Hugh's Views and News February 15, 2017 Audio Story Corner, Short Stories

Flame #writephoto

Is planet Earth really dead? Click here to hear the first recording.

Then, press the play button below to hear a frightening cry for help.

Recorded in response to #writephoto – ‘Flame’ at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo.

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Vashti Quiroz-Vega on March 1, 2017 at 8:51 pm
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Oh my! This was bone-chilling, Hugh. What a haunting plea for help. Very good. 😮
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  Hugh's Views and News on March 2, 2017 at 8:34 am
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  Thanks again, Vashti. I need to take some more acting lessons to really get those feelings over in the stories I am reading. This one is the second of three. I hope you get to hear the third one as it’s where I really applied some of those acting lessons. 😀
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The Owl Lady on February 18, 2017 at 1:03 pm
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Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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Judy E Martin on February 17, 2017 at 9:45 pm
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A very chilling plea,, Hugh,
I am enjoying your audio stories. Can we have some more please? 🙂
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 18, 2017 at 8:03 am
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  Thanks, Judy. I’m still experimenting with them, but a lot of you seem to be enjoying them. I’m pleased to hear it.
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    Judy E Martin on February 18, 2017 at 11:47 am
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    Yes, it adds another dimension to the story altogether!
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 18, 2017 at 12:58 pm
      
      I’m taking acting lessons for the next one, Judy. 😱
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      Judy E Martin on February 18, 2017 at 5:03 pm
      
      Ha! Well you are too nice (as Geoff said) to be all mean and scary, Hugh, but saying that, it was very chilling,
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Pamela Morse on February 17, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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Love the accent…so spooky
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 18, 2017 at 8:02 am
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  Thanks very much, Pamela. I’m going to have to take a look at doing some acting lessons. 😀
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Photo prompt round-up – Flame #writephoto | Sue Vincent's Daily Echo on February 16, 2017 at 10:02 am
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willowdot21 on February 15, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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Excellent Hugh, I am on my way now just getting my hat and coat!! 🙂 ❤ hang on please!!
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm
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  Bring some Jammy Dodgers, Willow. I’ll keep the flames burning for as long as I can. 😀
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    willowdot21 on February 15, 2017 at 9:14 pm
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    Do you know Hugh I must be psychic but I just bought a pack of said Jammy Dodgers with me !! 🙂
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 16, 2017 at 10:45 am
      
      Brilliant. We need them on this planet. 😀
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      willowdot21 on February 16, 2017 at 10:54 am
      
      😋 and now that I have saved you what are we going to do about them!!
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 16, 2017 at 11:44 am
      
      I think we need to start by putting on the kettle. ☕️
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      willowdot21 on February 16, 2017 at 12:05 pm
      
      Excellent and we can have some Jammy Dodgers!Or perhaps a doughnut 🍩 I do have a couple of ideas up my sleeve!!
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Lucy Mitchell on February 15, 2017 at 7:41 pm
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I feel weird lol!
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm
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  What? Did I really have that effect on you? 😳 Oh. lord.
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    Lucy Mitchell on February 15, 2017 at 9:17 pm
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    Good weird – your voice is v good – you should do audio books. There was this desperation to your voice (urging them to come back) and it made me feel weird lol! You must have done acting!
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 16, 2017 at 11:35 am
      
      Thanks, Lucy. The only acting I’ve ever done was as ‘The Mad Hatter’ in a school play. 😀 And that was a very long time ago. 😂
      I know you’ve done some audio, so I’ll be asking for some tips from you when I next see you.
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      Lucy Mitchell on February 16, 2017 at 12:34 pm
      
      😂 Roxy after a few G&Ts!
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vanbytheriver on February 15, 2017 at 7:26 pm
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A flame-filled SOS…well done.
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 9:10 pm
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  Thanks, Van. I’m having fun with all of this.
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Marje @ Kyrosmagica on February 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm
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I’ll save you Hugh… don’t worry, all will be fine… unless that flame consumes me that is. LOL!!! This is a riot! What a great idea, love the audio – never tried this !
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 9:09 pm
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  Thanks, Marje. The idea came to me last week. I may try some more like this. We’ll see. I need to take some acting lessons first. 😀
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dancingpalmtrees on February 15, 2017 at 5:16 pm
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Brilliant! Very Twilight Zone and Outer Limits. I was mesmerized!
More please! ♡♡☆☆
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 5:22 pm
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  Thank you, Deborah. Audio recordings embedded in blog posts is something I’m going to investigate more of.
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TanGental on February 15, 2017 at 4:52 pm
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interesting take Hugh; if I may I’d suggest you need a bit more desperation in your tone given the context – the essential nice Welsh chap still shines through rather. But the script is chilling; you’ve nailed that..
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 4:57 pm
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  I certainly need some acting lessons, Geoff. 😀 I’m not working to a script. If I did, I’d up stuttering or getting the words mixed up 😀 I just sit down, press record, and let it all come out. This is all very experimental at the moment, but we’ll see where it goes.
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Sue Vincent on February 15, 2017 at 4:37 pm
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You are ceratinly bringing an extra dimension to this challenge, Hugh!
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 4:44 pm
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  Thanks, Sue. Had to be persuaded to another recording. And then there’s keeping everything quiet while I speak.
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    Sue Vincent on February 15, 2017 at 4:52 pm
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    I’d never manage that here with Ani 🙂
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Ritu on February 15, 2017 at 4:17 pm
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Great story Hugh! I hope they came back!
Hugh, a good tip post for you to do… how to include the soundbyte on a post!
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 4:27 pm
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  Thanks, Ritu. Some people haven’t been able to play the messages. I’ve been using Quicktime Player on my computer to do the recordings, but I think I need to look into recording audio more closely. Great idea, though. I know you’ve done it before as well.
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    Ritu on February 15, 2017 at 4:37 pm
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    I used Sound cloud… but I l8je the streamlined look of your audio!are you recording on a Mac? 😙
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 4:46 pm
      
      Yes, on a Mac. I looked at SoundCloud but can only see ‘music’ on it. I’m guessing I have to create an account to be able to record anything on it?
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      Ritu on February 15, 2017 at 5:02 pm
      
      You can record once you have an account yes. It’s free up to a certain amount of storage. I use my phone and the sound cloud app to record but if you have the headphones and mic setup on a desktop you can record that way too xx
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 5:05 pm
      
      Great, thanks, Ritu. One last question – do you know if posts with audio in them that have been recorded on SoundCloud are easy to be reblogged? Sue said she’s not able to find a way to reblog my post that includes the audio recording.
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      Ritu on February 15, 2017 at 5:10 pm
      
      Hmmm mm. I’m not sure… I don’t know if anyone every reblogged any of mine… did you reblog the we are blogily recording at all?
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      Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 5:13 pm
      
      No, I’ve never tried reblogging a post with audio in it. I’m going to have to look into it. For now, I think the only way is by using ‘Press This’. Thanks, Ritu.
      xx
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      Ritu on February 15, 2017 at 5:15 pm
      
      😙😙😙 no worries it’s all trial and error here isn’t it!!!
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davidprosser on February 15, 2017 at 3:53 pm
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I wish I thought someone/something was listening.
Huge Hugs Hugh
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  Hugh's Views and News on February 15, 2017 at 4:19 pm
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  Who knows, David? It’s something I’ve often thought about. Hopefully, they/it can save us in my lifetime. Meanwhile, I’ve no idea where this story is going. 😀
  Hugs to you.