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| A Used Christmas Gift | 24 Dec 2025 | 00:18:45 | |
Wrapping up the Holiday season with this second Christmas story where our of course jaded character finds themselves in, of course a small town at rush of the Holiday season but end up in an unusual store looking for last minutes gifts. Thanks for listening. Cover Photo 1: Photo by Joaquin Carfagna: https://www.pexels.com/photo/merchandise-in-thrift-store-20252154/ Cover Photo 2: Photo by James Collington: https://www.pexels.com/photo/vintage-family-thrift-store-sign-with-stairs-30793424/
Photo by Joaquin Carfagna: https://www.pexels.com/photo/merchandise-in-thrift-store-20252154/ | |||
| A New Little Helper for Christmas | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:25:32 | |
Welcome to the Holiday Season with a new Christmas story idea that I created for my "Naughty Santa" theme of Stories this season. Thanks for listening to the Story Creative Podcast. | |||
| Return of Cole - Monster of the Week | 19 May 2025 | 00:31:46 | |
I return after a almost small health break to bring back a favorite of mine with Cole the Shaman and the Insecta story line. This time I extend the Insecta story to include a Monster of the Week feature for Cole to fight. Thanks for Listening | |||
| Triple Feature | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:20:26 | |
I return with a podcast check-in of my state of things and Triple Feature of mini ideas. Thanks for listening. | |||
| You and Yours Pt3 | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:22:17 | |
I'm up to 3 episodes for my You and Yours story idea based on a very confusing multi-dimensional world. With this last episode (for now) in the series, I go over all the rules and lore to fill out the story world. | |||
| You and Yours Pt2 | 16 Mar 2025 | 00:26:04 | |
After taking a long break to re-gather myself and weird thoughts, I'm back to do the promised 2nd episode of the Multiple - Bubble world episode of You and You. Now called You and Your as I bring back my old Insecta story line to finish that, and bring the now Hero Cole to this story. Thanks for Listening | |||
| You and You | 11 Feb 2025 | 00:25:22 | |
I'm back with a new idea and with this one I talking, multiples, doppelgängers, the multi-bubble universe, and the 90's. | |||
| Evarcha Vampyr | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:23:02 | |
I'm bringing back an old spooky episode from last year (Vampyr's Echo) with some new story ideas and updates. Also, content warning that this episode talks about spiders, sorry if that's not your thing. Thanks for listening. | |||
| A Certain Visitor | 16 Jan 2025 | 00:19:31 | |
We are back with a continuation of my New Years ghost story where I shape my first story of a ghostly visitor. Thanks for listening.
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| New Year, New Ideas | 08 Jan 2025 | 00:21:32 | |
Welcome to a new year (2025) and come with new ideas for you and me. Thanks for listening | |||
| Christmas Road Trip Story | 17 Dec 2024 | 00:23:27 | |
The Christmas creep is in full and and I have a new story about movie that involves a Christmas Road trip. I don't remember what I actually named it while creating the episode but hope you enjoy. Also, it's not a love story, I repeat, it's not a love story. | |||
| A Quiet Christmas Song | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:17:03 | |
It's the beginning of December so that means we are officially on the Christ Creep. This episode is my first and hopefully not only Christmas season idea episode. Thank for listening. | |||
| Hello Again | 02 Dec 2025 | 00:25:57 | |
I know the jingle bells are jingling but wait, hold on, I have a spontaneous older idea that I'm bringing back to life with some newer inspirations that I wanted to get out before the end of the year and my Christmas episodes. Enjoy and thanks for listening.
