Bloom & Ruin: Recent Episodes
Bloom & Ruin
Bloom & Ruin is a podcast that provides a platform for writers from all walks of life to share their work, no matter the genre, style or tone.
Good Evening, Fright-Fans, to Bloom and Ruin's Spooktacular Hallow's Eve special. The following chronicle contains four terrifying tales:
Laura's Wish by Zak Birrell.
Format: Flash Fiction Short Story
Genre: Creepy
About: Laura can feel her eyes and her eyelids. It's late. The world is heavy. And there's a voice calling to her from the other room.
Transformation by Mary Shelley.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Spooky
About: A nobleman on the shores of Italy makes a pact with a strange being that changes his perception of his mind, body and soul
Bloodgain by Davis Anderson.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Scary
About: Running from relentless and primal forces of darkness, Tom struggles to surive in a snow-ridden forest.
Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Spine-Tingling
About: Despite a savage plague tormenting his country, a local lord throws a lavish party which gradually descends into despair.
Infinite thanks to our writers Zak Birrell, Josh Rust, Davis Anderson and horror fiction legends Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, may they rest peacefully.
Thank you our gripping performers, Mary Depiazzi, Josh Rust and Davis Anderson. Thank you to J.WU Visuals for our logo design and of course, a big shout out to all our lovely listeners.
We will rise again once more... very soon.
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Theme:
Jovian synth 3.wav
https://freesound.org/people/thatjeffcarter/sounds/144990/
Sounds:
seashore.wav
https://freesound.org/people/MRQZ/sounds/71123/
Wind Houling 1 .wav
https://freesound.org/people/Bosk1/sounds/144083/
icy snow in a forest.wav - Tim Kahn
https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/178154/
A creek in a forest.wav
https://freesound.org/people/NikeRan/sounds/321471/
Sinister Gothic Piano Flourish - sumosalesman
https://freesound.org/people/sumosalesman/sounds/463704/
Website: http://anchor.fm/riddles
Church Tower Clock Bell Strikes 12 O'clock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fva9IznpTxQ
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Welcome back to the third adventure in the Bloom & Ruin saga. We hope we haven't kept you waiting too long. The following episode contains:
Title: Thoughts - Thomas McGregor
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Short Story
About: A symbolic piece about mental health struggles, the tale follows the journey of a character named JJ as he carries his materialized thoughts with him through a barren desert.
Title: Unto the Raucous - Elliot Wood
Genre: Drama
Format: Prose/Poetry
About: A lamentation focused on the anxiety of navigating a social life with mental illness.
Fluctuate - Davis Anderson
Genre: Surreal
Format: Free Verse Poetry
About: Uncertainty and indecision in the creative mind often affects behaviour and how one views life, this piece comments upon the back-and-forth nature of this mental state.
Infinite thanks to our writers and performers, Thomas McGregor, reading both his piece and Elliot's and Davis for reading his. Thank you to J.WU Visuals for our logo design and of course, a big shout out to all our lovely listeners.
We will return... soon. And also... spookily.
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Theme:
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Sounds:
Train passing by in the Wirikuta Desert (Mexico, SLP)
https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/166086/
Desert at Night
https://freesound.org/people/kangaroovindaloo/sounds/138288/
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Welcome back. This is Bloom & Ruin's second outing. The following episode contains:
Connections by Liam McKay.
Format: Poem
Synopsis: A poem about connections with people around us and facing the demons that stand in our way.
Wildfire by Analise Vander Vinne.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: A group of assassins compete to be the king's right-hand man.
The Long Haze by Josh Morgan.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Surrealism
Synopsis: Plagued by heartbreak and longing, uni student Nic joins his friends on a road trip to Niagara Falls - traversing complex feelings and the strange scenes of backroad Ontario.
XMarksTheSpot by Grace Annear.
Format: Poem
Genre: Feminist
Synopsis: This piece explores womanhood and femininity through the use of brutal, exhausting imagery and aims to entice the reader to question their own ideas about what defines feminism.
Infinite thanks to our writers, Grace, Liam, Josh and Analiese for writing and reading their own pieces, with additonal thanks to Davis for providing some fill in dialogue. Thank you to J.WU Visuals for our logo design and of course, a big shout out to all our lovely listeners.
We will return... soon.
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Welcome, one and all, to the inaugural episode of Bloom and Ruin. Thank you for being here for the start of our journey.
Today's episode will include the following:
Breathe by Analiese Vander-Vinne.
Format: Poem
Synopsis: The poem is about remembering to take a breath and taking in the many possibilities life offers... even when it seems difficult.
Flight 280 by Josh Morgan.
Format: Short Story
Genre: Surrealism
Synopsis: An ambient and ethereal story that follows a guy wandering through an airport terminal, waiting for his flight back home. As he waits, he jumps between surreal moments and esoteric memories...
The Kickbutt Adventures of Kestrel by Davis Anderson.
Format: Stage Play
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Synopsis: The stage piece follows a hero that's packing it in. His friend in the fire department is trying to bring him back into the fold, yet Corey, the young hero, is exceedingly reluctant. Could this be a symptom of his disillusionment, or something darker?
A Ballad For a One Night Stand by Mary Depiazzi.
Format: Poetry/Prose
Synopsis:"The piece is a collection of thought processes about the dating cycle. Dating. You feel like you’re not asking for much, but as you delve into what you want and how you feel, you realise just how much you are asking for. Not just anyone can be that for you, and it takes time to find them."
Sounds Used:
Explosions:
https://freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/108640/ https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/
City Sounds:
https://freesound.org/people/dnlburnett/sounds/336340/
Theme credit goes to thatjeffcarter at:
https://freesound.org/people/thatjeffcarter/sounds/144990/
We'd like to give thanks to all our writers who submitted a piece, our vocal performers, J.WU Visuals for our logo design and of course, our listeners.
We will return... soon.
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