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The one where it all comes to an end. Music by Diji Ano. Take a listen, and be sure to subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-midnight/id1382379265?mt=2

Behind the scenes on, “The Many Lives of Ayn Winters.”

Behind the scenes stills from The Many Lives of Ayn Winters!

An incredibly cute behind-the-scenes video from my Sony PlayStation Pilot, The Many Lives of Ayn Winters. If you haven't given it a look, you definitely should! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYR2FXAnNI0

A trailer for my new fantasy/drama television pilot, brought to us by Sony PlayStation and Ideas United. It's available in the PlayStation Store, and for streaming: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/playstation-video/emerging-filmmakers/the-many-lives-of-ayn-winters/

The television show I created/co-wrote for Sony PlayStation as a part of the Emerging Filmmaker's Contest is finally available and it's amazing. I want to thank everyone -- Ideas United, the cast, and the crew for all the work they put into this. You can see it for yourself here: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/playstation-video/emerging-filmmakers/the-many-lives-of-ayn-winters/ If you like it, show your support. The more this gets shared, the more likely it is to go to series.

The one where Cathryn and Zoe meet, and everyone tries to lend a hand. Music by Diji Ano. You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

The one where Zoe and Rachel perform at a school talent show, and nothing bad happens at all...we promise. Music by ArgoFox, Render - Prism: youtu.be/WAg8iCoH07wo. You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

The one where we meet Zoe, who is definitely NOT at The Midnight, and learn a little bit more about her situation. Music by Diji Ano. You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

The one where Cathryn is forced to take a day off, learns to fly, and meets a woman with a gun. Music by Diji Ano. You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

The one where Cathryn plans a dinner party, she runs into a big, bad Wolf, and a baby finds her way into The Midnight. Music by Diji Ano. You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

As a mentioned a little while ago, I pitched a television show to Sony Interactive Entertainment at the end of September. And I just recently found out that I got it! *LOUD HAPPY NOISES* I'll be working with Sony to make a Pilot over the next few months, if all goes according to plan, it will air starting sometime around April 2018. I'll post more details as they become available, but if you're interested, you can take a look here. In even better news, the other four shows that got Pilots are pretty darn awesome, you should definitely keep an eye out.

I have been less than good about updating the site, one of the reasons for that is because I've been totally consumed with with Playstation Emerging Filmmakers Contest. The good news is that my obsession has paid dividends, later this month I'll be pitching Sony Interactive Entertainment a television show. If I'm very, very lucky they'll turn it into a pilot -- which would be the best thing ever. Anyway, that is where I've been. More updates as things develop!

On tonight's podcast, we'll be looking at a love letter written between novelist and short story writer Franz Kafka, and Felice Bauer. In the world of odd romances, this one rates somewhere in the top 10% I'm sure. Felice and Franz met in Prague on August 13th 1912 at a dinner party put on by his friend Max Brod. To call it love at first sight would be...inaccurate, in his diary a week later, Franz describes Felice as follows, "Bony, empty face that wore its emptiness openly. Bare throat. A blouse thrown on. Looked very domestic in her dress although, as it turned out, she by no means was...Almost broken nose. Blonde, somewhat straight, unattractive hair, strong chin." Yet soon after he was sending her almost daily letters, and by July of 1913 had proposed marriage to her (not for the first time). Kafka preferred to keep their romance at a distance, the few times they did meet (mostly for proposals), he was disinterested and withdrawn, seemingly disappointed in the actual flesh and blood Felice. The two were forced apart once and for all in 1917 when Kafka began manifesting symptoms of the tuberculosis that would eventually kill him. Felice would later go on to marry Moritz Marasse, a banker in Berlin, they had two children, moved to Switzerland to escape the Nazis and finally settled in the United States in 1931. Over 500 letters from this period have survived, sold by Felice in 1955 due to financial troubles from an illness, and they were published in the book Letters to Felice by Elias Canetti. This is one of them. I hope you enjoy. Background music provided by: https://soundcloud.com/michel-escaillas/classik-electro Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/steve%E2%80%A6ies/id1087197185

The one where Cathryn has her performance review with Management. Per usual, I added some music by Diji Ano. Take a listen, and be sure to subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-fictions/id1159779864?mt=2 You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.

On tonight's podcast, we'll be looking at "A Thief and His Master," a fairy tale originally published in 1812 by the Brother's Grimm. This is a strange one, as despite the title, it's less about a thief and more about a magician -- which makes sense, as it belongs to the Aarne-Thompson 325 group of folk tales -- which are stories about magicians and their pupils which contain a transformation and a chase. The "Farmer Weathersky" from The Red Fairy Book, and "Master and Pupil" from The Pink Fairy Book are also of this type. This is a story about father trying to decide on his son's profession. After visiting a church, he discovers that a thief is what his child was meant to be, so he looks for a teacher. The rest involves a lot of animal transformations, even more fraud, and a touch violence by the end. If I had to pick one, I'd say the lesson of "A Thief and His Master" is to always accept payment for services up front, lest you end up dead. I hope you enjoy. Background music provided by: https://soundcloud.com/michel-escaillas/classik-electro Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/steve-reads-stories/id1087197185?mt=2

The one where Cathryn has lunch with a guest, runs into security, and learns something she would rather not have. Per usual, I added some music by Diji Ano. Take a listen, and be sure to subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-fictions/id1159779864?mt=2 You can listen to all the episodes of At the Midnight, here.