The Anklecast

I guess it's time to finally do this. This isn't an episode like the normal ones. There's no story, no fun, no chat with Rish Outfield. Instead, it's just me talking about why I'm bringing the Anklecast to an end. The time has come, and I'm here to say goodbye. Thanks to everyone for everything you've done and given. It's been a great run, and a real pleasure. As always, special thanks to Kevin Ma...

 Okay, folks! We've finally made it! This is part five of "Digital Wizards." This is the final part, the end of the story! The whole thing is now finally available. I hope you've enjoyed following it like a new school version of a Dickens serial. It's time to find out how this all ends. Keith has to head into the building and fight off all the nightmares that he created accidentally using the...

 It's time for the April installment of Digital Wizards! Keith has become hopelessly addicted to the AI art generator that he's been using, but he just got some bad news from his old friend, Darin. The AI is broken. Keith has to stop using it. What will he do? How will he pass the time? How will this thing go? We're almost there, folks. We're leading up to the climax. Only two episodes left i...

Well, it's finally here! It's part three of Digital Wizards. Keith has been using the AI art generator that was developed by his old, but unreliable, friend Darin. He quickly became obsessed and addicted, and it's only getting worse, because Darin is adding more features. What will happen to Keith? Find out in today's exhilarating new installment of "Digital Wizards." As always, special thanks to...

It's February, and so it's time for another segment of Digital Wizards. Keith, against his better judgement, has gone in on an AI art company with his old, but unreliable, friend Darin. This month, he ventures into the AI world. What will he find, and what will happen to him? Find out in this exciting new installment of the award ignored novella, "Digital Wizards." As always, special thanks to Kev...

Keith and Darin have been friends since childhood, but their lives diverged largely after high school. Keith came into money and became an angel investor in venture capital pursuits, while Darin became a bit of an untrustworthy sort that even went to prison for fraud a few years back. Now, they've come back together, and there's a possibility that their futures might be entwined... As always, spec...

When Chris and Jessie became empty-nesters, they were finally able to take that big vacation they'd never tried when the kids were still around. On a beach in Tahiti on Christmas Eve, they saw a very famous person, and couldn't understand what he could be doing here instead of harnessing his team and setting out on his annual journey. Little did they know that this was just the beginning... Afterw...

It's part two of Separate Ways (World's Apart)! Something weird is going on for Kurt. He was blindsided by his wife, who announced she wanted a divorce. She then ran out the door when their daughter, Corley, came down the stairs asking what was going on. Corley didn't take the abandonment well. She lost all control, and Kurt had to intervene to keep her from getting run over as she chased her moth...

Kurt's life has been going downhill, but he wasn't even quite aware of it...that is, until his wife came home from work one day, packed a suitcase, and said she wanted a divorce. His daughter didn't take the abandonment well, and, well, things got weird... Afterward, Rish and I talk about the story, why I made some of the decisions that I did, and whether this one counts as a Christmas story or no...

It's the September episode of The Anklecast! Today we have the conclusion to my story called "Pre-Owned." Clint is trying to sell his old car off...except something keeps going wrong...he can't seem to figure out what it is, so he makes sure to come along on the test drive...and that's when the craziness begins! Afterwards, Rish and I talk about the story, including a lot of the stuff that wasn't...

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......

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'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 podca...

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...

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."...

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 so...

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 d...

I present to you "The Elephant in the Room." Louis trips and falls while trying to get ready for school in the morning. Instead of just hitting the carpet, he lands on something that until that moment was invisible to his eyes. It's an alien egg. Where did it come from? What is it doing here? Why can't anyone else see it? The answers will change his life forever. As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod...

Even though I could barely talk, I didn't want to leave y'all without an episode this month, so I'm still presenting a story, but the pre and post-show banter has been basically done away with. Hopefully you still enjoy the story. Darren hates the cat his family has as its pet. He decides to dispose of the beast. However, the cat might not be an easy mark like he expected, because the cat came bac...

We're well into November, so it's past time for another Patreon address. After the fiasco of what happened with archive.org, I've decided to put this one onto the normal feed again so that people who don't subscribe to Patreon will know that it exists, but this will be the last time. Next time around, this will be a total Patreon exclusive. Check it out! I talk about my most recent project which I...

This time, we have the story of Greg, who is going through a nasty divorce, which is the worst thing happening in his life...until the day when his phone starts ringing and whatever is on the other end of the line has the power to take over his mind and drive him toward thoughts he's never entertained before. How far will the mystery caller take it? You can only find out by listening to the end of...

It's my first time doing this. Rish Outfield and Marshal Latham have been doing them for a while and I thought I ought to take their example and make a Patreon Address as well. In this, I talk about my goals for the year, month, and even day that I have set for myself, and how well I have achieved them. If that kind of stuff interests you, then check it out and see how it's going. I'll put this fi...

Ronnie acquired a magical stopwatch that can reverse time for one minute every time he presses the extra button. What could he do with that? Well, a great deal of things. We saw many of them in part one of the story. Now, where will he go with it? Let's find out in part two. Enjoy the finale of "Undo." Afterward, Rish and I talk about several things regarding the story, including why I even bother...

Ronnie was just looking for some antique that his father might enjoy for his birthday, but instead, he stumbled upon an item that gave him astonishing power over time. What would he do with this power? Find out in the first half of Undo. Beware, this story is dark and rough. Afterward, Rish and I talk a little about how Big was afraid to release the story because of things that take place within....

Hey, folks, it's the episode for July! It's a little different than usual. Things were crazy this month, due to the arrival of that annoying Hurricane Beryl. I was left without power for nearly a week, and I was unable to get a story recorded and prepared, so instead I told my personal story of living through the hurricane on this podcast. Hopefully it is a worthy substitute, because there was no...