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The Other Side

May 8, 2016 by cpgronlund 8 Comments

Glowing light from an opening door - The Other SideDaniel’s life was not going very well. Not only did his wife divorce him, but he was laid off from his job. With few cares about what would happen to him if caught, he breaks into his childhood home to see if something once in his bedroom closet is still there.

Content Advisory: Swearing, divorce, depression, fantasy violence, alcohol use, fantasy deaths, work/life struggles.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

Orcs: Rick Coste, Mark Hosack, Shawn Kupfer, and Christopher Gronlund

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Fantasy, Humor, Quirky, The Other Side

Comments

  1. mary says

    May 14, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    I finally listened and was not disappointed. I cheered him on when he made his decision even though I knew it was coming.

    Didn’t see a Behind the Cut yet so I look forward to that!

    Reply
    • cpgronlund says

      May 14, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      Thank you for listening. The Behind the Cut episode will be next week, and…it might feature some interviews with orcs 🙂

      Reply

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