Prose

Begin training to help save the human race from an inevitable alien invasion in Part I of "Sonbol," titled "The Breach."

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This portion of the story has numerous backing tracks behind it coming from both from Freesound.org the Free Music Archive. All of the backing tracks save to the next to last one come from the artist Jelsonic and were taken from the Free Music Archive. The tracks are titled "The Last Whale," coming from the album Various Moods, "Seasong," and "No Doubt," coming from the album Various Moods II. All of these tracks from Jelsonic are being used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenses. The track from Freesound.org was uploaded by creator Romeriogrande and is being used under a CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication License. Thank you to both of these artists and both of these web collectives for making these works available for artists like me to further lift up their own work.

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-four of Prose.

This week, begin training to help save the human race from an inevitable alien invasion and fear those woods near your home.

Yet again, you may notice that we only have two short stories this week. For the time being, the summer's episodes will consisted of only two stories, though I plan on leaping back into the three stories per episode format in September. Mark that as the first of the major announcements alluded to last week.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Patreon and prosepodcast.com are still undergoing major construction/reconstruction. Please continue to offer up your patience for and with me, and I am hoping to have the website cleared up no later than Episode 35, here in about another week. Patreon, however, is still at least a month out.

To continue my broken-recording, please, Please, PLEASE follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, as this can help the podcast get noticed. Even more importantly, please go to iTunes and leave a rating and/or review for Prose. Ratings and reviews set this show up for continuing into the future.

Alright. That does it for updates. Let's get to the tales, shall we?

This week, we have "Sonbol: Part I – The Breach" and "The Leash."

Enjoy!

Take a second look at the oft vilified Herod the Great, of Biblical fame in "The Boy."

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All the sounds behind this track were taken from Freesound.org. User Tomlija created the sounds on the stringed Sargija, user spidervis is responsible for the dark surged sound in E, user notembug painstakingly recorded then uploaded the tribal drum sample, and user gopalkoduri recorded the Turkish flute sounds. All these tracks are being used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licenses, except the Turkish flute, which is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Come join me for some dark thoughts and precise definitions to accompany "Breakfast."

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All the sounds behind this track were taken from Freesound.org. User notembug recorded the happy little harmony sample, which is being used under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication License, and user blimp66 is responsible for the fun little vocal tune, which is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-three of Prose.

This week join me for some breakfast and take a second look at the oft vilified Herod the Great, of Biblical fame.

This week, I have several announcements regarding Prose. So, let's hop right in.

Firstly, as you may have noticed in my mini-description, we only have two short stories this week. This is in part due to the July 4th holiday coming around here in the states and one part me not wanting to rush as story that I want to do and do well for all of you. I hope you'll grant me this deviation.

Secondly, some major announcements regarding Prose will be coming your way in the next week or two. So, I hope that you'll continue to listen to these introductory episodes, just so we can all stay on the same page regarding our beloved shared walks through fiction.

Thirdly, just as a reminder, prosepodcast.com continues to have major issues. I pray you'll continue to have patience if you use the site often. And, by all means, as I plead last week, if there are any Wordpress gurus out there listening, shoot me a message [email protected]. I am hoping to have this cleared up no later than Episode 35, here in about two weeks.

Fourthly, I have continued to be asked about possibly setting up funding possibilities via Patreon or similar services. Yes, I am working on these ideas. No, I don't have a date for when this might launch. Much along the lines of Aaron Mahnke of Lore, Mike Duncan of Revolutions and The History of Rome, and other podcaster heroes of mine, I refuse to simply ask for handouts. That means I have to come up with some cool extra content and/or merch for any fans of Prose that might be considering supporting the show financially. I appreciate the interest, and I promise, I'm working on it!

Lastly, please, Please, PLEASE follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, as this can help the podcast get noticed. Even more importantly, please go to iTunes and leave a rating and/or review for Prose. Ratings and reviews set this show up for continuing into the future.

This week, we have "Breakfast" and "The Boy."

Enjoy!

Enjoy three fantastic poems with a decidedly Irish bent by WB Yeats.

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The fun Irish pub sounds you here behind these narrations come from Freesound.org. User traggeldy created this sound. It is being used under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication Licenses.

Learn about a legendary Irish king in "Thumbnail History: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, a.k.a. Brian Boru."

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Many thanks to Massive Lad for the track he tossed my way!

Fear old age in "The Old Man and the Old Woman."

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Two of the four sound effects heard behind this story come from Freesound.org. The Irish flute sound effect comes from user P. Howe. The restaurant ambience comes from user sageturtle. Both of these sounds from Freesound.org are being used under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication Licenses. The remaining sounds are original created by Prose.

Hello and welcome to episode thirty-two of Prose.

This week fear old age, learn about a legendary Irish king, and enjoy some poetry.

This week, Prose is coming to you from Massachusetts once more, but only just barely. So, if things are a bit shorter this week and posting a bit later in the day, it's because of my attempts to get back to a US schedule. The show this week consists of one short story, one thumbnail history, and one set of poems, all with a bit of an Irish bent. Also, just to serve as a reminder, prosepodcast.com seems to be having some major issues. I pray you'll have patience if you use the site often. And, by all means, as I plead last week, if there are any Wordpress gurus out there listening, shoot me a message [email protected].

As always, please follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and do zip over to

iTunes and leave a rating and/or review for Prose.

This week, we have "The Old Man and the Old Woman," "Thumbnail History: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, a.k.a. Brian Boru," and Three WB Yeats Poems.

Enjoy!

Have battery life change your life in "3%."

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The two songs come from the Free Music Archive and are both from the album Chinese Lights by Parvus Decree. The first track is titled "Digital Wind (Ambient Mix)" and the second is "A Summer With You (Empty Mix)". They are being used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licenses.

All the other effects come from Freesound.org. The text message alert sounds come from CommanderRobot and josepharaoh99. The cell phone typing was created by vsipereck. And lastly, the water sounds for the storm were uploaded to the site by user lauraina. All of these sounds from Freesound.org are being used under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication Licenses.

Thank you to these artists, the Free Music Archive, and Freesound.org for making this work free and available to enhance projects such as this one.

If anyone is counting, "3%" is both the last story for Prose this week AND the 100th short piece uploaded by Prose. Thank you for joining me for all these journeys through all these lives. Keep your eyes peeled for next week's episodes, stay patient as I work with my host provider in fixing the slightly wonky prosepodcast.com, and stay thirsty for more flights of fancy via fiction. See you next week!