Variant Frequencies » Season 1 http://www.variantfrequencies.com Variant Frequencies is a monthly podcast of original fiction. Stories blending gothic horror with space adventure, dark fantasy with sci-fi, recalling the reality-bending vibes of The Twilight Zone, and offering something wholly unique that fits inbetween and outside. Our podcasts are fully produced, including talented voice actors and original music scores. Subscription is free. Entertainment and escapism are guaranteed. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:57:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright 2006-2010 Rick Stringer variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer) variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer) Science Fiction 1440 http://www.variantfrequencies.com/images/VF-144.jpg Variant Frequencies http://www.variantfrequencies.com 144 144 Variant Frequencies is a monthly podcast of original fiction. Stories blending gothic horror with space adventure, dark fantasy with sci-fi, recalling the reality-bending vibes of The Twilight Zone, and offering something wholly unique that fits inbetween and outside. Our podcasts are fully produced, including talented voice actors and original music scores. Subscription is free. Entertainment and escapism are guaranteed. scifi, fantasy, horror, speculative, fiction Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer variantfrequencies@gmail.com no yes Failed Cities Monologues 15: Constable Klimenko http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/20/failed-cities-monologues-15/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/20/failed-cities-monologues-15/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:20:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/09/20/failed-cities-monologues-15-constable-klimenko/ A new detective’s shield, an old suit, and a lethal case no one else wants. It’s not the way Valeri Klimenko, the former constable, wants to start out his night. But they may have all underestimated this simple young man from the Ukraine, who’s been pushed just about as far as he’s willing to go by the powers that be.

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/20/failed-cities-monologues-15/feed/ 0 0:23:15 A new detective’s shield, an old suit, and a lethal case no one else wants. It’s not the way Valeri Klimenko, the former constable, wants to start out his night. But they may have all underestimated this simple young man from the Ukrain[...] A new detective’s shield, an old suit, and a lethal case no one else wants. It’s not the way Valeri Klimenko, the former constable, wants to start out his night. But they may have all underestimated this simple young man from the Ukraine, who’s been pushed just about as far as he’s willing to go by the powers that be. **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Anton Buntic http://www.variantfrequencies.com PROMOS PodcastPEN:http://www.tsfpn.com/ The Time Traveler Show: http://www.timetravelershow.com/ Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace September 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 14: Fera http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/13/failed-cities-monologues-14/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/13/failed-cities-monologues-14/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:17:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/09/13/failed-cities-monologues-14-fera/ Fera and her brother have murdered, maimed, and massacred on every continent across the globe, but it’s the hard, ugly lessons she learned as a girl that command Fera’s pathology. When her intended victim for the night is snatched away by a resourceful pit fighter, it sparks a recall that can only lead to blood.

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/13/failed-cities-monologues-14/feed/ 0 0:16:24 Fera and her brother have murdered, maimed, and massacred on every continent across the globe, but it’s the hard, ugly lessons she learned as a girl that command Fera’s pathology. When her intended victim for the night is snatched away [...] Fera and her brother have murdered, maimed, and massacred on every continent across the globe, but it’s the hard, ugly lessons she learned as a girl that command Fera’s pathology. When her intended victim for the night is snatched away by a resourceful pit fighter, it sparks a recall that can only lead to blood. **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Maia “KnitWitch” Whitaker http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://v-frequencies.livejournal.com KnitWitch Zone: http://www.knitwitchzone.com Evan Tate: http://www.evantate.com Spherical copyright 2006 Evan Tate Variant Frequencies and The Failed Cities Monologues Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace September 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no Cell http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/07/cell/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/07/cell/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:10:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/09/07/cell/ Life on the very edge of the solar system is a bleak nightmare, punctuated only by the blissful euphoria afforded by the drug, trace. Andi is a trace addict. Trace is Andi’s only escape from his crushing life. But a new drug is taking hold of Andi. Cell is strong, addictive and, above all else, the cell is being hunted.

