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S5 Ep 240A Sewing Machine From 1919

A man inherits his grandmother's antique sewing machine, and the mystery of a secret treasure hidden within it. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: "'Because, you see, contained within this sewing machine is my treasure,'" Selma read. "'Perhaps the most valuable treasure that I may share. And I leave it to you, for there is a mystery here to be solved. A mystery worthy of your curiosity. The treasure is locked away. If you wish to claim it, you must unlock it.'" Selma stopped reading and looked at me, her eyes wide. "What is it? What's the treasure?" CREDITSStory: "A Sewing Machine from 1919" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Whimsical Town" "Shady Town" "Level 7 (Loop)" "Level 1" "Mystical Town" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Night Time (No Percussion)" "Cozy Afternoons" "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)" "Forest Bathing" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View over an aged tabletop on which sits an old Singer Manufacturing Company brand sewing machine. A spool of thread is loaded, but not threaded through the machine. A motto custom-inscribed in a calligraphic font at the bottom edge of the machine reads: "Whosoever sews a single stitch ties together a world too easily torn apart." Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jul 8, 202244 min

S5 Ep 239Mrs. Santi's Prism Mask

A new technology may help a woman regain some mobility and independence by developing an ability she never had before. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: When Mrs. Santi first came to Jim's Gym (as he had so creatively named it), she was just looking for someone to help her exercise the muscles she could still feel and engage with fully, the muscles of her upper body. She aimed to delay getting a powered chair for as long as she could. She had heard of the Ocular Prism Interface, or OPI as the company called it, or Prism as most other people were calling it. She had read that it was being used to help stave off dementia in some elderly people. And she'd told Jim that if he ever got it, she'd be interested in taking a crack at it. CREDITSStory: "Mrs. Santi's Prism Mask" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart" "Ground Control" "Forest Bathing" "March Of The Waking Lights (loop-intro)" "March Of The Waking Lights No Glitches (loop) (120)" "You Were Always In The Right Place No Percussion" Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "Tech Toys" "Musical Mathematics" "Expectations" "Heat Haze" "Everywhere" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, an older woman sitting in a wheelchair, facing left three-quarters view. She's wearing a scarf that flows backwards. A teacup and plate float in the air in front of her. She overlaps an outline of an afterimage of herself, sitting just behind her and to the right. The face of the afterimage wears a robotic-looking mask. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jul 1, 202241 min

S5 Ep 238Festival of the Triumphant Locks

In a town renowned for their long hair and unique styles, one hairdresser learns the value of her trade. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: Everyone in town wore long hair in those days— children, grown folk, household beasts, beasts of the wild. Even trees and flowers bore long and thick filaments. Even the insects! The bumblebees bore the thickest and most luxuriant coats in all the country. And those who lost their hair—by illness or nature— even they bore weighty wigs. Those who never visited the region would ask why. Why did all insist on having such long locks? The answer was a single word. Winter. CREDITSStory: "The Festival of the Triumphant Locks" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Joy" or "Here we go" "Winterheart" "Silent walk" "Everything and more" "Arctica" "Medieval fiesta" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Location Medieval Tavern Song" "Humorous Exploration (loop)" "Locations Happy Village (loop)" "Exploration Cave (loop)" "Exploration Mystery (loop)" "Exploration Forest of Magic" Music by TRG Banks "Interchange" "Horse ride 4" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Albert Fernandez is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Albert Fernandez at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, a woman stands facing left, but turned slightly forward so her face is in three-quarters profile. Her gaze looks forward. She has long loose wavy hair that almost reaches the floor. She holds one braided lock in her left hand, which is held at her side. She wears three flowers in the crown of her hair. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jun 24, 202241 min

S5 Ep 237An Aphid Named Quintillion

An aphid named Quintillion seeks to investigate the rumors that the insects are not the only sentient species in the world. Genre: Fable, Science Fiction Excerpt: "How can we know for certain what the truth is, unless we seek to find it?" an aphid named Quintillion argued. She kept her wings respectfully folded as she stood before the Council of Grand Numerators. But she dared to sweep aside the train of glittering white filaments that plumed from her back, a particular characteristic of her tribe. CREDITSStory: "An Aphid Named Quintillion" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Shady Town" "Shady Town (Loop)" "Level 5" "Leve 1" "Level 4" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Dwarven Settlement" "Ice Cavern" "Abandoned Spacestation" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, facing forward, is a tardigrade, whose body is perched on a rock so that the left side and bottom are visible. Perched on the tardigrade's back is an aphid, sitting upright, with wings outstretched and the front forelimbs raised. Feathery protrusions emerge from the aphid's back and lay on either side of the tardigrade. Blades of grass rise from behind the two figures. Rain falls at an angle from the top right to bottom left. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jun 17, 202241 min

S5 Ep 236One Killer Jacket

A young woman wonders if the strange "behavior" of her new high-tech jacket is due to her roommate's tampering or to an ever-escalating malfunction. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: I'm old enough to remember a time when nanotech was not embedded in every piece of clothing we own, which is a weird thing to say because that was only about fifteen years ago. I took my little niece shopping the other day for a fun back-to-school outfit, and she was perplexed by my constant grumbling about how none of it was tech-free. CREDITSStory: "One Killer Jacket" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion loop)" "Ground Control" "The Tech Show" "Forest Bathing" "Evolving Cities" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Atmosphere Persecution Danger (Loop)" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Investigation day" "Pitch black" "Unclassified" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View looking at corner of room. An abstract painting of blotches is hung on the wall at left. Below it is a simple table with a slim drawer. Its surface is empty. Wall at right, a young woman stands in a doorway, her right arm raised, her mouth open and brows raised. Nothing is visible in the room behind her. At right, part of a stool is visible. Foreground bottom is the object the young woman is looking at, part of a jacket, its left arm folded underneath it, right arm, reaching out toward the woman. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jun 10, 202237 min

S5 Ep 235The Strange Chamber

An abandoned factory that was once filled with a life-saving technology is haunted by the ghosts of its past. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: Back in the day, people called it the "organ factory." The irony is that we have actual organ factories now. Fabrication technology has spread farther than preservation technology ever did. But there was a time when all we had was organ preservation. A time when anyone who could extend the life of a donated organ by even just a bit could save lives that would otherwise have been lost. And it was during that time that Alectrona Fabron invented the technology that made it possible to store almost any organ indefinitely. CREDITSStory: "The Strange Chamber" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" "March of the Waking Lights" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion loop)" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Song Visiting Her Forest" "Exploration Technologic Place (loop)" "Atmosphere Persecution Danger (Loop)" "Atmosphere Deep Dark (Loop)" "Exploration Dark (loop)" "Holy Hymn (loop)" Music by Ficus ProSound* "Investigations (Full Version)" "Escape Room (Full Version)" "The Jigsaw (Full Version)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, and Ficus ProSound is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, and Ficus ProSound at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. Two figures. At right, a person seen from behind and the left side, wearing a hoodie, holding up a small black disc in the left hand, stands in front of a chamber seen at an angle. The chamber has clear walls, a woman lies on a pillow within, covered by a blanket from waist down. An opaque connecting section of the chamber obscures the woman's face. Below the clear walls, panels, buttons, and controls are visible. The acronym spelling the word "kiss" is seen along the top edge of the control panel. The inside of the chamber is bright, but the room is dark. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Jun 3, 202250 min

