Splendiferous Stories For Slumber

Fast Food at the Centre of the WorldEpisode 2 Imagine that you are a magician of considerable insight and that one morning you worked out that there must be a magical centre to the world. Imagine that after years of research, reasoning, bargaining with supernatural forces, risking your sanity along the edges of faerie and all the usual things magical personages find themselves obliged to do, you located that magical centre.Having found it, you bought it.In a future where poets have replaced rock stars, most of the population are malnourished, drugs are legal but music needs licensing, how would you harness the magical centre of the world?Imagine that you are an idealist with dreams of making everything better and re-greening the urban wastelands.Which would be to say, imagine you are the enigmatic figure called Dunsany, finding yourself in an abandoned car park one evening, beset by zombies and with your best hope for survival being a youthful drug pedlar.Obviously the solution is to build a fast food restaurant.Master storyteller extraordinaire Nimue Brown.Born in Gloucestershire, Nimue Brown has a degree in English Literature and has been writing under other names for about a decade. Having started as a novelist, she came into comics through her relationship with artist husband Tom Brown. Nimue creates graphic novel series Hopeless Maine, and is involved with the Professor Elemental comic.Nimue writes books on Druidry for Moon Books, and fiction for various houses. She tends towards speculative and magical realism, but about the only thing she hasn’t tried is writing for television, and political thrillers. Her influences are diverse- Hayao Miyazaki, George Eliot, Neil Gaiman, Isabelle Allende, Michael Ondaatje, Clive Barker, Charles de Lint Robert Holdstock… to name but a few. She is drawn to mystery, to the numinous and to work that has the power to uplift and inspire.  This is a Nerdbong Network production for Nerdbong.com Created by Nimue Brown and Tom BrownRead by Nimue BrownA Nerdbong production for the Nerbong Network

Fast Food at the Centre of the WorldImagine that you are a magician of considerable insight and that one morning you worked out that there must be a magical centre to the world. Imagine that after years of research, reasoning, bargaining with supernatural forces, risking your sanity along the edges of faerie and all the usual things magical personages find themselves obliged to do, you located that magical centre.Having found it, you bought it.In a future where poets have replaced rock stars, most of the population are malnourished, drugs are legal but music needs licensing, how would you harness the magical centre of the world?Imagine that you are an idealist with dreams of making everything better and re-greening the urban wastelands.Which would be to say, imagine you are the enigmatic figure called Dunsany, finding yourself in an abandoned car park one evening, beset by zombies and with your best hope for survival being a youthful drug pedlar.Obviously the solution is to build a fast food restaurant.Master storyteller extraordinaire Nimue Brown.Born in Gloucestershire, Nimue Brown has a degree in English Literature and has been writing under other names for about a decade. Having started as a novelist, she came into comics through her relationship with artist husband Tom Brown. Nimue creates graphic novel series Hopeless Maine, and is involved with the Professor Elemental comic.Nimue writes books on Druidry for Moon Books, and fiction for various houses. She tends towards speculative and magical realism, but about the only thing she hasn’t tried is writing for television, and political thrillers.Her influences are diverse- Hayao Miyazaki, George Eliot, Neil Gaiman, Isabelle Allende, Michael Ondaatje, Clive Barker, Charles de Lint Robert Holdstock… to name but a few. She is drawn to mystery, to the numinous and to work that has the power to uplift and inspire.This is a Nerdbong Network production for Nerdbong.comCreated by Nimue Brown and Tom BrownRead by Nimue BrownA Nerdbong production for the Nerbong Network

Welcome one and all to another splendid, suspenseful, splendiferous story for slumber. Let Nerdbong, Nimue and the Professor take your ears on a journey through the theatre of your mind.  KITTENS OF THE APOCALYPSE: written and read by Nimue Brown  Introduced by Professor Elemental  We at Nerdbong hope that you enjoy this delicious delight and may your dreams be not so dark. Sleep tight. Mind the monsters don’t bite….much. Presented by @prof_elemental and @Nimue_B members of the nerdbong network.  Each episode is presented by our very special guests  Introductions by Professor Elemental, is a Steampunk flavoured mad Professor, his inventions and adventures have taken him around the world. He first got himself noticed with the track ‘Cup Of Brown Joy’ which notched up over a million hits. This was followed by his scuffle with Mr B, resulting in the video ‘Fighting Trousers’. Have a watch of these and his other adventures over on his site WebsiteMaster storyteller extraordinaire Nimue Brown. Born in Gloucestershire, Nimue Brown has a degree in English Literature and has been writing under other names for about a decade. Having started as a novelist, she came into comics through her relationship with artist husband Tom Brown. Nimue creates graphic novel series Hopeless Maine, and is involved with the Professor Elemental comic. Nimue writes books on Druidry for Moon Books, and fiction for various houses. She tends towards speculative and magical realism, but about the only thing she hasn’t tried is writing for television, and political thrillers.  Her influences are diverse- Hayao Miyazaki, George Eliot, Neil Gaiman, Isabelle Allende, Michael Ondaatje, Clive Barker, Charles de Lint Robert Holdstock… to name but a few. She is drawn to mystery, to the numinous and to work that has the power to uplift and inspire.  This is a Nerdbong Network production for Nerdbong.com  All the amazing artwork you see on this page was created and generously donated by Tom Brown.  Join us on Twitter @Stories4Slumber and @nerdbong Facebook Google Plus

RightyA delightful short story to welcome 2015. Put on the kettle, make a brew and break out the old Toby and fill up your pipe. Do you require a match?If you thought Professor Elemental was the embodiment of the clean living, law abiding English ideal, you might be in for a bit of a shock. In this Splendiforous Story for slumber, he reveals the dark underside of the pith helmet. Life at Elemental Manor will never be the same again...THE SWAN EATER: written and read by Professor ElementalIntroduced by Nimue Brown.We at Nerdbong hope that you enjoy this delicious delight and may your dreams be not so dark. Sleep tight. Mind the monsters don't bite....much.Presented by @prof_elemental and @Nimue_B members of the nerdbong network. Join us on Twitter @Stories4Slumber and @nerdbong  Facebook  Google Plus Subscribe via on iTunes  Stitcher  Podbean

Hello and welcome to this the third episode of Nerdbong's Splendiferous stories for Slumber. This spine-chilling sequel of suspense goes by the title "Under Your Skin" and is written by the series resident word weaver, Nimue Brown and features a wonderful introduction by Professor Elemental. We at Nerdbong hope that you enjoy this delicious delight and may your dreams be not so dark. Sleep tight. Mind the monsters don't bite....much.Presented by @prof_elemental and @Nimue_B members of the nerdbong network. Join us on Twitter @Stories4Slumber and @nerdbong  Facebook  Google Plus Subscribe via on iTunes  Stitcher  Podbean

Join us before bedtime as we tell you a terrific tale or two with Nerdbong's Splendiferous Stories for Slumber. A new series of short stories for your aural pleasure. So sit back, relax and let Nerdbong take you on a journey of suspense and intrigue, with a sprinkle of terror.Exclusive tales written and read by Nimue Brown