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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]

"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]

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]

"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]

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]

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]

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]

When I first arrived in the desert city, raw and untried, eyes wide with wonder, heart filled with longing, and head filled with air just like the myriad dirigibles that crowded the skies, I could never have imagined where my path would lead me. The dirigibles of the desert city transport goods, residents, and visitors; but only one class of airship can take its passengers to the city's most treasured and mysterious locale. Genre: Fantasy Tags: Absolute Zero, airship, desert city, dirigible, Horizon, Stratus CREDITS Story: "The Stratus Class Dirigibles" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Dirigibles in the Desert City" 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 "Cigar" "New world" "Horse ride 3" "Lake in the woods" "After midnight" "Keith in 1987" "Insideoutworld" "Horse ride 4" Music by Lee Rosevere "Quizitive" "I Bet You Wonder Why" 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 TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"There is no cure," the baker said as she peered into the mage's eyes. Around the table with them sat the renowned warrior and the titan merchant. Everyone at the table, the mage included, were trying not to appear as awed as they felt in the warrior's presence. And everyone at the table was trying not to make it obvious that the titan's four well-muscled arms were taking up all the space. He shifted his right upper arm, the one that the mage noted was tattooed with the mark of the merchant's guild, and knocked over an empty pint of mead. The warrior wordlessly righted the mug. A baker, a warrior, a merchant, and a mage all set out to find a legendary sword that may lead to a cure for a terrifying bleeding fever that had afflicted their land and the ones they hold dear. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: baker, betrayer, disciple, giant, mage, merchant, skull, sword, titan, warrior, wizard CREDITSStory: "Sword of the Giant Wizard" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Sword of the Giant Wizard" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Home (seamless)" "Dark fields" "Secret water (seamless)" "Emblem (seamless)" "Shadow forest" "Dungeon of shadows (seamless)" "Shadow forest (seamless)" "Peacefull place (seamless)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Music by 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 Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Shame and sorrow were to be her lot in life. The legacy given to her and the legacy she herself would pass on. Endora was born below the earth in a realm so little thought of that it had no name. That was why the many peoples who lived there took such care with and pride in their own names. "Endora" meant "light." Oftentimes, her name was the only light in the cozy but humble hollow where she and her family made their home. Endora must prove worthy of marrying a fairy lord by completing a daunting quest with her burrower friend Lio. Genre: Fairy Tale Tags: burrower, cave fairy, dirbeghh, dragon, Endora, fairy lord, gnome, Lio CREDITSStory: "The Fairy Between Light and Dark" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Portrait of Endora and Lio" 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 "Father Green" "The silver bus" "Lake in the woods" "Packed lunch" "Interchange" "Swanhead" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration_Cave (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez 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 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]

Six fools ran from the dragon's fire, but only one of them was her husband. There was the wizard in blue robes with a green-jeweled magic staff. There was the armored knight who bore a shield that guarded against flame. There was the jungle barbarian and the mystical fire-cat. There was the sprightly archer. And then there was the mustachioed scoundrel, who had assembled them all. His beloved wife had been lost to an enchantment, an enchantment that was impossible to break. Impossible, that is, for a single man, even if he were a devoted spouse. A scoundrel gathers allies to face the impossible task of undoing the enchantment that has befallen his wife, all because she sought to pay his debts. Genre: Fantasy Tags: archer, barbarian, blacksmith, dragon, fire-cat, knight, moneymonger, ruins, scoundrel, wizard CREDITS Story: "Six Fools and the Dragon" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Six Fools and the Dragon" 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 "Packed lunch" "The silver bus" Music by Albert Fernandez (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Locations_Happy Village (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 1)" "Exploration_Forest Of Magic" "Humorous_Exploration (loop)" Music by Andy Ray* "A Long Journey" "Combat #1" "Peace in My World (final theme)" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Home (seamless)" "Emblem (seamless)" "Shadow forest (seamless)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez, Nicholas Jeudy, and Andy Ray 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, Nicholas Jeudy, and Andy Ray 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]

