"The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it." -Robert Orben

Is your funny bone looking a little dusty? Well, you're in luck because you've found this special collaboration episode with the brilliant Witcraft.org! Specialising in brief, humourous stories, Witcraft has brought us three outrageously funny short stories from three talented comedy writers. So, what are you waiting for? Dive right in!

For more information on the contributors featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just just a look around, visit our website https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

‘Aliens’ by Max Gallagher

‘Swipe Right’ by Lucy Brighton

‘Three Divine Sauces’ by Jimmy Hopper

More comedy from Doug Jacquier and Witcraft can be found at the following links:

https://witcraft.org/

https://sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/2024/07/Witcraft.html

https://witcraft.substack.com

https://www.facebook.com/Witcrafthome

https://storiesout.org/

"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words." -William H. Glass

Welcome to the first edition of ‘Author Reads’, our special series where we hear short stories read out by the authors themselves!

For more information on the contributors featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just just a look around, visit our website https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

‘Half a Loaf’ by Etornam Agbodo

‘Genesis’ by Kate Aranda Nye

Musical composition for ‘Genesis’ by Richard Nye

For more information about Globe Soup, visit https://www.globesoup.net/

Additional SFX:

Wooden Door Knock by TRP.wav by TOMRORYPARSONS -- https://freesound.org/s/699638/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

AMB Ghana Rural,birds,bugs,distant vox LB.wav by daverose -- https://freesound.org/s/130754/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." -Ernest Hemingway

This episode, get ready to welcome some unexpected visitors to the podcast. But will they be a welcome addition to our little party? Listen along and find out!

For more information on the writers featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just just a look around, visit our website https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

'The Real Thing' by Deborah Hughill

'The Body in the Basement' by B. D. Bradshaw, first published for a Reedsy weekly contest. For more information, visit https://blog.reedsy.com/

Additional SFX:

20 May 2017 thunderstorm part 2 by csengeri -- https://freesound.org/s/393618/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

AMBIENT - Rain - Near Pavement (LOOP).mp3 by Arctura -- https://freesound.org/s/34068/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Changes made: shortened clip/add fade

suburban garden spring sounds birds atmo by Garuda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/562777/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Changes made: looped

ClockTicking1.mp3 by RandomRecord19 -- https://freesound.org/s/673790/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

turn the newspaper page sound effect by Garuda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/543949/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Changes made: shortened clip

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Distant Car Pass.wav by Geoff-Bremner-Audio -- https://freesound.org/s/669729/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Church Bells and Seagull.wav by hudson_swan -- https://freesound.org/s/640205/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

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Door Squeak, Normal, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/342241/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Changes made: shortened clip

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