{"id":2478,"date":"2020-04-28T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2022-12-28T22:34:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T03:34:59","slug":"the-word-count-podcast-episode-95","status":"publish","type":"wc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wc-podcast\/the-word-count-podcast-episode-95\/","title":{"rendered":"The Word Count Podcast: Episode 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sssssilence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello darkness my old friend&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sorry. That earworm has been hovering around me since I posted the title for episode 95. Now I give it to you.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re welcome!<\/p>\n<p>I hope this post finds you and your families all well and safe. 2020 has been a nightmare so far, hasn\u2019t it? I hope the coming months see better times ahead for us all.<\/p>\n<p>Our theme this year is&nbsp;<strong>Animals<\/strong> and the&nbsp;<strong>Word Count Irregulars<\/strong> were given the task of writing a story based on this picture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2475\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/WCPep95_prompt-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have a secret love of snakes and the writers have an amazing show for you this time around!<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to the show here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14181155\/height\/180\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" height=\"180\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We have TWO collaborative stories, a newcomer to the show, returning favorites&#8230;It&#8217;s all so exciting!<\/p>\n<p>We love doing this podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get on with the show notes, a&nbsp;reminder that we are looking to increase the number of likes on the show\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong>, so hope on over there and tell your friends about us (use the&nbsp;<strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong>&nbsp;hashtag).<\/p>\n<p>Second, as always, the WCP is FREE to download and listen via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>iTunes<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Libsyn<\/strong><\/a>. This show is brought to you by writers who love the opportunity to share their stories with you. In many ways, the <strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong> is a hobby for us, as there are no advertisers or revenue streams. It\u2019s just us, a microphone, a four-channel mixing board, and a passion for sharing our words with you.<\/p>\n<p>We are not asking, nor have ever asked, for monetary compensation. This is our playground, and once a month we invite you to join us around a virtual campfire and listen for a bit.<\/p>\n<p>However, I, and my colleagues, would very much appreciate it if you shared links for the podcast on social media, and perhaps check out each author\u2019s links and bios (posted below).<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, allow me to introduce you to my talented friends:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unknown.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2479\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unknown.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unknown-600x289.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unknown-300x144.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nEden Baylee &amp; Bill Kirton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<em>\u201cInvasion\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"\"><strong>Eden Baylee<\/strong> left a twenty-year banking career to write and is now a full-time author of multiple genres.<\/span><br class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><span class=\"\">She has written three collections of erotic novellas and flash fiction ~ SPRING INTO SUMMER, FALL INTO WINTER, and HOT FLASH.<\/span><br class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><span class=\"\">In 2014, she launched the first novel of her STRANGER TRILOGY with Dr. Kate Hampton\u2013a psychological mystery\/suspense called \u201cStranger at Sunset.\u201d In addition to working on her next novel, Eden created the LAINEY LEE SERIES about a feisty divorc\u00e9e who finds adventure and romance in Hawaii.<\/span><br class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><span class=\"\">An introvert by nature and an extrovert by design, Eden is most comfortable at home with her laptop surrounded by books. She is an online Scrabble junkie and a social media enthusiast, but she really needs to get out more often!&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edenbaylee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.edenbaylee.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edenbaylee.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/edenbaylee.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edenbaylee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edenbaylee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edenbaylee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@edenbaylee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bill Kirton<\/strong> was born in Plymouth, England, studied French at Exeter University, and graduated in 1962. While teaching at Hardye\u2019s School, Dorchester, he started his Ph.D. on the theatre of Victor Hugo and was a lecturer at Aberdeen University from 1968 to 1989.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been a voice-over artist, TV presenter and has extensive experience of acting and directing. His directing credits include many French language plays as well as works by Shakespeare, Orton, Beckett, and Ionesco. He spent a sabbatical year at the University of Rhode Island Theater Department, which commissioned translations of 3 Moli\u00e8re plays from me, one of which he directed himself. The script also won third prize in the British Comparative Literature Association\u2019s Annual Translation competition, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Bill wrote and performed songs and sketches in revues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, stage plays, two of which were commissioned by Aberdeen Children\u2019s Theatre, and radio plays for the BBC, two of which were also broadcast in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Since the late 1990s, his writing has concentrated on prose fiction. He has written many short stories and ten novels, two of which have won awards, with a third being long-listed for the Rubery International Book Award.<\/p>\n<p>Bill has held posts as a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at universities in Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews and, since 2015, have been the organiser of a Scotland-wide scheme which places professional writers in schools to help students with the transition to writing at university. He still gives workshops in schools from Orkney to Dundee as part of the scheme and he\u2019s written five books in Pearson Educational\u2019s \u2018Brilliant\u2019 series on the study, writing, and workplace skills. Bill also co-authored \u2018Just Write\u2019 for Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>Website (and blog): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billkirton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.billkirton.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook pages:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=620980849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=620980849<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bill.kirton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bill.kirton\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SalC.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2480\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SalC-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SalC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SalC-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SalC-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Salvantonio Clemente&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; &#8220;<em>Secrets Don\u2019t Make Friends<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sal lives in Boston, Massachusetts, is married to a woman he doesn\u2019t deserve, and has three wonderful daughters who are all far more interesting and talented than he is. He also performs in and writes songs for the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra, a giant rock band featuring fifteen exceptional musicians and singers. Sal also installs artwork for people, museums, and businesses, all around New England. When he isn\u2019t wielding a hammer or a Stratocaster, Sal writes stories about extraordinary people facing impossible situations. He\u2019s written several screenplays, is in the fight of his life with his first novel, and has written many short stories. Someday soon he will begin the submission process and then, well\u2026we shall discover his fate.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sal.clemente\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/sal.clemente <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discover the <strong>Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra<\/strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urorocks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.urorocks.com<\/a>&nbsp;and also\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UROrocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/UROrocks\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smaller-wbj-williams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1914\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smaller-wbj-williams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smaller-wbj-williams-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smaller-wbj-williams-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smaller-wbj-williams-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>W. B. J. Williams \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u201cThe Serpent in the Halub Tree\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>W. B. J. Williams holds advanced degrees in anthropology and archeology. He is an avid historian, mystic, poet, and author who manages an information security program at a prominent New England firm. He is noted for his bad puns, and willingness to argue from any perspective. He is endured by his beloved wife and two daughters and lives in Sharon Massachusetts. When he is not at home or at his computer, he can often be found haunting the various used bookstores of Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbj-williams.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.wbj-williams.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wbjwilliams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wbjwilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjwilliams.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/wbjwilliams.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wbjwilliams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wbjwilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jack Gwaltney &amp; John McCaffrey<\/strong> \u2013 <em>\u201cA Snake Charmer\u201d<\/em><\/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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-1024x586.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-300x172.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-768x440.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"271\" title=\"\"><\/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><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<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sssssilence &#8220;Hello darkness my old friend&#8230;&#8221; Sorry. That earworm has been hovering around me since I posted the title for episode 95. Now I give it to you. You&#8217;re welcome! 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