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The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician, Oliver Haddo, attempts to create life. View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe

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A hilarious farce.When the king of the grim reapers' son needs help to take a ghost haunting his home, he asks his father to help remove it but was it a mistake?Good Quotes From The Haunting of the Necromancer"We are not fake anythings!" said Lance."I could debate that with you," said Blake."Where is the ghost?" Blake said changing the subject."Now I have a ghost and a grim reaper in my lounge room!" said Lance infuriated."Grand Reaper? What's that?" the ghost asked."Another name for a couch potato!" Lance hissed,"Dork why you shouting," said Junior walking in the room."Oh, he's no bother, he ...

The Show Must Go OnWhen stage magician Blake Alexander aka Blake Fire who has a grim reaper for a soul senses someone in his audience is going to die he dances between life and death to not collect them with all his strength he must live and not take them to the afterlife because when his soul is released his body dies and he can't die on stage in front of the world let alone come back to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Death the coroner stood in the morgue autopsying a victim attributed to his son the Necromancer. Then out of thin air appeared a grim reaper."I see dead people," it said the doctor jumped startled by the sudden appearance of the reaper."Ha! Ha! Very funny, boy," said the doctor humourlessly, "This is a friend of yours I hear say hello to him.""I've never met him in life," The reaper the Necromancer said."Are you serious?" asked Dr Death grimly."Yes who is he?" replied the Necromancer, "It's starting to look like anyone can kill someone and frame me for it.""That means there is another ...

A love story,Between a ghost reincarnated in a magician and a hybrid of Magician, and grey alien, life and death are all that stand between them. They love yet don't know who the other is, even if they are friends. They love yet can't see the other hiding in plain sight.Coming Soon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Show Must Go OnWhen stage magician Blake Alexander aka Blake Fire who has a grim reaper for a soul senses someone in his audience is going to die he dances between life and death to not collect them with all his strength he must live and not take them to the afterlife because when his soul is released his body dies, and he can't die on stage in front of the world let alone come back to life.music and song by Suno Ai lyrics on song story and reading by Rachel Lawson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The unnamed Mortimer, the king of the Grim Reapers, tells the story of how he promised to protect the son of a friend who died long before the Magicians came out.He appears to him as a friend when the son's relatives die at their funeral, and as a friend when he needs one.He becomes the ultimate Memento Mori.An adventure of a lifetime.Music and song by Suno Ai lyrics on song story and reading by Rachel Lawson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The War is LiveIn this Magician's story.A podcaster from another newspaper has a war over podcast views, with Blake and Sandy, the war becomes dangerous when the podcaster is pressed by his boss to get higher ratings, or they will lose their job. How far will this war go? Will anyone be hurt by this war? How will this war end?More Magician's stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lance Sr., the Necromancer, sneaks through the night, concealed by darkness, on a relentless quest to find his prey: a notorious local serial killer. It's a game of cat and mouse, who will end up dead.more of stories in series herehttps://shows.acast.com/64bf8994bd21a900115df7e9/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast of poems and short stories by author & poet Rachel Lawson some dark, some light, some romantic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Magician Lance Alexander Jnr is lost in a dark vision the Neuromancer Sandy the Sandman must go into his dream and save him from his dream and bring him back to the waking world or he will die. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one should die in the dreamscapeLancelot Alexander Jnr was at the crossroads of being awake and falling asleep as his partner in his stage magic act Dreams and Nightmares, Zac was about to put him into the zigzag man apparatus during an evening performance."Hey, sleepy head wakes up," said Zac sensing Lance was tired."I'm so tired," Lance said, "I'll try to stay awake.""I don't want to hurt you," said Zac."I don't want to be hurt either," said Lance climbing into the box.The moment he went into the box he fell asleep mentally.He awoke screaming when Zac inserted the first blade.It startled ...

"Oh great, more paperwork!" moaned a man in a blue top hat and tux in a mask. He was known as Blue Midnight, a superhero. His son hit him on the back and laughed. "You love paperwork what are you worried about," said his son laughing."Get out of my hair boy," Blake snapped at his son Lance who was dress similarly in blue."You'd think you didn't love me," said his son sarcastically."Not now I'm on a case Enchanter," Blake then said accusingly "The Necromancer Murdered another person.""Oh, that is terrible! Did I know them?" Lance asked."You tell me! We can't id them. We are going to have to do ...

"Is anything wrong," Blake asked."Can you please take me to hell!" asked Max."take you to what?" Blake king of the grim reapers laughed."Blue Midnight and the Sun King this is exciting lets go fight crime!" A man in a yellow chicken suit with a mask said like they made his life."Ok, I'll race you there," said Blake seeing the chicken,"Can I join you!" the chicken enthused said.He wanted to be a hero, and chaos followed him. He was a sorcerer who chose not to use magic.the chicken was being beaten by an old lady he crossed the road with."Why did the chicken cross the road!" laughed Max."I ...

Coroner Blake is interviewed on a tv show about murder, and how some people do it to get noticed, the host kills the co-host to get ratings for the show and blames killing on the Necromancer a good scapegoat. Except the Necromancer was at another killing. Lance the Necromancer and Blake try to find the killer. The killer is busy trying to get the Necromancer arrested. People watch the show because of the crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An assassin is the only chance to live for the emperor of the Universe who is in a trap set by an alien but how do you find 1 alien in an alien convention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Masked Chicken MisadventureThe Masked Chicken is a hero, or he thinks he is he needs help on a case so he asks all his friends who are busy will he find anyone who is not busy. This is a farce staring the Masked Chicken the serial pest of the Magicians who is more likely to get in trouble than solve any case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The People From The Center of the Earthand sequel Solsticewith an Easter Egga funny outtake from the making of The People From The Center of the Earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A book can end the universeThe main narrator the author and Alexa played by Addison Fell.The day began like most others. Blake Alexander yawned as he got ready for work at Charing Cross Hospital. Where he was the coroner in charge of the morgue.His wife was on holiday without him in America so it would be lonely at work.He heard the doorbell and dashed to answer the door.He found at it a slightly nervous man a Postman."Hello," Blake said wondering why he was nervous."Here is a letter for you sir," said the postman, "please don't take my life yet I have some paperwork to do. It's my will."Blake...