Prose

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, especially you, dear mother of mine!

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The poem is, of course, "To My Mother" by Wendell Berry. It was accessed through the Poetry Foundation.

The backing track for this piece was taken from Freesound.org, is titled "Ambient Acoustic" and is provided by user StrangerEight. It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Thank you to the artist for making their music available to the world.

Rush to judgment and regret it, in "Scrolling Through."

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The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "Undercover Vampire Policeman" from the album of the same name by Chris Zabriskie. It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Hello and welcome to episode twenty-six of Prose.

This week, rush to judgment and regret it, peek into a life, and get snarky at and with an academic.

The second of those stories is the second short piece by our new guest author, Jeff Glauser.

As always, I hope that you all know that you should feel free to contact me through [email protected] with anything you might want to say, be it praise, critique, advice, or simply saying hello. You can also keep up with or communicate with the podcast by going to prosepodcast.com or following Prose on Twitter through @prosepodcast or on Facebook under the same handle, though Twitter is the far more active of the two.

I would also ask that you please consider going to iTunes and leaving a rating and/or review for Prose. These ratings and reviews help your friends and others find the podcast, and they ensure it can continue ever-forward.

Thank you for making Prose part of your day. Let's get to the pieces, shall we?

This week, we have "Scrolling Through," an excerpt from "A Life in Progress" by Jeff Glauser, and "Update from the Halls of Academia."

Enjoy!

Peek into a life with Jeff Glauser in an excerpt from "A Life in Progress."

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Jeff Glauser is a freelance writer, digital marketing, and public relations professional. Over the past twenty years, his works have been featured in dozens of publications around the world, including regular contributions for the Associated Press and Bleacher Report. Jeff has previously served as an adjunct professor of Composition and Creative Writing. He currently lives in St. Augustine, Florida with his family.

The track behind Mr. Glauser's story this week was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "untitled" by un automne à Lob-Nor. The track is being used under an Attribution 4.0 International License. A million thanks to Free Music Archive and the artist for sharing this music with the world.

Let's get snarky with and at an academic on this fine Sunday, shall we?

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The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "Sector Vector" from the album Future Shapes by Little Glass Men. It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Say bye-bye to citrus fruits, but not humor, in "The Rotten State."

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The backing track for this story is an original composition written and performed by David Ezell, the third piece Mr. Ezell has written specifically and exclusively for a Prose story. David Ezell is a devoted father, a devoted creator, a devoted friend, and a devoted defender of the Republic, not to mention an extremely talented musician. As I have noted before, long ago, in our heyday, he and I used to make some pretty good music together. He is currently working for podcasts and various other media to create and edit audio with his company SoundProof Editing. If you have any digital audio needs, contact him via email at [email protected]. Also, keep your eyes peeled, ears sharp, and be on the ready for even more music from Mr. Ezell sooner than later.

Hear a letter of love from a father to his soon-to-be-born daughter in "A Letter to My Unborn Daughter" by Jeff Glauser.

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Jeff Glauser is a freelance writer, digital marketing, and public relations professional. Over the past twenty years, his works have been featured in dozens of publications around the world, including regular contributions for the Associated Press and Bleacher Report. Jeff has previously served as an adjunct professor of Composition and Creative Writing. He currently lives in St. Augustine, Florida with his family.

The track behind Mr. Glauser's story this week was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "Lullaby" which comes from the album Yearning and is by Podington Bear. The track is being used under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Unported License. A million thanks to Free Music Archive and Podington Bear for sharing this music with the world.

Spit in the face of Benjamin Button in "The Once and Former and Future King."

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The track behind this story was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "So Sing the Black Birds" which comes from the album of the same name by Ending Satellites. The track is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This week, say bye-bye to citrus fruits, spit in Benjamin Button's face, and hear a letter of love from a father to his soon-to-be-born daughter.

The last of those stories is the first short piece by a new guest author, Jeff Glauser.

Everyone, I hope that you all know that you should feel free to contact me through [email protected] with anything you might want to say, be it praise, critique, advice, or simply saying hello. You can also keep up with or communicate with the podcast by going to prosepodcast.com or following Prose on Twitter through @prosepodcast or on Facebook under the same handle, though Twitter is the far more active of the two.

I would also act that you please consider going to iTunes and leaving a rating and/or review for Prose. These ratings and reviews help your friends and others find the podcast, and they ensure it can continue ever-forward.

Thank you for making Prose part of your day. Let's get to the pieces, shall we?

This week, we have "The Rotten State," featuring the music of David Ezell, "The Once and Former and Future King" and "Letter to My Unborn Daughter" by Jeff Glauser.

Experience the ashes and remnants of lives left after one too many battles. in "Scorched" by Nicholas B. Morris.

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Nicholas B. Morris grew up in Arkansas but fell in love with Colorado. His stories and other assorted writings have been published in The Harpoon Review, Cliterature, Connotation Press, Danse Macabre Online, and Nebo. He has published two short story collections, the full-length Tapeworm and the chapbook The Boy in the Well, both with the now sadly defunct Monkey Puzzle Press. (You can buy copies of Tapeworm from him directly on Amazon.) He works in his dream job as Assistant Professor of Humanities at the Community College of Denver and watches endless re-runs of Star Trek with his partner Alyssa Piccinni.

Mr. Morris tweets at @totallynotNickM.

The track behind Mr. Morris's story this week was taken from the Free Music Archive. It is titled "My War Blues" which comes from the album Live at WMFU on The Long Rally with Scott McDowell December 16, 2011 and is by Cian Nugent. The track is being used under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Unported License. A million thanks to Free Music Archive and Cian Nugent for sharing this music with the world.