Cover Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Boston Public Library / Flickr: The Commons | |||
| Spooky Season Recap | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:20:36 | |
I know, a break happened, things in the real world happened, but I'm back to recap what I was able to cover this spooky season and what I wasn't able to get to...for reasons. Thanks always for listening | |||
| Vampyr Echo | 28 Oct 2024 | 00:23:12 | |
Spooky season continues with another spooky tale that introduces a new folklore/mythology element to Vampyrs. Thanks for Listening Outro Music by Panda Beats: | |||
| Invisible Birds | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:18:21 | |
Spooky Season 2024 continues as I'm back with my next story creation and this time, I'm making it into a spooky Cryptid story. Thanks for Listening | |||
| Disco Stans (Spooky Season) | 15 Oct 2024 | 00:13:31 | |
Spooky Season continues with my short second episode set in the golden age 70's disco era. Music Used: "Stringed Disco" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | |||
| the Moonlit Bride | 06 Oct 2024 | 00:28:00 | |
It's officially spooky season and I'm kicking it off with my first spooky story set in Mexico City. Thanks to Valentina A from fiverr for the ghost voice. | |||
| The Muse that Follows pt2 | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:22:25 | |
Season 3 continues with the newest idea that I've working on as I go back to the Save the Cat way of writing a screenplay. This episode I come up with a LogLine, the movie/story type, and finding more references to build on. | |||
| The Muse that Follows | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:22:56 | |
Guess who's back, it's me again and this time I fulfilled my promise of starting Season 3. This idea takes me back in time the Golden Age of HollywoodLand for a vintage Mystery. Thanks for listening. Outro Music: Big Band Savage Jazz by Francesco Biondi
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| Season 2 Finale | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:14:03 | |
Here we are, at the end of Season 2. I made a decision to end the current season and with that ending the long form Cake and Insecta ideas I was working on in this audio podcast format. Thanks for listening | |||
| Cake in Two Redo pt11 | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:23:57 | |
I've returned on time this time with my continuing Cake in Two Story Redo Idea for the 11th time. This episode I talk about how I still want my hero Eldin to succeed in the story buy staying humble with his new love interest. Thanks for listening. Outro Music: Alex-Productions | |||
| Insecta pt6 | 07 Aug 2024 | 00:16:02 | |
The insects are back again, as I continue this Insecta story. This time my research takes me all the way back to Mesopotamia Mythology as find new over-arching background characters to add to my story. Thanks for listening. Outro Music: Song: Keys Of Moon - Flowing Energy
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| Cozener | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:19:58 | |
I'm back towards the end of the year with a new season and a new story idea to go alone with it. This time I'm bringing a new character and idea featuring, cults, shaman, charlatans, and a hero's journey. Also, I further overcome my creativity fear of working on something that has already been done. Thanks again for listening. | |||
| Cake in Two Redo pt 10 | 28 Jul 2024 | 00:20:00 | |
We're back again, with cakes, again this time in the continuation of the rom-com story creation tale of Eldin the baker. Thanks for Listening | |||
| NEW IDEA to get back into the Groove | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:09:23 | |
I'll be honest, that I've hit a slump and in order to get back into the groove of creativity and recording, I've come up with a new idea in help to get the creative juices flowing...hopefully. Thanks for Listening | |||
| Insecta pt5 | 24 Jun 2024 | 00:24:21 | |
I'm back after a bit of a break to return with Insecta, but this time in a different form... Thanks for listening | |||
| Cake in Two Redo pt9 | 28 May 2024 | 00:22:01 | |
the Cake is still in the Bake and we are back with Cake in two Redo part 9. In this one, I break down the fear that is being used in the relationship between Andrey and Eldin. Thanks for Listening. Outro music: "CASSETTE OF LOVE" by Pinecone:
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| Insecta pt4 | 20 May 2024 | 00:22:12 | |
I still got insects on the brain and I continue my Insecta story creation this time adding more to my own Mothman folklore, and introduce some insect science and spirituality in to the mix. Thanks for listening. song used in outro: 'Dystopia' by Neutrin05 | |||
| Cake in Two Redo pt8 | 15 May 2024 | 00:18:45 | |
Yes, procrastination has been me, but I'm back and still with cake. I continue filling in the back story of my cake story, this time with addition to the characters Andrey and Eldin and how their relationship may work or have worked. Outro Music by NewRetroWave : | |||
