Heartwarming Stories by Tim Dodge » Short Stories http://www.timdodgestories.com Stories of action, humor, horror and outright weirdness from Tim Dodge Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:32:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Copyright © 2010 Heartwarming Stories by Tim Dodge tim@timdodgestories.com (Tim Dodge) tim@timdodgestories.com (Tim Dodge) Podcast novels 1440 humor,supernatural,afterlife,heaven,spirits,Poe,New York,Las Vegas 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 ndash; 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 Charlesrsquo; 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 Charlesrsquo; grandson, a debt-ridden gambling addict who has a talent for messing things up. Together, they hatch a scheme to foil Charlesrsquo; 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. Tim Dodge Tim Dodge tim@timdodgestories.com No yes http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatorynovel/Pgty_cover_sm.jpg Heartwarming Stories by Tim Dodge http://www.timdodgestories.com 144 144 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 tdodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=486

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 33:59 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 ... 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.nbsp; 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. Podcast,,Short,Stories,,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 tdodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=474 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

Promo

Cybrosis

Photo by Jason Dunn ]]> http://www.timdodgestories.com/purgatory/christmas-episode-strangers-on-a-train/feed 1 26:05 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 ... 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 Promo Cybrosis Photo by Jason Dunn Podcast,,Short,Stories 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 tdodge http://www.timdodgestories.com/?p=239 americangothic2

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

Promo

Balticon 43

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