Prose

Come meet Tiglath-Pilessar III, a fab man from Assyria.   ***  The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive .  It is titled " The Magic Bullet " from the album The Jewel and Me by Little Glass Men .  It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  

Hello and welcome to episode twenty-two of Prose.   This week's episode, like last week's,  is quite a bit different than your average episode of Prose .  The first three parts of the episode are entries in a mini-series called "Easter Loves History" that was a part of another series of mine called Thumbnail History .  So, yes, it's yet another deviation from our norm, and, yes, I am, yet again, h...

In "Easter Loves History Preview: St. Ambrose and the Assyrian Empire," enjoy a brief history lesson that will serve as in an introduction to next week's Easter-themed history snippets. 

Doesn't everyone love being over-dramatic with a poet? ***  The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive .  It is titled " Three Kites Circling " from the album Cormorant EP by Axletree .  It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.   .

In "du Lac," make an attempt to avoid unavoidable lust. ***  The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive .  It is titled " Cast Away " and comes from the album Return by Alex Mason .  It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License .   .

Really work to seen an invisible man in "A Response." ***  The backing track used here was taken from Freesound.org and was provided by user unfa , who also goes by Tobiasz "Unfa" Karon .   It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.   .

Hello and welcome to episode twenty-one of Prose .  This week, work to see an invisible man, attempt to avoid unavoidable lust, be over-dramatic with a poet, and enjoy a brief history lesson.   This week's episode is quite a bit different than your average episode of Prose .  The first three parts of the episode are long form poetry with a dash of narrative thrown in for good measure, and the fina...

Hey.  Come meet an unremarkable young man in "Jim."  ***  The backing tracks for this story were taken from MusOpen at musopen.org . Musopen is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on increasing access to music by creating free resources and educational materials. They provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. As they say, their mission is to...

In "Always the Servant," take another look at the Garden of Gethsemane.  ***  The backing track was taken from the Free Music Archive .  It is titled " Raggedy Bob " and comes from Ben McElroy 's album by the same name .  It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Reconsider the Odyssey in "Two Sides to Every Tale: The Laestrygonians" ***  All three of the backing tracks for this story were taken from the Free Music Archive .  The first track is titled " Farm Montage (Instrumental) "and the second " New England is Interesting ," both original pieces from the album Old Paper Houses by BOPD . They are being used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercia...

Hello and welcome to episode twenty of Prose .  This week, reconsider the Odyssey, take another look at the Garden of Gethsemane, and meet an unremarkable young man.   If you are enjoy thing the show, or even if you are not, please to feel free to contact me through prosepodcast@gmail.com with anything you might want to say, be it praise, critique, advice, or simply saying hello.  You can also kee...

 In "The Knowledge Keepers", make the acquaintance of the keepers of all knowledge.  ***  The backing track for this story was taken from the Free Music Archive and is titled " I am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor ", an original piece by Chris Zabriskie . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.    The drums here at the end were taken from Freesound.org...

Experience the world end in "A Sunrise."  ***  The backing track for this story was taken from the Free Music Archive and is titled " New England Air ", an original piece from the album Old Paper Houses by BOPD . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.  

In "Sushi Night, or すてきな", endure a Kafkaesque transition.  ***  All three of the backing tracks for this story were taken from the Free Music Archive , and all three are by Blue Dot Sessions from their album Algea Fields .  They are, in order of appearance, " Algea Trio ," " Algea Tinder ," " Collecting Samples ," and " Arame ."  They are being used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonComme...

Hello and welcome to episode nineteen of Prose .  This week endure a Kafkaesque transition, watch the world end, and make the acquaintance of the keepers of all knowledge.   You should also go follow Prose on Twitter through @prosepodcast or on Facebook under the same handle, though Twitter is the far more active of the two.   I want to take a moment to plug an amazing documentary titled Downstrea...

In "Grafting Street", Part II, rejoin the dwellers and visitors of Grafting Street and briefly meet a thaumaturgist. ***  I am honored to use a great many artists' sounds and backing tracks to add to this story.  Most of the sounds were taken from Freesound.org and its users.  The intro piano is by Porphyr , the footsteps by savataivanov , the ominous bass by ERH , the horror track sounds by Xanco...

Hello and welcome to episode eighteen of Prose .  This week experience a deified old man, encounter an ominous word in the Philippines, and rejoin the dwellers and visitors of Grafting Street.   In Episode 17.2, the second original musical piece for Prose is present.  This is, yet again, by Mr. David Ezell.  So, do be sure to check that out.  Additionally, you should start to notice other stories...

 Experience a deified old man in "The Sweetness of Sugar Grove, or Matthew 25: 40-41" ***  The backing track for this story is an original composition written and performed by David Ezell, the second 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 friend of the Republic, not to mention...

 In the first part of "Lomar," encounter an ominous word in the Philippines.  ***  The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive and is titled "FOREST (mixtape)", an original piece by Violeta Päivänkakkara . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.  Thank you to Ms. Päivänkakkara for putting her piece up o...

In "My Little Creatures," meet some individuals with imagination.   *** Alena Abrosimova is originally from Tomsk, Russia (think Siberia, not to be confused with Serbia) but currently resides in Sydney, Australia.  She sails as much as she can, though she is often interrupted by a pesky full-time job. When not sailing or working, she enjoys writing, reading, learning new things (especially all thi...

Dine on glass in "Crunching."  ***  The first backing track from this piece is "Mu Part 2" from Shadows on the Snow , was taken from the Free Music Archive, and is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.  The crunching sounds were made by rLess and come from FreeSound.org. This track is being used under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain...

In Part I of "Grafting Street," meet a desperate man in a near future.    ***   The first backing track from this piece is "Not the Streets You Used to Walk Along" from Phillip Weigl . It comes from his album Sound-trax was taken from the Free Music Archive, and is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  The second track is " The Talons of Adventure, the Antlers...

Hello and welcome to episode seventeen of Prose .  This week, meet a desperate man, dine on glass, and reconsider your definition of stalker .   In Episode 17.1, you will encounter the first part of a multi-part series that I hope will span a few episodes of Prose .  I hope this appeals to you as much as it does me!  If it does, or even if it does not, please to feel free to contact me through pro...

In "Probable Infidelity," confront the rotting stench of adultery. *** The backing tracks for this story were taken from FreeSound.org, an amazing community of artists that set out to help one another through the sharing of their art.  Frankum provided both tracks on this poem, " White Spirit " and " Enchantment ."  This track is being used under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication Licenses...

In "The Long Night, or Frogs," fear the disappearance of amphibians. *** The backing tracks  for this story were taken from FreeSound.org, an amazing community of artists that set out to help one another through the sharing of their art.  Madbob69 is responsible for the frogs throughout the story, and Efecto Fudador is responsible for the  ambient noises at the end.  These tracks are being used un...