Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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This was our third Jazz Session. Our subject: She Blinded Me with Science (Enough to Fool Them).
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker Once the toucan was the favored bird of the king. He sang sweetly every daybreak, and mournfully in the evening. He perched on the king’s shoulder during the day, whispering advice. Sometimes the king… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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(With apologies to Robert Frost) By Martin L. Shoemaker Two roads diverged in a gray, dying wood. And knowing I dare not travel each, For one led to my doom, and that I would Shun if that truth… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker John Horner sat at his table and poured himself a double of Jameson’s. He could already feel it was going to be one of those nights. He was ready to get thoroughly drunk and… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker Looking out into the black void of space, she felt her muscles tense as she readied for the long leap. She was ready for this, had trained for this, and still she clung to… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker crunch gnawing on old bones that crunch dark but I won’t sleep because I always creep in the dark slime drips from my scales as the autumn moon pales and the poor quarry flails… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker Exactly as recorded at the Niles Renaissance Faire, May 18, 2025. Look for a cleaned-up version soon. This is the Instant Bard. Yep, happy to have you join me. I’m getting started in about… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2025 by Martin
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By Martin L. Shoemaker Exactly as recorded at the Niles Renaissance Faire, May 17, 2025. Look for a cleaned-up version soon. Men and women fighting for the honor of the Queen and the Niles Renaissance Fair. You’re not… Read More
Posted on May 12, 2025 by Martin
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This was our second Jazz Session. Our subject: Where Do I Sell This Thing?
Posted on May 10, 2025 by Martin
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“This SEASON evokes every kind of Bradbury Weather – a worthy celebration of storytellers and the storms they summon.”– James A. Owen, author of The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica As the veil between worlds thins on Samhain, ancient… Read More