other Stories,” is now absolutely free on Gumroad. Check it out from the link...
2017-07-0600 minAudioThrustDirty Mad Libs from Balticon 51At Balticon 51 back in May, we played "Dirty Mad Libs" with Gus "A. F." Grappin, Erin Kazmark, Tim Dodge and Doc Coleman.
2017-07-0129 min
The Melting PotcastEpisode 23- Stoke the Fire (Prompt #4) and A Little SeasoningHappy New Year! The Disaster Kitchen is still up and running, bringing you a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on Prompt #4- A company has just received an order of "Fledges." They did not order these.
"Paper Dolls" by Austin Malone, read by Erin Kazmark
"Sanguine Delivery" by Paul K. Ellis, read by Theo Kazmark
Then we close things up with a Little Seasoning from Potcast friend and Word Chef, Scott Roche. You might remember him as the author of "Hole Card" the very first Main Ingredient story we ever did. He's also...
2016-01-0135 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode 21- Stoke the Fire (Prompt #4), Food Critic, Mystery MealIt's
our December episode, featuring a bagload of goodies! We start out with
a pair of not-at-all-Christmas-related Stoke the Fire stories for
Prompt # 4- A company has just received an order of "fledges." They did
not order these.
"Fledge Invasion" by A. F. Grappin
"My Brother's Keeper" by Jrd Skinner of the Flashpulp Podcast
Then,
we're off to the Food Critic segment, where A. F. tells Erin (and you!)
about THE BLACK: ARRIVAL by Paul E. Cooley. It gets 4 of 5 spoons from
the Head Chef.
And fi...
2015-12-0131 min
The Voice Of Free Planet XEpisode 5 - PausedThis episode, I visit a support group for stranded time-travelers. How can you look to the future when it's your past? How can you handle the modern world when you were born in the medival era? What do you do when you're literally out of time? The Voice of Free Planet X is written and produced by Jared Axelrod. This episode featured music by bensound.com. The Voice of Free Planet X theme are by Russell Collins. This episode could not have existed without the performances of Rasheedah Phillips o...
2015-09-1525 minThe Melting PotcastSpecial Episode- The Way of the Buffalo: Live with The Melting PotcastAt Balticon 49, A. F. and Erin had the honor of being interviewed by Hugh and Pat of The Way of the Buffalo podcast. Here's the recording of the live audio.
Liner notes from The Way of the Buffalo
Today we are proud to present our Balticon 49 live recording featuring A F Grappin and Erin Kazmark of The Melting Potcast! Special thanks to our lovely audience!
What we're enjoying this week:
P-Tone watched The Lone Gunmen!
Hugh read Marvel's Secret Wars!
A F watched Game of Thrones!
Erin watched The A...
2015-06-1041 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode 11- Stoke the Fire- Prompt #3Sorry about that prank episode yesterday, but not really. Here's our
real April episode, featuring three brand new Stoke the Fire stories
from the crew of the Disaster Kitchen!
Prompt #3- Each food in your refrigerator has a different effect on your mental health.
"A Taste of the Past" by Theo Kazmark, read by A. F. Grappin
"Interview with a Refrigerator" by Erin Kazmark, read by Theo Kazmark
"Cream of Whatever" by A. F. Grappin, read by Erin Kazmark
Promo- The Roundtable Podcast
2015-04-0232 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode 8- Botched RecipesErin and Theo Kazmark kick off February with another collection of Botched Recipes. Our bloopers are numerous, and we want to share them with you!
Note: there is some strong language in these bloopers.
Fans of author Sam Sykes might recognize one of his Twitter bits referenced, too.
Stay tuned after the outro for a special treat!
Promo- DOWN FROM TEN by J. Daniel Sawyer
2015-02-0113 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode Five- HIJACKED!!- Botched RecipesIt's NaNoWriMo, and A. F. has left the microphone on and unattended. Erin Kazmark has taken over the Potcast and is bringing you a bonus episode chock full of Disaster Kitchen soundbytes-- all the bad ones.
It's blooper time!
Promo- Tales from the Archives
2014-11-1512 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode Four- Stoke the Fire Prompt #2A little change of plans this month! We got a trio of Halloween submissions and just had to get them podcast!
Prompt #2- A common household object isn't what it seems.
We have three submissions:
"The World Wide Web" by Sarah Iozzio
"Vacuums Suck" by Justine Roberts read by Erin Kazmark
"Pearls" by Austin Malone read by Theo Kazmark
Prompt #2 is now closed, but we've still got two prompts open.
Prompt #3- Each food in your refrigerator has a different effect on your mental health.
2014-11-0125 minThe Melting PotcastEpisode Three- Stoke the Fire- Prompt #2Our second Stoke the Fire episode! Prompt #2- A common household object isn't what it seems.
We have three submissions:
"Inside" by Nobilis Reed
"The Polymer Pattern" by Julayne Hughes read by Erin Kazmark
"Cardboard Time Machine" by Scott Roche read by Theo Kazmark
Prompt #1 is now closed, but this prompt is still open, and we're opening Prompt #3- Each food in your refrigerator has a different effect on your mental health. Submit!
I also talk about NaNoWriMo and the Roundtable Podcast- (It's Episode 59, not 149 like I...
2014-10-0124 min