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/09/07/cell/feed/ 0 0:46:09 Life on the very edge of the solar system is a bleak nightmare, punctuated only by the blissful euphoria afforded by the drug, trace. Andi is a trace addict. Trace is Andi’s only escape from his crushing life. But a new drug is taking hold[...] Life on the very edge of the solar system is a bleak nightmare, punctuated only by the blissful euphoria afforded by the drug, trace. Andi is a trace addict. Trace is Andi’s only escape from his crushing life. But a new drug is taking hold of Andi. Cell is strong, addictive and, above all else, the cell is being hunted. **** Written by Darren Reid Narrated by Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.myspace.com/darrenreidcell Skepticality: http://www.skepticality.com Variant Frequencies (c)2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace Cell (c)2006 Darren Reid September 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 13: Truck http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/23/failed-cities-monologues-13/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/23/failed-cities-monologues-13/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:22:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/08/23/failed-cities-monologues-13-truck/ Truck lives for the action, for life on the edge of a blade. But when a routine pick-up goes a hundred miles south of wrong, that pace comes to a crashing halt…

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Ian Jones
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/23/failed-cities-monologues-13/feed/ 2 0:18:48 Truck lives for the action, for life on the edge of a blade. But when a routine pick-up goes a hundred miles south of wrong, that pace comes to a crashing halt… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Ian Jones http://www.variantfrequencies.[...] Truck lives for the action, for life on the edge of a blade. But when a routine pick-up goes a hundred miles south of wrong, that pace comes to a crashing halt… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Ian Jones http://www.variantfrequencies.com Sundown Lounge Podzine: http://www.larrywinfield.com/sundownlounge.htm Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace August 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no Failed Cities Monologues 12: Sterne http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/13/failed-cities-monologues-12/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/13/failed-cities-monologues-12/#comments Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:58:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/08/13/failed-cities-monologues-12-sterne/ Jump into the story with Sterne. He’s about to live one of his own pulp adventures, but unlike Curly, his fearless juggernaut alter ego, Sterne is going to find out that the real bad guys don’t wear hats. And his instructors for the evening? The Feral Twins . . .

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/13/failed-cities-monologues-12/feed/ 0 0:24:12 Jump into the story with Sterne. He’s about to live one of his own pulp adventures, but unlike Curly, his fearless juggernaut alter ego, Sterne is going to find out that the real bad guys don’t wear hats. And his instructors for the eve[...] Jump into the story with Sterne. He’s about to live one of his own pulp adventures, but unlike Curly, his fearless juggernaut alter ego, Sterne is going to find out that the real bad guys don’t wear hats. And his instructors for the evening? The Feral Twins . . . **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Tom “DevoSpice” Rockwell Music: Spherical by Evan Tate http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.evantate.com/ Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace August 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no The Dark Harvest http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/08/the-dark-harvest/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/08/the-dark-harvest/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:05:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/08/08/the-dark-harvest/ Every season it grew stronger.

Every season more children vanished.