"Captain!" Marlowe yelled out. The coils of the grasping tentacle slid past each other, tightening their grip around Santi's waist. That was when I knew. In the midst of chaos, with half the crew—swords and daggers drawn—converging on the barrel where Santi had been hiding, with the ship trapped in the grip of a whirlpool, with the hull shattering from the force of those monstrous tentacles, when I heard Marlowe speak that word, that was when I knew that all my suspicions were true. The captain has departed, a strange passenger has boarded, and a mysterious sea creature is following a cargo ship headed to the farthest of all known ports. Genre: Fantasy Tags: captain, Dream of Milady, Glaros, Marlowe, Santi, sea creature, sea demon CREDITSStory: "The Captain's Creature" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Captain's Creature" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Pitch black" "Peaceful place (seamless)" "The village (seamless)" "Captain's tribute" "The ocean takes it all" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Leviathan" "Dungeon of shadows (seamless)" "Eternity (seamless)" "Immortals (seamless)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (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 Dark Fantasy Studio at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Some years—not every year—fierce winds blow from the north, and the old folk mutter about the ride of the indestructible king. And they cast about their narrow-eyed glances at those who might have summoned such winds, by taking something they shouldn't have. The tale is not such an old one. Here it is told. Nothing could harm the indestructible Ximrahet, until the day an enemy discovered his greatest weakness. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: Esdronan, gift, last spell, Mosrueph, Nittriyam, Ximrahet CREDITSStory: "Ximrahet" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Ximrahet" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "A last prayer" "Immortals" "Haunted" "City of magic" "A new day begins" "They come from the north" Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme #4" "Army of Death (looped)" "Steel Enemy" Music by MuzStation Game Music (Andrew Sitkov)* "Lyric Voices #1" "Lyric Voices #5" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), MuzStation Game Music (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 Dark Fantasy Studio, MuzStation Game Music, and Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

There was something about this particular story of extraterrestrial abductions in a sleepy little town where nothing usually happened that struck me as… curious. So when Barbara Keysmith contacted my office and told me that she had some details to share that she hadn't shared with the authorities, I was already primed to answer her call. Residents of the quiet town of Midvale are vanishing, and one reporter uncovers a cause even more astounding than alien abductions. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Barbara Keysmith, Dr. Barnes, extraterrestrial, floating brain, Gast, Jeffrey Keysmith CREDITS Story: "The Midvale Experiment" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Barnes and Keysmith Project" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Rafael Archangel "Smoke" "Thinking" "Forgotten" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Monochromatic stain" "Investigation day" "Shadow tunnel" "After dark" "Behind heaven" Music by Andy Ray "Stars Talk" "Freedom" "Dark Side" "Another World" Music by Unnamed Artist "Song_Mistery" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), Andy Ray, and the unnamed artist is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Shortly before the world lost contact with Tranenbloud Island, the research team reported that an islander and a member of the team had gone missing, a man and a woman. Both were later found dead and with their reproductive organs missing, presumably devoured. A few days after that, all communication from the island ceased. Captain Rosemere and his strike team are up against an enemy to which both science and legend ascribe unsettling powers. Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Tags: briefer, Captain Rosemere, elder, islander, luna, plesiosaur, Polly, psychic specialist, Tranenbloud Island CREDITS Story: "Tranenbloud Island" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Rosemere's Strike Team" 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 "Decompress" "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "The myst" "Demon at the door" "Autopsy" "Reaper" "Prisma" "The encounter" "Unclassified" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (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 Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"There were people who once knew how to harness energies that we haven't yet discovered, or rather, rediscovered," Dr. Taisho said as she strapped the leathery cuff around his right wrist. "They did so by learning about the world around them and building tools to understand and then use the forces and energies they observed. Wars and calamities overcame the world and most of the knowledge and the tools were destroyed or lost. There are those in the present time who are trying to regain that knowledge. They are finding some of the tools and devices and testing them to see if they still work. This is one those devices." After a volunteer for research study discovers that he is able to operate an ancient device, both he and the device are hunted by the powerful. Genre: Fantasy Tags: amazing mechanism, Brian Bicknell, Mrs. Winsome, MZN, time perception, time travel, Tora Taisho CREDITSStory: "The Makriazaton Mechanism" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Crash Test" 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 "Glass Android" "Tech Toys" "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Max Flashback" Music by Andy Ray* "Action Time (Looped)" "Drive With Me" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Casual Arcade Track #3 (looped)" "Casual Arcade Track #1 Version 2 (looped)" "Lyric Voices #4" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market 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 Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

