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Prose

Jared I. Mageeprosepodcast.com
Journey together through innumerable worlds of fiction with Prose, a biweekly podcast series that offers up short stories of all genres and subject matters. If you like fiction of all sorts with the occasional bit of poetry or verse thrown in for good measure, join us on our adventures through the labyrinths of the human psyche and the infinite spaces of the imagination.
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Episodes

26.1 - "Scrolling Through"

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

May 12, 201712 min

26.0 - Episode 26

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 prosepodcast@gmail.com 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 podcas...

May 12, 20172 min

26.2 - Excerpt from "A Life in Progress" by Jeff Glauser

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

May 06, 201715 min

26.3 - "Update from the Halls of Academia"

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

May 06, 20178 min

25.1 - "The Rotten State"

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

May 05, 20178 min

25.3 - "A Letter to My Unborn Daughter" by Jeff Glauser

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. *** 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 live...

May 05, 20177 min

25.2 - "The Once and Former and Future King"

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

May 05, 201712 min

25.0 - Episode 25

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 prosepodcast@gmail.com 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 ...

May 05, 20172 min

24.3 - "Scorched" by Nicholas B. Morris

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

Apr 30, 201712 min

24.1 - "Them"

Hear a war story that goes beyond our normal boundaries and challenges perceptions. *** The sound effects and tracks present were taken from a multitude of artists that were kind enough to upload their work at Freesound.org . They are: PhonZz , peridactyloptrix , cityrocker , vumseplutten1709 , gis_sweden , stk13 , and cheesepuff . Please follow the links provided in the show notes to check out more work from all of these fabulous individuals. All of the sounds are being used under CC0 1.0 Unive...

Apr 30, 201724 min

24.0 - Episode 24

Hello and welcome to episode twenty-four of Prose. This week, hear a war story, go from dangerous debauchery king to pious preacher, and experience the ashes and remnants of lives left after one too many battles. As always, if you are enjoying the show, its deviations, and/or anything in between, 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 keep up...

Apr 30, 20172 min

24.2 - "Reverend Tommy"

Go from dangerous debauchery king to pious preacher. *** The tracks behind this story were taken from the Free Music Archive . Both tracks are from Doctor Turtle from the album The Double-Down Two-Step . The first is “Lullaby for Democracy ” and the second is “ My Little One Trick Pony .” The tracks are being used under Creative Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licenses. Please do consider checking Doctor Turtle out. The music is fantastic....

Apr 23, 20178 min

23.3 - "The Omega"

Bear witness to the execution of a witch. *** The tracks behind this story were taken from the Free Music Archive . The first track is “ Nothing (Bonus Track) ” by Kai Engel from the album Chapter One / Cold . The second track is “ Snow Drop ” by Kevin MacLeod from his album Classical Sampler . The tracks are being used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and Attribution 3.0 Unported Licenses respectively. I cannot thank Free Music Archive and the artistsenough for providing suc...

Apr 22, 201710 min

23.2 - "Lazarus, After the Miracle" by Nicholas B. Morris

Witness Jesus Christ curse a man by resurrecting him in "Lazarus, After the Miracle" by Nicholas B. Morris. *** 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 . (...

Apr 22, 201710 min

23.1 - "A Quick Steam"

Practice heroism in the steam room of a gym. *** Thank you for listening to “A Quick Steam.” The backing tracks enhancing this story were both taken from the Free Music Archive . The first track is by Blue Dot Sessions and is called “ Chopin – Mazurka Op50No3 ” and comes from the album The Mazurka . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The second track is by Josh Woodward and is called “ Worlds Fall Apart (Instrumental Version) ” and come...

Apr 22, 201710 min

23.0 - Episode 23

Hello and welcome to episode twenty-three of Prose. This week, practice heroism in the steam room of a gym, witness Jesus Christ curse a man by resurrecting him, and bear witness to the execution of a witch. ‘ If you’re thinking that this sounds a bit more normal for Prose , well, you guessed it correctly—we are back to our regular tales. Thank you for enjoying the holiday special and allowing me that little deviation from our norm. This isn’t our only treat though; Nicholas B. Morris joins Pros...

Apr 22, 20172 min

22.4 - The Easter Story according to the Gospel of Mark

Arguably the oldest account in the gospel regarding the Easter Story. *** The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive . It is titled “ The Magic of Bamboo ” from the album Freedom by Siddhartha . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationa l License....

Apr 14, 201717 min

22.3 "Easter Loves History: The Battle of The Milvian Bridge"

Come see the Tussle on the Tiber, Jehovah versus Jupiter. *** The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive . It is titled “ Apache Force ” from the album Future Shapes by Little Glass Men . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License....

Apr 14, 20175 min

22.2 "Easter Loves History: Charlemagne"

Get to know why the old Frankish king matters to Christendom. *** The backing track for this piece was taken from the Free Music Archive . It is titled “ Moon Shadow ” from the album The Jewel and Me by Little Glass Men . It is being used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ....

Apr 03, 20174 min

22.1 - "Easter Loves History: Tiglath-Pilessar III"

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....

Apr 03, 20173 min

22.0 - Episode 22, The Prose Easter Special

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, hoping you’ll be up for the ride once more. If you are enjoying the show, its deviations, and/or anything ...

Apr 03, 20172 min

21.3 - "I Wander"

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. ....

Apr 03, 20175 min

21.2 - "du Lac"

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 . ....

Apr 03, 20174 min

21.1 - "A Response"

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. .

Apr 03, 20176 min

21.0 - Episode 21

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 final portion of the episode is a preview of a bit of an Easter special that will be released on Easter Day ...

Apr 03, 20172 min

20.3 - "Jim"

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 set music free. The first piece heard here was “ 12 Variations on a French Nursery Theme ,” and the sec...

Mar 30, 201719 min

20.2 - "Always the Servant"

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....

Mar 27, 201712 min

20.1 - "Two Sides to Every Tale: The Laestrygonians"

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-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licenses. The last track is titled “ Marimo ” and is by Blue Dot Sessions . It is being...

Mar 27, 201718 min

20.0 - Episode 20

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 keep up with or communicate with the podcast by following Prose on Twitter through @prosepodcast or on Face...

Mar 27, 20171 min
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