Every season the gardeners dwelling grew, forcing the village to retreat its borders, until at last it could shrink no further…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/08/08/the-dark-harvest/feed/ 0 0:18:00 Every season it grew stronger. Every season more children vanished. Every season the gardeners dwelling grew, forcing the village to retreat its borders, until at last it could shrink no further… **** Written and Narrated by Adrian Grey Marsde[...] Every season it grew stronger. Every season more children vanished. Every season the gardeners dwelling grew, forcing the village to retreat its borders, until at last it could shrink no further… **** Written and Narrated by Adrian Grey Marsden http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.adriangrey.com/ The Dark Harvest Copyright 2006 Adrian Grey Marsden Variant Frequencies Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace August 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 11: Ferus http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/16/failed-cities-monologues-11/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/16/failed-cities-monologues-11/#comments Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:54:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/07/16/failed-cities-monologues-11-ferus/ Boredom’s a dangerous thing when you’re one of The Feral Twins, and not even arson, kidnapping, and back alley crucifixions can relieve it. Ferus just wants one worthy opponent before the night is through. He’s forgotten what the Chinese say about what you wish for…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/16/failed-cities-monologues-11/feed/ 0 0:15:07 Boredom’s a dangerous thing when you’re one of The Feral Twins, and not even arson, kidnapping, and back alley crucifixions can relieve it. Ferus just wants one worthy opponent before the night is through. He’s forgotten what the [...] Boredom’s a dangerous thing when you’re one of The Feral Twins, and not even arson, kidnapping, and back alley crucifixions can relieve it. Ferus just wants one worthy opponent before the night is through. He’s forgotten what the Chinese say about what you wish for… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Neil Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace July 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no The Last Frequency http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/04/the-last-frequency/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/04/the-last-frequency/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:47:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/07/04/the-last-frequency/ Spend a night in the far reach with Sherk Maxwell, doctor of broadcast journalism. Sherk is humanity’s last voice of dissent, set forth on a mic and beamed out across deep space to every rift-tripper and manic ET roaming the great void. But as the same slimy threat that evacuated Earth encroaches on Dr. Maxwell’s weird corner of the big black, will it signal the final broadcast of mankind’s last frequency? You’ll have to tune in to find out…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/07/04/the-last-frequency/feed/ 0 0:27:49 Spend a night in the far reach with Sherk Maxwell, doctor of broadcast journalism. Sherk is humanity’s last voice of dissent, set forth on a mic and beamed out across deep space to every rift-tripper and manic ET roaming the great void. But a[...] Spend a night in the far reach with Sherk Maxwell, doctor of broadcast journalism. Sherk is humanity’s last voice of dissent, set forth on a mic and beamed out across deep space to every rift-tripper and manic ET roaming the great void. But as the same slimy threat that evacuated Earth encroaches on Dr. Maxwell’s weird corner of the big black, will it signal the final broadcast of mankind’s last frequency? You’ll have to tune in to find out… **** Written by: Matt Wallace Narrated by: Evo Terra Music by: Cagey House, Neil Stringer & Greg Seaman, Rick Stringer, and The Traverse Symphony Orchestra http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.podiobooks.com http://www.sliceofscifi.com http://www.myspace.com/cageyhouse http://www.tso-online.org http://www.gregseamanmusic.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace July 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no The Failed Cities Monologues 10: Ethan http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/25/the-failed-cities-monologues-10/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/25/the-failed-cities-monologues-10/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:46:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/06/25/the-failed-cities-monologues-10-ethan/ Reverend Ethan is a man who likes to keep things simple: a collar, a street to keep, a stick to keep them with. But tonight, with war looming just around a battered brick corner, things are about to get complicated. A missing mediator, a fallen street preacher left as a message, a mysterious lady of quality bearing a warning and a gift. And that’s just the beginning…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/25/the-failed-cities-monologues-10/feed/ 0 0:25:43 Reverend Ethan is a man who likes to keep things simple: a collar, a street to keep, a stick to keep them with. But tonight, with war looming just around a battered brick corner, things are about to get complicated. A missing mediator, a fallen str[...] Reverend Ethan is a man who likes to keep things simple: a collar, a street to keep, a stick to keep them with. But tonight, with war looming just around a battered brick corner, things are about to get complicated. A missing mediator, a fallen street preacher left as a message, a mysterious lady of quality bearing a warning and a gift. And that’s just the beginning… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace June 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 09: Sally http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/15/failed-cities-monologues-09/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/15/failed-cities-monologues-09/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:33:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/06/15/failed-cities-monologues-09-sally/ If you’re new to the Failed Cities, there’s only one place to go if you want to be in the know, and it’s not some digital Orwellian info-matrix. It’s a tiny tarot den in the shadiest part of town. Psychic Sally is a palm-reader with a third eye on all the action, and for a fiver she’ll give you a glimpse into what’s happened so far on both sides of the river…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/15/failed-cities-monologues-09/feed/ 0 0:08:08 If you’re new to the Failed Cities, there’s only one place to go if you want to be in the know, and it’s not some digital Orwellian info-matrix. It’s a tiny tarot den in the shadiest part of town. Psychic Sally is a palm-rea[...] If you’re new to the Failed Cities, there’s only one place to go if you want to be in the know, and it’s not some digital Orwellian info-matrix. It’s a tiny tarot den in the shadiest part of town. Psychic Sally is a palm-reader with a third eye on all the action, and for a fiver she’ll give you a glimpse into what’s happened so far on both sides of the river… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Maia “KnitWitch” Whitaker http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.knitwitchzone.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace June 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no The Spoils of War http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/03/the-spoils-of-war/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/03/the-spoils-of-war/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:12:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/06/03/the-spoils-of-war-2/ Pohraen’s childhood was dominated by the interminable war on her planet; only the music of the 100th Day gatherings could lift her mood. Then, in a last desperate arms race, a bizarre turn of events sowed the seeds of change.

