Anklecast 81 - Pre-Owned (Part 1)

It's the August episode of The Anklecast! Today's story is called "Pre-Owned." It's about a guy named Clint who is still driving the old beater that his parents got for him when he turned sixteen. It's having a pretty deleterious effect on his love life, however, because the car is the ultimate turn off. He's saved up for years, and now he's ready to upgrade. He just has to sell his old car off...except something keeps going wrong...

Afterwards, Rish and I talk a little about the story...it would have been more, except somebody messed up when hitting record the first time around. That guy ought to be smacked. That's all I've got to say.

As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.

You can find the story on the podcast feed or download by right-clicking HERE.

Anklecast 80 - Dr. Claw

Today, I have a story that I wrote back in 2014 as part of a live-blogging story event. It's called Dr. Claw, and it comes from the premise "Despite being warned about them, someone plays a claw vending machine game...and wins big." We get to hear the story of Brody, what the claw machine game had for him, and what he did with his winnings. Afterward, Rish and I talk about the story, and how hard it is to share your work as a writer and not take comments too much to heart.

You can find the story on the podcast feed or download by right-clicking HERE.

Anklecast 79 - Black Angel

It's time for an all-new story. In this one, Pete comes upon some misfortune. His girlfriend, Cindy, in an effort to cheer him up, buys him a revenge crystal from a local shop. But then the revenge crystal turns out to work all too well...

Afterward, Rish and I talk about the creation of this story, how it came to be and how it holds up all of these years later.

You can find the story on the podcast feed or download by right-clicking HERE.

Anklecast 78 - The Elephant in the Room (Part 5 - The End)

New Anklecast available! The egg that Louis discovered in his room turned his life upside down. He fell into a deep well of intrigue and danger. Now, it's time to put his final plan into action. I hope you're ready for the exciting conclusion of the story in April's episode of "The Elephant in the Room."

Afterwards, Rish and I discuss the story and what led to its creation.

You can find the story on the podcast feed or download by right-clicking HERE.

As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.

Anklecast 77 - The Elephant in the Room (Part 4)

The egg that Louis discovered in his room turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg. Since disposing of it, the mystery has only grown deeper. Louis was on the verge of giving up on everything, but now, instead, he is determined to take the fight to the aliens. But there's more he doesn't know...find out just what further dark secrets await in this month's episode of "The Elephant in the Room."

As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.

Find it on the podcast feed now. To download the episode, right click HERE. Or just click the play button below.

Anklecast 76 - The Elephant in the Room (Part 3)

And now for part three of "The Elephant in the Room." Louis found an alien egg hiding in plain sight in his room. Then the girl of his dreams suddenly started coming on to him. He ran from her like she was radioactive. How will she react the next day at school? What is going on? Why are these things happening? Find out more in this month's episode.

Afterward, Rish is back. Big and Rish now have something in common. They both spent some time in Venice, and they both loved it. They talk all about it in the post show. Hope you enjoy it.

As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.

Find it on the podcast feed now. To download the episode, right click HERE.

Anklecast 75 - The Elephant In The Room (Part 2)

It's part two of "The Elephant in the Room" this month. The story deepens and becomes even more confusing and sinister. Louis thought he had things under control after he and his friend, Collin, figured out the egg a little, but now there's a further wrinkle. Listen and find out where it goes.

Not much in the way of post-show chat in this one. I am horribly sick right now, and it was all I could do to even get this show put together for y'all, but I'll never let you down, so at least there's that. Hope you enjoy it.

As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.

To download the episode, right click HERE.