There are flames in the distance. There is a dragon in the distance. We must ride out to meet him. It is said that the first dragon was born of hatred. And all of the things that follow hatred. Envy and greed. Bloodlust. It is said that the first dragon was born from a person, right here in this very village. It is said that the first dragon was born of a curse. A curse that was meant to save, for some curses can save. A traveler is given a blessing and a curse, and both give rise to a most fearsome and extraordinary new creature. Genre: Fantasy, Horror Tags: baron, beggar, blessing, curse, dragon, hatred, traveler, Valor, Ver, Verandering, victory, warlock CREDITSStory: "Dragons of Verandering" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Verandering" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Dark fields (seamless)" "Deep" "Once upon a time" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Sacrifice" "Pitch black" "Immortals (seamless)" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Battle_1_normal (loop)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"You must be Captain Vasquez." "And why, madam, do you presume that?" "Because judging from their expressions, none of the people at this table believe a word you're saying…but they're all listening anyway because the story is just that captivating." Captain Vasquez glanced around the crowded table and smiled. She believed in her tales with such confidence that it did not matter whether anyone else did or not. She believed because they were true, mostly. The tale of the spineless cater-monkey was certainly true. An explorer vessel searches for a lost continent whose fiercely guarded shores may hide a horrific weapon or a terrific power. Genre: Fantasy Tags: Captain Vasquez, Jones, Lady Morales, magician, Sable Dragonfly, Soumough, Terrible Mallard CREDITSStory: "The Terrible Mallard" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Soumough" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) "The village (seamless)" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Eternity (seamless)" "Immortals (seamless)" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme #1" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Locations_Happy Village (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Exploration_Technologic Place (loop)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray, Nicholas Jeudy, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