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Written by DJ Burnham
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/06/03/the-spoils-of-war/feed/ 0 0:39:21 Pohraen’s childhood was dominated by the interminable war on her planet; only the music of the 100th Day gatherings could lift her mood. Then, in a last desperate arms race, a bizarre turn of events sowed the seeds of change. **** Written by [...] Pohraen’s childhood was dominated by the interminable war on her planet; only the music of the 100th Day gatherings could lift her mood. Then, in a last desperate arms race, a bizarre turn of events sowed the seeds of change. **** Written by DJ Burnham Narrated by Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com http://www.djburnham.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace The Spoils of War Copyright 2006 DJ Burnham June 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 08: The Maven http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/27/failed-cities-monologues-08/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/27/failed-cities-monologues-08/#comments Sun, 28 May 2006 00:22:00 +0000 Anne Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/05/27/failed-cities-monologues-08-the-maven/ When fevered streets reach their boiling point, you bring in a mediator. When it’s looking like back alley war, you need a maven. Tonight was already going to be his toughest mediation yet. Then his throat got put on the bargaining table…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/27/failed-cities-monologues-08/feed/ 0 0:17:12 When fevered streets reach their boiling point, you bring in a mediator. When it’s looking like back alley war, you need a maven. Tonight was already going to be his toughest mediation yet. Then his throat got put on the bargaining table[...] When fevered streets reach their boiling point, you bring in a mediator. When it’s looking like back alley war, you need a maven. Tonight was already going to be his toughest mediation yet. Then his throat got put on the bargaining table… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Jan Dalton http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace May 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no Failed Cities Monologues 07: d’Anger http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/14/failed-cities-monologues-07/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/14/failed-cities-monologues-07/#comments Sun, 14 May 2006 22:15:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/05/14/failed-cities-monologues-07-danger/ In the Failed Cities, being beautiful can make you a victim. Being beautiful and smart can make you dangerous.

d’Anger has a flawless form, a Botticelli face…and an IQ of 175…

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/14/failed-cities-monologues-07/feed/ 0 Dead of Night http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/05/dead-of-night/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/05/dead-of-night/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 03:36:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/05/05/dead-of-night-2/ Every night I strolled the same path, looking for him. The nights were getting colder. Even in the short time I was out, my fingers were aching from it, and I worried that he was frozen somewhere. I didn’t know where to begin to look…

