Variant Frequencies » Amarant Collection http://www.variantfrequencies.com Variant Frequencies is a monthly podcast of original fiction. Stories blending gothic horror with space adventure, dark fantasy with sci-fi, recalling the reality-bending vibes of The Twilight Zone, and offering something wholly unique that fits inbetween and outside. Our podcasts are fully produced, including talented voice actors and original music scores. Subscription is free. Entertainment and escapism are guaranteed. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:57:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ©2008 Rick Stringer variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer) variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer) Science Fiction 1440 http://www.variantfrequencies.com/images/VF-144.jpg Variant Frequencies http://www.variantfrequencies.com 144 144 by Anne Stringer and Matt Wallace The Amarant flower, sacred to the goddess Artemis, did not fade or wither and so symbolized immortality. These are tale s of immortality, part of a collection by Anne Stringer and Matt Wallace. Listen for more stories of the Amarant in future episodes of Variant Frequencies. scifi,fantasy,amarant,immortality Rick Stringer no no ©2008 Rick Stringerscifi,fantasy,amarant,immortalityArts/Literaturevariantfrequencies@gmail.comRick StringerSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with ODEOSubscribe with Podnova Prisoners http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2009/03/14/prisoners/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2009/03/14/prisoners/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:24:47 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.variantfrequencies.com/?p=186 A few weeks from retirement, a scientist looks back at her wasted life with regret. Now, at the end of her career, she is offered a chance to make a real difference to someone. But she’s been safely sheltered for so long… will she take the risk of a lifetime?
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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Marilyn Taylor

Promos
J.C. Hutchins’ The Brink
http://jchutchins.net/site/the-brink/

Angel Between the Line Auditions
http://www.angelbetweenthelines.com

Balticon 43
http://balticon.org/

Prisoners
Copyright 2009 Anne Stringer

The Amarant Collection
Copyright 2009 Anne Stringer and Rick Stringer

Variant Frequencies
Copyright 2009 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2009/03/14/prisoners/feed/ 6 0:33:49 A few weeks from retirement, a scientist looks back at her wasted life with regret. Now, at the end of her career, she is offered a chance to make a real difference to someone. But she’s been safely sheltered for so long… will she take t[...] A few weeks from retirement, a scientist looks back at her wasted life with regret. Now, at the end of her career, she is offered a chance to make a real difference to someone. But she’s been safely sheltered for so long… will she take the risk of a lifetime? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Marilyn Taylor Promos J.C. Hutchins’ The Brink http://jchutchins.net/site/the-brink/ Angel Between the Line Auditions http://www.angelbetweenthelines.com Balticon 43 http://balticon.org/ Prisoners Copyright 2009 Anne Stringer The Amarant Collection Copyright 2009 Anne Stringer and Rick Stringer Variant Frequencies Copyright 2009 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no All The Time http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/09/18/all-the-time/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/09/18/all-the-time/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:04:16 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.variantfrequencies.com/?p=170 The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many clocks adorning the walls that give him eternity. Or is it?
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Written by Anne Stringer
Narration by Marck Pearlstone

Music
Digital Juice
http://www.digitaljuice.com

Sound Effects
SoundSnap
http://www.soundsnap.com

Promos
The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid
http://dk-thompson.com/

I Killed AwesomeMan
http://ikilledawesomeman.com/

Young Junius
http://sethharwood.com

Arise Fundraiser
http://arisebiology.chipin.com/2008-09-biology-class

All The Time
Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer
http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/

Variant Frequencies
Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/09/18/all-the-time/feed/ 6 0:26:11 The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many clocks adorning the walls that give him eternity. Or is [...] The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many clocks adorning the walls that give him eternity. Or is it? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narration by Marck Pearlstone Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Sound Effects SoundSnap http://www.soundsnap.com Promos The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid http://dk-thompson.com/ I Killed AwesomeMan http://ikilledawesomeman.com/ Young Junius http://sethharwood.com Arise Fundraiser http://arisebiology.chipin.com/2008-09-biology-class All The Time Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no Birth and Death http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/03/16/birth-and-death/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/03/16/birth-and-death/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:39:33 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/03/16/birth-and-death/ Birth rules the life of a midwife, but she has also seen plenty of death. When she realizes she is immortal, birth and death begin to look the same. She knows that any new baby she helps bring into the world will die, in time. But she learns to look beyond the spectre of death when she sees the look of bliss on a new mother’s face and gains the wisdom to live in the moment.
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Written and narrated by Anne Stringer

Cello music by Christine Williams

Promo
Scott Sigler’s Infected
http://scottsigler.com/
http://infectednovel.com/

Seth Harwood’s Jack Wakes Up
http://sethharwood.com/jackwakesup.htm

Matt Wallace’s The Next Fix
http://www.thenextfix.net/

Technorama
http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/

Birth and Death
Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer
http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/