S5 Ep 234The Chosen by Chance Dance

When a small town is chosen by chance to receive a visit from the leader of the realm, they must present a great spectacle to show they are worthy. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: The Sovereign is coming to our town. We must have entertainments ready. We must have feats to display. We must demonstrate the strength and wit and spectacle that she expects from her people. We must do this all the more because we were not chosen for our merit. We were chosen by chance. CREDITSStory: "The Chosen by Chance Dance" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Locations Happy Village (loop)" "Humorous Exploration (loop)" "Locations Medieval Tavern Song" "Locations Village (loop)" "Exploration Mystical Place (loop 1)" "Trailer 1" "Locations Court Song" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Casual Theme #2" "Casual Theme #3" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. Four figures wearing dresses in various dance poses on a plain stage. The figure in the foreground appears to be mid-twirl. Her long hair flows behind her to the left. She wears a headband. Her left arm is bent above her head. Her right arm is bent and held up at shoulder level in front of her. Background left is a young girl also wearing a headband. She's standing facing left. Her right arm is held straight up. Her left arm is held straight in front of her. Background right is a woman with a ponytail, holding the same pose, only facing right. In front of her is a little girl who holds both her arms above her head, slightly bent. One of her feet is held on tiptoe behind the other. In the sky above them, there are bright sparkling lights. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

May 27, 202242 min

S5 Ep 233Prosopokaf's Fusion Cream

A malfunctioning beauty product gives whole new meaning to the term "vanishing cream." Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: She was usually too tired to do more than close her eyes and sit through the commercials, telling herself that at some point, she should set up one of those systems that would allow her to skip them. And that's how she ended up hearing the commercial for Prosopokaf's Fusion Cream again and again…And that's how she ended up ordering a jar of the stuff, just to see. CREDITSStory: "Prosopokaf's Fusion Cream" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Ground Control" "March of the Waking Lights" "Fast Lanes Light Rain" "Slightly Across (no percussion)" Music by FicusProSound* "The Jigsaw (Loop 6)" "Investigations (Full Version)" "Following Clues (Full Version)" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 6 (Loop)" "Level 7 (Loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Chris Logsdon, and FicusProSound is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by FicusProSound, Chris Logsdon, and Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center a head with short wavy hair seen from neck up facing forward. The facial features are absent. At left and right are square panels displaying heads with facial features representing people of different ages and complexions. All are facing and looking forward. Clockwise from top left, a little girl with a fair warm complexion and straight hair with straight fringe of bangs, a man with a light cool brown complexion and short cropped hair, a young woman with a darker warm brown complexion and short slightly wavy hair and bangs swept to the side, and an older man with a warm light brown complexion, cropped hair and a walrus moustache. The image is bordered with an alternating pattern of squares from center outward. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

May 20, 202245 min

S5 Ep 232Hideous Horace and Beautiful Boris

When a terrible creature stalks a little boy's nightmares all the way into adulthood, he uses his imagination to summon an unlikely ally. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, Horror Excerpt: I woke up one day soaked in sweat, gasping for air, sobbing, and not knowing why my chest felt so tight and so cold. I watched my bedroom door, expecting my parents to rush in. They must have heard me screaming, I thought. But I hadn't screamed or cried out in any way. Something was stalking the hallways of the house in my dreams. The house that was my house but not quite. CREDITSStory: "Hideous Horace and Beautiful Boris" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Mystical House (Short Loop)" "Mystical House (Looped)" "Story at Night (Looped)" "Evil is Near" "Ice and Fire (peaceful part)" "Hidden Fear" "Magic Within (looped)" "Secrets of Kingdom (looped)" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Deep lands (Part 2)" "Demon at the door" "Pitch black" "13 sins" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, two boys, who appear to be twins, seen from chest up, facing forward. The boy at left holds up his right hand, pointing forward. He appears worried. The boy at right holds up his left hand, palm down. A glow appears beneath his palm. His expression is inquisitive. Creatures surround the boys. From right to left, a creature that looks like a pig with long ears, head facing forward at bottom right corner. A creature that looks like three tubes with fluke-like mouths open. A creature that looks like a raccoon with five eyes curving around its snout, its head visible between the boys. A creature that looks like a gumdrop with a face, mouth turned down, eyes wide. A creature with a bird head and two spiraling horns at bottom left corner. A watermark of the word "Storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

May 13, 202241 min

S5 Ep 231Cloaked in Clay

A sculptor working through a creative block notices something strange about the sculptures molded from a particular brand of clay. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: They say that a sculptor doesn't create what she sculpts. She only reveals what is already there in the medium. I was not finding that to be true. Either there was nothing to be revealed in the lump of clay that sat on the workbench before me, or I didn't have the skill that a real sculptor is supposed to have. The skill of sight. The skill to see what it is that is seeking to be revealed in the medium. Come on, I thought. Reveal yourself. CREDITSStory: "Cloaked in Clay" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "To the Water's Edge" Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "Night Caves" "Under Suspicion" "Thoughtful" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A clay sculpture of a griffin looming over a man lying on the ground. The griffin, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle, is seen from left flank, facing to the left, looking down at the man. The tail is curled into an "s" shape. The left wing extends at top of image, behind the tail. The right wing is curved down toward the man. The left paw, whose bottom part looks like an eagle's leg and claw, pins down the man at his waist and chest. The man raises an arm against the griffin. A watermark of the word "Storyfeather" appears over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

May 6, 202235 min

S5 Ep 230The Eleventh Arm

A mural painted by an anonymous artist inspires both dread and wonder. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: On the wall of a poorly kept apartment building was painted a vast mural of a forest in the midst of winter, the trees laden with snow, the ground, likewise. The sky a crisp and sharp blue. The mural had appeared overnight at the start of winter. And it had greeted me every morning since then. The first time I'd walked past it, I had stopped to gaze at it, and appreciate it. It was one of the few lovely sights I saw on my far-too-early mornings before I arrived at work. But on that day, something new happened. As we all stood and gazed at the mural, it…changed. CREDITSStory: "The Eleventh Arm" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Mystical Town (Loop)" "Level 6 (Loop)" "Level 7 (Loop)" Music by Lee Rosevere "Awkward Silences (version b)" "Featherlight" "Betrayal" "Featherlight (remix – vocals by Heather Feather)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, a woman seen from mid-calf up, standing and facing forward. She has eleven arms, all bare, ten emerging from her sides symmetrically, the eleventh bent across her waist from her right side. A different object or energy is held by or hovers over each hand. From top right clockwise, a five-petaled flower, a glowing orb, a drop of blood, a stylus or gouge, a lightning bolt, a wheel, a pen, a scroll, a rainbow flame, a pendant of a colorful eye. Above the hand of the eleventh arm floats a feather. The woman has long hair and wears a dress with an ornate collar and short sleeves. A watermark of the word "Storyfeather" appears over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Apr 29, 202236 min

