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A Random Update

October 13, 2018 by cpgronlund 1 Comment

Howdy, howdy, howdy. Christopher here with a random update.

This is mostly being recorded and released in support of this episode of the ScreamQueenz Podcast.

ScreamQueenz is a fun look at cheesy horror films, but in October it gets a bit more serious. Not the show, because the show is always light-hearted fun! But in October, show host Patrick Walsh does a pod-o-rama to raise funds for New Alternatives NYC.

New Alternatives helps homeless LGBTQ+ youth. It’s a cool thing, and very dear to Patrick’s heart…and his friends. So I’m posting this in the hope you will go here and donate at least $21 — a dollar for each consecutive day Patrick releases episodes until Halloween! (You know what my release schedule is like, here…so imagine DAILY episodes. That’s crazy! But that’s how much this means to Patrick, who is simply a damn good human being.)

How good a person is Patrick? Well…when “The Hidebehind” narrator, Michael Howie, visited New York City, Patrick insisted on taking this photo to include me in a way because I wasn’t there hanging out with them.

Patrick Walsh and Michael Howie

Dawwwwwww…ain’t they the cutest!

I mention those two because…today’s episode of ScreamQueenz features Michael Howie and I talking about Dave Made a Maze with Patrick. Three bearded gents talking about a fun movie. That’s snazzy!

But wait, there’s more! I also talk about what’s going on with me, lately, in this episode…and share what will be released for at least the next four months on Not About Lumberjacks.

So, again, if you want to donate to a good cause, go here.

If you want to hear Michael, Patrick, and I talk about Dave Made a Maze (and other things), go here.

Thanks so much. I’ll be back later this month with a story about a kid who makes a monster in his bathtub.

– Christopher

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Behind the Cut – Dear God (Ep. 022)

August 12, 2018 by cpgronlund 1 Comment

Envelope addressed to God - Behind the Cut – Dear God (Ep. 022)“Dear God” is not the first story I wrote featuring gods; in fact, it’s not the first story I’ve written for Not About Lumberjacks featuring gods.

Gods are strange things to me. I’m a life-long atheist, but I love the storytelling opportunities gods of all kinds offer.

Also, I might just talk about how the Marvel Thor movies influenced this episode…and how they didn’t. (In many ways, an old Dungeons and Dragons rule book should probably get the most credit for the story.)

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Also, I mention a friend named Laura Lange in this episode.

It just-so-happens that the day I release this episode of Behind the Cut…that Laura released an episode of her show, The Peaceful Life Podcast, in which she and I talk about being bullied as children. We talk about a Not About Lumberjacks favorite story, “Purvis” — as well as Dungeons and Dragons and many other things.

Episode link is right here.

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Dear God

July 25, 2018 by cpgronlund 3 Comments

Stamp addressed to God.A panhandler is given a magical postage stamp.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Scam artists. Mention of parental death. Homelessness. Misogyny.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

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Behind the Cut – A Race to the End (Ep. 021)

April 29, 2018 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

Birthday cake - A Race to the End - Written and narrated by Christopher Gronlund - Behind the Cut – A Race to the End (Ep. 021)If one desires, they can have a story end in so many different ways.

Some stories just have a feel from the start for a certain kind of ending, but others are shaped by a writer’s environment — sometimes even being affected by other stories written around the time a particular story is done.

That’s what I talk about with “A Race to the End.”

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The Race to the End

April 14, 2018 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

Birthday Cake - The Race to the End. written and narrated by Christopher GronlundThe 100-year-old son of the oldest man to ever live plots to kill a 123-year-old man about to break his father’s record.

Content Advisory: Swearing and cartoonish violence. Stress of aging and mortality. A son trying to live up to his father’s expectations.

Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

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Behind the Cut – Episode 20: 7 Stories

February 7, 2018 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

A red Christmas ornament -  Behind the Cut – Episode 20: 7 StoriesThe last episode was a bit of a departure, with seven bits of micro-fiction. The most fascinating thing was hearing which stories people loved most (“Vlad Stovepipe” won).

So…for this episode of Behind the Cut, a bit about each of the stories…

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7 Stories

December 23, 2017 by cpgronlund 5 Comments

A red Christmas tree ornament - 7 StoriesA bit of a departure this holiday season: seven stories instead of one!
(Think of it as micro-fiction stocking stuffers.)

  1. “Not About Lumberjacks” – As it says in the name, this story is not about lumberjacks!
  2. “Be a Man” – Sometimes kids grow up faster than they should.
  3. “Fucking Asshole” – It’s a story about a guy named Fucking Asshole.
  4. “The Intersection” – Life in a tightly wound world…
  5. “Vlad Stovepipe” – Yeah, it’s about a vampire snowman!
  6. “Hardcore” – Tell this guy wrestling’s fake…
  7. “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

Behind the Cut – Episode 19: The HidebehindSomething 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

Trees in fog - The Hidebehind (Written by Christopher Gronlund and Narrated by Michael HowieSomething 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.

Official Selection - HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction and Arts Festival 2018"

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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

Chain link fence and blood - Behind the Cut – Episode 18: Memorial ParkThere 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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