Suspend your disbelief and blast off into the content rich universe of Flash Meridian and his friends.
Audio Files: Audiobook, Soundtrack and more
Preface: 2019
Introduction – Read by Lee Altermatt, my father in law
VOLUME ONE
Episode 1: Rescue Flash Meridian
Episode 2: Meet Crystal Weightless
Episode 3: Slingshot
Episode 4: Waking Nebula X
Episode 5: Don’t Drink The Water
Episode 6: Gravity
Episode 7: Space Dreams
Episode 8: Transmissions
Episode 9: I Need You
Episode 10: Your Friend Is Wise
Episode 11: Directory
Episode 12: Vigil
Episode 13: I Was There
Episode 14: Goodbye
Episode 15: I Hope She’s OK
VOLUME TWO
Episodes 16-30
Episode 31: It’s Time To Go Home
Episode 32: Identify Yourself
Episode 33: Finally Home
Episode 34: A Change Of Heart
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF FLASH MERIDIAN
Episode 35: Transition
Episode 36: Auto Start
Episode 37: Recycle
Episode 38: Rendezvous
Episode 39: Interface
Episode 40: Rearranged
Episode 41: Dog Star
Episode 42: Laika
Episode 43: I Know Who You Are
Episode 44: Jettison Pod
Episode 45: The Stars Are Calling
Episode 46: The Mora Nebula
Episode 47: Shepherd Of The Stars
Episode 48: Black Hole
Episode 49: Splash
Episode 50: Kaleidoscope
Episode 51: The Chromatic Sea
Episode 52: Silent Night
Episode 53: Converge
Episode 54: No Footprints
Episode 55: Hello
Episode 56: It’s For You
Episode 57: The Rulebook Forbids It
Episode 58: Departure
Episode 59: Troubadour
Episode 60: Building Blocks
Episode 61: Caves
Episode 62: Someone
Episode 63: The Hunt
Episode 64: Hide
Episode 65: One Of Them
Episode 66: Warm Planet
Episode 67: Cup
Episode 68: Rainbow
Episode 69: Spires
Episode 70: Offering
Episode 71: Tailored
Episode 72: Murmur
Episode 73: Cosmos
Episode 74: I Am In The Universe
Episode 75: The Blue Planet
Episode 76: The Queen Of Olo
Episode 77: Transmutation
Episode 78: Enough
Episode 79: Your Heart Was Open
Episode 80: Happy Dream
Episode 81: Wait
Episode 82: Ancestors
Episode 83: Arc
Episode 84: Ino
Episode 85: Cardiomyocytes
Episode 86: Mad
Episode 87: Fanfare
Episode 88: Welcome Home
Episode 89: A Sudden Joy
Episode 90: Where The Skies Turn Blue
Episode 91: Rest
Episode 92: OK, Let’s Go
Episode 93: Careful
Episode 94: Journey
Episode 95: Arriving At Destination
Episode 96: Home
Episode 97: Magenta
Episode 98: Someday, Somewhere
Mr. Pumpkinhead: An Aside
Episode 99: Fish In A Tree
Episode 100: Anything Is Possible
Episode 101: Microcosm
Episode 102: Poikani
Episode 103: The Whales Grew Feet
Episode 104: Cool Boredom
Episode 105: Wonder
Episode 106: Vessel
Episode 107: Vitrification
Episode 108: I Hold Things
Episode 109: Ruby
Episode 110: Phantom
Episode 111: Unanimous
Episode 112: Fractal
Episode 113: Colorless
Episode 114: I Think It’s True
Episode 115: Everything Is Alive
Episode 116: Ready
Episode 117: Homecoming
Episode 118: Peal
Episode 119: Rose
Episode 120: In Bucket
Episode 121: Guide
Episode 122: Unobstructed
Episode 123: Be There
Episode 124: Trust
LIFE ON OLO
Episode 125: Flowers For Aino
Episode 126: Festival Day
Episode 127: Liberated
Episode 128: Keystone
Episode 129: Sunset
Episode 130: Golden
Episode 131: Unencumbered
Episode 132: Refreshment
Episode 133: Gallery
Episode 134: Euphoric
Episode 135: Eternal Now
Episode 136: Yes For my great-grandfather, Archie Robbins Miner, 1876-1942, and all of my ancestors
Episode 137: Jukka
Episode 138: Solitude
Episode 139: Facets
Episode 140: A Royal Visit
Episode 141: Validated
Episode 142: Pumpkin Dreams
Episode 143: Cake
Episode 144: A Special Gift
Episode 145: Imagine That
Episode 146: Historical Documents
Episode 147: Why Not?
Episode 148: Halo
Episode 149: Anything Else?
