Laurel McHargue -- Author/Podcaster/Public Speaker

Show Notes with Links and Photos

• After apologizing for my last episode about ablutophobia (fear of bathing!), I share a letter I wrote to my parents in which I justify my love of the man who would become my husband!
• And then I talk about what makes for a great long-term relationship, because I’m (not) a professional!

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

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Ablutophobia is a thing.

I wasn’t going to post “links and photos” for this episode, but decided I should credit the link to the article about Ablutophobia. Here it is:

Ablutophobia Causes and Treatments

I will NOT post scary tub photos!

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

Where do you find yours?

Show Notes with Links:

• I share a “crazy” encounter I had with an individual who would become a new character in my Waterwight Series
• My episode Zen Diagrams, in which I talk about the “thing in the water”. . . another inspiration for my series!
• Writing tips! Please share with me some of yours and I’ll include them on my “Writing Tips” page (and credit you)!

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

A short story–based on the assassination of President James Garfield– written as historical fiction.

Show Notes with Links:

• This is my narration of a short story I wrote for a writing challenge.
• DISCLAIMER: The racist views expressed by the main character in this story (Harold, the retired zookeeper) in NO WAY reflect the views of the author (me)!
• The challenge was to create a story of no more than 2,500 words in the historical fiction genre. It’s main character had to be a zookeeper, and there had to be an assassination. I had one week to complete this challenge.
• The challenge is put on by NYCMidnight, and there are different contests throughout the year.
• I learned about the assassin, Charles Julius Guiteau, from Wikipedia. Below is his photo.

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

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A short story written by award-winning author Donna Baier Stein and narrated by Laurel McHargue

Show Notes with Links:
– So happy to narrate Donna’s “My Lovers #1-5, Or Why I Hate Kenny Rogers”!
– I met Donna Baier Stein in Leadville several years ago. She came to Leadville to talk about her novel The Silver Baron’s Wife, a story about Colorado’s Baby Doe Tabor. It’s an exquisite novel!
– After purchasing and reading Donna’s short story collection Sympathetic People, I knew that someday I’d have to find ways to share these unusual tales with others. This is my first attempt at finding my voice in her words! I do hope you enjoy “My Lovers…” and support this crafter of stunning narratives!
– Subscribe to Tiferet Journal HERE!

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

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How about a NEW Christmas story?

Join Odin and many of the characters from the Waterwight trilogy as they rediscover a message that stands the test of time!

Show Notes with Links:

• I share a piece written by Marcia Martinek, Editor of Leadville’s local newspaper The Herald Democrat. The piece is called “Describing Leadville.” The paper is looking for reporters!
• I talk about my life in Leadville for 12 years, our home The Lead Ass Inn, teaching, and finally becoming a published author
• Community involvement, Leadville’s Boom Days Pack Burro Race, my piece Everybody Loves a Donkey Tale
• My writing group and author mentors Carol Bellhouse and Stephanie Spong, and photographer friend Elise Sunday
• The Historic Tabor Opera House and the (almost wicked . . . wicked good!) Calendar Girls of Leadville project!
• Overcoming ego (I haven’t yet) and physical challenges
• New challenges in a new home!

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

Please support Alligator Preserves on Patreon.  You will be rewarded!

Show Notes:

• My piece on friend requests, scams, and recommendations for culling “things”!
• My piece “Seven Days to Sanity” about deleting my FaceBook presence a while ago!
• Georgetown Heritage Center and the Georgetown Christmas Market Bighorn Book Nook

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

Please support Alligator Preserves on Patreon.  You will be rewarded!

Who knew I’d love to write horror and other tales with bizarre, creepy, surreal elements? Well, I did love watching shows like The Twilight Zone(which first aired the year of my birth!) and Dark Shadows back when I was a youngster, so perhaps it makes perfect sense!

In any case, if you’re into those sorts of tales, you might enjoy listening to my latest two microfiction tales. Fitting an entire story into fewer than 250 words is a challenge, believe me, but a truly fun challenge–at least from my perspective!

Here they are:

If you enjoy my podcast episodes, you might enjoy my books!

• Laurel’s Amazon Author page
• 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

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please subscribe to Alligator Preserves on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell your friends about it! I’d love it if you “liked” the episodes you listen to, and I’d love it even more if you’d post a quick comment!

Please support Alligator Preserves on Patreon.  You will be rewarded!