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104.4 The Phone Call
A man gets a phone call from his dead wife
Written by Michael Penncavage (https://blcklst.com/profile/michael-penncavage)
Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
And Sarah Jane Justice (https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)
Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)
And Phat Phrog studio (https://www.phatphrogstudio.com/)
And Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and the eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
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Michael Penncavage’s story, The Cost of Doing Business, originally appeared in Thuglit, won the Derringer Award for best mystery. One of his stories, The Converts was filmed as a short movie, while another, The Landlord was adapted into a play. His debut novel, Person Unknown, adapted from the screenplay, was also recently released from All Due Respect Press.
Fiction of his can be found in over 100 magazines and anthologies from 7 different countries such as Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (USA), Here and Now (England), Tenebres (France) Crime Factory (Australia), Reaktor (Estonia), Speculative Mystery (South Africa), and Visionarium (Austria). He has been published by IDW and Ahoy Comics.
James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
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0:57.5 | Today's episode of The Other Stories is The Phone Call, written by Michael Penn Cavage, and narrated by James Barnett and Sarah Jane Justice. |
1:06.0 | I placed my empty tumbler onto the bar. |
1:10.0 | You want another? |
1:11.6 | Peter asked me as he takes a final sweep from his bottle. |
1:15.6 | Sure. |
1:16.6 | I loosened my tie and lean up against the edge of the bar. |
1:19.6 | Tell me again why we are here. |
1:22.6 | To cheer you up? |
1:23.6 | I glanced down at the running tab. |
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1:31.3 | Peter leans over to me and mumbles. |
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