Rish Outcast

Two Halloweens back, I wrote a little story in honor of the day.  Well, here I am "honoring" the day again. "Trick" is a tiny tale about what I consider to be the greatest day of the year . . . but for an area dad, not so much. Oh, and yes, I STARTED on an October Scary Story for 2016, but I have not yet completed it.  If I do, I've got something to not podcast next Halloween! You've been to County before, you know the drill: to download the file, Right-Click HERE.

A few months back, Rish went to see THE MARTIAN, then spent a while talking about it (and writing) with Big Anklevich.  Then he told you about it.  And about his first new project of 2016.  And a song? Or download the mutha.

Rish gets a bee in his bonnet about pseudoprofanity in a book he read, and speculates about deal-breakers in audio work and writing. Warning: there's gonna be some real cursing in this episode.  It would be f**king shameful if there wasn't.  Oh, and Fake Sean Connery presents the only song he's ever given up halfway through. Calamity, just download the episode by Right-Clicking HERE.  Sparks! By the way, the actual word in the book was "slontz."  And that's SO very different.

Here's a short little show with Rish talking about "Hannibal," a girl he did a drawing for, that song he hears at work every day, and whether his would-be protagonist should have a would-be love interest. If madness drives you to download the episode, then by all means Right-Click HERE.

No story here either, folks.  Just Rish ruminating on the Adele song "Chasing Pavements," and just what that means regarding his dreams of being a writer.  Also, he gets sidetracked by FSC in there somewhere. As always, you may download the file HERE, if that's your thing.

Rish presents another of his recent contest-losing stories, this one entitled "Creature Feature."*  One-time TV newswoman Carly Page arrives at an old lighthouse with a plan to interview the man who lives there, but actually hopes to catch a glimpse of a sea monster. With luck, maybe Renee Chambliss will join Rish on this one, or Fake Sean Connery will treat us with a song.  Either one, but surely, not both. To download the episode, right click HERE and save to your dee-vice. *Aka "Lighthouse View."

Continuing the story from last time, here is my long(er) form experiment in action.* To download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.  Or click here. *If you'd like to purchase the story, the text can be found here, and the audiobook here.

In this story-less episode of ye olde Rish Outcast, Rish ruminates on the success of a friend of his.  He does, however, promise a story for next time.  A whole new world awaits. Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Well, I've had to skip an episode (or four) to get my Christmas show in under the wire.  This was supposed to be the final episode of my solo podcast before I made the switch to the easier* Rish Outcasts. This one includes a Christmas story (or anti-Christmas story, if you prefer) I wrote called "Last Minute Shopper."  It's fairly short and tells the tale of a reluctant venture into a mall right before the holiday.  Afterward, Sir Fake Sean and I do our worst duet ever, and there's a bit of monologuing by me.  Hopefully, you'll miss these when they're gone. Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive. Rish Outfield, Podcaster *Or perhaps I should say "easier," since it's a difference of maybe ten minutes' work either way.

Okay, here's that story I've been meaning to get to.  At this rate, there will be a lot of story episodes down the road, but even more non-story ones. "Old Man River" is the tale of a lonely gas station attendant, and a visit from an elderly man with a story to tell.* As always, if you wanna download the episode, just Right-Click HERE. *Boy, that description could be for any one of my stories, couldn't it?