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Start the jubilee, it’s episode twenty three! That’s right, it is the last episode of The Guerrilla Poet. Thank you so much for coming along with Trev and Alan on their adventures. I really appreciate everyone who has been listening to the podcast. If you enjoyed the story please leave me a review on iTunes, as this is the best way to attract new listeners to the book. I will be releasing a non-live companion episode on January 6th. If you have a question or comment you would like included in that episode please call me at 248-289-0143 or e-mail me at khughes@penslinger.com In thisRead More →

I’m not quite through, so here’s episode twenty two… This is the penultimate episode of The Guerrilla Poet.  Only one more week to go! Vowing to take revenge for his losses, Alan marches with his Poets in an attack on Throm City. As they fight street by street against waves of Compliance Officers, Alan has plenty of opportunity to enact vengeance for what he has lost. Run time: 25:04 ress Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selecting “Save target as…”Read More →

You can not outrun episode twenty one… In this episode while Alan struggles to cope with the aftermath of the battle, Isaac keeps Alan healthy and things running smoothly in the city. Realizing that Inspector Panice will return given enough time, Alan leads the remaining Poets out of Chicago to confront the Office directly. Run time: 24:54 ress Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selecting “Save target as…”Read More →

Costing less than a penny, here comes episode twenty… The next LIVE companion episode takes place TONIGHT at 9 PM EST. Please plan on taking part! In this episode Alan gives a short speech to the assembled Poets where he reaffirms their shared commitment to bring down the Office. He starts sending small groups of them southward to infiltrate Throm City in preparation for the coming battle. Later the peace of their hidden existence is shattered when a large group of unwanted visitors arrive, resulting in heartbreaking consequences. Run time: 25:02 Press Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clickingRead More →

I’m finally coming clean with episode 19! December is here and that means NaNoWriMo is over!  Kilo Rising was finished with over 62k words! The next LIVE companion episode takes place on December 9th at 9 PM EST. Please RSVP on the Facebook event. In this episode the first responder to Alan’s call, a mechanic named Isaac Chang, arrives in Chicago. As more and more people come to learn to become Poets, Isaac helps the new arrivals assimilate. Alan and Isaac take a break from their studies and spend a day searching for a special present for Christina. Run time: 33:22 Press Play on theRead More →

This ain’t no smoke screen, it’s episode 18! Yes, this episode is a day early due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA.  Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans, and to my international listeners I hope you enjoy the early release. In this episode Alan’s knowledge of Words continues to expand daily, and he also learns that Christina has been keeping a happy secret from him. Realizing that to defeat the Office they are going to need help, Alan crafts a poem to call others like him to the abandoned city. Run time: 25:32 Press Play on the player above or download theRead More →

Straight from the silver screen, here’s episode 17! The first chapter of my NaNoWriMo novel, Kilo Rising, is available here for your reading pleasure. In this episode Christina reads an entry from a handwritten journal Alan finds in the library. It tells the former librarian’s sad tale of the enforced eviction of the city. Alan takes advantage of the books in the library to encounter new Words, and begins experimenting with them. But he also learns that such blind exploration can have an unexpectedly tragic cost. Run time: 27:24 Press Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selectingRead More →

Like a stealthy submarine comes episode sixteen… Happy Veteran’s Day to all our veterans!  Thank you so much for your service to our country. Check out the short film, The Penslinger. The Guerrilla Poet is now, at long last, available on the Zune Marketplace! I have added some maps to the Guerrilla Poet page. The first shows the location of Throm City and the route Alan and Christina take to Chicago, and the second shows the location of Tiba. In this episode Christina sends Alan out into the abandoned city of Chicago in search of kitchen supplies. He finds what he needs at a formerRead More →

I’m like a machine, so here’s episode fifteen… The next LIVE companion episode is TONIGHT, November 4th at 9pm, where in addition to the normal fare I will be reading the first chapter of my NaNoWriMo novel, Kilo Rising. As always if you can’t make it live I will drop the audio in the feed. In this episode Alan and Christina walk from town to town leaving a trail westward for Inspector Panice to follow. One night as they huddle together in a cave, Christina tells Alan how she feels about him. Convinced that they have left enough clues for the Office they head northRead More →