Ziggy here. I am a work in progress and that's okay. she/her or he/him|27|Vancouver, BC. I have ADHD and lingering post-concussion syndrome so sometimes my brain goes sideways and twitches for a bit. I blog about books and theatre and a lot of queer stuff. I also write. More professional writing blog can be found over at ziggyschutz.tumblr.com, but honestly I am mostly on twitter (@ziggytschutz).
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You can find the transcript here, and make sure that you listen to our first flash episode as well. Flashes are short bonus stories exploring our survivors’ lives before the apocalypse… and the first one invites to get to know the BLOGGER a bit better.
Thank you again for all your patience and excitement in regards to our return. We are so thankful, and we’re right there with you.
And for those who just so happen to see this on their dash and don’t know who we are…
Crossing Wires is a hopeful post-apocalyptic podcast, exploring connection and community after the end of the world.
We have been on hiatus for a few years (our isolation themes were a little too real, for a while), but we’re back! And we’re more passionate about folks on the margins surviving stories they usually don’t get to than ever.
Of course, you all know her better as THE BLOGGER.
Flashes will be short bonus prose pieces, taking a look at our survivors before the apocalypse hit. ‘Faces in the Recording Are Closer Than They Appear’ was performed by Lizzie Apel as Amelia, the Blogger.
You can read along over here, and listen along wherever you listen to podcasts!
We are so excited to announce that we will be officially relaunching on October 1st!
We will be reposting our first episode with updated credits, and with that will be our first bonus story. These ‘flashes’ will show us what our characters were like before the apocalypse came knocking, and will be released after each episode, old and new.
Flash One is called 'faces in the recording are closer than they appear’, and focuses in on The Blogger.
That’s right, folks. CROSSING WIRES will be returning in Fall 2023!
A lot has changed, since we were last active. We all have a much more complex relationship with hope, isolation, and survival.
Returning to these characters and stories has been strange. Have they changed, or have we?
We will be rereleasing the first six episodes with updated credits and bonus short stories — exploring some of our survivors’ lives before the end of the world found them. And then we’ll be going right into the back half of Season One, with six new episodes for you all!
We are all so excited to come back to this podcast, and we hope that you will join us.
For those who have been listening since the beginning… Thank you so much for your patience.
For those who have found us since… Welcome, welcome! Thanks for taking a chance on us.
Keep your radios tuned in, and find us in the static.
You’ll hear from us soon.
(Art by the incredible Elliot Truth)
So, who are you most excited to hear from? Can you see a reference to them in the announcement art?
That’s right, folks. CROSSING WIRES will be returning in Fall 2023!
A lot has changed, since we were last active. We all have a much more complex relationship with hope, isolation, and survival.
Returning to these characters and stories has been strange. Have they changed, or have we?
We will be rereleasing the first six episodes with updated credits and bonus short stories — exploring some of our survivors’ lives before the end of the world found them. And then we’ll be going right into the back half of Season One, with six new episodes for you all!
We are all so excited to come back to this podcast, and we hope that you will join us.
For those who have been listening since the beginning… Thank you so much for your patience.
For those who have found us since… Welcome, welcome! Thanks for taking a chance on us.
Keep your radios tuned in, and find us in the static.
That’s right, folks. CROSSING WIRES will be returning in Fall 2023!
A lot has changed, since we were last active. We all have a much more complex relationship with hope, isolation, and survival.
Returning to these characters and stories has been strange. Have they changed, or have we?
We will be rereleasing the first six episodes with updated credits and bonus short stories — exploring some of our survivors’ lives before the end of the world found them. And then we’ll be going right into the back half of Season One, with six new episodes for you all!
We are all so excited to come back to this podcast, and we hope that you will join us.
For those who have been listening since the beginning… Thank you so much for your patience.
For those who have found us since… Welcome, welcome! Thanks for taking a chance on us.
Keep your radios tuned in, and find us in the static.
I don’t think we discuss enough the intimacy of taking care of a butch who loves and trusts you. I don’t think we realize how hard being vulnerable is and how hard it is to stay open about needing somebody. We don’t cherish softness and sensitivity in butches and studs enough, sometimes people even refuse to recognize it’s there, and we tend to not realize how much strength all of that takes.
1: a blacksmith is hammering a hot piece of metal against an anvil. They have mid-length light hair (burnt at the tips) and light skin. Their face is covered with a mask, and they’re wearing a light shirt, a skirt, and a dark apron. The text reads,
“I know what I look like doesn’t matter / Especially in my line of work”
2: two well-dressed figures in the foreground admire a necklace in their hands. The blacksmith stands behind them (still wearing their mask) and wipes their hands, looking towards the figures. The text reads,
“It doesn’t matter.”
3: the blacksmith sitting on a bed, with their hair down, lit by a bedside candle. They’re facing away from the viewer, instead looking out through a dark window. The text reads,
“It doesn’t.”
4: The blacksmith is in a crowd, being offered a sword by two figures. They’re small, with elfin ears, dark skin, and long hair. One holds a delicate and wrapped up sword up to the blacksmith, the other holds a bag. The blacksmith is pointing to themself as if to say “me?”. The crowd around them appears shocked. The text reads:
“But I think I’m close to something / There’s a shift”
5: The blacksmith hammering something outside of the image, sparks flying. Their hammer is raised high to strike, and the muscles in their neck and arms are taut. Their hair is flying out behind them. The text reads,
“It’s in my hands / the hairs on my arms”
7: A closeup of the blacksmith’s eye through the slit in their mask—it’s wide and intense. Their other eye is slightly visible to the left, and sparks fill the foreground. The text reads,
“A pulse in my eye”
8: a silhouette of the smithy against a dark grey background, casting long shadows. The blacksmith is working inside, also a silhouette lit by the forge, still hammering. The text reads,
“I think maybe if I do this / (and nothing but this)”
9: a silhouette of the blacksmith being thrown backwards, against a bright white background. Pieces of metal and the blacksmith’s mask are also being thrown backwards, casting dark shadows that emphasise the explosion. The text reads,
“I might make something so extraordinary, / that I, / my body / my face / will be blasted off the surface of the earth.”
10: the blacksmith on the ground, with only their feet visible. Their mask is also on the ground. Everything is casting long shadows, as if what’s in front of them is shining. The text reads,
“No one will ever see me again, / but not because I’m not there / Their eyes will simply glance off.”
11: The blacksmith holding the sword triumphantly in front of them, surrounded by burning ruins. The sword is thin, and embellished with curls of metal around the hilt—it’s shining brightly. The blacksmith’s posture is braced as if holding it is an active effort, and their hair is loose and half covering their face. Through the hair, their eyes are shining too, and they’re smiling. The text reads,
ALT
