I Will Not Dance, Episode 02 - Rhythms and Sounds The Three Fifty-seven continues its commemoration to those individuals who died while serving the country. My name is William Spear and the series is titled I WILL NOT DANCE. Over four episodes, an Unnamed Service Personnel will tell of leaving family and dying in battle. The events are set in the S…

I Will Not Dance, Episode 01 - Two Hundred Feet Over four episodes, an Unnamed Service Personnel will tell of leaving family and dying in battle. Although the events are set in the Second World War, and the Narrator is from New Jersey, U.S.A., the story could be told of any conflict and the warrior could be from any country. Join us as the Narrator…

SEVENTEEN - Episode 08, His Final Mission In the basement of Gunderson High School, Tenny is reliving battles only he can see while struggling to deliver a decades-old message to Superintendent Millicent di Stefano from her deceased brother, Tony. He is surrounded by Di Stefano, Principal Baker, History Teacher Clarke Evans, and Jennifer Hargrove, …

SEVENTEEN - Episode 07, Augering In Superintendent di Stefano's argument with Principal Baker has decayed into a confontation with Tenny. He slams onto a table a large wooden box labeled Paterson Firearms Company. History Teacher Clarke Evans says that's not necessary but Tenny demands, “Need now.” That's when di Stefano heard him say, "For you." E…

SEVENTEEN - Episode 06, Hostilities are Resumed The central character is Severin Vincent Tennyson. Nicknamed “Tenny,” he is a sixty-four-year-old non-verbal, cane-using janitor at Gunderson High School in central New Jersey. Previously, Jennifer Hargrove, Tenny’s job coach and a junior at the high school, followed him two floors below the auditoriu…

SEVENTEEN, Episode 05 - The Clenched Fist The central character is Severin Vincent Tennyson. Nicknamed “Tenny,” He is a sixty-four-year-old non-verbal, cane-using janitor at Gunderson High School in central New Jersey. In a previous episode, the appearance of the newly hired Superintendent Millicent di Stefano, triggered Tenny to run from the audit…

ROMANCE 20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE, Episode 04 - A Person's A Person Even If Digital The Messenger gets even with The Boss and vengeance is sweet. So everything turned out right? Stick around for the after credit scene just to make sure. Enjoy Episode 04 - A Person's A Person Even If Digital Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…

ROMANCE 20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE, Episode 03 - How Did It So Soon Get To Be So Late So Quickly? With a quadruple payday on the line, The Messenger's digital self and two clones are still stuck inside of a computer and the mission seems hopeless. Then, hold the mobile phone, the real reason for the assignment becomes apparent. And guess who rides …

ROMANCE 20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE, Episode 02 - I Would Not, Could Not Wear My Hair Like That! The Messenger has been digitized into a computer and isn't happy. Even at quadruple pay. And the promised staff - Fred and Frieda - turn out to be clones of The Messenger. Compounding the challenge, the client's contacts - Jason Lines and Laura Flow - ar…

ROMANCE TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE, Episode 01 17 February 2024 Welcome to a new series from The Messenger. Titled ROMANCE 20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE, it is another case for the retired now un-retired Messenger who must help one of the firm' most prestigious clients get a new product launch back on track. But The Messenger must navigate the rig…

ROMANCE TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE 21 January 2024 Starring Fred and Frieda. Out of retirement and fresh from successfully saving Jim and Francine's Place in THE MESSENGER DINES OUT series, the Messenger is asked to save one of the firm's oldest and most prestigious clients. This means becoming a digital personal assistant (DPA) for two of the …

Spirited - Episode 01, Breaking News Release date: 28 December 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: (Theme for the ANNUAL HOLIDAY READINGS comes up and goes under) Hello and welcome back to the Agricultural and Literary Institute of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The home for this year's holiday readings. And a reminder that THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTM…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 22 Release date: 23 December 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. My name is William Spear and I am the host of The 3:57. You are listening to the current series titled IT SUITS HER. Maxie and Agnes are stumbling through an awkward and unplanned reunion after ten years of a mut…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 21 Release date: 19 December 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: Hello. My name is William Spear and I am the host of The 3:57. You are listening to the current series called IT SUITS HER. Maxie is sitting with his estranged wife, Agnes, in his friend's restaurant. She asked why he drank so much, ran around, and never came hom…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 20 Release date: 12 December 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: Hello. This is The 3:57 and I am your host, William Spear. You are listening to the current series called IT SUITS HER. Maxie's "performance of his life" was experienced only by his wife, Agnes, and him. There were no awards. No photographers calling "Over here, …

