If My Thought-Dreams Could Be Seen » Short Stories http://www.timdodgestories.com The thoughts and stories of Tim Dodge Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:45:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2009 tim@timdodgestories.com (Tim Dodge) tim@timdodgestories.com (Tim Dodge) Podcast novels 1440 http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatorynovel/Pgty_cover_sm.jpg If My Thought-Dreams Could Be Seen http://www.timdodgestories.com 144 144 PURGATORY - A supernatural comedy novel PURGATORY is a novel about Charles Cunningham, a wealthy real estate developer, who dies unexpectedly and finds himself in Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Though depressed about his early death, he befriends two other souls doing time there – the writer Edgar Allan Poe and a fun-loving beach bum named Billy. Upon receiving a letter from God telling him he must learn some unnamed lessons before he can go to heaven, he convinces Poe to join him in the portal back to earth. They hope to make up for their past mistakes, but they arrive on earth in the year 2049, 42 years after Charles’ death. Traveling from mid-21st century New York City to Las Vegas, Charles seeks out the daughter he neglected in life, though she is now in her eighties. However, an unfriendly soul from Purgatory follows them to earth. This soul, an employee with whom Charles had an affair and summarily fired, is determined to keep him from winning passage to heaven. She teams up with Charles’ grandson, a debt-ridden gambling addict who has a talent for messing things up. Together, they hatch a scheme to foil Charles’ plan to get to heaven and net the grandson badly-needed money. Charles learns of their plans and enlists his friends to help stop them. Will they succeed? The only way to find out is to subscribe. humor, supernatural, afterlife, heaven, spirits, Poe, New, York, Las, Vegas Tim Dodge Tim Dodge tim@timdodgestories.com no yes Christmas Listening: ‘Merry Christmas From the Heartbreakers’ by Mur Lafferty http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/lafferty-heartbreakers http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/lafferty-heartbreakers#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:36:10 +0000 Tim Dodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=640 Continue reading →]]> I’ve decided that I have a new Christmas tradition. Well, not new, exactly…it dates back to 2006. That is when Escape Pod #85 hit the Internet with Mur Lafferty’s delightful story Merry Christmas From the Heartbreakers. Mur writes a Christmas story every year for Escape Pod, but this one stands as my favorite, and I make a point of re-listening to it every December. This will be one of the rare times when I actually listen to a podcast episode from my feed. If you haven’t heard this story before, you’re in for a treat. If you have, then you know what I’m talking about, so listen to it again.

Raise a glass with Gingermuffin and enjoy the story. Happy holidays!

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]]> http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/lafferty-heartbreakers/feed 1 0:47:38 Mur writes a Christmas story every year for Escape Pod, but this one stands as my favorite, and I make a point of re-listening to it every December. Mur writes a Christmas story every year for Escape Pod, but this one stands as my favorite, and I make a point of re-listening to it every December. General, Podcast Tim Dodge yes no Episode #5 – Dressed To Die http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/episode-5-dressed-to-die http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/episode-5-dressed-to-die#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:28:29 +0000 Tim Dodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=486 Continue reading →]]>

Summary

This week’s story is a good old-fashioned murder mystery. Detective Mike Olshefski tries to solve the mystery of why the victim put on a special outfit for his murder.  And yes, I know I twice got the title of my own story wrong.

Promos

Glitter Girl
Vertigo Media Network

Photo Smoking Gun by Mart
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

This was recorded before the tragic event of January 5. Please consider donating to the fund mentioned in my January 7 blog post.

]]> http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/episode-5-dressed-to-die/feed 0 0:33:59 This week's story is a good old-fashioned murder mystery. This week's story is a good old-fashioned murder mystery. Podcast, Uncategorized Tim Dodge yes no Christmas Episode: Strangers on a Train http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/christmas-episode-strangers-on-a-train http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/christmas-episode-strangers-on-a-train#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:37:00 +0000 Tim Dodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=474 Continue reading →]]> Summary

A young man returning home for the holidays gets more than he anticipated in conversation with a fellow passenger.

Music

I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Third Eye Side Band/Drop-Zone
Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton

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Cybrosis

Photo by Jason Dunn ]]> http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/christmas-episode-strangers-on-a-train/feed 1 0:26:05 A young man returning home for the holidays gets more than he anticipated in conversation with a fellow passenger. A young man returning home for the holidays gets more than he anticipated in conversation with a fellow passenger. Podcast Tim Dodge no no Short Story: Hospitality http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/short-story-hospitality http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/short-story-hospitality#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:25:03 +0000 Tim Dodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=239 Continue reading →]]> americangothic2

The warm greeting two space explorers get from the natives on a strange planet turns out to be more than they bargained for.

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Balticon 43

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