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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Heidi Jones
Music performed by Neil Stringer
Music composed by Greg Seaman
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/05/05/dead-of-night/feed/ 0 0:21:52 Every night I strolled the same path, looking for him. The nights were getting colder. Even in the short time I was out, my fingers were aching from it, and I worried that he was frozen somewhere. I didn’t know where to begin to look… *[...] Every night I strolled the same path, looking for him. The nights were getting colder. Even in the short time I was out, my fingers were aching from it, and I worried that he was frozen somewhere. I didn’t know where to begin to look… **** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Heidi Jones Music performed by Neil Stringer Music composed by Greg Seaman http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Anne Stringer May 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 06: Constable Klimenko http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/23/failed-cities-monologues-06/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/23/failed-cities-monologues-06/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:56:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/04/23/failed-cities-monologues-06-constable-klimenko/ Constable Valeri Klimenko, whose father and grandfather were both Heroes of Ukraine, never had any intention of living up to his family’s legacy. Now he’s been made a detective and forced onto the trail of the most feared and talked about serial killer in the city’s history. If it weren’t for that damned Reuben sandwich…



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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/23/failed-cities-monologues-06/feed/ 0 0:19:01 Constable Valeri Klimenko, whose father and grandfather were both Heroes of Ukraine, never had any intention of living up to his family’s legacy. Now he’s been made a detective and forced onto the trail of the most feared and talked abo[...] Constable Valeri Klimenko, whose father and grandfather were both Heroes of Ukraine, never had any intention of living up to his family’s legacy. Now he’s been made a detective and forced onto the trail of the most feared and talked about serial killer in the city’s history. If it weren’t for that damned Reuben sandwich… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Anton Buntic http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace April 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no The Failed Cities Monologues 05: Fera http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/11/the-failed-cities-monologues-05/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/11/the-failed-cities-monologues-05/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:54:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/04/11/the-failed-cities-monologues-05-fera/ Fera, alpha female of The Feral Twins. Death lives inside her, and it’s a reality she shares with all those she meets, whether they want its secrets or not. But is Fera a predator… or just the ultimate survivor?



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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/11/the-failed-cities-monologues-05/feed/ 0 0:19:06 Fera, alpha female of The Feral Twins. Death lives inside her, and it’s a reality she shares with all those she meets, whether they want its secrets or not. But is Fera a predator… or just the ultimate survivor? **** Written by Matt Wa[...] Fera, alpha female of The Feral Twins. Death lives inside her, and it’s a reality she shares with all those she meets, whether they want its secrets or not. But is Fera a predator… or just the ultimate survivor? **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Maia “KnitWitch” Whitaker http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace April 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Children of the Androphagi http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/01/children-of-the-androphagi/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/01/children-of-the-androphagi/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 19:36:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/04/01/children-of-the-androphagi-2/ In the 1930′s 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue was home to the speakeasy. In the 2030′s it’s all about the breakdowns, where they mix biochem cocktails and spark the Ash of the Dead, sucking its acrid smoke through bone pipes. The big ticket is, of course, shooting distilled endorphins. Yes, they’d found the last fix, and it was inside the human body all along.

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Anne Stringer
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/04/01/children-of-the-androphagi/feed/ 0 0:34:55 In the 1930′s 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue was home to the speakeasy. In the 2030′s it’s all about the breakdowns, where they mix biochem cocktails and spark the Ash of the Dead, sucking its acrid smoke through bone [...] In the 1930′s 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue was home to the speakeasy. In the 2030′s it’s all about the breakdowns, where they mix biochem cocktails and spark the Ash of the Dead, sucking its acrid smoke through bone pipes. The big ticket is, of course, shooting distilled endorphins. Yes, they’d found the last fix, and it was inside the human body all along. **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Anne Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer, Anne Stringer, and Matt Wallace April 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 04: Truck http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/19/failed-cities-monologues-04/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/19/failed-cities-monologues-04/#comments Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:23:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/03/19/failed-cities-monologues-04-truck/ The news webs call him The Conductor. He’s responsible for the disappearances of at least thirty young women, all prostitutes. Their bodies are never found. And oh, yes, you’re about to discover why…



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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Ian Jones
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March 2006

