Along the Trail

Neal Hallford

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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

Jul 20

Returning to the Edge: Build Progress Update #5

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nealhallford.com Hello my friends. Here’s a looooooooong overdue update on the Planet’s Edge: Fractured Frontier project. This time around I show the decoration progress in the first section of the Proxima Centauri B pyramid, share some news about the addition of a new Ulysses crewmember, and finally have some news regarding the status of the Planet’s Edge license holder. Planet’s Edge: The Point of No Return was originally developed and published by New World Computing in 1992. I was both the lead narrative designer and RPG lead level designer for the project. Currently all licenses and trademarks for Planet’s Edge are held by Ziggurat Interactive, and they are not involved with nor responsible for the development this current indie project: Planet’s Edge: Fractured Frontier.
01/03/2025

TRAILER: The Case of Evil

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
11/09/2024

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
11/29/2023

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
05/28/2023

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
05/15/2023

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
04/08/2023

EPISODE 3: And Twice On Sunday

For Easter, I explore how my fervent childhood devotion to Christianity led me into an ugly and profoundly regrettable confrontation with my best friend, but also opened my eyes to faiths and cultures which were very different from my own. THE GANG - In elementary school, playing Army was what I spent most of my time doing with the kids in my cohort. (Left to right: Neal Hallford, Jim Palmer, David Guthridge, Scott Roberts. Photo by Ruth Guthridge.). 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
12/14/2022

EPISODE 2: Spirits of Christmas Past

Snapshots of Christmas Past: Getting gifts in the Great Depression, a catastrophe in Sears, and a memorable Eve in a bowling alley. 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
11/25/2022

EPISODE 1: A Thanksgiving Story Special

A recklessly romantic GI risks a trip to Leavenworth Prison for a Thanksgiving Wedding. 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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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

Creator

Neal Hallford
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

9
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Neal Hallford
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Along the Trail