Ink and Ash: A Short Story Podcast

Shawn Ennis
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Ink and Ash: A Short Story Podcast

Ink and Ash is a seasonal, bi-weekly short story podcast. Host Shawn Ennis narrates classic short stories, using sound effects and music to bring them new life. The show also asks for listener submissions. Whether you’re an aspiring author or just write as a hobby, you can be a part of the show! Send your short story to syypodcast@gmail.com for consideration, and in the meantime, thanks for listening!

  1. 05/18/2023

    "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," by HP Lovecraft and Spicy Wings for Livestream for the Cure!

    Get ready for Livestream for the Cure 7 by reliving last year's segment - don't forget to tune in this Saturday, May 20th at 9pm Eastern for more stories and more suffering with hotter sauces!

    1h 3m

  2. 04/05/2023

    "The Yellow Sign," by Robert W. Chambers

    Today, we revisit the short story collection “The King in Yellow,” in which Robert W. Chambers tells us about a cursed play that drives its readers mad. Enjoy some weird fiction! 0:00 – The news, Podchaser review 1:00 – Intro to this week’s feature 3:43 – “The King in Yellow” 45:05 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com   Review Music: Happy Song 2 by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10603-happy-song-2 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   “The King in Yellow”   Intro/Outro Music: Dark N Deep by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4729-dark-n-deep License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Sound Effects:   All sound effects were recorded in-studio, included in the public domain, or provided by https://www.soundeffectsplus.com/    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    46 min

  3. 03/22/2023

    "Miminashi Hoichi"/"Hoichi the Earless", by Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo

    This week hear a wonderful Japanese folk tale suggested by my top tier Patron Matthew, with a special introduction by the same. This is a great story that you won’t want to miss!  0:00 – Kicking things off – I sound terrible today 1:26 – My introduction to Hoichi 2:40 – Special guest introduction to Hoichi and its author by Patron Matthew! 5:35 – “Miminashi Hoichi” 23:41 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com     “Miminashi Hoichi”   Intro/Outro Music: Asian Drums by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3386-asian-drums License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license     This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    25 min

  4. 03/08/2023

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Hernando Tellez are Featured for the First Time

    Today on the show, catch two stories from authors that are being featured for the first time! Hernando Tellez and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow make their first appearance on Ink and Ash this week with “Just Lather, That’s All” and “The Notary of Perigueux!” 0:00 – Kicking Things Off 0:57 – Intro to Hernando Tellez, Longfellow, and this week’s stories 10:44 – “Just Lather, That’s All” 21:05 – “The Notary of Perigueux” 34:33 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time! Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com   “Just Lather, That’s All”   Intro/Outro Music: Music: Dangerous by OppressedDynastyEnt Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10513-dangerous License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Sound Effects:   All sound effects were recorded in-studio, included in the public domain, or provided by https://www.soundeffectsplus.com/     “The Notary of Perigueux”   Intro/Outro Music: Music: Imagefilm 017 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/314-imagefilm-017 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    36 min

  5. 02/22/2023

    "Markheim," by Robert Louis Stevenson

    This week I’ve got a morality tale for you – a bit of a departure from some of the things we usually do around here, but a classic nonetheless. Enjoy! 0:00 – The news, New Patron!, Review 1:36 – Intro to this week's story 5:11 – “Markheim” 45:10 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com   Review Music: Music: Sunny Morning by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7813-sunny-morning License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license     “Markheim”   Intro/Outro Music: Music: Transmission by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4920-transmission License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   All sound effects were recorded in-studio, included in the public domain, or provided by https://www.soundeffectsplus.com/    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    47 min

  6. 02/08/2023

    "The Kit-Bag," by Algernon Blackwood

    This week is a bit of a departure - technical issues are causing a delay in the regular schedule, but we've got a fresh story here that's been a Patreon exclusive until now! This one is a suitably creepy Christmas ghost story by a master of the genre. Enjoy "The Kit-Bag"!

    27 min

  7. 01/25/2023

    "The Horla," by Guy de Maupassant

    This week we present Guy de Maupassant’s influential tale of a man who discovers a malevolent presence. What does it want from him? How can he be rid of it? Listen to find out! 0:00 – Intro to the show 0:40 – Intro to this week’s story 4:15 – “The Horla” 1:03:19 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com     “The Horla”   Intro/Outro Music: Dark Piano And Cello by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8899-dark-piano-and-cello License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license     This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    1h 5m

  8. 01/11/2023

    "Naboth's Vineyard," by E.F. Benson

    This week we’ll hear from first-time author E.F. Benson, with a tale of greed, wrath, and the consequences thereof…don’t miss “Naboth’s Vineyard!” 0:00 – What’s new? 0:55 – Intro to E.F. Benson and “Naboth’s Vineyard” 4:34 – “Naboth’s Vineyard” 35:38 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com     “Naboth’s Vineyard”   Intro/Outro Music: Haunted House by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4738-haunted-house License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license     All sound effects were recorded in-studio, included in the public domain, or provided by https://www.soundeffectsplus.com/    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    37 min
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Ink and Ash is a seasonal, bi-weekly short story podcast. Host Shawn Ennis narrates classic short stories, using sound effects and music to bring them new life. The show also asks for listener submissions. Whether you’re an aspiring author or just write as a hobby, you can be a part of the show! Send your short story to syypodcast@gmail.com for consideration, and in the meantime, thanks for listening!

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