| Insecta pt3 | 10 May 2024 | 00:23:56 | |
Back in the middle of the week with my continuing Monster of the mid-week story line. This one I go more into how I see the backstory developing with inspirations from the Mothman folklore. Thanks for Listening | |||
| Cake in Two Redo pt7 | 06 May 2024 | 00:22:57 | |
Hope you're hungry because I'm back with cake and part 7. I'm back with the update to my watch list for Cake in Redo story with the Birdcage and finally finished Bros. Also, I work on the visual type for my hero Eldin. Thanks for listening. | |||
| Insecta | 02 May 2024 | 00:24:20 | |
It's a mid-week Monster of the week episode and we are talking about bugs baby! | |||
| CAke in Two Redo Pt.6 | 28 Apr 2024 | 00:20:32 | |
Cake, we are back again. This time for part 6 as I detail my ideas for the B-story, the appearances of the villain to the Hero and their separation. Thanks for listening | |||
| Spooky Season end Mini Episodes | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:29:21 | |
I'm ending Spooky Season with a new episode made up of 3 mini stories based on the themed of Past, Present and Future. Thanks for Listening | |||
| Unnamed Insect | 25 Apr 2024 | 00:27:15 | |
We are back early with a surprise bonus episode...and this time, it's not about cake! I pop up with a new idea that takes me down a true idea driven rabbit hole of references and inspirations. | |||
| Cake in Two Redoo Pt.5 | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:22:35 | |
We're back, and for the 5th time, we are still talking about cake. Yes, my cake redo story is still taking shape, this time I'm creating the great gay cake villain. Thanks for Listening | |||
| CAke in TWO Redo Pt4 | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:17:19 | |
| Cake in Two Redo Part 3 | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:21:27 | |
We're back, and still with more cake. The saga continues for my "Cake Redo" story as I rewrite some of the previous details and continue the story. D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP
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| Cake ReRedo pt2 | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:22:53 | |
So the original Cake in Two idea lives on in this Re-redo where I continue my ideas for the story by going through more of the setup, characters and opening. Mistakes: yes, I know the title to the movie I was referencing is Trading Places instead of Spaces and that the Marriage of Figaro is an opera instead of a play. | |||
| Cake in Two Redo | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:16:58 | |
In my attempt to follow the "Save the Cat!" screen writing guidelines, I go back to and old episode from last year to add proper titles and log lines. This ends up with me coming up with a total new REDO episode idea.
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| Something's Rotten | 04 Mar 2024 | 00:26:52 | |
A Modern Hamlet Revenge Tale - After being inspired by a breakdown of Hamlet, I get inspired to write the sequel to Training Day set as a Hamlet style revenge tale.
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| Driving Back the Ideas | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:26:04 | |
After having to rethink my love story inspired idea, I revisit and old in work idea.
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| No String on Me | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:19:44 | |
I got no strings, to hold me down...I'm back this episode with an episode from the Victorian Era that involves cameras and AI.
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| the Witch, the Pirate, and the Sea | 22 Jan 2024 | 00:28:37 | |
We are out to sea on this one my fellow Pirates. I write the start of a tale I'm calling, "the Witch, the Pirate, and the Sea". Again, thanks for listening. today's music: "A Robust Crew", composed by Darren Curtis | |||
| Spooky Season Monster of the Week | 08 Oct 2025 | 00:25:13 | |
Cole and sidekicks are back for another Monster of the Week episode, but this time we are in Spooky Season. | |||
| Geanie and ME | 18 Jan 2024 | 00:24:11 | |
We are back, new but also old idea with the help of a new Chatbot program and I had to mention it...yes. The Miami Mall Alien sighting.
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| AI Check-in | 09 Jan 2024 | 00:18:03 | |
This episode is a bit different where I do an AI check-in of where I currently am mentally with AI and any new AI updates in the real world. Check out the Website for more:
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| the 80 | 02 Jan 2024 | 00:11:19 | |
Welcome to 2024 and Season2 of Dumb Test Slate. I start of the year with a new theme for the podcast based on Ideas matched with AI as a tool. | |||
| Winter Solstice | 12 Dec 2023 | 00:17:53 | |
It is that Holiday time, so I decided to take the Pagan and Wicca route with this future Holiday classic.. Thanks For listening | |||