No Dragons Press

Episode 24: “Stories and Surprises”

Show Notes for Episode 24

Hey everyone, thanks for checking in!

So, it occurs to me that I never really mention dates in this podcast. I’ve never really felt like it was super necessary, but I’m recording this on December 15, 2016. It’s a Thursday, which is kind of lame because I usually shoot for Mondays, Tuesdays at the latest, but—what can I say, sometimes life happens and things get weird, and it just didn’t happen.

December is bonkers.

I don’t know if it’s all the December running around or if it’s that I’ve got a lot going on personally or maybe it’s just that we’re coming to the end of a really weird, really dark year, but I don’t know, I’ve been feeling really scattered, like no matter how much I check off my to-do list, it isn’t even making a dent. I don’t know. I think that’s how everyone feels toward the end of a year.

So, if you’re feeling particularly bonkers lately: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Let me tell you about my talented friends.

Hey! So, speaking of scattered and bonkers, I wanted to mention two super talented friends of mine—not because they’re scattered and bonkers, but because if you still have last-minute Christmas shopping to do, or even if you don’t do Christmas and just had a present for someone, or if you just wanted to buy yourself something awesome, they can totally save you.

Liz: City Stone Studio

So if you follow me on Instagram (@nodragonspress), you may have seen her shop pop up a time or two: basically, any time you see me wearing any sort of super awesome jewelry, it comes from Liz at City Stone Studio. She handcrafts these long gorgeous kind of vintage necklaces, but with these really fresh and interesting combinations of colors and material and all these different precious stones. She’s got these colorful beaded wooden bracelets I’m completely in love with, earrings, basically everything you need to decorate your bod.

She is located right here in Minneapolis, but definitely check out her online store at CityStoneStudio.com—or if you’re around the Twin Cities coming up this weekend here, she’ll be slingin’ beads at Lakes and Legends this Saturday, December 17th, for the Minneapolis Craft Market. That goes from 12 to 5, so stop by and check it out, maybe cross those last lovely ladies off your Christmas list. Buy her a beer and tell her Maggie sent you!

Emily: Ruftimes.com

Awesome thing number two: So you know Emily, who is responsible for all of the amazing artwork you’ve seen for every chapter of No Dragons Press. While the Illustrated Fiction stuff over at Ascraeus Press is taking a break, she’s been busy making a handful of her most fantastic drawings for sale as super limited edition prints.

You’ll recognize her style from the No Dragons Press illustrations, but her own stuff is super stark and bold with these really delicate lines and textures; it just has this incredible depth and starkness and personality and it’s just really powerful, you’ve got to check it out.

You can find those prints at ruftimes.bigcartel.com, that’s “Ruf” spelled RUF, and you know, hurry, because there are not a lot of them left, and when they’re gone they’re gone.

So! (I guess episode dates do sometimes matter…)

Back to the story…

OK. So as far as the story, last week we left off with Nate and Xenia preparing to head off on a scouting mission into the woods, leaving Addie and Duc behind to wonder what will happen next—but what ends up happening isn’t what either of them expected. I’m going to plunge right in, so sit back, relax, and enjoy Chapter 24, Knowledge And Surprises.

Hey everyone, thanks for listening to this episode, and thanks for sticking with me! If you like what you’re hearing, tell a friend—and consider supporting independent local artists like Liz and Emily, or find artists closer to home, wherever you live.

Thanks again for listening, and have a great rest of your week.