The 3:57 by William E. Spear

I WILL NOT DANCE, Episode 04 – Raucously, Still

The Three Fifty-seven finishes its commemoration to individuals who died while serving the country.

My name is William Spear and this series is titled I WILL NOT DANCE. Over four episodes, an Unnamed Service Personnel told of leaving family and dying in battle.

The events are set in the Second World War and the Narrator is from New Jersey, U.S.A, but the story could be told of many conflicts and the warrior could be from any country. 

Previously, the Unnamed Service Personnel spoke of dying in France: “I was shot. Killed . . . alone and far from home.”

What happened to the memories before the war? Family and Friends whose two hundred feet crescendoed in a wedding hall? Rhythms and sounds of gray mornings and frosty evenings? Rich tapestries of aromatic foods filling the air?

Listen beyond the sadness of forever echoing funeral music or never ending melancholia for a lost relative. Listen to the Fourth and Final Episode titled RAUCOUSLY, STILL.

I Will Not Dance, Episode 03 - Deep Percussions

The Three Fifty-seven continues its commemoration to individuals who died while serving the country.

My name is William Spear and this series is titled I WILL NOT DANCE. 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. 

Previously, before shipping out, the Unnamed Service Personnel visited Family members and Friends and savored the sights, sounds, and foods of Jersey City. When those days dwindled, the Narrator realized “The time had come . . . I was now Uncle Sam’s.”

Others from all walks of Life join the Narrator as they lean hard against a north wind in Episode Three titled DEEP PERCUSSIONS.

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 Second World War, and the Narrator is from New Jersey, U.S.A. However, the story could be told of any conflict and the warrior could be from any country. 

Previously, the Unnamed Service Personnel celebrated a family wedding and shared glimpses of heritage back in County Cavan in Ireland.

And spoke, too, of receiving a draft notice to join the military.

This time, the Narrator reacts to the notice and the prospect of leaving family in Episode Two titled RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS.

Enjoy.

WESJr

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 celebrates a family wedding and historical roots in Episode One titled TWO HUNDRED FEET.

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, Tenny’s job coach.

That's when the bomb exploded.

Enjoy the Eighth, and Concluding, Episode . . . HIS FINAL MISSION.