Author: wcresser

Wayne Cresser lives on an island in Narragansett Bay with his wife and dog. His work has appeared in six print anthologies, most recently The Four Seasons (Kind of a Hurricane Press), online at Gravel, Shark Reef Literary Magazine, Jerry Jazz Musician and Story and in such print journals as The Ocean State Review and SLAB. He was co-creator and managing editor of shaking like a mountain (later Shaking) from 2007-2011 and a contributing editor at the Ocean State Review from 2014-2017.

Open Mic Night event Wednesday Night Live at the Narragansett Cafe in Jamestown RI, has since its inception last September, just gotten better and better---bring music, poetry, stories, whatever you feel like trying out. The show starts at 8 PM.

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Picture This Playlist 146: Johnny Mercer Returns

Click the link at the top to listen to a playback of Picture This 146: Johnny Mercer Returns, which originally aired on WRIU Kingston, 90.3 FM -streaming at wriu.org-on Sunday, October 18, from 6-8. Please join host Wayne Cresser for the 4th annual Picture This Halloween Hoot on Sunday, October 26th.

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Picture This Playlist 145: A Trio of Englishmen-Matt Berry, Johnny Flynn and Arthur Sharpe

The program called, A Trio of Englishmen-Matt Berry, Johnny Flynn and Arthur Sharpe, aired on Sunday, October 11th, from 6-8 PM on WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM, (also streaming worldwide at wriu.org.), where you can listen to a playback by clicking the link at the top of this Playlist. Join Picture This host Wayne Cresser on 10/18 at 6 PM for his annual celebration of the film music of Johnny Mercer.

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Picture This Playlist 144: Moonlighting II and a Tribute to Cheeks

Link up here to Moonlighting II, which aired last night, October 4th, on WRIU Kingston, Rhode Island, 90.3 FM (also streaming at wriu.org), with host Wayne Cresser paying tribute to the late RI entertainer Rudy Cheeks (Bruce McCrea) and featuring a program of actors with musical tendencies. Join him and his program, Picture This: Film Music on the Radio, on October 11th, when he zeroes in on the musical imaginations of Matt Berry, Johnny Flynn and Arthur Sharpe.

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Picture This Playlist 142: Leftovers

There's always playlist stuff you can't get to in a show, and last night on Picture This: Film Music on the Radio, host Wayne Cresser did just that, got to it, with two hours of musical treats from film and television. Join him next Sunday when he goes back to school, mixes in scores and songs from films about our great National Pastime, and spreads a little optimism, among other themes. And if you missed last night's show, just click the link at the top of the playlist and it will take you there (promise).

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Catunquit Chronicles (redux)

Listen here to my second guest spot the Catunquit Chronicles Podcast with hosts James Allen and Ashland Comorack. Had a great time and had a chance to read a couple of my short stories, also to hear one of Mr. Allen's.

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Meta-hits of 1967: Spotlight on the Year Pop Music Celebrated Itself in Song

"In the frothy days of hit parades and top forty stations that could in the space of thirty minutes serve up pop songs from Eydie Gorme’ to Frank Sinatra, jazz from Cannonball Adderley to Ramsey Lewis, garage rock from ? Mark and the Mysterians to the Standells, soul from Aretha Franklin to Otis Redding, psychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock and novelty hits from alpha to omega, the occasional tribute song offered a wonderful little diversion." Read more of Wayne Cresser's Meta-hits of 1967: Spotlight on the Year Pop Music Celebrated Itself in Song, here on the Mischief Time Blog ...

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Gallant Gulls and the Catunquit Chronicles

Listen here to Gallant Gulls, Episode 55 of Catunquit Chronicles, for which your intrepid scribe was invited by hosts James Allan and Ashland Comorack to drop by for a chat and to read some of my short stories for their podcast. I am very thankful for the chance since it was a joy to talk about writing with people who appreciate it and do a fair amount of it themselves.

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