Patrick Gail Holyfield passed away on August 20th, 2014 at the age of 46 after an all too brief battle with cancer. He died in his home surrounded by friends and family.
Throughout his life, Patrick...
“Canary in a Coal Mine”
A few years ago I wrote a short story (short for me, in any case, around 8K words) for Matthew Wayne Selznick’s The Sovereign Era: Year One anthology. It was...
This episode is a recut of Episode 3, with the additional voices of Tee Morris of Billibub Baddings fame and The Vicar from Geeklabel Radio. If you are a new listener, this is the Episode 3 you want to hear. If you have already heard Ep. 3, then skip to the 12 minute mark to meet our new Father Jorrus and the 27 minute mark to hear Constable Louis.
I had hoped to release Ep. 7 before leaving for Dragon*Con. Alas, this must sate your hunger until next week. Ep. 7 is now scheduled for release on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Rae Lamond as Leilah, the jill-of-all-trades at the inn
01:45 – The Story So Far
Arames Kragen and Arrin Perti arrive at Avedon Hill, only to find the town has closed it gate to visitors. In Episode 2, Arames convinces Cletus, the town’s gatekeeper, to allow them entry into Avedon Hill.
03:15 – Chapter Three: Warm Welcomes
We meet several townspeople: the innkeeper, Talik Bore; Leilah; Father Jorrus, a retired cleric; and Head Constable Louis.
Closing Theme: The Impossible Butterfly – Shira Kammen
Ok, I’m back! Being a stay at home Dad has a lot of benefits; it also has its drawbacks–namely, the lack of time during the day to get the podcast recorded and edited. To get this episode out I shortened it from two chapters to one, but the good news is that the audio for Episode 3 is already recorded, so it will be out sooner rather than later.
So here is Episode 2: Chapter 2 – Ruler of the Known World
A few months ago Scott Sigler asked if I would be interested in blogging as a character from Ancestor (Jian). It was to be a small part of his overall marketing plan leading up to the bullrush on Amazon.com on April 1st. I said “Of course-I’ve always dreamed of being an overweight crazy biatch.”
So for three months I blogged a couple times a week as Dr. Lui Jiandan, better known as Jian, the crazy but brilliant Chinese geneticist from Ancestor.
It didn’t turn out to be the easter egg for Scott’s fans that Scott hoped it would be (only a few found it), but it was a lot of fun for me, and a good exercise as well. Read the blog in reverse if you want to see Jian’s descent into madness leading up to the start of Ancestor.
I’m late with this, but better late then never. On Sunday Joe Murphy passed away after only a four month battle against Leiomyosarcoma Carcinoma (LMS). For the very few that might be listening to this that do not know who I’m talking about: Joe Murphy was one of the hosts of Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas and appeared on many Farpoint Media shows, including Cover to Cover and Michael and Evo’s Wingin’ It.
I wasn’t close to Joe Murphy, but I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Joe at Dragon*Con:
I first spotted Joe attending one of the podcast sessions at Dragon Con and I sat down near him and introduced myself when the session was over. I had written him an email about their podcast discussion of Dune, and and he remembered my email and we chatted for fifteen minutes about the Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas, how they came up with their topics, etc. The next session started and I moved up to the front of the room to listen in.
And then later that night at a party Joe came up to me and began our conversation anew. It was just how Joe Murphy was. If you were a listener, you were part of his extended family, immediately, no questions asked.
The audio included in this post is from Leann Mabry, speaking about the website that has been started in Joe’s honor. Please visit the site and learn more about Joe and the insidious disease known as LMS.
T-Minus 1 is a short story set in the Land of Caern, detailing events that marked the beginning of the “War for Caern” (some twenty-five years before the events of Murder at Avedon Hill).
I hope the sound quality of this episode is considerably better than previous episodes. I’m trying to decide whether I want to encode at a 96 or 128 bitrate. This file is at 96 kbps. Any feedback on the sound quality of this episode would be greatly appreciated!
Show Notes:
Intro
Scott Sigler’s .pdf release of Ancestor: you can download it directly from this location.
T-Minus 2 is a replay of the short story that was first played on Scott Sigler’s The Rookie Podcast.
Special Guest: J.C. Hutchins (for the hundreth time, thanks J.C. for reading Scott’s part in this story).
Yeah, I’m taking the easy way out this week. Next time (T-Minus 1) will be new fiction. Promise.
Apologies for the sound quality. I was going to redo my lines with the new equipment, but after the time I lost with Audition over the last two days, I was left with using the older version of the story.
Here’s the episode I hoped to have ready on February 4th! I call this the Skit/Promo Episode. A couple of skits, some background on me and the novel, and lots of promos of podcasts I love. I hope you enjoy it.
36:00 – The Kilroy 2.0 Stress Disorder Skit -The Players (some of these wonderful people are only heard on the long version of the skit). – Link removed as it messed with my feed.
Today Matthew Selznick released Episode 3 of his Five Minute Memoir podcast. This particular memoir just happens to be mine…
Matthew’s description of his podcast:
“Every life is a mosaic of moments… the stories, confessions, and formative times that make us who we are. On Five Minute Memoir, listeners share vignettes from their own experience… and so reveal the common threads connecting us all.”
Episode 3 is my recollection of a formative day during my young life, where I learned that ‘larger than life’ has more than one meaning… and that politicians never stop being politicians… ever.
If I had given this a name, it would have been called “No Virginia, there isn’t a Santa Claus” (even though I know there is a Santa Claus… no, really, there is).
Jan 22, 2007
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Miscellaneous
I went to Atlanta last week to deliver training to a group I support at my full-time job. It mainly was an excuse to visit Leann and Clair. Leann Mabry is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, Tag in the Seam. We had fun recording nothing in particular, working up a skit for one of her future episodes, and it gave me the opportunity to pick Clair’s brain a bit on using a mixer.
Leann is the voice of Gretta in my promo, and will be reading two parts (Gretta and one of the two vital female characters later in the book) in my podcast novel.
It was great to meet Leann and Clair (we were at the same parties and podcast sessions at Dragon*Con, but we never officially met) and it simply reinforced what I have been telling people ever since Dragon*Con… podcasters are simply the best group of people you will every hope to meet.
Author, Podcaster, Father - P.G. Holyfield's first novel, Murder at Avedon Hill, was published by Dragon Moon Press in May of 2010. He passed away on August 20, 2014 in his home, surrounded by family and friends.
Author, Podcaster, Father - P.G. Holyfield's first novel, Murder at Avedon Hill, was published by Dragon Moon Press in May of 2010. He passed away on August 20, 2014 in his home, surrounded by family and friends.
