The Unstoppable Ride - Chapter 1

Here is a reading of the first chapter of THE UNSTOPPABLE RIDE by P.J. McNamara. It's a mystery set in a near future amusement part during the off-season.


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I've been dealing with a bad cold for the past week so I don't know if I'll be able to get the second chapter recorded for next week but I should have it up the following week. It's all a matter of how long it takes for my voice to return to normal. This part was recorded before I became ill.

I'll also provide a proper description later. This cold is making it too hard to think clearly.

EDIT: Look for version 2 in later posts. I'm holding off on further episodes for now.

The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner - The Pirate Version

I recorded this a few months back and was initially going to present it in seven parts but decided just to post it as one since I want to get onto the audio book.

It's a recording of the Colleridge poem with a voice appropriate to the poem.


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http://www.archive.org/download/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner-ThePirateVersion/RimeOfTheAncientMariner-PirateVersion.mp3

Podcast Ping 43

Nothing much of note except for some information at the beginning which I run instead of a poem. As I've posted previously, this one will be the last for a while. Next week I'll start THE UNSTOPPABLE RIDE which will be posted on Podcast Ping. I've already recorded the first chapter. I haven't decided on a schedule for it but I'm leaning towards Mondays, although the first one may not be on this Monday. I've got one more long poem to post which will be posted some time before then.


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Beowulf Reading Part 41

Part 41 of Beowulf. This is the last part.


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Overall, the reading has done well with collectively over 72,000 downloads (and more to come). Next up will be a classic poem (which I want to keep a surprise), although I haven't decided whether to post it before or after Podcast Ping 43 (which will be the last for a while). I'm planning to get into THE UNSTOPPABLE RIDE some time next week.

Beowulf Reading Part 40

Part 40 of Beowulf. (Last part tomorrow.)


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Beowulf Reading Part 39

Part 39 of Beowulf.



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Just a couple left after this. I've been trying to finish these as fast as possible so the quality may have slipped a little, but I understand that some students are already getting into exams this week and I don't know if any were using this reading to help study. But the main reason for hurrying it along was so that I could start the audio book, which I should be getting into next week.

Beowulf Reading Part 38

Part 38 of Beowulf.



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Just three parts left after this, so it will be finished this week, likely Wednesday. All posted parts can be found at www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick in case you're looking to catch up. I worked out that the total running time (with intros and extros) is over three hours. This makes a complete single file impractical, although I haven't decided whether or not to do one. I'm more likely to do three one-hour files, although that wouldn't be for some time.

Podcast Ping 42 - Gentry Visit

This episode presents a St. Patrick's Day poem with music intermixed.



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I have now collectively passed 100,000 downloads for all my podcast postings. That includes Blue Hot Gossip and Podcast Ping with Beowulf. I've also posted more than 100 podcast postings, although I haven't yet reached that mark in Podcast Ping. I believe this would be the 90th posting (regular episodes plus Beowulf).

Beowulf Reading Part 37

Part 37 of Beowulf.



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With four parts left after this, I will be finishing this next week.

Beowulf Reading Part 36

Part 36 of Beowulf.



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I have a new episode of Blue Hot Gossip Comedy Show (at bluehotgossip.blogspot.com) plus a St. Patrick's Day episode of Podcast Ping coming out this weekend.