Laurel McHargue -- Author/Podcaster/Public Speaker
This one has no intro or outro or show notes. It’s just me talking about relationships, motivated by Mike’s suggestion this morning that I listen to a Hidden Brain podcast about the difficulty of a long marriage!
HA!
Happy Valentine’s Day, and tell me what you think!
In this episode, Laurel recounts a time she nearly instigated an international incident when she was an Army officer in South Korea, and several comedic situations during her three months in support of Exercise Team Spirit ’89.
Show Notes:
Links:
Battle-Dressed Breasts story with photos (story first published in Not Your Mother’s Book…On Being a Woman
Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Being a Woman (2013-07-29)
https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
“What’s a Toru?” I asked my guest Stephanie R. Sorensen, author of the highly acclaimed novel Toru: Wayfarer Returns (Sakura Steam Series) (Volume 1)
Listen to today’s episode–my very first Alligator Preserves interview–to discover the answer to my question and many more as we discuss the writing process, character development, author challenges and much more.
Show Notes:
Links:
Novel Stephanie remembers with memorable, heart-gripping character:
Kristin Lavransdatter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter (Volume 1)
https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
I’m excited (frightened, anxious, and feeling lots of other emotions, but mostly happiness) about my new podcast Alligator Preserves and the launch of my Patreon Campaign to support it.
Once per week, I’ll publish an episode about writing and storytelling with tips and ideas for writers and storytellers! Interspersed with my solo episodes, I’ll host interviews with other authors and individuals with memorable stories as well.
Perhaps you have a memorable story to share?
Please consider becoming a patron of my podcast. Details about Patreon and the rewards you will receive are below, and thank you for allowing me to entertain you!
Laurel’s Patreon Campaign for the Alligator Preserves podcast!
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…”
Who remembers the song by Five Man Electrical Band (1971)? I do, and in this episode of Alligator Preserves you’ll hear how some signs can be not only confusing, but downright embarrassing.
Laurel McHargue describes a time when misreading a sign led to a situation that left her feeling far from virtuous.
Show Notes:
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Laurel-McHargue/e/B00INB9OO6
Dying of Embarrassment essay and photos
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
YouTube link to Five Man Electrical Band song Signs
https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
In this week’s episode, Laurel McHargue introduces listeners to another character in her life: her dog, Ranger.
Inspired by a man in her writing group who one day told everyone “Don’t get a boat,” Laurel knew she had to write a piece called “Don’t Get a Dog.” She reads excerpts from the piece as she muses about the pets in her life, and shares a confession at the end.
Show Notes:
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Laurel-McHargue/e/B00INB9OO6
The Art of Raising a Puppy by the Monks of New Skete
Don’t Get a Dog ironic essay and photos
Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Power of the Dog
Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA)
https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
Who’s your daddy?
In today’s episode, host and author Laurel McHargue introduces her father as she never knew him. With a shoe box filled with letters from a 19-year-old son to his parents and siblings during WWII, Laurel shares her thoughts on the bizarre world of parent/child relationships.
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Show Notes:
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Laurel-McHargue/e/B00INB9OO6
Blog post with photos: Boston Boy In For An Eye-Opener
https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
Ever been in a hairy situation?
In this episode of Alligator Preserves, host and author Laurel McHargue discusses her on-again-off-again love affair with hair and her failure to achieve a childhood goal.
Alligator Preserves is hosted and produced by Laurel McHargue with technical support provided by her husband, Mike McHargue. Follow her on her website at leadvillelaurel.com where she writes about life, real and imagined, and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @LeadvilleLaurel. If you enjoyed this podcast, you might enjoy her books. Find her work on Amazon.
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Show Notes:
Links:
Blog post entitled “My Hair Piece”
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
When you hear the word balls, what comes to mind?
In this episode, host and author Laurel McHargue discusses a very special gift she received long ago from an old family friend. Her decision to take the gift on her morning run leads to several memorable discoveries.
Alligator Preserves is hosted and produced by Laurel McHargue with technical support provided by her husband, Mike McHargue. Follow her on her website at leadvillelaurel.com where she writes about life, real and imagined, and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @LeadvilleLaurel. If you enjoyed this podcast, you might enjoy her books. Find her work on Amazon.
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Show Notes:
Links:
Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises to Help Prevent Memory Loss and Increase Mental Fitness
Saturday Night Live’s Schwetty Balls episode
Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
Who wants to escape right now?
What’s your thought on gigantic octopuses?
Waterwight Flux: Book II is available in paperback NOW! I’ll eventually narrate it for audible, but that’s another story.
Read more about it here, and I’d love to know what you think about Celeste’s continuing quest to find home…and answers.
It’s not too late to run away . . . away . . . away . . .