S5 Ep 229Sam and the Sequence

An ambitious freshman believes her research project will uncover a hidden historical mystery. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: Sometimes a thing isn't good or evil in itself. The sequence is a thing like this. It becomes good or evil when you touch it. If you are good, it becomes good. If you are evil, it becomes evil. But we humans…we are both. What happens when we touch it? Sam lay her fingers on the page where those words were written. The man who'd written them had been dead for almost a century. CREDITSStory: "Sam and the Sequence" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 1" "Level 6" "Level 2" "Level 7" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration_Dark (loop)" "Exploration_Technologic Place (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Chris Logsdon and Albert Fernandez is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A young woman seen in left profile sitting on the ground in the aisle of a bookstore or library. She's looking down at an open book or magazine in her lap. Her left leg is stretched out. Her right leg is bent. On the bookcase opposite her, a tentacle descends from upper left. Silhouette of a shadowy little figure stands on the bottom shelf at bottom right. From the shelf just behind her, a book is pulled out with an image of a vampire lady's head on the cover. The suggestion of a shadowy figure peeks from the edge of the case in the background behind the young woman. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Apr 22, 202234 min

S5 Ep 228The Serpent Who Sang Like a Bird

One monkey's mischief alters the course of four other animals' lives. Genre: Fable Excerpt: Long ago, when the world was young, and in some ways smaller than it is today, and in other ways, greater than it is today, there happened a moment of mischief. CREDITSStory: "The Serpent Who Sang Like a Bird" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "Early Morning Song (Finch Duet)" "Under Suspicion" "Puzzle Pieces" "Heat Haze" "Curiousity" "Snakes" "The Secret to Growing Up" Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Three animals sitting on branches amid vines. At left a colorful snake is coiled over a thick branch. To the right, a monkey. And between and just above the two, a bird is perched on a thinner branch. The monkey, the bird, and the branches are all colored gray. The vines are green. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Apr 15, 202241 min

S5 Ep 227Neotrillium

A woman caught in the middle of an ecological attack becomes a subject of interest for the group who is responsible. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: Chloe glanced again at the handsome man who was lingering at a sculpture. The sculpture was a caryatid, a column shaped like a woman, in this case, a celestial being. He gazed up at the stone carving of the heavily robed Herald of the Gods. The Herald too seemed to gaze down at him. She pointed up to the heavens with a hand that held a scroll, the scroll upon which was written the spell that brought the world into being. CREDITSStory: "Neotrillium" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "NightTime (No Percussion)" "March of the Waking Lights" "Forest Bathing" Music by Lee Rosevere "Awkward Silences (version a)" "Snakes" "Heat Haze" "I Bet You Wonder Why" "Decompress" "I Believe in You" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. Foreground, bottom left corner, a woman seen from the back, shoulders up, wearing a tank top. Her face is turned down and to the right, and her hair is swept over her left shoulder, so she could look at a tattoo on the back of her right arm. In front of her is a caryatid statue of a woman draped in voluminous robes tied at the waist, facing downward. Her raised left arm is bent back, her hand propped under a column behind her. Her right arm is raised straight up. Her right hand holds a scroll, and her index finger is pointing up. A large sphere is set on top of the column. Right above the statue's head, vines sprout from a central spot. The vines entwine the sphere, drape down, and reach out in all directions, some moving off frame. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Apr 8, 202239 min

S5 Ep 226The Architect and the Aristocrat

A brilliant architect impresses an ambitious aristocrat with more and more wondrous constructions. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: So charmed was the aristocrat that by the end of their discourse, he began to speak familiarly with the architect, as he would only typically do with a young man of his own station. He challenged the architect—dared him even—to build a magnificent monument to him from the twigs and branches on the floor. CREDITSStory: "The Architect and the Aristocrat" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" "Lake in the woods" "Father Green" "Packed lunch" "Swanhead" Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. A tree with a tall trunk and a bushy top, sprouting branches, and scattered six-petal flowers. One flower at top right glows. A wooden spiral staircase curls around the trunk, which appears to be patched with plates attached with rivets. Wiry tangles hang the whole length of the trunk. The hazy shapes of plateaus and a tower on the right appears in the background. The silhouette of a small figure stands at the foot of the staircase. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Apr 1, 202244 min

S5 Ep 225Inseparate

A student fascinated with conjoined twins uncovers the lives of two brothers whom history only remembers as fortune tellers called Two-Man. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: I didn't know much about conjoined twins, but when the professor in my embryology class mentioned the accident in cell division that led to the phenomenon, I remembered my first dream in life. Before I dreamt of becoming a Noble-prize-winning biochemist. Before I dreamt of meeting the love ofmy life. Before I dreamt about traveling the world. Before I dreamt about having a dog. When I was just a kid. I remembered wishing I were a twin. CREDITSStory: "Inseparate" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Crystal Caves" "Ancient Ruins" "Fire Dungeon" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Father Green" "Goodbye Machineryhead" "Great Aunt Henrietta" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. A poster of twin men conjoined along the top half of their heads, so that they share an eye, but have separate noses and mouths. They are seen from knees up and hold their arms out in a flourish. They wear matching coats that flare just above their knees. Above them is a banner that reads "Two-Man." Below them are written the following sentences on separate lines: "They see into other worlds. They see into other times. They also make wood furniture." Below these lines is another text box that reads "Fortune Tellers." Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Mar 25, 202235 min

S5 Ep 224Flickering Frieda

For as long as she could remember, Frieda had been haunted by a general trend of weirdness. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: I'd lock myself up if I thought I was really a danger. I'd have myself committed to a psychiatric hospital. I would. To keep from hurting someone. I don't want it to come to that. But I'd do it. CREDITSStory: "Flickering Frieda" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "You Were Always in the Right Place" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (no percussion)" "Forest Bathing" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 3 (Loop)" "Level 7" "Level 6" "Level 4" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. Two women at center, seen from waist-up. The woman at left faces forward and looks slightly to the right. The woman at right stands with her body facing back, but slightly turned to her left. Her face, seen in three-quarter profile, looks forward. Her eyes appear to be glowing. Behind both and above both are the silhouettes of hanging lights. The colors of the image extend into the top and bottom quarters of the image, which are borders added to make the whole image square. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Mar 18, 202232 min

