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We called them the Gildenfaere. The golden horse-birds. Once there were thousands upon the earth and in the skies. On the earth they galloped and in the skies they soared. And always they were wild. And we who have only two legs and two arms could never tame them. What becomes of a seemingly simple gift from a legendary creature? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "A Gildenfaere's Gift" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Looking Back" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "And So Then" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Not long ago, there was a rich land ruled by an assembly of three known as a Triarch. Always there were three. One had a claim of blood. One was chosen by the people of the land. And one was selected by the other two. But all had to prove themselves worthy. All had to prove victorious, both standing alone and standing together, in a contest devised by a king who feared that his realm would pass to an unworthy heir. How and why did a dying king ensure that his realm would be ruled by three, always three? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Three Circles" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "In A Moment" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Ignoring the sounds of sizzling and the smell of cooking flesh and the searing heat, she closed her eyes and cast her memory back to the day they came. Children. Did Hansel and Gretel defeat a wicked witch? Or was it all just a terrible misunderstanding? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "Trifle House" Copyright © 2013 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere "And So Then" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

On the evening after the night of the full moon, the messenger who had been sent to find help approached the Third Village with a small force from one of the monarchs of a nearby land. They encountered the eerie sight of dead bodies on the road before they reached the village. The skin of each body was drained of all color and pocked with lesions, the limbs bent unnaturally, and each face was frozen in anguish. How can the gentle people of the Third Village stand up against the ruthless and powerful enemies that have taken over their home? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Spidercake" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The Nightmare" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

We designed it so that it would follow the sun, follow the light. And I thought we too were designed that way. I don't know now. I don't know what to think. *** Will a device built by human hands from all around the world help us to do what one of its humble makers hopes it would? Will it help us to follow the light? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Heliotrope" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "Looking Back" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

The last Great Machine is dying. We don't know how to fix it. We don't even know what it does. We only know that when it dies, we too will die. What will a fractured people do when the mysterious machines that keep their world alive stop operating? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Great Machines" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "I Believe In You" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

The colossal serpent hatched from an egg in my brother's keeping. It almost killed him as it burst out, unfolding coil after coil, slithering through the air. It traveled through a rift in our world to a dimension where no one speaks, none have ears to hear. It is our responsibility to stop the serpent, for we are as gods on every world except our own. What is the first thing that a cosmic serpent does after it hatches? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Iolyran Serpent" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

In those days, there were many gods ruling over many realms. Some realms were ruled by just and jolly gods. Some by stern and distant gods. The southern realm was ruled by callous and petty gods. The people of the southern realm were gods-fearing people, who prayed and tithed and always and ever gave the gods what the gods were due. Among these was a husband and wife who were both weavers. One day, the weaver-woman died, leaving a grieving husband behind. What happens when a faithful weaver decides to take vengeance on the gods who have betrayed him? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "Godsfear" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicsion" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere "It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Expectations" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

It watches me with those strange eyes. Even you, love, cannot imagine such eyes. This is the third night I have been assigned to watch it—him, I'll call it "him." The creature deserves that much dignity. The first night, I did not look toward him. I thought I felt him watching me, but I admit to you and only you, that I was afraid. I am a rational and curious person. That's why I asked to be given watch over him. But my imagination can run as wild as that of the most superstitious sailor, especially out here in the vastness. We are farther now from home than any ship has sailed since before the war. After so many days, my excitement has waned, and my restlessness has waxed. How does the crew of an exploration vessel respond, when they encounter a strange creature of legend, floating helpless, in the middle of nowhere? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mystery, Adventure CREDITS Story: "The Wandering Star" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "The Long Journey" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Expectations" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

There are only three now. Once, there were nine hundred and nine. They were the army of the gods. They were vengeance on black wings. They were scourge and nightmare. They were fury. Can those who are born of war and strife find a place in a world of peace and harmony? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "Nine Hundred Nine Furies" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The Nightmare" by Lee Rosevere "It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Once, long ago in an almost forgotten age, there lived a healer of great skill and great compassion. Her name was Gwenmir, but she was known as the healer Wen. The healer Wen became well-loved in her village for her skill at easing pain and healing wounds so severe that it seemed she would snatch people from the clutches of death at the last moment. But what happens when a healer can see Death coming, but can do nothing to stave it off? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Death and the Healer" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "In A Moment" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find stories galore by Nila at storyfeather.com

When the baby boy was born, he was fine and healthy, but though he ate ravenously of his mother's milk, he began to lose weight. His swarthy complexion grew pale. He cried all the time with the pain of hunger. His parents brought him into the hospital and the doctors performed test after test, whatever tests they dared on a newborn infant. Finally, they found some kind of an anomaly in his blood work… Who is Boston? And what the heck is that thing in his belly? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "The Belly of Boston" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Small Steps" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Evening Glow" by Lee Rosevere "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere "Try Anything Once" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

The Northern Star that guides those who are lost from sky to earth to ocean was born of a flower. So was the giant Scorpion, the Herald of Death, who carries the departed past the veil into the afterworld. And so was the Blue Butterfly, the Emblem of Life, who guides newly arrived souls to their earthly anchors. The star, the scorpion, and the butterfly. The three are bound by an ancestor at once humble and extraordinary. It had no name in its short life. Now it is called Imberflos, the Stormflower. In a gray world without Wonder or Mystery, can the blooming of a single flower make any difference? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "Imberflos" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Baldachin" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Nila will be narrating her original short fiction in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, fairy tale, mystery, and mythology in the upcoming Storyfeather podcast. She has been writing and posting an original short story every week since November 2013. The podcast episodes won't follow the exact order that the stories were posted, but will start with stories from Year One. You can read the stories at storyfeather.com. And you can subscribe to the Storyfeather podcast now. Music Credit: "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0