Tales from the Soggy Doggy Coffee Shop

Episode 6 – Dancing Planets & Marching Bands (Personification)

Where are all of Thelma’s customers today? And why is Roland carrying that accordion? Join JR, Henry, and the entire cast in a personification-filled episode including a Tennis Ball Catching Championship and an interview with award-winning author and poet Allan Wolf.

Episode 5 – Garden Gates & Pogo Sticks (Similes)

Boing, boing, CRASH! Why is Roland on a pogo stick inside Thelma’s coffee shop? It’s a simile-filled episode including a trailer for “Simile: The Movie,” Thelma’s mother on board a submarine, and Henry and a reluctant JR singing a ukulele-led duet. With special guest, widely-published author and award-winning poet Marilyn Singer.

Episode 4 – Chili Dogs and Pupsicles (Puns)

Drip, drip, drip… It’s a soggy day in the coffee shop when Thelma’s roof starts leaking all over JR’s table. Join the cast in this pun-filled episode. Written and created by author/poet Eric Ode. With special guest; author, anthologist, and former US Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt.

Episode 3 – Swish! Splash! Crash! (Onomatopoeia)

Someone grab a wrench. And ear plugs. It’s a hissing, grinding, clanking coffee shop when Thelma’s espresso machine falls apart. Join JR and the rest of the gang along with special guest, author and poet Irene Latham.

Episode 2 – Bent & Broken Bicycles (Alliteration)

Episode 2 – Maybe dogs should not ride bicycles. Or at least not while carrying an umbrella. Join JR, Roland, Thelma, and Henry as JR tries to repair his bent and broken bicycle while launching a podcast episode on alliteration. With special guest, author and poet Charles Ghigna.