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I am excited to announce that Hobbies Include: Writing has joined the Project Entertainment Network podcast empire!
Moving forward, I will be sharing spots from this family of podcasts to help you connect with other shows you will love. P.E.N. includes a variety of podcasts on topics from writing, to sci-fi original fiction, to real world LGBTQ stories, to heavy metal/horror movie crossover discussion. Please be sure to check out, subscribe and review these excellent creators!
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Maeve and the witches spend a night out with Dolan. A love interest is introduced. Hello & Welcome to Hobbies Include Writing, the creative fiction podcast. Other than edits by the author each chapter you experience is virtually untouched. In fact, I haven’t even finished writing the story yet. You are part of shaping this unfinished story by critiquing my writing style, the characters and more via email and social media. Thanks to our Patrons, Ivie Montgomery and Jacqueline Lydic for supporting the show. Due to their support, I was able to upgrade our membership on Spreaker. HI:W can now upload 100 hours of content for you to enjoy. Thank you patrons for keeping our blacklog of episodes safe! Thanks also to our business partner in cross-promotion Black Ice Comics, a full-service comics store located in Houghton, Michigan with services and products available online. Some of you may have seen my posts on social media regarding recent world events - specifically the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality. The last episode was recorded before all of that had culminated, and rather than rushing to record something and get it out in a messy and reactionary fashion, I wanted to take some time right now, at the start of this episode, to state a couple of important things. In case I have not made it abundantly clear, this podcast and the story Blood That Binds are intentionally feminist, intersectional, inclusive, diverse, and Queer-friendly. I am a white cis-gender bisexual woman. I stand with Black Lives Matter, and so does this entire creative project. I stand against police brutality, particularly that which is based on race, and so does all of my creative work. It is also Pride Month. As a Queer person, I acknowledge that my rights would not be where they are without the work of black trailblazers like Marsha P. Johnson, Moms Mabley, James Balwin and many, many others. Our rights would also not be where they are without events like the Stonewall Riots. I have been sharing and will continue to share human rights resources, links to donate, and petitions on all of the social media for this podcast. Please feel encouraged to join me. There are a lot of resources out there on ways to support the fight for racial equality. Please find your ways to support, and if you are white, take this time to especially elevate voices of people of color. If you are a person of color and/or a member of the LGBTQIA community, and you see any support of bigotry or racism in my writing, I invite you once again to please call me out, as I promise this comes from the narrowness and privilege of my personal experiences, not from any racist intention, and I will be honored to discuss the error with you and correct it. If this is your first time listening, I recommend you start back at Episode One and the setup of our story. A few days after dramatically convincing Maeve’s friends that he is, in fact, a blood-sucker, Dolan joins the group for drinks. This episode opens on Maeve’s friends interrogating Dolan about what it means to be a vampire, despite her requests to treat him like a normal person. Four witches and a vampire walk into a bar... in this sixth installment of the paranormal long-fiction audio novel, “Blood that Binds.” You can download the episode by clicking the button at the top of this blog post, or through your favorite podcasting platform via one of the links at the top of the page. The PDF version is available at the bottom of this post. Be sure to like, share, subscribe and review! CONTENT WARNING Be advised, this audio novel examines toxic relationship dynamics and includes elements of abuse which may be upsetting to some listeners. This story contains strong language along with descriptions of blood, biting and vampirism. This story also includes characters with a variety of spiritual, gender, sexual and ethnic identities. This is intended to create an inclusive and diverse narrative with the understanding that no character can represent an entire identity or community. Any fantastical depictions of witchcraft are not intended to discredit anyone’s spiritual beliefs or practices. Links & Credits
SNEAK PEEK “You can’t just stalk me wherever I go and creep up on me like we’re in some sort of horror film.” Maeve crosses her arms over her chest. “If you need to feed, text me or some shit like a normal person.” Faster than her eye can follow, Dolan has one hand gripping each of her forearms tightly, books and shelves pressing against her back. His eyes leer down into hers, but she cannot look away from the snarl and fully descended fangs just inches from her face. His voice is quiet, but hard as gravel as he speaks, and in her head his energy is hot and loud as a scream. “I told you not to forget that I’m not human. If you don’t want to see my predatory side, don’t make me track you down like an animal every time I need to feed.” He grasps her chin, forcing her eyes up to his. “You have never known hunger, child, so let me tell you that living under the threat of starvation at the whim of a stubborn witch brat is not pleasant. Continue making it unpleasant for me, and I promise…” He jerks her chin to the side, exposing her neck, his lips an inch from her ear. “I will make it unbearable for you.”
