Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

WISB Podcast: The Final Push — Last Day!

Well, today is the last day of the funding drive for The World in the Satin Bag.  As of this moment, I am $135.44 short of my goal, which means I don’t have to do the Truffle Shuffle or Peanut Butter Jelly Time this time tomorrow if that number doesn’t change.  That’s up to all […]

WISB Podcast: My Grandma Will Be a Frog

One of the amusing things about my family is that it explains why I am so strange.  I seem to contain much of my strangeness on this blog, but every once in a while, it gets out… For example, I recently wrote the following to my Grandma in response to a misunderstanding she had about […]

WISB Podcast: Chapter Twelve (Of Tunnels and Pitch)

The new episode is here. My apologies for the delay. I explain why I waited so long to put up the 12th chapter at the end of the podcast. In any case, now that things have gone terribly wrong in Traea, James and his companions (Darl and Pea) make their escape. But the tunnels under […]

The Halfway-Point Donation Push: I Will Embarrass Myself For You (Ha!)

If you haven’t heard, I am selling my body to readers of this blog and my Twitter followers.  Let me explain: When I began podcasting The World in the Satin Bag, I set up a donation tier, which offered those of you willing to donate $1 or $10 or whatever some perks and personal bits […]

WISB Podcast: Chapter Eleven (Turned Black the Old Oak and Farewells)

I took a little extra time on this chapter to get the description right.  What happens in Arlin City is really important to the story; weak description was pulling the power of the scene into the dumps. But the episode is now here and ready for your listening pleasure!  Here you go: Chapter Eleven — […]

WISB Podcast: Now on iTunes! Reviews Appreciated

I may have mentioned this on my Twitter account and certainly on the latest episodes of the podcast version of The World in the Satin Bag (and, of course, in the episode posts themselves).  But it seems to me that I should make a more official announcement about it on my blog. As of this […]