A DECEMBER FORCE OF POETS Release date: 9 December 2023 Poetry with a December focus from Emily Jane Brontë, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Mary Bridges Caned Slade is highlighted in this edition of A DECEMBER FORCE OF POETS. William Spear narrates TO A WREATH OF SNOW, OUT IN THE COLD, and WHAT DECEMBER SAYS from Brontë, Harper, and Slade, respe…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 19 Release date: 3 December 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: (Cold opening) Hello. You are listening to The 3:57. I am the host, William Spear, and this is the current series called IT SUITS HER. This part of the story has no music, no theme songs, and no segues. It is one person facing a moment ten years in the making. The…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 18 Release date: 28 November 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. You are listening to The 3:57 by William E. Spear. This is the current series called IT SUITS HER. The story is starting in a moment but we have one last appearance from MADISON ON THE AIR. Get us started, Madiso…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 17 Release date: 21 November 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: Hello. My name is William Spear and your are listening to The 3:57. The current series is called IT SUITS HER. The story is going to launch in a moment but we have a few words from our friends at MADISON ON THE AIR. Three, two, one . . . Ignition, baby! (Insert M…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 16 Release date: 14 November 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. I am William Spear and this is The 3:57 by by the aforementioned. You are listening to our current series called IT SUITS HER. The story is going to start in a moment but we have a few words from our friends at M…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 15 Release date: 7 November 2023 Start of excerpted transcript: Hello. This is The 3:57 and I am the host, William Spear. You're listening to our current series called IT SUITS HER. The story is going to start in a moment but first a few words from our friends at MADISON ON THE AIR. (Insert Madison on the Air promo) Thanks, Ma…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 14 Release date: 31 October 2023 Start excerpted transcript: Hello. This is The 3:57 by William E. Spear. I am the host, William Spear. This episode of IT SUITS HER is coming from a dark and cold street in front of Smart Styles tailoring shop in Flemington, New Jersey. Celia has been fired and Maxie has missed his audition. An…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 13 Release date: 24 October 2023 Start excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. This is William Spear, host of The 3:57 by William E. Spear. Thanks to Maxie and Celia for hosting the program while I recovered from too many milkshakes. This is the current series called IT SUITS HER. Maxie has got…

THE RAVEN By Edgar Allan Poe Release date: 21 October 2023 Start excerpted transcript: (The Raven Intro and Outro comes on) Hello and welcome to The 3:57. I am the host, William E. Spear. This episode contains a grieving heart - not to be confused with a tell-tale heart - and avian anxiety that first flew in the middle of the nineteenth century. Ed…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 12 Release date: 17 October 2023 Start excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. This is Celia Court for The 3:57. The regular host, William Spear, is still suffering from quote "too many milkshakes" endquote. Wink, wink. Maxie offered to host again but, candidly, I am better. And welcome back to…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 11 Release date: 10 October 2023 Start excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. I'm Maxie Williams and this is The 3:57 by William E. Spear. Normally Spear is the host but he had too much milkshake and asked me to step in. This is our current series called IT SUITS HER. I was within moments of g…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 10 Release date: 3 October 2023 (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello and welcome to IT SUITS HER . . . the current series from The 3:57 by me, William E. Spear. The bloom of friendship between Celia and Maxie has wilted under the raging frost of their mutually-inflicted antagonism. What started as caustic barbs in…

CASEY AT THE BAT By Ernest Lawrence Thayer Start excerpted transcript: (Take Me Out to the Ballpark comes up) Hello. This is The 3:57 and my name is William Spear. This episode is one of the all-time sports classics - CASEY AT THE BAT. Every sports fan knows the sting of defeat when a favorite team loses. From football to bowling to curling, fans t…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 09 Release date: 26 September 2023 Start excerpted transcript: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello and welcome to The 3:57 by William E. Spear. I am the host of the program and this is our series IT SUITS HER. Celia and Maxie have connected through a related moment in their past. Maxie shared a scene from his gre…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 08 Release date: 19 September 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. I am William Spear and the host of The 3:57. This is our series IT SUITS HER. Once again the common ground between Celia and Maxie is trampled upon. This time, his gesture of good will toward her parents caused Celia to reve…

The Table A simple table with settings for six awaits its guests. But who are the guests and will they come? Perhaps, more importantly, can they come? The Table, which is drawn from the Missing Man Table and Honors ceremony, is offered as a monument to reflect upon the men and women who have “served the nation in a special and now unending way.” In…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 07 Release date: 12 September 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. I am William Spear and the host of The 3:57. This is our series IT SUITS HER. For the first time since meeting each other, Celia and Maxie were having a civil, rather than caustic, conversation. UNTIL Maxie told Celia he use…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 06 Release date: 5 September 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. I am William Spear and the host of The 3:57. This is our series IT SUITS HER. Celia Court, "Ceel" to her friends, works as an Assistant Manager in Smart Styles tailoring shop. Maxwell "Maxie" Williams needs his suit from the …

