Peculiar Pet Tales
***June 2024 Peculiar Pet Tales Relaunch...beginning with Compass, a short story about a retired war dog. Re-podcasting once a month for now!***
Author-read tales of peculiar pets range from the merely unusual to the otherworldly. For adults, a phantasmagoria of short stories. For precocious young readers, The Life of Peculiar Cat Burglar in seven episodes and Ryan’s Dog, Serious whose young owner combats his OCD with help from his stellar doggy friend, Sirius. Please like, follow and share your thoughts @Peculiar Pet Tales Podcasts. Thanks for coming on this creative ride with me! Photos: Darius Krause for Peculiar, Cole Keister for Pentimento, Alex Azabache for Serious.
Episodes
22 episodes
A Knight of Cadiz: Episode One
A six-minute introduction to the later Elizabethan era precedes our story. In 1596, fleeing prosecution for the murder of an English knight, our young Spanish heroine, a gifted horse whisperer, comes face to face with the fabled Elizabeth of En...
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29:12
The Life of Peculiar: Final Episode
Original podcast 2022 reprised August 2024. For children: The Life of Peculiar in 7 episodes, Ryan’s Dog, Serious in 6 episodes and Compass, a short story. For adults: Dead Cat Bounce and Pentimento. Re-podcast of A Knight of Cadiz, a historica...
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24:28
The Life of Peculiar Cat Burglar: Episode One
Meet Peculiar Cat Burglar, a spoiled housecat who one day finds himself at a cat shelter with other quirky oddball cats: Sweet Marie, Too Raloo, Javelin, and Loki, a vanishing cat. Covers three chapters with brief intro. No vi...
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52:28
Ryan's Dog, Serious: Final
An uplifting ending to Ryan’s stellar battle with his inner demons.
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18:36
Ryan's Dog, Serious: Five
Ryan reaches the fiery Corrida...only to find that there’s no escaping the giant scorpion.
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16:51
Ryan's Dog, Serious: Three
Will Ryan save Mel from the Well of Worry or panic and return to Elsewhere?
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28:00
Ryan's Dog, Serious: Two
En route to the Mine of the Mind, Mel and Ryan realize that they’re not alone. Two dwarf stars have hitched a ride on their backs—literally! Meantime, they discover that Elsewhere isn’t a place at all....
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22:29
Ryan's Dog, Serious: One
Our storyteller, Melinda, meets Ryan and from the start, strange things start to happen. An accommodating tree trunk transports them to the Dog Star, Sirius. Once there, they begin their journey to the Mine of the Mind (Ryan’s mind) where all t...
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45:28
Pentimento
A painter’s subject comes to life...spooky?...a little. Peculiar?...definitely. Pentimento is a term used in art to describe when a painter changes his or her mind and paints over a part of their painting. The painter is said to have repented.&...
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33:01
Ryan's Dog, Serious
Ryan, suffering from OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) attracts the attention of a kind-hearted goddess who sends the Dog Star, Sirius, to help the 14-year-old overcome his affliction. An adventure for middle school and anyone who loves...
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