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Today marks the one year anniversary of Season 1, Episode 1 of The Rules! To commemorate we have gone back and reused those same rules from a year ago.

Kaitlin Ruether (@Kaitlin_Ruether) joins Adam and Jenna for the finale of season two! Listen as we write stories about inclement weather and heartbreak in many forms. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Dinner party shenanigans abound this week as Adam and Jenna are joined by poet and writer Zoe Dickinson (@zoeidadickinson). We tell stories about scary vegetables, hidden pickles, and deals with the Devil. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Adam and Jenna are joined by friend of the show Kyle Anderson who brings a set of rules and makes some promises of his own. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Comedian and writer Sage Boggs (@sageboggs) joins Adam and Jenna to write about childhood adventures. We're sorry if you also had a bully named Dustin. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

The Rules will be back next week with episodes in our regular format, but for now, enjoy this side project that we've been working on. It's called Slush, and we made it for you. You can find Bobby's work here: http://breadcrumbsmag.com/ And you can find Daniel's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/This-World-Daniel-Adsett/dp/0991726006

The robots are taking over in this episode as Adam and Jenna get the rules from an AI: Jenna's Twitter bot, @knorrse_ebooks. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Adam and Jenna are joined by Rodrigo Flores, member of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association and founder of Joyful Magpies (https://joyfulmagpies.com/). Take a dive under the sea with us to find out what's lurking beneath the surface. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Dear listener: This week, we do the ghost pepper challenge - with a twist. We also write letters. Sincerely, Adam and Jenna. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Adam and Jenna are joined by Bob Raymonda, founding editor of Breadcrumbs Mag (http://breadcrumbsmag.com/). We draw on Breadcrumb #36 by Peter Schranz to write about distant dive bars, spitball wars, and the end of the world. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Adam and Jenna contemplate the lives of pizza deliverers who just want to stay home. After you're done listening to this episode, go listen to the Workin' on the Death Star episode of Imaginary Worlds. You won't regret it. http://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/workin--on-the-death-star.html Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

This week Jenna takes over and brings us a special episode in honour of Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules

Adam and Phil are joined by Jenna Knorr, the guest who enjoyed her time on the show so much she never left. Hear all about exterminators, action figures, and the heroes whose contributions often go without reward. Get your free audiobook and audible trial by visiting audibletrial.com/therules

Philip and Adam try their hands at writing scary stories in second person, and take a look at why second person can be so jarring.

We need to work harder! We're not releasing episodes for a little while, so we can make the best content possible for you!

In a world where The Rules podcast tries to write taglines.... Coming to a podcatcher near you.

This week Philip digs up an old story and reads it for your enjoyment... but first... A surprise! Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therulespodcast/?view_public_for=1010108715730856 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPFKy0lm7x0

We are on a break right now, so we're doing shorter, simpler episodes. This week Adam explains some of his findings about POV.

Phil and Adam Face off and find out who is the better writer... editor... and host of The Rules podcast. It's all out, action packed, fast paced storytelling extravanganza!

This week Adam talks about the editing process - showing how a mediocre story can be revitalized with a good edit - and Philip shows how a new perspective can change the direction of a narrative.