{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d4896840-a58c-4ecb-9369-db572d2a4d4d/639846e9ea2f000011cad814?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kez's Christmas Advent Calendar - Day 7: What Is It All Fir?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e8cda06c05e6884f409f0/1670923980515-6bafe81c4c041b88a66b89fd43970ba1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>#TheOtherStories</strong></p><p>presents...</p><p>KEZ'S CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR!</p><p>We gathered 12 writers from the H&amp;C community and let them dip their hands into our Secret Santa bucket. From the bucket each writer pulled out a word, and from that word, they were asked to write and narrate a very, very short story.</p><p>Today’s word was… tree.</p><p>And the story is What’s It All Fir?.</p><p>Written and narrated by Daniel Willcocks (<a href=\"https://danielwillcocks.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://danielwillcocks.com</a>)</p><p>Edited by Karl Hughes (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/karlhughes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/karlhughes</a>)</p><p>With evil Christmas music by Duncan Muggleton (<a href=\"https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com</a>)</p><p>Along with a seasonal spin on the original The Other Stories theme by Thom Robson (<a href=\"https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/</a>).</p><p><strong>Daniel Willcocks is an international bestselling author and award-winning podcaster of dark fiction. He is an author coach, founder and CEO of&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://www.activatedauthors.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Activated Authors</strong></a><strong>; one quarter of digital story studio,&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.hawkandcleaver.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hawk &amp; Cleaver</strong></a><strong>; co-founder of iTunes-busting fiction podcast, ‘</strong><a href=\"https://theotherstories.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Other Stories</strong></a><strong>‘;’ CEO of horror imprint,&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.devilsrockpublishing.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Devil’s Rock Publishing</strong></a><strong>; and the host of the ‘</strong><a href=\"http://www.activatedauthors.com/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Activated Authors</strong></a><strong>‘ podcast.</strong></p><p><strong>Dan is furiously passionate about creativity and productivity. He has written 60+ books since 2015 for himself and on behalf of ghostwriting clients. His mission in life is to activate creatives and authors to ensure they keep their creative flames and passions burning in a sustainable, positive, and healthy way.</strong></p><p>You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/theotherstories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com/groups/theotherstories</a>.</p><p>T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at <a href=\"http://www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver</a></p><p>Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to <a href=\"http://theotherstories.net/services\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheOtherStories.Net/services</a></p><p><strong>The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk &amp; Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.</strong></p>","author_name":"Hawk & Cleaver | A Digital Story Studio bringing you the best new stories to watch, read, sniff, and absorb."}