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/19/failed-cities-monologues-04/feed/ 0 0:11:44 The news webs call him The Conductor. He’s responsible for the disappearances of at least thirty young women, all prostitutes. Their bodies are never found. And oh, yes, you’re about to discover why… **** Written by Matt Wallace [...] The news webs call him The Conductor. He’s responsible for the disappearances of at least thirty young women, all prostitutes. Their bodies are never found. And oh, yes, you’re about to discover why… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Ian Jones http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace March 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 03: Sterne http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/09/failed-cities-monologues-03/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/09/failed-cities-monologues-03/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:42:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/03/09/failed-cities-monologues-03-sterne/ Walk the streets between the Stacks with Sterne, a pit fighter that splits his nights between brawling for cash and spinning tales of old school tough guys and detectives. The Stacks is considered nothing more than a neo hippie ghetto. But to the folks that live here, the eve trippers and broken artists and freaked out Rastafarians, it’s a dreamland. And Sterne has his tiny crumbling place in it, filled with obsession, imagination, and some fresh wounds waiting to scar….



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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Tom “DevoSpice” Rockwell
Music: “Caution” by Rick Gerics
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/09/failed-cities-monologues-03/feed/ 0 0:18:48 Walk the streets between the Stacks with Sterne, a pit fighter that splits his nights between brawling for cash and spinning tales of old school tough guys and detectives. The Stacks is considered nothing more than a neo hippie ghetto. But to the f[...] Walk the streets between the Stacks with Sterne, a pit fighter that splits his nights between brawling for cash and spinning tales of old school tough guys and detectives. The Stacks is considered nothing more than a neo hippie ghetto. But to the folks that live here, the eve trippers and broken artists and freaked out Rastafarians, it’s a dreamland. And Sterne has his tiny crumbling place in it, filled with obsession, imagination, and some fresh wounds waiting to scar…. **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Tom “DevoSpice” Rockwell Music: “Caution” by Rick Gerics http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace March 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Evelyn http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/01/evelyn/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/01/evelyn/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:06:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/03/01/evelyn-2/ At least Mom doesn’t walk me all the way to the door. That would be so embarrassing!… They can be stolen away and terrible things can be done to them… I used to be that little girl, the one walking with her mom… What does she think is gonna happen in this dumb neighborhood?… I think she watches the kids walking to school… I wonder if I’ll make it until spring….

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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Stacey Griffith
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/03/01/evelyn/feed/ 0 0:18:45 At least Mom doesn’t walk me all the way to the door. That would be so embarrassing!… They can be stolen away and terrible things can be done to them… I used to be that little girl, the one walking with her mom… What does sh[...] At least Mom doesn’t walk me all the way to the door. That would be so embarrassing!… They can be stolen away and terrible things can be done to them… I used to be that little girl, the one walking with her mom… What does she think is gonna happen in this dumb neighborhood?… I think she watches the kids walking to school… I wonder if I’ll make it until spring…. **** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Stacey Griffith http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Anne Stringer and Rick Stringer March 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 02: Ferus http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/21/failed-cities-monologues-02/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/21/failed-cities-monologues-02/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:51:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/02/21/failed-cities-monologues-02-ferus/ Within social circles linked by blood The Feral Twins are more than assassins, they’re celebrities. A predator pack of two that bring animal spectacle to murder, they have no past, just question marks that hang like sharpened sickles above their heads. Ferus is silent death, his sister’s single-minded enforcer. But there’s the voice of a young boy in his head that tells a very different story…

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Neil Stringer
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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February 2006