S5 Ep 223Panfloria Magnifica

A researcher studies a common-looking flower with an uncommon origin. Genre: Fairy Tale, Science Fiction Excerpt: Does the flower remember who built it? Is it trying to tell me? Is that why I've kept having these dreams whenever I consumed the formula? The dreams of the man who made the flower? I never thought I would be one of those scientists who experiments on herself, but after all, it's just a bottle of flower juice. CREDITSStory: "Panfloria Magnifica" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "You Were Always in the Right Place (no percussion)" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (no percussion)" "Forest Bathing" Music by TRG Banks "After midnight" "The silver bus" "Interchange" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Scan of colored pencil drawing. Composite image. Right corner, flower with five petals, small figure sitting in center, and long leaves emerging all around. Left corner, a cluster of the same flowers, smaller, sitting at the base of a tree that lies along the left margin, its large wide leaves bending down. Left foreground, behind the flowers, a desk with a bottle of spilled liquid. A tiny figure sits at the front edge of the desk, facing forward. A woman in a laboratory coat stands behind the desk with her hands gripping either side, facing forward. She looks to the left (her right) at a tiny figure hanging from a tree leaf with her left hand. The tiny figure's right arm is bent, and her hand covers her face. Behind and to the right of the woman in the lab coat is a depiction of herself without the coat, her head tilted back, drinking liquid from the bottle that looks like the one on the desk. Behind and to the right of this is a depiction of the same woman with lab coat on again, facing away, looking at a projected image of a cluster of spheres, her left hand on her hip, her right hand pointing up at the cluster. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Mar 11, 202232 min

S5 Ep 222Gamma's Forever Soup

A magician creates for his empress a powerful elixir that can only work on one person, but the empress desires to share the power with her people. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: It is said the magician imbued the empress's soup with a secret elixir that granted strength of mind, of body, and of character. The soup had to be eaten once a day. Its effects would grow, until the one consuming it obtained powers that even the magician could not predict or fathom. CREDITSStory: "Gammas Forever Soup" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration Mystical Place (loop 1)" "Cue Nature 2" "Locations Medieval Tavern Song" "Battle 1 normal (loop)" "Battle 2 Evil (loop)" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Ice and Fire" "Medieval Theme 5 (Looped)" "Peace in My World (final theme)" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Interchange" "Father Green" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. At center, bottom third, a man seen from waist-up, facing forward, sitting at a table. His gaze is cast down at a steaming bowl of soup. His right hand is holding a spoon raised to his open mouth. Right behind him is a glowing silhouette of a man with hands on hips, head in profile facing right. Behind and left, a tall woman stands with elegant decorations in her bound hair. Behind and right, an older woman stands holding a cane in front of her, one hand over the other, resting on top of the cane. Behind all are vague curtains swept loosely open. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Mar 4, 202248 min

S5 Ep 221The Mythical Slug

A floundering molecular biology researcher is captivated by a seemingly common creature in a marine biology article…a sea slug. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: "They live in the mysterious depths," I said. "The deep depths." "That's pretty deep." CREDITSStory: "The Mythical Slug" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Ground Control" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" "Forest Bathing" "Fast Lanes Light Rain" "March of the Waking Lights" "NightTime" "The Longest Year" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. At center, a worm-like creature curled into a partial s-shape tilted to the left. The creature has two feathery antennae and thin spiny appendages along the length of its body. Behind the worm is another translucent wormy shape. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image. Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE.

Feb 25, 202229 min

S5 Ep 220The Brontide Beast

A sheriff investigates the mysterious quakes that have beset her small town. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: The rumblings were so quiet at first that official records conflicted on the date they actually started. People thought they were imagining them. They only happened at night. And they were only felt in their town of Acton. Influences: Elements of this story are homages to one of my favorite movies from my youth, "Tremors." (Haven't seen in it a while though. Wonder if it holds up.) Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. CREDITSStory: "The Brontide Beast" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "Smoke" "Deep Dive" "So Cold" "Persistence (With Beat)" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Wasteland Ruins" "Mystical Forest" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Prisma" "Trust me" "Pitch black" "Deep lands (Part 2)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. At center, a range of hills with an opening and a path leading away. Behind the hills is a night sky shimmering with colors like a nebula or an aurora borealis. Above, glowing objects fall at an angle from upper right to lower left, like a meteor shower. Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Feb 18, 202247 min

S5 Ep 219The Black Dwarf Star

In our first excursion into the greater cosmos, humanity may have stumbled upon an epic discovery, one so rare as to be mythical. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: Did it give off useful energy, that dark glittering rock? Did it hide astounding beauty? Was it anything we could make use of? Or should we let it be? NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. CREDITSStory: "The Black Dwarf Star" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" "Cosmic Drifting" Music by Philipp Weigl "Like Starlight through a Veil" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fast Lanes Light Rain" "Forest Bathing" "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (no percussion)" "Cozy Afternoons" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere and Philipp Weigl is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Philipp Weigl and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. Foreground bottom, silhouette of figure sitting cross-legged facing forward on the very peak of a mountain. Behind the figure's head, centered, is a bright white sphere radiating light. Behind the white sphere, spreading from upper left to lower right is a wispy, netlike formation. Behind the formation is a giant glowing red sphere, set slightly to the left. Peeking from behind the red giant, to upper right, is part of a glowing yellow sphere. Behind all is the star-filled darkness of space. Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Feb 11, 202230 min

S5 Ep 218The Salvage of Core 925

The crew of a salvage trawler comes upon a hundred-year-old satellite and must determine if it is a piece of space junk or a valuable artifact. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "From this far out, it looks to be about…a hundred or so years," Jiang said. "Largely intact." Thurston turned to her. "And no one else has claimed it yet? That's unlikely." "What should I do, boss?" the pilot asked. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. CREDITSStory: "The Salvage of Core 925" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "Decompress" "Everywhere" "Thoughtful" "Cosmic Drifting" Music by Rafael Archangel "Thinking" "So Cold" "Deep Dive" "Forgotten" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket (part of music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.) Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. View through the window of a spaceship. Support beams between the three main window panels angle away from center to edges of frame. At left a seated figure seen from behind and from shoulders up, right hand perched over a console with index finger out, as if prepared to press a button. At right, a standing figure seen in left profile from waist up, arms crossed and looking out at the object beyond the window. The object is a satellite with two dishes connected to a boxy central structure and two receiver antennae. Extending toward the satellite from somewhere out of right frame is a robotic arm. Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Feb 4, 202239 min

S5 Ep 217The Caves of Hephaestus Island

A team dispatched to a tiny island to investigate the source of a strange signal makes an unexpected discovery. Genre: Mystery, Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: "That volcano was supposed to have consumed everything, including itself. But we're seeing something. Something is giving off enough of an energy signature for several terrestrial and even a few orbital detectors to register the signal." NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. CREDITSStory: "The Caves of Hephaestus Island" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Ice Cavern" "Crystal Caves" "Ancient Ruins" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 1" Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "Start the Day" "Here's the Thing" "Night Caves" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode art description: Digital drawing. The dark silhouettes of four people standing before a passage or opening inside a cave. Foreground, two partial figures from shoulders up at either edge of the frame. Mid-ground, two figures seen from mid-thigh up. The figure at left is holding up a flashlight. The light illuminates the stone walls of a cave. Above the figure at right flies at butterfly. To make the overall image square, the rectangular drawing is set in front of a glowing circle against a black background to give the illusion of a flashlight glow, whose arc is seen above and below the drawing. Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Jan 28, 202244 min