When the lay was finished, the troubadour smiled and bowed. He blew a stray lock of his rosy hair out of his eyes and asked the gathered crowd, "What story would you hear? Tell me." The old man brought forth a coin to ask for a story. The troubadour said, "No, no. I have set out no vessels for receiving gifts, as you can see. There is no cost excepting the time that you take to stand and listen, if you will." Wandering storytellers are known as troubadours, and they come by their sweet voices and their enchanting storytelling from a surprising ancestor. Genre: Fairy Tale Tags: bluebird, canary, creator, mockingbird, old man, parrot, sovereign, troubadour, voiceless CREDITSStory: "How the Troubadours Came To Be" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Troubadour" 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 "First stop" "Lake in the woods" "The silver bus" Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme 2 (Looped)" "Medieval Theme 4 (Looped)" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Humorous_Exploration (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Adventure Track #1 (looped)" "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists 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 Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Is it me, or does it look like it's breathing?" Raj placed a hand on his pointed cap to keep it from falling off as he looked up the trunk of the most immense tree he had ever seen in his life. It would probably take fifty kids to stand around it and hold hands to surround the trunk. He gulped. Meg was right. It did look like it was breathing. Maybe it was just because of how big it was. Looking up at it was dizzying. That might have been what was making the tree look like it was breathing. At least, Raj hoped so. Three children embark on a desperate quest to win a wish, but there is a terrible price for making that wish come true. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: Al, Alpha, ants, Frankie, Meg, Omega, Raj, thaumadendro, tree, wish CREDITSStory: "The Quest of Nine Days" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Thaumadendro" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Shadow forest (seamless)" Music by Andy Ray* "Casual Theme #3 (Looped)" "Casual Theme #2 (Looped)" "Medieval Theme 1 (Looped)" "Hidden Fear" Music by Komiku "Time" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Humorous_Exploration (loop)" "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" "Scary Theme #4" "Epic Battle #1 (No Drums)" "Epic Battle #1" "Melodic Outro" "Locations_Village (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray, Nicholas Jeudy, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I could feel it, shifting around in my chest, as I waited for the on-call doctor to respond. The doctor's badge indicated that he didn't have one, so I didn't think he would understand, but as I began to speak, to describe what had been happening to me over the past few weeks, his questions and observations revealed that he understood quite well. And he came to this conclusion. My homunculus was malfunctioning. The complex implant that tempers one man's pathological emotions is exhibiting signs of "adverse reactions." Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology Tags: condensate, construct, homunculus, implant, le nourrisson affame, pathological emotion syndrome, Telesphorus CREDITSStory: "My Homunculus Is Malfunctioning" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Emergency Implantation Surgery" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Monochromatic stain" "Unclassified" "Investigation day" "Profiler" "Prisma" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by ROZKOL and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Nicholas Jeudy & Dark Fantasy Studio is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The king opened his eyes and found himself seated at the long table in the castle's dining hall. As he watched, platters and tureens began to appear, filled with steaming and fragrant food. Favorite dishes materialized before the chair in which would sit the one who favored them. A large bowl of fruit appeared before the seat that the queen's favorite friend would occupy. Stews appeared at the far end of the table, where the king's scholars sat. A tower of sweet rolls appeared in the middle of the table, where the young knights would be seated. A king sits down to a feast only to feel that something is wrong, that he is alone though the table is full of feasters. Is it a dream? A nightmare? Or something worse… Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Tags: curse, dragon, feast, hound, King, mage, queen, scholar, warlock CREDITS Story: "The Feast of Paravirneo" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Feast Begins" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme 3 (Looped)" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Exploration_Mystery (loop)" "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song" "Steel Enemy (looped)" "Exploration_Forest Of Magic" "Cue_Nature" "Battle_2_Evil (loop)" "Cue_Nature 2" "Locations_Court Song" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andy Ray and unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Risset Drum effect generated in Audacity (audacityteam.org) Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

We have conquered deep space, they said. There is nothing at the bottom of our own seas that could be of any worth, they said. But there are always voices of dissent. And there is always something of worth in the places that are beyond our sight, beyond our reach. It just depends on your definition of what is worth it. Humanity has conquered the stars but has yet to solve the mysteries of the sea. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Forsaken Deep, Forsaken Four, pelagonaut, Pontus Deep, Project Forsaken, Project Pontus, Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench CREDITSStory: "Forsaken Deep" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Pelagonaut" 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 "Non-stop to Insideoutworld" "Through the gravitational field" "Smooth jacket" "Keith in 1987" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" Music by Andy Ray "Peace in My World (looped)" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "The encounter" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Among the Stars" "Space Discoveries (looped)" "Unknown Terrain (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), and unnamed artists 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 and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Spencer frowned at the professor's curious claim, and glanced at their two guides. Their guides were men of the jungle, courageous and calm, but among the youngest and least experienced of their people. They would be treated as heroes if they returned from the expedition. But they had not been expected to return. From several yards away, they eyed the golden-bronze idol with as much caution and suspicion as Professor Gadston did. Professor Gadston embarks on one last expedition before he retires, an expedition from which he does not expect to return. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITSStory: "Professor Gadston" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Jungle Idol" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "The village (seamless)" "No mountain high" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 1)" "Song_VisitingHerForest" "Exploration_Mystery (loop)" "Unknown Terrain" "Atmosphere_PersecutionDanger_Loop" "Cue_Nature 2" "Ice and Fire (peaceful part – looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio and the various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

