{"id":1823,"date":"2017-09-03T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:30:28","slug":"the-word-count-podcast-episode-69","status":"publish","type":"wc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wc-podcast\/the-word-count-podcast-episode-69\/","title":{"rendered":"The Word Count Podcast-Episode 69"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you smell it?<\/p>\n<p>It smells like Football and Pumpkin Spice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1825\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_nuzu6qGUoi1tpdqt1o1_1280.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, dear sinners&#8230;fall is approaching and I cannot believe there are only two more shows (after this one) left in the <strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong> season!<\/p>\n<p>Many of my more degenerate and lovable friends have asked me if I planned (*snort*) on doing (*snicker*) anything special for episode (*chortle*) 69.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry to disappoint you dirty-minded lovelies, but all I have for this episode is four amazing tales of your listening pleasure. Unlike my lack of maturity, the\u00a0<strong>#Irregulars<\/strong> have come up with some amazing ideas regarding this month&#8217;s theme photo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1820\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"348\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s.jpg 348w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/348s-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Intriguing, isn&#8217;t it? My mind went immediately to the tent the biologist setup in Jeff VanderMeer&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Annihilation<\/em>&#8211;the first in his\u00a0<em>Southern Reach<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>What did our guest authors come up with? Well, you&#8217;ll have to listen for yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Now, here&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Episode 69: Campsite in August:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5702570\/height\/180\/width\/480\/theme\/standard\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" height=\"180\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that we are looking to increase the number of likes on the show\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong>, so hope on over there and tell you friends about us (use the\u00a0<strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong>\u00a0hashtag).<\/p>\n<p>As always, the WCP is FREE to download and listen\u00a0\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>iTunes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Libsyn<\/strong><\/a>. Here is an embedded\u00a0player, if you prefer:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1751\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CameronGarriepy_Headshot.jpg 1009w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Cameron Garriepy <\/strong><em>&#8211;\u00a0<\/em><em>&#8220;<i>The St. Andrews Target<\/i>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Garriepy has no interest in time travel whatsoever. None. Really.\u00a0In April of 2015, Cameron released <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DamselflyInnEbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Damselfly Inn<\/i><\/a>, the first full-length novel in her\u00a0Thornton Vermont series. The sequel,\u00a0<i>Sweet Pease<\/i>\u00a0is coming in November from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bannerwingbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bannerwing Books.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/camerondgarriepy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camerondgarriepy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camerongarriepy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@camerongarriepy<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-600x594.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Bill Kirton<\/strong>\u00a0<em>&#8211; &#8220;No Fairy Tale Ending&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer,\u00a0<strong><em>Bill Kirton\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was a lecturer in French at the University of Aberdeen. He\u2019s written stage and radio plays, short stories, novels, skits and songs for revues, and five non-fiction books aimed at helping students with their writing and study skills. His five modern crime novels,\u00a0<em>Justice, The Darkness, Shadow Selves\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Unsafe Acts<\/em>\u00a0are set in north east Scotland and his historical crime\/romance novel,\u00a0<em>The Figurehead<\/em>, is set in Aberdeen in 1840.\u00a0<em>The Darkness<\/em>\u00a0won the silver award in the mystery category of the 2011 Forward National Literature Awards and his spoof mystery,\u00a0<em>The Sparrow Conundrum<\/em>, was the winner in the humor category.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s published a novel for children called\u00a0<em>The Loch Ewe Mystery<\/em>, and his latest publication is a satirical novella about online gaming and the real and virtual worlds.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s had radio plays broadcast by the BBC and the Australian BC.\u00a0 His short stories have appeared in many anthologies, including three of the CWA\u2019s annual collections, and one was chosen by Maxim Jakubowski for his 2010 anthology of\u00a0<em>Best British Crime Stories<\/em>. It\u2019s also been optioned by a film company in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at universities in Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billkirton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.billkirton.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carver22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carver22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1673\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Maria Haskins<\/strong>\u00a0<em>&#8211; &#8220;Hidden&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and certified translator. She writes speculative fiction and poetry, and debuted as a writer in Sweden. Since 1992 she lives in Canada, just outside Vancouver, with a husband, two kids, and a very large black dog.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mariahaskins.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mariahaskins.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaHaskins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mariahaskins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Gwaltney &amp; John McCaffrey<\/strong> \u2013 \u201c<em>The Call of the Wild<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1690\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"271\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-scaled-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jack Gwaltney<\/em><\/strong> was born in Virginia, went to the University of Virginia and lives in New York, fortunate to perform as an actor on stage, television and in film. Collaborating with John McCaffrey is one of the wisest things Jack does. Thanks to <em>The Word Count Podcast<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>John McCaffrey<\/em><\/strong> grew up in Rochester, New York, attended Villanova University, and received his MA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. He is the author of <em>The Book of Ash<\/em> and <em>Two Syllable Men<\/em>. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Can you smell it? It smells like Football and Pumpkin Spice. 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