S5 Ep 216Mission ICE 19

A captain and her crew investigate the fate of those who set out on a mission to study an intriguing cosmic chemical. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: I heard someone calling…calling to me. "Captain?" Is it the voice of the woman on the other side of the airlock window? "Captain!" Or is it the voice of the ghost that's trying to possess me? "Captain…" NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "Mission ICE 19" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music:"Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Abandoned Spacestation" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Atmosphere Bounded Screams (Loop)" "Atmosphere Deep Dark (Loop)" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 7 (Loop)" "Level 2 (Loop)" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio) "Profiler" "Prisma" "The myst" "Unclassified" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr, Nicholas Jeudy, Albert Fernandez and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr, Nicholas Jeudy, Albert Fernandez and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Jan 21, 202248 min

S5 Ep 215The Blinding of the Mice

An ordinary mouse was once chosen to receive a great honor that came at a great cost. Genre: Fable Excerpt: I could not see the edge of the knife, but I felt the promised bite of the blade at the base of my tail. Courage is a strange thing. For when you think you have it, you are wrong. And when you think you don't have it…you are wrong. When I stepped ever-so-carefully onto that dais where the Ritual was to begin, I thought I had all the courage I would need. I was wrong. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "The Blinding of the Mice" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration Mystery (loop)" "Holy Hymn (loop)" "Holy Gregorian Chant (loop)" "Exploration Cave (loop)" "Locations Medieval Tavern Song" "Locations Village (loop)" "Locations Court Song" Music by Andrew Sitkov ((MuzStation Game Music)* "Medieval Theme 2 (Looped)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Medieval Theme 3 (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Jan 14, 202245 min

S5 Ep 214Mysterious Tracks in the Snow

A medical doctor, a supernaturalist, and a philosopher investigate mysterious tracks that appear in the snow. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: The three special investigators arrived a few weeks after the tracks were first seen. They each hailed from a different part of the country. Each had a different expertise. The supernaturalist. The medical doctor. And the philosopher. And each had been briefed on the happenings in the town. But as was their practice, according to the root training that they shared, all three investigators sat in the mayor's office, and entreated him to tell them in his own words what was happening in his town. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "Mysterious Tracks in the Snow" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Crystal Caves" "Ice Cavern" Music by Andrew Sitkov ((MuzStation Game Music)* "Medieval Theme 5 (Looped)" "Ice and Fire" Music by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" "Decompress" "Puzzle Pieces" Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" Music by Kai Engel "Snowmen" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere and Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, Rafael Archangel, and Kai Engel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Jan 7, 202238 min

S5 Ep 213Lesson Number Undefined

A mother uses myth to teach math and math to teach humanity to her three children. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: Isra stood before the whiteboard in the drawing room, or as she called it after repurposing, the lesson room. Or as her three children had designated it, Room Seven. Their friends always talked about what room they were in, or how so-and-so teacher was in charge of a particular room number. So they wanted a room number. Libby and Dom sat back in their seats, knowing what was to come because they recognized the prompt. They kept their notebooks open, but set their pencils down. But little Irene still sat in the "row" in front of her brother and sister, with her back straight and her pencil poised. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "Lesson Number Undefined" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Mystical Town" "Level 7" "Mystical Town (Loop)" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Mystical Forest" "Ice Cavern" "Ancient Ruins" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Chris Logsdon and Benjamin Carr is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Chris Logsdon and Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Dec 31, 202133 min

S5 Ep 212I Surgery

Upon the insistence of a loved one, a person decides to undergo a life-altering elective surgery. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: She says that I have always lived in darkness. But I'm fine with it. I don't need the light. I don't even necessarily want the light. I'm not doing this for me. I'm doing this for her. Because she wants me to see the world the way she sees it. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "I Surgery" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Musical Mathematics" "Tech Toys" "Awkward Silence (version b)" "Awkward Silence (version a)" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Lyrics Voices #4" "Lyric Voices #3" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Dec 24, 202125 min

S5 Ep 211I Dreamed A Cookie

A finalist in a cookie contest recalls a classic locked-in-a-bakery-overnight dream for inspiration. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Excerpt: Finally, I am there. In front of the platter. I can smell the soft scent of vanilla and brown sugar circling around and through the overpowering scent of the chocolate. Butter, cocoa, milk. I reach for one of the cookies, and find that they haven't quite cooled all the way. There is just a touch of warmth left in them. And I know what that means. So I begin to slowly split the cookie in half to watch the extravagant amount of chocolate chips and chunks pull apart in a satisfying melted ooze. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "I Dreamed A Cookie" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris Logsdon* "Whimsical Town" "Whimsical Town (Loop)" Music by Jonathan Shaw* "Checking Inventory" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Casual Theme #2" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Humorous Exploration (loop)" "Locations House (loop)" "Locations Happy Village (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Chris Logsdon, Jonathan Shaw, Andrew Sitkov, and Albert Fernandez is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Chris Logsdon, Albert Fernandez, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Dec 17, 202138 min

S5 Ep 210When The Androids Asked For Hearts

Note of Caution: Episode contains heartbeat sound effects. The human heart becomes the supreme object of fascination for a race of artificial beings. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: They are not our creations. We did not build the androids. They came from the stars, and when they began to trust us, they pointed to the sky and showed us which star. And when we began to trust them, we let them into our hearts. NOW AVAILABLE! Storyfeather-themed merchandise T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather CREDITSStory: "When The Androids Asked For Hearts" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "After midnight" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 1" "Level 4" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration Technologic Place (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Chris Logsdon, Albert Fernandez, and Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Dec 10, 202129 min

S5 Ep 209This Egg Is Not An Egg

A scientist finds a unique egg and eagerly awaits the day it cracks open and reveals the mysteries within. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: Beneath the vault of the sky lies our entire world. We know there is more world out there, beyond the sky, but most of us will never see or know that world, not for ourselves. We are contained within a shell of protection from the myriad forces and matters in the cosmos beyond that would most certainly kill us. Instantly. NOW AVAILABLE!Storyfeather-themed merchandise (Yay!)T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and more featuring artwork from the stories and podcast episodes. STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE. teepublic.com/user/storyfeather EPISODE CREDITSStory: "This Egg Is Not An Egg" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (No percussion)" "Fast Lanes Light Rain (No noise)" "Forest Bathing" "Ground Control" "You Were Always In The Right Place (No percussion)" "Forest Bathing (loop-intro)" "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Dec 3, 202122 min