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/21/failed-cities-monologues-02/feed/ 0 0:12:29 Within social circles linked by blood The Feral Twins are more than assassins, they’re celebrities. A predator pack of two that bring animal spectacle to murder, they have no past, just question marks that hang like sharpened sickles above th[...] Within social circles linked by blood The Feral Twins are more than assassins, they’re celebrities. A predator pack of two that bring animal spectacle to murder, they have no past, just question marks that hang like sharpened sickles above their heads. Ferus is silent death, his sister’s single-minded enforcer. But there’s the voice of a young boy in his head that tells a very different story… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Neil Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace February 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Failed Cities Monologues 01: Ethan http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/14/failed-cities-monologues-01/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/14/failed-cities-monologues-01/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:40:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/02/14/failed-cities-monologues-01-ethan/ Two cities separated by 16 miles of river. One side has been written off, zeroed out by its elected caretakers. Now men with white collars and nighted sticks patrol the streets. They’re peacekeepers, following a new gospel, the Steel Gospel. Ethan is one of them; part clergy, part lawman, part soldier. A shepherd in a concrete pasture, watching over hophead flocks by night. He’s also a believer. Ethan knows that nobility and justice are the cross and shield of the street preacher. But power corrupts, and in a city that has downsized police and politicians the street preacher’s power is 100 proof…



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Narrated by Rick Stringer
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February 2006

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/14/failed-cities-monologues-01/feed/ 0 0:20:25 Two cities separated by 16 miles of river. One side has been written off, zeroed out by its elected caretakers. Now men with white collars and nighted sticks patrol the streets. They’re peacekeepers, following a new gospel, the Steel Gospel. [...] Two cities separated by 16 miles of river. One side has been written off, zeroed out by its elected caretakers. Now men with white collars and nighted sticks patrol the streets. They’re peacekeepers, following a new gospel, the Steel Gospel. Ethan is one of them; part clergy, part lawman, part soldier. A shepherd in a concrete pasture, watching over hophead flocks by night. He’s also a believer. Ethan knows that nobility and justice are the cross and shield of the street preacher. But power corrupts, and in a city that has downsized police and politicians the street preacher’s power is 100 proof… **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace February 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Absolution Insured http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/12/absolution-insured/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/12/absolution-insured/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 01:16:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/02/12/absolution-insured-2/ I’d spotted Carey. He heard the Whirring too. He’d grabbed my baseball bat out of the front seat, and now he was standing, braced against the open passenger side door, in his best Sammy Sosa stance. I couldn’t believe it, not even after knowing the guy for two years. He was actually going to try to tee off on the lo-gi.
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Narrated by Rick Stringer
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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/02/12/absolution-insured/feed/ 0 0:40:24 I’d spotted Carey. He heard the Whirring too. He’d grabbed my baseball bat out of the front seat, and now he was standing, braced against the open passenger side door, in his best Sammy Sosa stance. I couldn’t believe it, not even[...] I’d spotted Carey. He heard the Whirring too. He’d grabbed my baseball bat out of the front seat, and now he was standing, braced against the open passenger side door, in his best Sammy Sosa stance. I couldn’t believe it, not even after knowing the guy for two years. He was actually going to try to tee off on the lo-gi. **** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace February 2006 Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no Another Man’s Run – Part 2 http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/01/24/another-mans-run-part-2/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/01/24/another-mans-run-part-2/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:00:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/02/12/another-mans-run-part-2/ You thought that was the sun rising over Saturn and ain’t that a sight when really a superflare of magnesium was covering the approach of a creepy-creeper. And by the time the light dissipated they were right on top of you.
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This is the second of a two-part podcast.
Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Rick Stringer
http://www.variantfrequencies.com
Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
January 2006

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/01/24/another-mans-run-part-2/feed/ 0 Another Man’s Run – Part 1 http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/01/24/another-mans-run-part-1/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/01/24/another-mans-run-part-1/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:00:00 +0000 Rick Stringer http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/02/12/another-mans-run-part-1/ They weren’t family in the office. It wasn’t a brotherhood. They weren’t even friends. But they’d all been assigned a singular shitty fate, and that made them the same. When Management descended to rob a corpse of that departed man’s few meager possessions it didn’t stand with the other postmen. One day all of them would be that corpse.

And there were some actions even dead men jerked at.
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This is the first of a two-part podcast.
Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Rick Stringer
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Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
January 2006

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