Episode 150: Spark
Episode 151: Angel Tree
Episode 152: Nightmare
Episode 153: Fireworks
Episode 154: Shoal
Episode 155: There Is Nothing To Fear
Episode 156: Shattered
Episode 157: Safekeeping
Episode 158: Savor
Episode 159: Bubbles Of Love
Episode 160: Present
An Epilogue: 1/1/12
Everything Is Alive
Studio version
The hands that placed the stones
in the castle wall
were invisible hands
if they were hands at all
Maybe the same hands
that created Bucket
back at the beginning
as a special gift for Flash.
The stones dictated the structure
based on how they fit together
In the case of the castle
this is how they settled
after the whales emerged
from beneath the planet’s crust
Olo was rearranged
every speck of dust
The planet was turned inside out
the castle grew from the plateau
its roots reaching
through the mantle to Olo’s core
Nobody argued
There was a castle
that towered above the cliff
Everyone could see it
That was all that mattered
they couldn’t explain it
any more than they could explain
The glasslike spires
or the crimson plain
or even the edifices
that their own hands
had made
Whales circled the castle
swimming in the air
and casting shadows on the walls
which brought the holograms to life
Everything is alive
the invisible hands
the bucket, the metal sphere
the holograms
everything is alive
Lyrics by Timo, 2026
House Concert
Everything Is Alive
House Concert version
The hands that placed the stones
in the castle wall
were invisible hands
if they were hands at all
Maybe the same hands
that created Bucket
back at the beginning
as a special gift for Flash.
The stones dictated the structure
based on how they fit together
In the case of the castle
this is how they settled
after the whales emerged
from beneath the planet’s crust
Olo was rearranged
every speck of dust
The planet was turned inside out
the castle grew from the plateau
its roots reaching
through the mantle to Olo’s core
Nobody argued
There was a castle
that towered above the cliff
Everyone could see it
That was all that mattered
they couldn’t explain it
any more than they could explain
The glasslike spires
or the crimson plain
or even the edifices
that their own hands
had made
Whales circled the castle
swimming in the air
and casting shadows on the walls
which brought the holograms to life
Everything is alive
the invisible hands
the bucket, the metal sphere
the holograms
everything is alive X4
Lyrics by Timo, 2026
One Day
I feel like a bystander
In the universe
Watching the events
Of my life
Fall into place.
If you pull the rug out from under me
I’ll get back up.
I’ll persevere.
Either way, I won’t worry
I know that never helps.
I’ll just realize
That I am a part of it all
Wordless fragments rise
From some ancient place
Their undulating shapes
Pass through me
And continue their ascent
Without labels
Without definitions
I’ll catch up with them.
Certain whales grew tired
Preferring a connection to the ground
They hover so close to the soil
That their flippers touch down
Leaving grooves in the dirt
They fight the tendency
To float any higher.
Eventually,
Over generations
Their limbs will transform into feet.
These few whales are content
Touching the ground.
Deep inside, they remember
That they once flew.
If you pull the rug out from under me
I’ll get back up.
I’ll persevere.
Either way, I won’t worry
I know that never helps.
One day
I will also surface.
(one day)
One day
I will also surface.
(one day)
One day
I will also surface.
(one day)
Lyrics by Timo, 2025
Unafraid (On My Way to Olo)
I’m on my way to Olo
Can’t wait to see the crystal plain
From my whaleback perch
I’ll wave to the crowds
Unafraid
Up the cliff to the castle door
To hug the king and queen once more
Where the colors converge
The cheers are loud
I’ll have it made
Meet me on the invisible bridge
If you can find it (if you can find it)
Let’s climb the angel tree
We’ll be reminded
Everything changes, nothing is wrong
When I get to Olo
I’ll cross the white whale flipper
Step onto the balcony
See the forest rise from the bedding
The colors come alive
I’m on my way to Olo
Can’t wait to see the crystal plain
From my whaleback perch
I’ll wave to the crowds
Unafraid
Lyrics by Timo, 2025
Safe
A painting of your life
We are here because of you.
The colors on the surface
flowed out of you
(Wait, there’s more)
The images you see
run deep to the planet’s core.
Olo is a painting of your life
past and future are safe
They still and already exist
Every moment.
Mistakes
Triumphs
Still here.
Everything you love
Everything you fear
you will find it here
What you love on Olo
is something lovable in you.
Going or not going
doesn’t change anything
except your understanding
A painting of your life
We are here because of you.
The colors on the surface
flowed out of you
(Wait, there’s more)
The images you see
run deep to the planet’s core.
Lyrics by Timo, 2025
MEDIA – Radio & TV
The Story Behind Flash Meridian Part 1 – Will Moore, WTIP
The Story Behind Flash Meridian Part 2 – Will Moore, WTIP
Flash Meridian and Mr. Pumpkinhead – Will Moore, WTIP
Flash Meridian on WTIP 90.7 FM – Tim and Jeremy interviewed in 2000
Flash Meridian on ABC TV KSTP Minneapolis – Audio portion
Flash Meridian Halloween promo on KISS FM
Flash Meridian at the Arrowhead Center For The Arts – Audio portion
Timo (Flash Meridian) interviewed by Jeremy Chase (Ash Lander)