With her secrets revealed, Maeve must face Dolan's response along with her friends' skepticism.... Hello & Welcome to Hobbies Include Writing, the creative fiction podcast. Other than edits by the author each chapter you experience is virtually untouched. In fact, I haven’t even finished writing the story yet. You are part of shaping this unfinished story by critiquing my writing style, the characters and more via email and social media. Thanks to our Patrons, Ivie Montgomery and Jacqueline Lydic for supporting the show. Ivie has been so helpful in beta-reading these episodes in the Google Doc before they get to you and making comments that have helped me with editing. Jacqueline took part in our first live Q&A episode through the Patron Discord channel. The Founding Fans offer has ended for the time being, but you can still join them in supporting the show over on our Patreon. I could not possibly do this without patron support. Thanks also to our business partner in cross-promotion Black Ice Comics, a full-service comics store located in Houghton, Michigan with services and products available online. If this is your first time listening, I recommend you start back at Episode One and the setup of our story. We pick up back at Maeve’s apartment. Last night, in a fit of anger over Dolan’s controlling nature, Maeve revealed to her friends that Dolan is not her junkie cousin, but in fact a vampire bound by blood magic to feed off of her family, and her family alone. Skeptical, her friends decided to get shit-faced and deal with the revelation - and their hangovers - the next morning. Please enjoy the fifth installment of the paranormal long-fiction audio novel, Blood that Binds. You can download the episode by clicking the button at the top of this blog post, or through your favorite podcasting platform via one of the links at the top of the page. The PDF version is available at the bottom of this post. Be sure to like, share, subscribe and review! CONTENT WARNING Be advised, this audio novel examines toxic relationship dynamics and includes elements of abuse which may be upsetting to some listeners. This story contains strong language along with descriptions of blood, biting and vampirism. This story also includes characters with a variety of spiritual, gender, sexual and ethnic identities. This is intended to create an inclusive and diverse narrative with the understanding that no character can represent an entire identity or community. Any fantastical depictions of witchcraft are not intended to discredit anyone’s spiritual beliefs or practices. Links & Credits
SNEAK PEEK “Mind if I get this one?” Maeve follows the twisting array of tattoos up the woman’s forearm, picking up bright little demon and fairy faces, script and birds amidst a tangle of thorny vines. They bring her to a face she can see much more clearly in the bar than she could by the glow of a cigarette. Thick eyebrows stand out on porcelain skin above deep-set eyes heavily defined with black, smokey makeup. Maeve’s own eyes sparkle as she nods slowly, “Sure, never turn down a free drink.” The woman hands the bills to the bartender with a smile and gets most of it back in change, along with a whiskey and soda. Maeve watches the swish of long, ice-blonde hair as the woman turns her head, but quickly returns her attention to her drink for a moment as blue eyes fall back on her. After a short sip, Maeve raises her eyes again to meet the woman’s “Usually when people buy me a drink they also introduce themselves.” She challenges, then softens with a smile, “I’m Maeve.” The woman offers her hand, “Rona.” Maeve takes it briefly, “That’s a beautiful name.” She smiles, trying not to blush. "Please do not misunderstand my compliment," She thinks desperately, trying to press her intention out as warm pink energy through her fingers, "I am being so queer with you right now." With her third eye, she sees the energy snap and crackle with nervous static where their hands meet. Rona chuckles and takes her hand back, pulling out a stool to take a seat, “Thank you. To be fair, I didn’t pick it out on my own.” “Bet you picked those clothes, though.” Maeve counters, turning her body towards Rona and taking another sip of her drink. Rona swirls the ice in her untouched drink, “And?” Maeve nearly spills her drink as she pulls it away from her mouth and gestures emphatically to Rona’s entire outfit, “You look like a fucking badass.”
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