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Please Be Prompt

A Simpatico Production about the small inspirations needed to initiate the writing process. Co-hosts Joshua Witsaman & Ryan Rimmele present new pieces based on prompts they discover & discuss their writing processes & how each piece came to be.

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S1E7: An At-Home Service

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2020/10/16

The Prompt: For humans, heaven is a paradise. For angels it's just a customer service job that never, ever ends. Today is your first day on the job and you're already considering switching sides. On this 7th episode of Please Be Prompt, co-hosts Ryan Rimmele & Joshua Witsaman present dual tales dealing with heavenly affairs. As it turns out there seems to be trouble in paradise. The first story is about a brand new ophanim who finds themselves in over their head, if they actually had a head that

A Day in the Death by Joshua Witsaman

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2020/10/16

When the dead arrive from the earthly plane they show up as amorphous beings of pure energy, freshly freed from the constraints of their mortal forms. After a human is released from these corporeal prisons which they’ve grown so accustomed to, they can experience a prolonged period of shock and confusion. That is why a legion of the immortal ophanim stand watch at the gateway to the great beyond. The ophanim are ageless beings, often called angels, which await the arrival of the endless stream of

Twenty-three Years By Ryan Rimmele

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2020/10/02

“She’s been dead for 23 years!” Hi. I’m James, the one with his back pressed against his door attempting to keep his zombie grandmother from entering the house and eating him alive. The person in front of me is Elizabeth, the necromancer I started dating two months ago. You’re probably asking yourself, “James, did you just say necromancer?” I did. And she is. Before I get too far into the present situation I feel like I need to lay some things out there. For starters, dating a necromancer can

The Escape by Joshua Witsaman

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2020/10/02

When you think of a jail cell you might assume that it was familiar to me, that I might somehow find a jail cell comfortable. As if dimly lit stone walls were a home-away-from-home for someone like me; just because I happen to be dating a Necromancer. Yes I am dating a Necromancer, her name is Tabitha. We’ve been together for two years now. The thing is, necromancers don’t spend an inordinate amount of time hanging out in crypts. Everyone always imagines there’s some sort of gothic throne of bone

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S1E6: A Little Smirk in a Death

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2020/10/02

The Prompt: There are only two things I can't explain with science. Magic and what happens after death. Which makes dating a necromancer really trying at times. On this episode co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman unearth some long buried ideas from their rotting subconsciouses to bring you two tales that put the Romance in Necromancer! The first is about a girlfriend who helps initiate an unexpected family reunion. The second deals with a woman who has to get her devoted boyfriend out

Shelly Gets An Idea By Joshua Witsaman

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2020/09/18

The factory floor was awash with the mid-day sounds of the assembly line in full swing. Shelly stood beside the conveyer of the assembly line as the next large steel frame slide up beside her. Working at station number 6 of the line, her job was to install three large knobs on the frame before sending it on its way. Shelly expertly reached out with her arm to grab the front of the frame, halting its forward motion, before applying the brake to the conveyer in order to install the trio of knobs.

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S1E5: I Know How Crayons Are Made

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2020/09/18

The Prompt: A person hears voices. The voices don't negatively affect their life, in fact often times they actually help. Co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman call upon the voices in their heads to help them write new stories using this prompt. The first story deals with a comforting voice emanating from a familiar spot. The second tale deals with an unknown voice doing its best to mitigate some potentially hazardous ambition.

Charlie Weaver and His Very Good Day By Ryan Rimmele

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2020/09/18

Charlie Weaver spends the first part of every morning lying in bed staring at his ceiling, contemplating life and admiring the swirl patterns. There’s the old lady that hovers above his nightstand. The head of a large parrot situated above his feet. A cow positioned above the dresser. A crow perched high above his window. However, the pattern he spends most time admiring is the one living in the corner above his lamp. He has named this pattern ‘The Gentleman’ due to his top hat and monocle. “Good

A Fresh Start - By Joshua Witsaman

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2020/09/04

“Finally! I’m on my way! Finally I’m getting out of here!” Greg thought to himself, stepping on the gas pedal as he merged the car onto the highway. “This has been a long time coming!” He thought to himself. “I’ve been looking forward to this longer than I realized!” Greg Stoddard was starting over. He was leaving this town and everyone he knew and he didn’t feel much regret about any of it. Greg had sold off most of his possessions. Appliances, books, furniture, even a lot of his clothes.