S4 Ep 208Heroes of Anodos

Lachenhut flew out toward the creature first. Overclock and Keo hovered in the air, at the ready, but hanging back as our red-capped leader had requested. I watched it all through that little drone's cameras. Silly, I had called it, ever since Overclock overproudly announced he had built something for the team. And yet, Max Speed was there for his team, when I could not be. I was laid up at headquarters, my powers drained, while my team faced the biggest challenge they had ever faced together. Biggest, in every sense of the word. Trudging toward the city was a giant creature with the head of a fly and the body of…a person almost. All we could tell was that it was a living thing, not some kind of machine. And it had just appeared out of thin air in the eastern harbor and started making its way to shore. A robot, a power-shifting merman, a redcap, a brilliant drone, and a strong-man who's lost his strength face the biggest threat their city has seen. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Anodos City, chromollage, faere folk, Keo, Lachenhut, Lorgnon, Max Speed, Mister Sarcomere, Overclock, redcap Literary Influences: I took the name Anodos from a fairy tale written by George MacDonald, Phantastes, in which the main character is a young man named…Anodos. I read the story long ago. I don't recall understanding any of the subtext. I just remember it as a story of someone wandering through another realm. CREDITSStory: "Heroes of Anodos" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Heroes of Anodos" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "The Superiority" "Abstract Experimental Track #2 (looped)" "Unknown Terrain" "Dark Side" "Prepare for Battle" "Casual Arcade Track #3 (looped)" "A&C Percussion Loop #3 (Fast Version)" "A&C Percussion Loop #3" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Prisma" "Ghost hacker" "Paradigm" "Lost in the maze" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Nov 27, 202151 min

S4 Ep 207Doctor Miratio's Cabinet of Imminent Invention

Note of caution: This episode contains sound effects of real-world firearms (from minute 49 to end). "I'll need the ether regulator. Hand it to me, won't you?" "Umm…" "It's the device with the controls for wireless manipulation of extraplasmic conductance." The young journalist's eyes widened and though he was afraid to admit to the inventor that he did not know which one of the devices laid out on the laboratory bench was the ether regulator, he was more afraid of handing her the wrong device. When Doctor Miratio checks her cabinet of past and future invention one day, she finds something amiss. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Agnes Prester, healing machine, Miratio, molecular rifter, Prester, Raziya Miratio, Webb CREDITSStory: "Doctor Miratio's Cabinet of Imminent Invention" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Doctor Miratio's Cabinet" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "Through the gravitational field" "Non-stop to Insideoutworld" "Cigar" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "The myst" "Prisma" "Trust me" "13 sins" "Investigation day" Music by Chris Logsdon* "Level 2 (Loop)" "Level 4 (Loop)" "Level 6 (Loop)" "Level 4" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Nov 20, 202159 min

S4 Ep 206The Lost Treasure of the Arcadian

Over the last three hundred years, elaborate guesses have been made about the nature of the treasure aboard the Arcadian. It was only after news spread of the ship's loss to a freak storm as it passed through open and unclaimed seas that the rumors of what it carried began to spread along with the news of the wreck. Captain Stella and his deep diving crew have just accepted a mission to recover an unidentified treasure from one of the most mysterious shipwrecks in history. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Arcadian, Astrogleam, Captain Stella, Chief Officer Parker, Dr. Regis, pirate, seventh element, shipwreck, treasure CREDITSStory: "The Lost Treasure of the Arcadian" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Captain Stella's Descent" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Undead crew" "Pirate attack!" "Here we go" "Sirens" "Shadow tunnel" Music by Jonathan Shaw* "Treading the Unknown" "Afternoon Chat" "Lingering Evil" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Labyrinth" "Underwater Temple" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Jonathan Shaw, Nicholas Jeudy, and Benjamin Carr is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Nov 12, 202147 min

S4 Ep 205Sal Saturn and the Planetary Rangers

In the year 2025, humanity received an answer to one of its most fundamental questions: "Are we alone in the universe?" Only one thousand standard years later, unnoticeable and unfathomable to the greatly aged cosmos, a galactic alliance was formed, a coalition of inhabited worlds bound together in cooperation, friendship, and mutual progress. The Grand Unified Milky Way. The G.U.M. was protected by the Milky Way Planetary Rangers, whose members hailed from every planet in the alliance, and whose mission was to patrol within and outside the borders of their home, the galaxy the Earth humans charmingly named the Milky Way. On the most important diplomatic mission of the millennium, Captain Sal Nova and her Rangers are attacked by a weapon that shouldn't exist. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: alien, ambassador, Bristle, captain, chief engineer, commander, Milky Way, Myrmica, Roditore, Sal Nova CREDITSStory: "Sal Saturn and the Planetary Rangers" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Argon Weapon" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "Through the gravitational field" "Insideoutworld" "Interstellar breakfast" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (no percussion)" "Ground Control" "Forest Bathing" Music by Jonathan Shaw* "A Dream of First Flight" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Last Moments of Peace" "Prepare for Battle" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Nov 5, 202137 min

S4 Ep 204How I Defeated the Devourer

It starts off dark, and all I hear is a low, subtle pulsing. Not as rhythmic and steady as a heartbeat, but more like, the whooshing and sloshing of a washing machine. Then I can make out the clicking. Click, click, click. Multiplied. Click, click, clickclickclickclickclickclick. I see myself. And I am myself at the same time. My shoulders are drooped. I can hardly keep my eyes open. My skin feels warm, too warm. I see myself noticing the sound and raising his—my—head. My eyes move to the left and my head turns slightly, but then stops. I need to see. But I don't want to see. A young man pursuing his dreams is himself pursued by something from his nightmares. Genre: Fantasy, Horror Tags: devourer, dream, improv, mucus, nightmare CREDITSStory: "How I Defeated the Devourer" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Devourer Laughs" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Shadow tunnel" "Do or die" "Pitch black" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Atmosphere_Frozen" "Atmosphere_BoundedScreams_Loop" "Atmosphere_BadSensation_Loop" Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Start the Day" "Awkward Silences (version b)" Music by ROZKOL "Fever Dream" "To the Water's Edge" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Albert Fernandez is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket, including effects by Kara Square and Evil Mind Entertainment Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Albert Fernandez at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Oct 29, 202140 min

S4 Ep 203April Majus

"What is that? On its head? Is that a hat or…a deformity?" "It's too hazy to see when it's in motion," I said. "We'll have to pause." "The lights are on. We can see everything. I thought he only comes when it's dark." "No, remember that mom who was taken when she was tucking her kid in. He was awake and his light was on." Jules and I were reviewing all of the preliminary evidence. I didn't want to keep looking at this video. Seeing a girl getting dragged away. All the rumors that the person dragging her away may not even be human didn't make it easier. Some of the first rumors were of alien abduction. The latest rumors had turned the abductor into some kind of urban legend. One investigator is about to discover that the latest victim in a string of strange abductions is more than she appears to be. Genre: Horror, Mystery Tags: abduction, April Majus, Bagger, closet, creature, Jules, soul CREDITS Story: "April Majus" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Reaching" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Prisma" "Dark Secret" "13 sins" "Demon at the door" "On the other side" "Where Am I" "Unclassified" Albert Fernandez (Potion Audio)* "Atmospheres_PersecutionDanger_Loop" Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Forest Bathing" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy, Albert Fernandez, and Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy, Albert Fernandez, and Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Oct 22, 202138 min

