Category Archives: Tales from the Tub

Mermaid

TBM 1708.03 – DDOP-03: Oskar & Harmony

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Mermaid

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Unpolished, raw, snippet from a work in progress. Meet Oskar and Harmony.

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They didn’t talk much, when they were above. His voice was the sound of a sledge-hammer, booming and forceful. It made the waves break far from shore and scattered fish in all directions.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.
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The First Time

TBM 1708.02 – DDOP_02: The First Time

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The First Time

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Flash-fiction: “The First Time.” Everyone is anxious the first time, right?

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“Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked. “I’m sure,” she said. He wasn’t convinced. “If you’re not ready, we can wait.” “No, I’m ready, I’m just a little nervous.” Her voice shook a little. “I get that. I was nervous too, the first time.”

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.
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VonBrunt of it All

TBM 1708.01 – DDOP_01: The (Von) Brunt of it All

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VonBrunt of it All

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid kicks off her participation in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge  by sharing a short story she wrote.

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You all know the story, I’m sure. Mild-mannered school-teacher Ichabod Crane comes to Tarrytown to lead the charge for education, falls in love with Katrina, and has a series of run-ins with a Hessian on horseback, a soldier name of Brom Bones who lost his head – quite literally – by a single, spectacular, sword-stroke. Goes around now with some squash or gourd tucked under one arm.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.
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Advent Candles

2016-12.19: 12 Days of Podcasting #00: Introductory Ramble

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Advent Candles

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about her plan for the 12 Days of Podcasting project.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:37 — 3.9MB)

Foot Dancing

TBM 1610.31 – Spooky Short Stories, Vol II.

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Foot Dancing

 

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Special Halloween episode, in which the Bathtub Mermaid shares three spooky short stories from her contributions to this year’s HorrorDailies project.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Lips was read by Nuchtchas. Find out more about her at nimlas.org
  • Under Glass was read by Mark, the Encaffeinated One. Find out more about him at encaffeinated.ca or visit theweirdshow.com
  • The Ghost Waltz was read by Melissa A. Bartell. Find out more about here, here at bathtubmermaid.com or visit missmeliss.com
  • Music used in this episode is Ghost Dance by Kevin MacLeod, courtesy of the Free Music Archive

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Scary Dental Xray

TBM 1610.15 – Spooky Short Stories

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Scary Dental Xray

 

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares three spooky short stories from her contributions to this year’s HorrorDailies project.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • The Rules was read by Chuck Thomasi. Find out more about him at ChuckTomasi.com
  • Egaeus’s Protege  was read by Thomas Jancis. Find out more about him at ThomasJancis.com
  • Music used in this episode is Ghost Dance by Kevin MacLeod, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
  • Image copyright: radub85 / 123RF Stock Photo

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Live Long & Prosper

TBM 1609.11 – Sunday Brunch: Hope Springs Trek-ternal

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Live Long & Prosper

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about Star Trek‘s enduring message of hope.

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And now it’s 2016, and every social, every cultural step we’ve moved forward seems, at times, to be counter-balanced by a step back. Darkness encroaches upon our lives through politics, through economics, and through civil unrest. Our media – especially our fiction – is filled with heroes and villains who seem to be locked in never-ending battles or filled with zombies, vampires and demons.

Don’t get me wrong; I love fictional horror as much as anyone, but when the darkness, both real and fictional, gets too intense, Star Trek is my safe space (and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this). Sure, I’ve seen every episode at least twice at this point, but every time, I find some new nuance in a performance, some new detail in the script, that adds depth.

If macaroni and cheese is comfort food, Star Trek is comfort-viewing, as much because of the familiarity I have with it as because of that message of hope.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.
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DDOP-24 Diagnostics (Gold)

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datakiss2

 

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid presents a reader’s theatre version of a piece of TNG fanfic.  (Star Trek: The Next Generation  & the character Data belong to CBS/Paramount.  The rest is mine. This is a work of fan-fiction, and no money is being made.)

If you’re an android, there’s room for a LOT of thinking in the space of a single kiss.

Transcript:

No transcript. To read the original story follow the link under Links and References.

Voice Credits:

Berkley Rose Pearl, as Zoe

Clay Robeson, as Data

Nutty Nuchtchas, as Tasha

Selena Taylor, as Jenna

and me, MissMelysse, the Bathtub Mermaid, as the Narrator.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.
  • Image credit unknown.

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DDOP-23 Indigo

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BlueButterfly

 

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about blue jeans and butterfly wings.

Transcript:

No transcript, but topics include denim, 4-H camp, campfire songs, singing with people, and the wings of butterflies.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:00 — 4.1MB)

DDOP-22 Oxblood

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Found on the internet.

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid riffs about the color Oxblood as a fall shade.

Transcript:

No transcript, but topics include Oxblood as a fall color, my favorite ankle boots, and a visit to the doctor.

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.

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