IT SUITS HER, Episode 05 Release date: 29 August 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello. Welcome to The 3:57 and our series IT SUITS HER. I am the host William Spear. In the last episode, Maxie tried lying to get his suit but Celia was having none of that. Round one went to her but he is determined to withstand her…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 04 Release date: 22 August 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello and welcome to The 3:57 by William E. Spear. My name is William Spear and this is our series IT SUITS HER. Last time, Maxie was trying to pick up his suit and arrived moments after the tailoring shop closed. Celia was trying to …

IT SUITS HER, Episode 03 Scheduled release: 15 August 2023 Excerpt of Intro: (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello and welcome to The 3:57 by William E. Spear. I am the host, William Spear and this is our series IT SUITS HER. Please accept apologies for not being here last week. I had an allergic reaction to my milkshake and had a terri…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 02 Scheduled release: 8 August 2023 (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello and shhhh. It's me Celia and there are a few changes in this episode. It is still The 3:57 by William E. Spear and this is still our series titled IT SUITS HER. But, surprise, surprise. I am your host - the "her" in IT SUITS HER - Celia Court…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 01 Scheduled release: 1 August 2023 (Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under) Hello this is The 3:57 by William E. Spear and I am the aforementioned William Spear. Our new series is titled IT SUITS HER. This episode will be told by one of the two lead characters, Argosy Williams . . . nicknamed Maxie. He is going to introduc…

IT SUITS HER, Episode 00 - Trailer (Theme for It Suits Her comes up) Hello. My name is William Spear and this is The 3:57 by William E. Spear. Our new series, IT SUITS HER, premieres on August 1 and tells the stories of Maxie Williams and Celia Court. Maxie was a brillian comic actor twenty years ago and is now a recovering alcoholic working in a d…

A FORCE OF POETS, Episode 04 - Phillis Wheatley The next poet offers praise to start and end the day and an ode for a safe crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Hear those and more on . . . The 3:57 by William E. Spear. (Theme for A Force of Poets comes up) Hello my name is William Spear and this is our series titled A FORCE OF POETS. Our fourth poet is …

A FORCE OF POETS, Episode 03 - Christina G. Rossetti The next poet wonders WHAT'S IN A NAME? and hints at telling her secret. Hear both stories on The 3:57 by William E. Spear. (Theme for A Force of Poets comes up) Hello my name is William Spear and this is our series titled A FORCE OF POETS. Our third poet is Christina G. Rossetti. She was born in…

A FORCE OF POETS, Episode 02 - Emily Dickinson The next poet wrote about the bigness of the brain, the mystery of dawn, and the power of a smile. Find out who and the lines here on The 3:57 by William E. Spear. (Theme for A Force of Poets comes up) Hello my name is William Spear and this is our series titled A FORCE OF POETS. Our second poet is Emi…

A FORCE OF POETS, Episode 01 - Helen Hunt Jackson In this episode, we recall love and marriage in the month of May, the harvests of June, and the grogginess of early morning. It's the start of four weeks of poets here on The 3:57 by William E. Spear. Brief biography on Helen Hunt Jackson: Jackson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. She publ…

Rosie is missing in the midst of a rainstorm with thunder that is shaking the mansion and lightning that is illuminating the grounds. LET ME GO TO HER is interpreted from Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" published in 1852. Gaskell (1810-1865) was born in Chelsea, England and authored novels and short stories. More information on her life…

In Episode 4, Rosie is Missing, why was James, one half of the couple who ran Furnivall Manor, so secretive about unveiling the painting? And, why was Dorothy, the other half of the couple, equally adamant about keeping it under wraps? LET ME GO TO HER is interpreted from Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" published in 1852. Gaskell (1810-…

In Episode 3, Discoveries, the student navigated a downpour to get Rosie to her new family. But the crumbling Furnivall Manor in upstate New Jersey is no one's idea of "Home Sweet Home." Further, when they entered the mansion, they were assaulted by organ music. But, no one was playing. LET ME GO TO HER is interpreted from Elizabeth Gaskell's "The …

In Episode 2, Furnivall Manor, the orphaned girl Rosie is driven to the estate of soon-to-be-adopted family, Furnivals, by her cousin the would-be college student. But their reception at Furnivall Manor is unsettling. LET ME GO TO HER is interpreted from Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" published in 1852. Gaskell (1810-1865) was born in …

A little girl is orphaned and her nearest relatives take her in. But that disrupts the plans of her cousin who is only a few days away from starting university. The LET ME GO TO HER series is interpreted from Elizabeth Gaskell's THE OLD NURSE'S STORY.published in 1852. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Chez Highway is the new name of the diner started by Jim and Francine Dale. The owner is one of their grandkids and is arguing over how the place should be run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Messenger's car was retrieved from the police station and the Visit started. Just like the boss said, Jim and Francine's Place was changed and it went way beyond the new sign out front. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.