Corvairs & Horny Toads Podcast

May 19 2024 11 ep. 25 mins 7
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My collection of short stories focuses on a fictional small town on the Texas-New Mexico border. My stories show the surprising diversity of the people of the Llano Estacado, as well as the grit and determination it takes to survive and thrive on the windblown plains.

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Episode 11: High School Diary Mini-Episode

May 19 2024 13 mins  
Listen to me read the mortifying entries from the pink leather diary I kept as a surly teenage girl. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 10: Mother's Day Mini-Episode

May 12 2024 11 mins  
Last Mother’s Day, I held a memorial for my mother. A gathering of our family of friends. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 9: Mona Lisa

Apr 28 2024 29 mins  
She wanted it all to disappear like the dust devils they chased that rose up and away, dissipating into nothing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 8: Betty's Roy Orbison Playlist

Apr 14 2024 22 mins  
The Beal County Sheriff broke the news that they had been murdered early that morning. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 7: Jerry Dale's Bottomless Lakes Adventure

Mar 31 2024 30 mins  
There was a lot going on in Jerry Dale’s world right now. It was the end of her senior year of high school, and her senior class trip was approaching. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 6: Kinfolk and a Yellow Meat Watermelon

Mar 17 2024 32 mins  
He sliced the melon straight down the middle. It fell open, revealing the yellow meat glistening with sweet juice, the black seeds arranged in rows. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 5: The House on Third Street and Avenue B

Mar 03 2024 14 mins  
The sweet fragrance that drifted from beds of blue hyacinths carried memories of happier days. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 4: Skippy Fairweather and the Two-Headed Calf

Feb 18 2024 29 mins  
From the window of Dan’s Boot Shop, a calf’s four big brown eyes stare into Skippy’s two big brown eyes and witness the 5-year-old boy’s undoing in front of the whole town. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 3: Imagine, Mi Amor

Feb 04 2024 29 mins  
History. Somehow, people can’t help getting it wrong. Consequences reverberate across generations, roiling emotions, dismantling families. Lucia Montoya discovers secrets and imagines what should have been. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com

Episode 2: Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?

Jan 21 2024 29 mins  
A Jazz Age story that follows Ruby’s exploits from her adventurous only-childhood as the littlest of equals with her charismatic parents to the missteps and triumphs of her adulthood. And, yeah, she got real mad at her man! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucindablackwood.substack.com