S4 Ep 202The Incident of the Imp

A kid…in a costume. It had to be. Still, it was frightening. To think I almost hit the poor little guy. Maybe it was a good thing that the costume was so good, so convincing. The sickly yellow glow-in-the-dark contacts. The pro-quality fang fixtures. That tail that almost looked as if it were whipping back and forth on its own. I thought it was some animal I'd almost hit. That would have been bad enough. If I'd known it was a kid, I might have panicked and lost control of the car. Maybe I would have hit him. A homeowner is haunted and harassed by sightings of a demonic little creature. Genre: Horror, Mystery Tags: cat, creature, dog, Flynn, imp, Nox, sleep, vision CREDITSStory: "The Incident of the Imp" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Incident of the Imp" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Fear" "Paradigm" "Investigation day" "The attic" "Souls" "Once upon a time" "The myst" Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Mystical House" "Story at Night (Short Loop 1)" "Scary Theme (All in One)" "Story at Night (Short Loop 2)" Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Oct 15, 202139 min

S4 Ep 201The Hunter and the Crypt

He wore not a scrap of clothing as he lay on the grimy dirt within the coffin, so I could see that his entire body bore a ghastly green pallor. His toes and fingers were abnormally long and thin, and the toes even seemed to taper to points as the nails had grown back deformed. His ears too were long and tapered. The serene and contented smile on his face struck me as obscene. She was watching from afar. She insisted on watching. And though her brother was with her, giving her comfort, and though she had paid twice my wage for the privilege of being present, a wave of doubt troubled my gut. This was no time for doubt, with my hand gripping the wooden stake that I was soon to drive into her husband's heart. A hunter of the foul and the unnatural believes he has found his—and humankind's—greatest enemy. Genre: Horror Tags: crypt, fiend, hunter, knight of snakes, O'Brien, William CREDITS Story: "The Hunter and the Crypt" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Hunter and the Crypt" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "The crypt" "The evil inside" "Six feet under" "To hell" "After dark" "The corner of your room" "On the other side" "Dead end" "Just behind" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket. Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Oct 8, 202130 min

S4 Ep 200Chemoimagination

Achievement Unlocked: 200th Episode! "Marisela!" Rigo cried out and Marisela came running into the boys' bedroom. He was standing before the left side of his bed, shining a flashlight on both the bed and the wall behind it. Alex stood beside him, speechless, clutching the cuff of Rigo's sleep shorts. With the lights off, the only thing easily visible was the part of the thing that his flashlight illuminated. Something dark and dangerous is growing inside the wall next to one little boy's bed. Genre: Horror Tags: Alex, chemoimagination, Frank, Manifestus, Mari, Marisela, Rigo, wall monster CREDITSStory: "Chemoimagination" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Manifestation" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrew Sikov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Evil is Near" "Last Moments of Peace (looped)" "Scary Theme #2 (Version 2)" "Lyric Voices #1" "Lyric Voices #2" "Scary Theme #1" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Under my bed" "The encounter" "Eternity (seamless)" "Ghost hacker" "Emblem (seamless)" "Trust me" "The myst" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Night Time (no percussion)" "Fast Lanes Light Rain (no noise)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov, Nicholas Jeudy, and Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket, including spooky effects by Evil Mind Entertainment Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov, Nicholas Jeudy, and Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Oct 1, 202155 min

S4 Ep 199Goodhorse Manor

"We only allow guests to stay in the master suite for one night. Any longer than that and some begin to experience issues with their health." "Psychological issues, you mean?" "Indeed, Mister Rattus." The manor's keeper and their guide through the tour of the grounds, Mr. Wildschwein bowed his head to the reporter and glanced at the rest of the tour-guest group. The believers, as he thought of them. Even the ones who deemed themselves skeptical. There was the mysterious and bespectacled Ms. Kapik who lingered in the back; Mr. and Mrs. Mouflon, the posh and professional patrons; Mr. Bantam, the young red-maned traveler; and the trench-coated Mr. Rattus. Five special guests check into a manor house with a dark and enchanted history. But are they only guests, or does the manor's keeper have some other motive in mind for their stay? Genre: Horror, Mystery Tags: Bantam, boar, garden house, Goodhorse, Kapik, monkey, Mouflon, rat, Rattus, rooster, sheep, stranger, Wildschwein CREDITSStory: "Goodhorse Manor" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Chamber of Lady Goodhorse" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "Awkward Silences (version b)" "The Nightmare" "Heat Haze" "I Believe in You" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Profiler" "Investigation day" "Black light" "Unclassified" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Deceitful Castle" "Mystical Forest" "Fire Dungeon" "Modern Battle Theme 5" Music by Andrew Sikov* "Mystical House (Looped)" "Scary Theme #5 (Version 2)" "Scary Theme #1 (Version 2)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy, Benjamin Carr, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket, including spooky effects by Evil Mind Entertainment Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy, Benjamin Carr, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sep 24, 20211h 9m

S4 Ep 198The Meek Mountain Peak

Once, there were five magic beans. A poor boy was swindled into accepting them as payment for some vegetables he was trying to sell at market. His mother had thought the beans were useless until he ate one and grew into a giant. His mother was poor and could not have supported the needs of a skinny boy much less a giant. So she had no choice but to cast him out. On his wanderings, he befriended a young girl who called herself Turtle. She named him Cob, which was short for "corncob" for he was tall as a cornstalk (and he didn't fancy being called "Stalk"). They were an odd company. An enchanted company. And they had lived through many adventures together. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Tags: bean-maker, Beanstalk, bird, Cob, Gallus, giant, golden goose, harper, magic bean, Renny, Turtle Storyfeather Shared Universe: This is the fifth story in a continuing narrative. The recap at the beginning allows me to get away with saying that this story stands alone. (I hope.) Here are the first four episodes: "The Green Magic Bean" "The Blue Magic Stew" "The Red Magic Dread" "The Defiant Little Giant" CREDITSStory: "The Meek Mountain Peak" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Where the Giants Once Lived" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Scott Buckley "Dragon's Lullabye" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Swanhead" "The silver bus" Music by Komiku "Dreaming of you" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Pitch black" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Deep lands (Part 2)" "The ocean takes it all" "Deep lands (Part 1)" "After dark" Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Ancient Ruins" "Fire Dungeon" Music by Jonathan Shaw* "A Tale of Wind" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy, Benjamin Carr, and Jonathan Shaw is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Scott Buckley is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Scott Buckley at scottbuckley.com.au Find more music by TRG Banks and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sep 17, 20211h 3m

S4 Ep 197Great Persidain

They all watched as the one called Yellowjaws was taken to the edge of the arena. He limped from a vicious gash along his lower left leg that still seemed to be seeping blood. His long fur was matted with blood, dust, and his own thick spittle. He stopped and turned to them. He had been neither loved nor reviled. In that moment, he was—by most—envied. For as they watched, the fur fell away from his form, leaving behind pale brown skin that would certainly darken to a natural bark brown under the sun. His snout, along with the double rows of jagged yellow-orange teeth by which he was named, began to shrink. His whole head shrunk somewhat. His face and head were bare, but in time, something would grow there. Not fur, but hair. Yellowjaws was a man again. Great-horn has risked his life and freedom to avoid killing in the Arena; now he must face a greater terror than death. Genre: Fantasy Tags: arena-lord, gray-spawn, Great Persidasia, Great-horn, Persidain, raven, Redscale, Side-eyes, Spear-chin, Talltooth, Yellowjaws CREDITSStory: "Great Persidain" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Persidain" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Peacefull place (seamless)" "Dark fields (seamless)" "Home (seamless)" "The village (seamless)" "Warriors (seamless)" "Shadow forest (seamless)" "The encounter" "Witch hunt (seamless)" "Eternity" "Chimeria (seamless)" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Immortals (seamless)" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Lyric Voices #2" "Percussion Loop #16 (Version 1)" "Percussion Loop #16 (Version 2)" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Battle 3 slow (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy, Andrew Sitkov, and Albert Fernandez is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy, Andrew Sitkov, and Albert Fernandez at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sep 10, 202158 min