Prompt #3 - By Ryan Rimmele

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2020/09/04

The clock in the car shows 2:00 am, but that can’t be right. Liam didn’t pick it up until 11:00 and has to have driven more than three hours. All this driving makes him think too much. Being alone with his thoughts has always gotten Liam into trouble. Or in this case, driving a rental car he picked up in a Motel 6 parking lot because someone offered him a lot of money. But he needs the money and if he doesn’t ask too many questions this should be an easy way to get him through the next few weeks

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S1E4: Another Hellish Week

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2020/09/04

The prompt: Your character is driving a rental car when they hear the thump of a flat tire. After pulling over they realize the thump wasn't from a flat, it's coming from the trunk. On this episode co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman open their trunks to unload a pair of stories. The first deals with a shady job opportunity gone wrong. The second is about a strange anomaly which may never be fully understood.

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S1E3: Death and Destruction

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2020/08/21

The Prompt: Write an 850 word story in the epic genre, it's about a mountaineer, and should include a pen. Also use the sentence - "This is delicious!" Bonus: Civilization has come to an end. Co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman meet the challenge and offer up two such miniaturized epic stories. The first tale is about a mountain village troubled by a fearsome deity. The second entry is a poem detailing a glimpse of the end of the world.

The Epic of Hillgamesh - by Ryan Rimmele

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2020/08/21

North of the dreaded Swamps of Artinitia. North of the whispering woods of Stahvakya. Beyond the temples of the God Hornasio. At the base of the Mountains at the top of the World rests a small village covered in millennia of snow accumulation caused by massive shifts in climate from The God Wars — a petty bout between siblings more powerful than mortals could imagine. Its residents have lived a thousand generations never knowing bare ground. Not even sure dirt exists beneath the frigid layers of

The Oblivion Stroke - by Joshua Witsaman

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2020/08/21

The Oblivion Stroke Allow me now, if I may be so bold, to prep the table for a heady muse. Tempting it with such words as my brain knows And with such thoughts spiced and sweetly arranged. In hopes they satiate enough to hear: “This is delicious!” (in terms of this tale). --- Now let us begin most uncommonly, in a place of death called by many names. At times known as Hel, Hades, or Duat. Where strange, new light shown – into which HE strode (HE being the actor of this tales feat) His name long

Prompt #1 - By Joshua Witsaman

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2020/08/07

The Prompt: Create a 600 word story in the fantasy genre about a loving grandfather which should include a ripped up bank note. Also use the sentence - "Maybe we should just kiss to break the tension." The Story: “But grandfather I refuse to get married!” Maribel protested. “Not to this man, not to anyone!” She added, gesturing to the figure standing across from her. Maribel’s wizened grandfather peered up from his bed. “This bed will be my deathbed.” Her kindly grandfather rasped. “Before my

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S1E2: A lot of Klingon Stuff

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2020/08/07

The Prompt: Create a 600 word story in the fantasy genre about a loving grandfather which should include a ripped up bank note. Also use the sentence - "Maybe we should just kiss to break the tension." Co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman present two tidy little tales about bargaining with evil and survivors of an alien apocalypse. They break down how each story came to be and discuss the unforeseen challenges of creating something from this first prompt.

Prompt #1 - By Ryan Rimmele

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2020/08/07

The Prompt: Create a 600 word story in the fantasy genre about a loving grandfather which should include a ripped up bank note. Also use the sentence - "Maybe we should just kiss to break the tension." The Story: I haven’t been here in years. Nobody has that I’m aware of. But I guess that’s what happens when we spend our lives going from place to place without ever calling somewhere home. Except for this place. I called it home once, if only for a moment, a long time ago. I’m here now though. I

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S1E1: To a Certain Extent

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2020/08/07

Welcome to the very first episode of Please Be Prompt, the podcast about writing and the journey through the process. Every episode co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman are presented with a prompt and given two weeks to write something based upon that prompt. They'll share what they've created and discuss how each came to be! On this premier episode the co-hosts introduce themselves, examine the premise of the show, and reveal the first prompt.

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Please Be Prompt Trailer

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2020/07/31

Audio trailer for the Please Be Prompt Podcast - arriving August 7th! Subscribe now and join us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! A Simpatico Production about the small inspirations needed to initiate the writing process. Co-hosts Joshua Witsaman & Ryan Rimmele present new pieces based on prompts they discover & discuss their writing processes & how each piece came to be. Music by Kabbalistic Village.

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