Episode #013 - Lusting for an explanation

OK, so I made you wait for a week to get an explanation. I apologise.

This is a long, rambling, shambolic trip through my mind, and I spend the first eight or nine minutes spouting random nonsense and pseudo-psychological crap in an attempt to capture what I was thinking when writing The Inquisitor. I'm not sure I succeed.

But there is a happy ending - as a bonus you get to hear the alternative Lust story I wrote - as a sin it was a failure, but as a sweet little story of 18th Century Italian/Spanish nobility (I had Italy in mind, but you may think different) it turned out nicely.

Enjoy!


Also mentioned in the show...

The BUPA London 10,000. May 26th 2008.

I have a donation page set up, so please visit it and please, please, PLEASE give generously!!! Thank you!

http://www.justgiving.com/paulanderson1979

Speak to you next time.

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Episode #012 - I don't owe nobody no explanations!

Yeah, I'm a liar. I'm also a liar pushed for time. Did you want a podcast today, or did you want an explanation?

The explanation will come later. Honest. It will. As soon as I think one up...

Full text here:
http://www.paulanderson.org.uk/wip/fragments/wip003.htm


Also mentioned in the show...

The BUPA London 10,000 Have I mentioned that I'm taking part in that? Have I? Yeah, I think I might have hinted at it once or twice...

I have a donation page set up now, so please visit it and please, please, PLEASE give generously!!! Thank you!

http://www.justgiving.com/paulanderson1979

Speak to you next time.

Tags: podcast short story fiction The Inquisitor

Episode #011 - This show uses less energy that it takes to boil a kettle...

Another short this week folks, and still no explanation of what the hell I'm talking about. All will be revealed on Easter Sunday... or will it? Yeah, actually, it will...

Oh, if you're wondering about the episode title, I don't mention it in the show, but I got an energy monitor for the house this weekend, and it is my new favourite gadget. Running my podcast equipment uses surprisingly little wattage. But boiling a kettle, using a hairdryer, or running an electric heater? Wow. Those things just eat power like it's going out of fashion...

Full text of the story can be found here:
http://www.paulanderson.org.uk/wip/fragments/wip002.htm


Also mentioned in the show...

The BUPA London 10,000 Have I mentioned that I'm taking part in that? Have I? Yeah, I think I might have hinted at it once or twice...

I have a donation page set up now, so please visit it and please, please, PLEASE give generously!!! Thank you!

http://www.justgiving.com/paulanderson1979

Speak to you next time.

Tags: podcast short story fiction The Inquisitor

Episode #010 - Nobody expects the Scottish Inquisition!

This week's show is short and sweet as I don't have a lot of time to record the show. The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning and gale force winds are expected this evening. I live in an old house with windows that rattle when a car passes by, so it is going to be a noisy evening...

This is the first of a three-part piece called The Inquisitor. I'll inflict it on you over the course of three episodes and let you decide for yourself what it means, before I reveal all on Easter Sunday.

Or maybe I won't...

Full text of the story can be found here:
http://www.paulanderson.org.uk/wip/fragments/wip001.htm

Enjoy!


Also mentioned in the show...

My weekly column on Write Anything this week was about writing as therapy. At the risk of being accused of shameless self-promotion (and you know I'd never do that, right?) you can read it here.

BUPA London 10,000 I'm still taking part. I still need your sponsorship.

http://www.justgiving.com/paulanderson1979

Please visit, please sponsor, please be generous. Don't make me get down on my knees and beg you people!

Tags: podcast short story fiction The Inquisitor

Episode #009 - Angels and Mothers

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Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there. Especially those mothers who listen to their son's podcasts... :-)

This is a somewhat special edition of the podcast. This story is one of the very first things I wrote in 2007, around about mid-March, so almost one year ago exactly. A number of people have expressed their appreciation of this piece, with comments ranging from "over the top" (a poet called paisley) to "my favourite".

It was going to be recorded for the very first podcast when I planned to start them in April last year, but by the time I got round to recording the first show (in September!), the Sin stories were well underway, and I thought they would be nice and "podcastable")

So my writing year comes full circle. I hope you enjoy The Angel and the Path.

Also mentioned in the show...

The BUPA London 10,000 Have I mentioned that I'm taking part in that? Have I? Yeah, I think I might have hinted at it once or twice...

I have a donation page set up now, so please visit it and please, please, PLEASE give generously!!! Thank you!

http://www.justgiving.com/paulanderson1979

And if you want to pass that link around and persuade others to donate (someone might want to...) then please feel free.

Speak to you next time.

BUPA London 10,000 - Sponsor Me?

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On 28th May 2008 I will be taking part in a 10k run in London. I will be running on behalf of the British Red Cross (the British Red Cross is a registered charity, number 220949).

If you want to support the British Red Cross by sponsoring me, then please visit my sponsorship page on JustGiving. All currencies are accepted, and if you are UK resident for tax purposes then please use the GiftAid option.

Wish me luck!