S4 Ep 196The Door Beneath the Desert

"Mars, help me. Help me, Mars." Betty Garimonde wasn't dead. Mars could see the slight rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. Her body was so frail that when he lifted it, it felt as if all her substance were gone, and he was only lifting her skin and her bones. The light, not just sunlight, but even the light of the torches, seared her skin, so that Mars had to keep her covered from head to toe with a cloth. She looked even more so like a corpse when he did. Maybe she was close to being one. So there was nothing to lose now. A massive ancient door lying beneath the desert, hidden by mazes and magic may lead to the salvation of one, or the destruction of many. Genre: Horror, Mythology, Mystery Tags: Betty, Dietrich, Garimonde, giants, Mars, Rosie This episode contains a direct callback to a previous story about giants: "Giant's Overlook." There's also another previous episode containing lore about giants: "Sword of the Giant Wizard." CREDITSStory: "The Door Beneath the Desert" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Door Beneath the Desert" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Forest Bathing (loop-intro)" "Forest Bathing (loop)(68)" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Trust me" "Emblem (seamless)" "Deep" "Dark Secret" "Demon at the door" Music by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" "Awkward Silences (version b)" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" Music by Komiku "Dreaming of you" "Frozen Jungle" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Rafael Archangel and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, Komiku, and Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Goofs: Oops, I mispronounced the word "banal." Is that banal of me? Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sep 3, 202157 min

S4 Ep 195Mynotragon

We are not deserters. We are not thieves. But we have been named as such by the imperial navy. We are hunted by the ships we once called our allies. The empress gave our captain a precious treasure as a gift. It was but a gesture. In truth, the treasure belongs to the empire, as all things do. Our captain has taken it. The warship Mynotragon. The figurehead of a naval ship that has served its empire for five generations of rulers hides a dishonorable secret. Or so sayeth the legend. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: captain, empress, first mate, Mynotragon, pirate, squid-folk, squids CREDITSStory: "Mynotragon" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Mynotragon" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Miscellaneous Battle Theme 1" "Miscellaneous Battle Theme 4" "Orchestral Battle Theme 4" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Emblem (seamless)" "Medieval fiesta" "Deep lands (Part 2)" "Pirate attack!" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Percussion Loop #1" "Lyric Voices" "Be a Hero" Music by Andy Ray* "A Long Journey) *These tracks were part of music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr, Nicholas Jeudy, Andrew Sitkov, and Andy Ray is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Benjamin Carr, Nicholas Jeudy, Andrew Sitkov, and Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Aug 27, 202154 min

S4 Ep 194The Daring MacAllisters

"We know where it is. We've known for a while. We just can't get to it. It would require some fairly fancy flying." The secretary crossed his arms and gazed at the faces of the officials surrounding him. "Then what are we still waiting for? Let's throw some Mac n' Cheese at it," the old general said, cracking a pistachio and adding the shells to the napkin he had neatly laid on the conference table. The secretary smiled wryly. "Based on their scores, that's exactly what we'll be doing." The MacAllister brothers fly a classified mission to recover an object that might end up being a thorn in their sides. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Bob, Chester, general, Mac N'Cheese, MacAllister, Maggie, plasmic resonance generator, plasmic space, Rodney, rose, Sebastian, secretary CREDITSStory: "The Daring MacAllisters" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Daring MacAllisters" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Ground Control" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" "Forest Bathing" Music by TRG Banks "After midnight" "Smooth jacket" "Cigar" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Max Flashback" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Aug 20, 202147 min

S4 Ep 193The Fly Upon My Mantel

Note of caution for sensitive listeners: This episode contains descriptions of a fly being harmed. "I have a story to tell you that you will not believe," the fly said. I listened. Because if I believed that a fly could speak, then I was more than ready to hear what she had to say. And I did believe, after a fashion, when I realized that the tiny voice I'd heard whispering my name was coming from the fly that was perched on the edge of my mantel. It is no ordinary fly that has landed upon one unsuspecting person's mantel. She has a story to tell. Genre: Horror, Mystery Tags: Algrinash, disciple, fly, magician CREDITSStory: "The Fly Upon My Mantel" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Fly's Disciple" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Monochromatic stain" "Secret water (seamless)" "Between two worlds" "Deep" "Sacrifice" "Dark fields" "Once upon a time" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Ice and Fire" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Aug 13, 202143 min

S4 Ep 192Marv and the Ghost Shark

This is what we wanted. This is what we feared. Encountering new life. Endangering our lives. These were some of the last words I heard from my mother on the last transmission from Marv. It was difficult to watch from afar. Not even to watch. To wait. To wonder. It helped me to write the reports. To smooth out all the roughness, pare down all the inessential, and restrain all the rawness from the contents of the data packets that the crew sent before that last transmission. When I saw my mother as a member of a crew on a daring first mission, performing her duties, exhibiting solidarity with her crewmates, I am able to let go of that lurching dread that wakes me almost every morning. Humanity at last discovers an inhabited exoplanet and learns its first lesson about first contact. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: explorer, Ghost Shark, MARV, URSULA-9 CREDITSStory: "Marv and the Ghost Shark" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Plokamisaur Encounter" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "NightTime (No Percussion)" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)" "Ground Control" "The Longest Year" Music by Jonathan Shaw (www.jshaw.co.uk)* "A Dream of First Flight" "A Tale of Water" "A Tale of Peace" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, and Jonathan Shaw is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Aug 6, 202139 min

S4 Ep 191Nerochroma

In the heart of our galaxy, there abides a supermassive black hole. One of the grand mysteries of our age, and of the last age, and the one before. We call it the ultimate ocean, but with its relentlessly swirling energies, it is more like a monstrous whirlpool. We seek to know what lies in its mysterious exotic depths. Depths that are protected by an unforgiving mouth, slurping matter as a person would slurp a noodle soaked in broth. A mouth lined with spinning molecular razor-teeth that can shear those noodles of matter into subatomic soup. In the heart of our galaxy, there are mysteries no human has ever encountered before, except maybe we have in the oldest of our stories…our myths. Genre: Mythology Tags: Destiny, Fate, nebula, Nerochroma, supermassive black hole CREDITSStory: "Nerochroma" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Nerochroma" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Chris L. Sound* "Level 1" Music by TRG Banks "Insideoutworld" "Lake in the woods" Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)* "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart (no percussion)" "Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Chris L. Sound, Andrea Baroni, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Chris L. Sound, Andrea Baroni, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Jul 30, 202126 min