Category Archives: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub

TBM-2412.19 – Dogfish Days of Advent – We Mermen of Ocean Are

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We  mermen of deep ocean are,

Bearing gifts, we swim  from afar

Through coves and eddies,

Past rock jetties

We follow the great sea star

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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 Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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TBM 1712.09 DDOP-Advent-04: Winter Flames

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Sunday Brunch column for Modern Creative Life. An essay on the flames we light in winter.

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And yet, these winter holidays all have something in common as well – aside from the tendency to celebrate with incredibly delicious, albeit unhealthy foods. They all bring light to the longest nights of the year.

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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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2016-12.21 – 12 Days of Podcasting #01 – Tinsel Theory No. 1

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In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares one of her theories about tinsel.

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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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TBM 1512.20 – Christmas at Mission City Coffee

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Show Notes

Christmas at Mission City Coffee

I recently published a book of holiday essays, The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub. This is one of the pieces – an essay about an impromptu coffeehouse concert.

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Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

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The original version of the essay: Christmas at Mission City Coffee
The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub – Kindle
The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub – Paperback

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