Episodes – Page 9

7 Stories

December 23, 2017 by cpgronlund 5 Comments

A bit of a departure this holiday season: seven stories instead of one!
(Think of it as micro-fiction stocking stuffers.)

“Not About Lumberjacks” – As it says in the name, this story is not about lumberjacks!
“Be a Man” – Sometimes kids grow up faster than they should.
“Fucking Asshole” – It’s a story about a guy named Fucking Asshole.
“The Intersection” – Life in a tightly wound world…
“Vlad Stovepipe” – Yeah, it’s about a vampire snowman!
“Hardcore” – Tell this guy wrestling’s fake…
“Another Christmas Eve” – A story about one family’s Christmas Eve tradition.

Content Advisory: “Be a Man”: Child abuse, mention of a dead dog (by gunshot), alcohol abuse, and murder. “Fucking Asshole”: Uhm…swearing! “The Intersection”: Anger, violence (shooting), and family loss of a child (shooting). “Vlad Stovepipe”: Cartoon violence. “Hardcore”: Swearing and violence. “Another Christmas Eve”: Divorce, violence (family fistfight), swearing, depression, loneliness.

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Credits:

Story and narration: Christopher Gronlund

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch (aka Poddington Bear)

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Behind the Cut – Episode 19: The Hidebehind

December 11, 2017 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

Something a little different this time…

Because “The Hidebehind” was the first episode of Not About Lumberjacks with a male narrator other than me, I chat with Defender Radio’s Michael Howie about what it was like to work together on the story’s production.

It’s a glorious tale of friendship, creativity…and majestic beards!

(Also, you should totally follow Michael on Twitter and Instagram.)

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The Hidebehind

November 15, 2017 by cpgronlund 6 Comments

Something lurks in the woods outside a lumber camp in this story I SWEAR is NOT about lumberjacks…

Content Advisory: Swearing. Violence (involving fights and knives). Alcohol use. Mass poisoning. Horror (monster in the woods). Dementia brought on by environmental factors. Implied cannibalism.

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Credits:

Story: Christopher Gronlund

Narration: Michael Howie, of the Defender Radio Podcast. (Follow Michael on Twitter!)

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Kai Engel

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Behind the Cut – Episode 18: Memorial Park

November 12, 2017 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

There really is a Memorial Park where after-school fights took place when I was in junior high school.

And I was involved in one myself; in fact, some reality creeped into “Memorial Park.”

If you’re interested in what’s real and not in the story, look no further than this…

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Memorial Park

October 27, 2017 by cpgronlund 1 Comment

An after-school fight pits the meanest kid in Walt Whitman Junior High School against one of its shyest geeks.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Bullying. Violence (bullying and an after-school fight). Humiliation.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

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Behind the Cut – Episode 17: Cubicle Punks

September 10, 2017 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

I was never the punk that Bobby McGarvey or Stevie Saturn were in “Cubicle Punks,” but I do have something in common with them: I have always struggled with certain things that come with a “responsible” job.

The pull between a day job that pays the bills and pursuing one’s dreams is a recurring theme in several of my stories.

I talk about it on this episode of Behind the Cut…

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Cubicle Punks

August 20, 2017 by cpgronlund 2 Comments

Two aging punks come to grips with who they once were…and what they’ve become today.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Drug and alcohol use. A small fight. Mention of violence (a large, back-alley fight). Midlife crisis. Dissatisfaction with work and life.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Punk Rock Opera

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

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A Temporary Change in Schedule

March 6, 2017 by cpgronlund 1 Comment

As I close in on having a readable draft of the current novel-in-progress, I’m changing the schedule for Not about Lumberjacks until I am done with the book.