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Messy Bun Pod

By Kim & Lenah

A short story podcast with Kim & Lenah
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Episode 7 - We're back! Showing Up, Unpacking Identity and Writing Love Letters to Best Friends

Messy Bun PodJul 26, 2020

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Episode 11 - Tidy up and Have a Soirée — but Make It Sci-Fi

Episode 11 - Tidy up and Have a Soirée — but Make It Sci-Fi

Enjoy our Ordinary SciFi Stories
Nov 01, 202001:24:54
Episode 9 - It's Hard To Write About Home, Meaning Making from Moving & Podcast Updates

Episode 9 - It's Hard To Write About Home, Meaning Making from Moving & Podcast Updates

Show notes coming soon
Aug 13, 202001:05:14
Episode 8 - Scenes from a Pandemic Dreamscape, Being the Bad Guy, & A Period To Celebrate

Episode 8 - Scenes from a Pandemic Dreamscape, Being the Bad Guy, & A Period To Celebrate

1:00 - Show Intro, What is Messy Bun about? 4:36 - Quick Check In: Let's Talk About Tomatoes & Enjoying Success 13:00 - Alison Tusick - Dream Journal From Quarantine (IG @tvsick) 29:00 - https://www.idreamofcovid.com/ 30:52 - Lenah's Story (Fiction Prompt - Write a story where you're the bad guy) 48:12 - Kim's Story (Non-fiction Prompt - Write a story about how you're feeling/check in) 53:31 - Pardon the funky Zoom connectivity - it gets resolved 1:01:15 - Circling back: Vulnerability 1:05:22 - Discussing the Emmys 1:14:47 - Prompts: Theme for next week: Home; Non-fiction - Write a story about home. Fiction – Write your family folklore, fiction or otherwise.  Submit your story via gmail makeitmessybun@gmail.com! Follow up on twitter @makeitmessybun *We are social distancing – and we do record via Zoom. 
Aug 02, 202001:20:25
Episode 7 - We're back! Showing Up, Unpacking Identity and Writing Love Letters to Best Friends

Episode 7 - We're back! Showing Up, Unpacking Identity and Writing Love Letters to Best Friends

<ul>
<li>Intros! Welcome Back!!</li>
<li>Lenah's Story</li>
<li>Kim's Story: A Love Letter to My Best Friend</li>
<li>Care Package</li>
<li>Prompts: A. Non-fiction: Write a journal entry, processing your feelings right now. B. Write a story where you are the bad guy. </li>
</ul>
Jul 26, 202001:15:03
Episode 6 - Writing From Reality, and Singing for the Interwebs

Episode 6 - Writing From Reality, and Singing for the Interwebs

1:04 - Welcome and checking in
4:55 -
SongExploder
23:00 - Lenah's Freewrite
46:00 - Kim's Song
52:00 - This Week's Care Package

May 17, 202001:02:18
Episode 5 - Let's Show Up, Cry Onion Tears, & Get Tucked In

Episode 5 - Let's Show Up, Cry Onion Tears, & Get Tucked In

Submit your stories to MakeItMessyBun@gmail.com. 

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May 10, 202001:14:44
Episode 4 - Write Love Letters, Listen to Love Songs, and Talk to Your Plants...

Episode 4 - Write Love Letters, Listen to Love Songs, and Talk to Your Plants...

10:32 - Dr. Nicole LePera - Th Holistic Psychologist www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/?hl=en
21:58 - Kim's Story - *Trigger warning, this story talks about body image
30:57 - Lenah's Story
59:05 - Audio Books from your Library: www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
1:01:32 - 3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions - hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-bet…erstand-your-emotions

May 03, 202001:07:51
Episode 3 - Quarantine Dreams, Bad Bunnies & Tips for a Green Thumb?

Episode 3 - Quarantine Dreams, Bad Bunnies & Tips for a Green Thumb?

- 2:17 - Show Intro, Checking In
- 4:47 - Quarantine Dreams -
www.idreamofcovid.com/
- 11:10 - Evelyn From The Internets - Procrastination SUCKS: 3 reasons why you should FINISH things (or just quit lol)- youtu.be/VLJVkfhBLxo
- 12:30 - Marie Forleo - News Got You Down? How to Offset the Negative News Cycle with Tank Sinatra - www.marieforleo.com/2020/04/good-ne…s-tank-sinatra/
- 21:13 - Story 1 - Perreo by Cristal
- 30:55 - Story 2 - A Story by Kim
- 44:38 - Story 3 - Three Hours before the Party; The Party; After the Party
- 1:01:51 - The Midnight Gospel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQWAqjFJS0
- 1:02:29 - Sticky Fingers - STICKY BUNS via UberEats - @stickyfingersdc

Next Week's Theme/Prompt - Nostalgia:
- Re-imagine a favorite childhood story but set in a non-fantastical context
- Describe an object that makes you nostalgic. What is the memory? What is the feeling?
- Write an old family story that's been passed down from generation to generation; alternatively - imagine one
- Write a story or fact that your parents told you growing up, that you later learned wasn't true

Apr 26, 202001:06:28
Episode 2 - Feel Your Feelings & Write The Things

Episode 2 - Feel Your Feelings & Write The Things

Show Notes:

Apr 26, 202050:37
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