The results are in. I didn't win, but, hey, that's alright. Being a finalist is just as nice, I think. Congrats to all those who brought home an award from Dragon Con. A lot of great shows were present at the awards.

You can watch the awards ceremony here below. I'll admit. It was pretty cool seeing my name up on that screen.

Here are the results:

2007 Parsec Awards Winners!!!

Best Speculative Fiction Story Short Form: No World for Warriors

Best Speculative Fiction Novella Form: The Arwen

Best Speculative Fiction Novel Form: The Immortals

Best Audio Drama (Short Form): Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Best Audio Drama (Long Form): Prometheus Radio Theatre

Best Audio Production: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Best Video Production: Missing Pages

Best Video: Missing Pages

Best Non-Speculative Fiction: Number One with a Bullet

Best Fan Podcast: The Signal

Best Speculative Fiction News: Skepticality

Best Anime: Geek Nights Anime

Best Gaming: Pulp Gamer - Inside Track

Best Graphic Literature Podcast: Comics Radar

Best Infotainment Cast: Pulp Gamer - Out of Character

Best Reality Podcast: Tag in the Seam

Best Tech Podcast: Command Line

Best Writing Related Podcast: I Should Be Writing

I've created a new feed for the Dismay podcast. This feed will help solve the problem of listeners not being able to find previous episodes of my podcast in the iTunes directory. At the moment, the first five episodes of Dismay are available in the feed and I will be adding more in the furture. Eventually, I hope, this new feed will be the only feed. But, for now, listeners should remain subscribed to the current feed.

It may be interesting for those of you who have not listened to the old episodes to hear how much things have changed (and, hopefully, the quality of recording).

The new feed is: http://dismay.libsyn.com/rss

Enjoy.

Our hero, Dismay, battles the creature called He Who Holds Death, and, while doing so, he learns a little about its background; there is more to the rock creature than anyone expected.

Music:

Dark Rooms Instrumental -- Timlin

Ground Assault -- Ben Base

Peaceful Coexistence -- Radio Orphans

Red Moon Rising --  Milo Firewater

Resistance -- Ahd Child

Dismay has been nominated for a Parsec Award for the following:

Best Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)
Best Audio Production

I have submitted a 10-minute sample of three past episodes for the panel of judges to review and determine if it will be a finalist. I was a finalist last year, an honour for which I am still glowing about, and it'll be wonderful to be a finalist again -- there are a lot of good podcasts in the running. Again, thanks to everyone who has supported Dismay.

Sean

A new episode will be up soon. I apologize to everyone for the delay, but work assignments have taken over my life! Oh the dismay. In the meantime, if you are interested, I have created two Twitter stories to go with this podcast. You can follow what Dismay is doing; or you can follow what The Man With No Face is doing. It's kind of fun.

Dismay -- www.twitter.com/talesofdismay The Man With No Face -- www.twitter.com/manwithnoface Cheers, Sean

Our hero is concerned about this new threat as yet more die to terrorist bombings in Ottawa.

Listen to his story and enjoy the following music:

Reigns -- Tup's Fold

Tony Marriott -- Winter Freeze

Timlin -- Dark Rooms Instrumental

Lotus Dog -- Breathe

Radio Orphans -- Body And Soul

Our hero now faces a new threat in Ottawa. Someone has left a messgae for all of Ottawa's citizens, and, to prove that he is serious about his threat, he set off a bomb in the Rideau Centre killing hundreds.

Listen and enjoy some excellent music!

Music (in order of appearance):

Radio Orphans: Ides Of March

R-Three: The inner workings of a hive

Stereophile: Junk

Alimagne: Asteroid

Dismay reflects on his killing Emily and how his powers twisted her into a murderous creature. He realizes it is now time to move on and he chooses to no longer ignore the voices that haunt him.

Thanks to special guests who contributed their voices. Check out their podcasts:

Digger from Digger's Story

Tabitha Smith from Strangely Literal

Enjoy the following music:

 Fingerprints by Post Death Soundtrack

I Dub Ya Dictator by John Garza

The Lullaby of Loneliness by Aaron English

Weeping Wind by Aaron English

The Dismay Podcast is back! After a long break for a little more than two months I have been able to finish the next episode. Sorry folks. It all started with Xmas shopping (yes Christmas) and then work and a long trip to South Africa and then more work. Well, that's my excuse. Thank you to everyone who stuck around. Dismay is not going anywhere.

 In this episode:

 We learn what the notes are all about as Dismay confronts his worst enemy and his worst fear.

 Listen and enjoy the following music:

 Stereophile -- Superfly

 American Head Charge -- Dirty

Post Death Soundtrack -- Long Cold Night

Robin Tymm -- A Little Rain

Uncle Seth -- Little Pieces

There's no rest for our hero. The messages continue to appear at his window and a new murder has been commited with a familiar touch. meanwhile, there's someone observing all of this.

Listen to Dismay's story and enjoy the following music:

Truth -- A Young Man's Interpretation

Elika -- Youre Not Safe At All

XBloome -- Pressure of Time

Black Furies -- Murder City Shakedown

XBloome -- Mistakes

PLus, check out the Ottawa Local Podcast. You'll be glad that you did.

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I'm sick (flu). I will post notes later.

Peace.

I'm sick (just the flu). Sorry no episode, just music. Please stay tuned. I'll post music notes later.

Our hero can't sleep at night and is haunted by nightmares of death and fear. He can feel his worst enemies hiding and waiting to make their next move. This unsettles him despite the comfort in his growing relationship with Emily. Then one night after one of his dreams he receives a disturbing letter from a mysterious messanger.

Listen and enjoy the folloing music:

noise626 - Crown

Adhesion - Float Up from Depth

Dylan Donkin - Depression Yesterdays

noise626 - Madness and the Sublime Rapture

Mountain Con - Killers

Radio Orphans - Died Clueless

Peace.

Someone new has walked into Dismay's life, but he's not sure that he's ready. Can he have romance and figt evil at the same time. She doesn't know abou this alter ego, but she's determined to be a part of his life.

 Listen and enjoy music from:

King of the Sofa -- Emily

Pippa Rogers -- Let Me In

3 Blind Mice -- Emily Has Compassion

King of the Sofa -- Grace Parts 1 and 2

Janette Slack -- Pumpnutted

 Podcasts Mentioned:

Spartacus Roosevelt

Never Was

Dismay finally catches up with the serial killer that has been terrorizing Ottawa, but it turns out she may be more of a match for him than he expected. To top it all off, he needs to deal with the press and the Minister of Defense.

Listen to his story and enjoy the following music:

Inner Surge - Wolves

Janette Slack - The Hand That Feeds

Terry Prong - Let it Begin

Mountain Con - mash-up "Variations"

Podcast promo: The Spartacus Roosevelt Podcast.

Also, check out the movie The U.S. vs. John Lennon.

Peace.