Over on the Anklecast, Big has been presenting segments of his novella "Digital Wizards," month to month. In the newest episode, Rish joins him to talk about the completed story, where the idea came from, and how you are supposed to feel about the main character.
I thought it was an interesting discussion, but of course, I have a bias. Maybe you could go over and judge for yourself, RIGHT HERE.
Check it out HERE.
Rish here. So, about a year ago, I challenged Big to write a story based on the premise of "evil floormats," based on a Facebook Marketplace listing I saw for some mats that were "Gently used." You may not believe me now, but it struck me as very funny at the time.*
In this month's episode of the Anklecast, Big presents his 2008 short story "Black Angel," and he and Rish talk about it afterward. If I recall correctly, this was the second-ever Broken Mirror Story Event we did, and the premise this time had to be "A young man obtains what's supposed to be a revenge crystal, and discovers it works remarkably well."
But will it work out well for Pete in the end? Find out HERE.
Rish here.
For the past few months, Big Anklevich has been running his beefy novella, "The Elefante in the Room," on his podcast. I wasn't really involved, except to talk about his brief Eurotrip*. But now, the story is finished, and it's time for us to talk about it. So, you might as well listen to the whole darn thing (that's what I did).
A teen boy discovers some kind of alien-looking egg about to hatch in his room and uncovers a conspiracy that goes all the way to Selena Gomez. Oh, and the President. What is going on, and who will be next, and how can he possibly stop it?
Anyhow, he had me on for the last episode. We talk about the source of the idea, whether it's about what you think it's about, and would Big end it in the traditional Anklevich way? Find out the answers HERE.
*R.I.P. Michelle Trachtenberg.
Over on the Anklecast, Big has been presenting chunks (the technical term) of his novella "The Elephant In The Room." But he also got a chance to go to Europe, at least for a couple of days. So he had Rish on his show and they talked about it, after the chunk of his story, that is.
You can--and will--check it out HERE.
Has Big Anklevich gone too far? Well, that's up to you, but the most recent episode of the Anklecast is the first one I can remember with a content warning.
Misguided Trent and brilliant Brent are two childhood friends whose lives go in very different directions as they grow up. While Trent seems to make all the wrong decisions, Brent uses his genius to create a way for his friend to go back, all those years ago, and maybe do something about it. Maybe.
It's a rough story, but it was apparently meant to (I can't remember what the exact prompt was both of us were writing to), and we talk about that afterward. Check it out HERE.
Rish here. Big and I are back together, doing what we do best, on the newest Anklecast (Episode 65). Big tells the tale "Servants of the Master," his dip of the toe in the pool of vampire fiction.
Jerome and Kirk attempt to do battle with an infestation of vampires, but before they do, they get advice from famous YouTuber, Johnny Staker, he who's staked a hundred vampires.
Afterward, we talk about vampire fiction, clichés, and pet peeves. Check it out HERE.
Warning: The podcast is something from inside the house.
The suspense was killing you, but Big has finally published the second half of his story "Karma Is My Boyfriend" over on the Anklecast podcast. Rish voices Thor again, as well as two other characters, then hangs out to talk about Big's story in the rest of the episode (and Big's reputation as a cruel and heartless bastage).
Check it out HERE . . . if you dare.
Over at the Anklecast, Big is presenting a novella he just wrote, called "Karma Is My Boyfriend," about a dude who discovers his crazy ex is dating . . . well, let's just say it's the physical embodiment of the Buddhist concept of deserved consequences. Rish voices a character named Thor, and Big voices all the rest. Afterward, we talk about the story's origin, and bad-mouth Marshal Latham.
Oh, and there's more to come! Check it out HERE.
At last, the final chapter is available of Big Anklevich's story "Do-Over" is available on Big's podcast, Ye Olde Anklecast. Rish lends his presence to comment on the story and/or make annoying observations.
Find out if Big bucks the trend, and lets his unfortunate main character live happily ever after HERE.
Note: Apparently, the story is called "Do Over," not "Do-Over." Can I get a re-do?
On the Anklecast, Big is running his short novel (novelona, according to him) "Do-Over," about a man who gets the chance to live his twenties over again, and he's been kind and/or cruel enough to have Rish on his podcast.
Anyhow, he's broken the piece into five parts, and Part Four is now available on his website (or on his Patreon, if you want it early). We talk about the story, as well as regrets in our past, and speculate about what we'd go back and do over again. Check it out HERE.
Over at Big's Anklecast podcast, he's running his novella "Do-Over," where a middle-aged man gets a chance to re-live back when he was young, and we share what a couple of listeners say they would do over, if they had the chance. Check out the episode(s) HERE.
Oh, and since I didn't post about them, here's a link to PART I and PART II.
If you miss what we used to do on the 'steef, Big and Rish are back together on the Anklecast, presenting Big's long, scary tale "Ghost in the Monitor," written many, many moons ago. Basically, Joe, father of a newborn, hears a creepy voice from the baby monitor, threatening the child, but finds no one on the other end of it. Afterward, as usual, they discuss.
Check out Part One HERE.
And finish 'er up with Part Two HERE.
To support Big on Patreon (and hear episodes early), go HERE. To support Rish and all the filth that he does, go HERE.
Over on Big's Anklecast, he's presenting Part Too of his story "Sepia Tone Prison," followed by discussion with Rish. It features voices by Bria Burton, Marshal Latham, and Rish. Check it out HERE.
Over on Big Anklevich's Anklecast, he's presenting a ghost story he wrote called "Sepia Tone Prison," about an old man who is unable to move to the next plain of existence, but isn't sure why. Rish lends his voice Chingaso Boludo, and both discuss the story afterward.
So, the story was long enough he split it in two, so you'll get two episodes out of it instead of just one. Check out Part One HERE.
And is it "see-pia" or "seh-pia?" Listen in to never find out!
Big continues his streak of getting out a new Anklecast show every month, and this story is called "Prime Shipping." It deals with a man who gets a mysterious package from Amazon right when he needs it, and the sender turned out to be . . . himself? Big narrates and Rish voices the buddy character, then both discuss it afterward.
Check it out HERE.
In the first of a three-part crossover, Rish Outfield and Marshal Latham are appearing in the newest episode of the Anklecast, presenting the first "Be Careful What You Wish For" story (all three wrote one for a contest last year*). This one is Big's story, "Long Term Memory," about an old man able to time travel back to when he was young (for love, of course).
Check it out HERE.
*May the best man win.
Last year (or maybe it was the year before), Marshal Latham had a contest over on his Journey Into... podcast where he assigned Journey song titles, and volunteers were supposed to write short stories based on those song titles. Well, you've already heard mine ("Troubled Child"), but everybody's pal Big Anklevich also contributed one.
His was called "Still They Ride," and since it had a Star Wars theme, we decided to put it on the "Delusions of Grandeur" podcast. It features Speeder Bikes, and has a fun, full-cast production. Afterward, Big joins Marshal and me to talk about the story and the various Stormtroopers throughout the Trilogy (and beyond). Check it out HERE!