Variant Frequencies
Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2008/03/16/birth-and-death/feed/ 3 0:29:15 Birth rules the life of a midwife, but she has also seen plenty of death. When she realizes she is immortal, birth and death begin to look the same. She knows that any new baby she helps bring into the world will die, in time. But she learns to look[...] Birth rules the life of a midwife, but she has also seen plenty of death. When she realizes she is immortal, birth and death begin to look the same. She knows that any new baby she helps bring into the world will die, in time. But she learns to look beyond the spectre of death when she sees the look of bliss on a new mother’s face and gains the wisdom to live in the moment. *** Written and narrated by Anne Stringer Cello music by Christine Williams Promo Scott Sigler’s Infected http://scottsigler.com/ http://infectednovel.com/ Seth Harwood’s Jack Wakes Up http://sethharwood.com/jackwakesup.htm Matt Wallace’s The Next Fix http://www.thenextfix.net/ Technorama http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/ Birth and Death Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no Paid In Full http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/12/04/paid-in-full/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/12/04/paid-in-full/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:27:01 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/12/04/paid-in-full/ She has been called whore, harlot, streetwalker, working girl, doxy, courtesan. All are true. She is also immortal. If a girl is going to live forever, she needs to have a way to support herself. But the world’s oldest profession is a hazardous one, and when her latest client’s perversion of choice is murder, she realizes that life is a gift she wants to hold on to.
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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Lorrie Mennenga
http://www.farpointmedia.net
Music: “Division Road” by Mue Sephei
http://www.myspace.com/muesephei

Promos
Technorama
http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama

Paid In Full
Copyright 2007 Anne Stringer
http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/

Variant Frequencies
Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/12/04/paid-in-full/feed/ 3 0:24:56 She has been called whore, harlot, streetwalker, working girl, doxy, courtesan. All are true. She is also immortal. If a girl is going to live forever, she needs to have a way to support herself. But the world’s oldest profession is a hazardou[...] She has been called whore, harlot, streetwalker, working girl, doxy, courtesan. All are true. She is also immortal. If a girl is going to live forever, she needs to have a way to support herself. But the world’s oldest profession is a hazardous one, and when her latest client’s perversion of choice is murder, she realizes that life is a gift she wants to hold on to. *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Lorrie Mennenga http://www.farpointmedia.net Music: “Division Road” by Mue Sephei http://www.myspace.com/muesephei Promos Technorama http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama Paid In Full Copyright 2007 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com Podcasts Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no No World for Warriors http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/03/04/no-world-for-warriors/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/03/04/no-world-for-warriors/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:30:12 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2007/03/05/no-world-for-warriors/ War remains a constant throughout human history. How we wage war does not. When a man that has battled with Spartans, Celtic barbarians, and Mongol hordes joins today’s techno military, the question becomes: Is there a place for warriors among soldiers? And when you’ve seen the rise and fall of a thousand nations and empires, can war still hold any meaning?

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Rick Stringer

Promos
Wander Radio
http://www.wanderradio.com/

7th Son
http://www.jchutchins.net

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/03/04/no-world-for-warriors/feed/ 5 0:30:31 War remains a constant throughout human history. How we wage war does not. When a man that has battled with Spartans, Celtic barbarians, and Mongol hordes joins today’s techno military, the question becomes: Is there a place for warriors amon[...] War remains a constant throughout human history. How we wage war does not. When a man that has battled with Spartans, Celtic barbarians, and Mongol hordes joins today’s techno military, the question becomes: Is there a place for warriors among soldiers? And when you’ve seen the rise and fall of a thousand nations and empires, can war still hold any meaning? *** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick Stringer Promos Wander Radio http://www.wanderradio.com/ 7th Son http://www.jchutchins.net Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no scifi,fantasy,amarant,immortality Life Sentence http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/02/04/life-sentence/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/02/04/life-sentence/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:17:00 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2007/02/04/life-sentence-2/ “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.” But for a man who lives outside the fringe of society, there’s never been a choice. Time is all he’s got, and he’s serving a life sentence of a different kind.

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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Jeff Frank
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110
Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Anne Stringer

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2007/02/04/life-sentence/feed/ 0 0:15:43 “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.” But for a man who lives outside the fringe of society, there’s never been a choice. Time is all he’s got, and he’s serving a life sentence of a different kind.[...] “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.” But for a man who lives outside the fringe of society, there’s never been a choice. Time is all he’s got, and he’s serving a life sentence of a different kind. *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Jeff Frank http://www.variantfrequencies.com PROMOS Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110 Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Anne Stringer Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer yes no scifi,fantasy,amarant,immortality The Gift http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/11/02/the-gift/ http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/11/02/the-gift/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:11:00 +0000 variantfrequencies@gmail.com (Rick Stringer) http://www.farpointmedia.net/VF/2006/11/02/the-gift/ I’ve heard that the body becomes lighter at the moment of death. Just a little, but enough to measure. As if the soul could be weighed, its departure verified. I look closely, to see if I can detect its ascent…

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Written by Anne Stringer
Narrated by Jan Dalton
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
StarShipSofa: http://www.starshipsofa.com
Lipstick Aliens Podcast: http://lipstickaliens.libsyn.com/

Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Anne Stringer
November 2006

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]]> http://www.variantfrequencies.com/2006/11/02/the-gift/feed/ 0 0:15:24 I’ve heard that the body becomes lighter at the moment of death. Just a little, but enough to measure. As if the soul could be weighed, its departure verified. I look closely, to see if I can detect its ascent… *** Written by Anne Strin[...] I’ve heard that the body becomes lighter at the moment of death. Just a little, but enough to measure. As if the soul could be weighed, its departure verified. I look closely, to see if I can detect its ascent… *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Jan Dalton http://www.variantfrequencies.com PROMOS StarShipSofa: http://www.starshipsofa.com Lipstick Aliens Podcast: http://lipstickaliens.libsyn.com/ Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Anne Stringer November 2006 Rick Stringer, Matt Wallace, and Anne Stringer no no scifi,fantasy,amarant,immortality Rick Stringernonadultby Anne Stringer and Matt Wallace