A preview of our 2014 award winning noir horror short, The Case of Evil! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nealhallford.com/subscribe
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Returning to the Edge: Build Progress Update 1
In this first update on the build progress for my reimaging of Planet’s Edge, I’m showing some of the layout work I’ve done on “First Contact” — the first planetside scenario that players encounter in the game. I also show off the rudimentary beginnings of the dialogue and character selection systems. This one will be free for all users, but for future progress videos, I’ll probably be restricting them to the folks paying to follow the blog. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek. (CORRECTION: I mentioned that I’d modeled everything in the demo myself, but the android you encounter is the default “Manny” from Unreal.Start writing today. Use the button below to create a Substack of your own This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nealhallford.com/subscribe
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EPISODE 6 - Meditations On Mortality
EPISODE 6 - Meditations On Mortality - How the life-threatening events in my parents' lives shaped my childhood pre-occupations with mortality. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nealhallford.com/subscribe
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EPISODE 5 - Osiyo Part 2 - Shé:kon
Host Neal Hallford and his wife Jana Hallford take a trip to the Kahnawá:ke Reserve in Canada to explore the native traditions and history of Jana's family.This is part two of my special Osiyo (Cherokee for "hello") series about the indigenous influences in my immediate family. The subtitle of the episode, Shé:kon, is "hello" in the Mohawk language.POSTCARDS FROM THE RESERVE - A vintage view of the Kahnawá:ke Reserve where my wife’s grandmother Bianca was born. Over the years, it has been labeled incorrectly by non-native outsiders as Caughnawaga and Kahnawakee. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nealhallford.com/subscribe
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EPISODE 4: Osiyo, Part I
Host Neal Hallford serves up the connections between his less-than-obvious indigenous heritage and the annual, just concluded Strawberry Festival held in Stilwell, Oklahoma. HOME OF THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL - This past weekend, on May 11th, Stilwell celebrated its 76th Strawberry Festival. While outsiders might assume that the event is just another food-based celebration, it actually has deep roots in the Cherokee culture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nealhallford.com/subscribe
A glance back at the colorful characters, unusual places, and sometimes strange events of a childhood lived in 1970s and 1980s Oklahoma. Featuring interviews with friends and fellow storytellers, Along the Trail will take you back to a world that’s familiar, but slowly fading away. www.nealhallford.com