He lifted the dog, her tongue lolling in the mild heat of the summer evening, and placed her on the truck bed. Nico peered at her. "If I left you at home, you'd escape and come after me, and get hit by traffic or something. This way at least, if things don't go as planned, Dad will find you in the morning. Maybe…the others too." He rubbed her head, tousled her ears, and bent down to kiss her head. A small mining crew is tasked with finding something atypical in the abandoned gold mine, but something atypical finds them instead. Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Tags: Birch, creature, Don, Freddy, Joe, John, Miguel, mine, miner, Nico, Orson, Pierre, purple dirt, purple roots, Ruby, shadow CREDITS Story: "The Purple Dust Mine" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Whole Mining Crew" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "To the Water's Edge" "The End Comes for Us All" Music by Rafael Archangel "Smoke" "So Cold" "Deep Dive" "Thinking" Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "Start the Day" "Heat Haze" Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Trust Me" "Pitch black" "After dark" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Atmosphere_BadSensation_Loop" "Song_Mistery" "Atmosphere_DoomTexture" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Nicholas Jeudy & Dark Fantasy Studio is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel, Lee Rosevere, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and the unnamed artist(s) at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Joanie loved her gramps, but she most certainly did not love clowns. Still, as she sat against the wall of the playroom that her grandfather had made for her, she held onto the little clown doll with the dark fuzzy hair at the sides of his head, the tiny purple hat on his bald head, the blue shirt, and the red pants, and the ever-smiling face. She waited for him to answer her questions. Growing up, Joanie learns a lot from her grandfather, about their family's eerie history with sadness, laughter…and clowns. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: clown, Gramps, Joanie, Persimmon, white shadow CREDITS Story: "Summoner of Clowns" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Summoner of Clowns" 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 "Keith in 1987" "Insideoutworld" Music by Andy Ray* "Casual Theme #1" "Story at Night (Looped)" "Scary Theme #5 (Version 2)" "Evil is Near (Looped)" "Casual Theme #4" "Peace in My World (final theme)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by 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 TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Once upon a time, a town that sat nestled near the foot of a mountain, surrounded by forest evergreen, ran out of food and fuel in the midst of a deadly winter. They were not poor, the people of this town. They were not foolish with their provisions. The winter had just lasted far longer than any in the realm had expected. Every season of that year was winter. Many perished. Shadowy spirits called the umbra hold back winter and famine from the town, but they did so at the cost of the town's soul. Now, one little girl must face the umbra. Genre: Fairy Tale, Horror Tags: Anise, Cane, ghost, grandmother, spirit, umbra CREDITS Story: "The Fortunate Little Leaf" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Umbra" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" Music by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" "Curiousity" "Under Suspicion" "Chillin' in the Forest" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Exploration_Forest of Magic" "Cue_Nature" "Locations_Village (loop)" "Cue_Nature 2" "Journey into Fog (looped)" "Atmosphere_PersecutionDanger_Loop" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by the unnamed artists 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 and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by the…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

An ancient people with great potential built a glorious thing before they succumbed to corruption, fell into ruin, and vanished from the world. One person may have stumbled upon the forgotten creation of an ancient people who erased their very existence from all records. Genre: Mystery, Horror Tags: giant, glorious thing, Hyperion, worm CREDITSStory: "The Riddle of Hyperion" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Hyperion Found" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by Andy Ray* "Freedom" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Exploration_Technologic Place (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Exploration_Dark (loop)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray and…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

In the suddenly dimmed room full of seated strangers, I heard subdued coughs, the click of a heel, the crack of a knuckle, and the hushed hiss of fabric shifting against fabric or against the hard plastic chairs. The room brightened from the front, where the image slowly appeared and came into focus, radiant white and familiar. Gasps and murmurs rippled through the room as eyes adjusted to the monotone image and grasped the subtle sight of the unexpected. They meant to "build a better x-ray machine," but their stromascope can see beyond flesh and bone. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Tags: backbone, Diane, medical imaging, narumplexus, spine, stromascope, Wu CREDITS Story: "Stromascope" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Stromascope" 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 "It's A Mystery" "Decompress" "Universe Calling" "Not Alone" "Thoughtful" "Night Caves" "Under Suspicion" "Cosmic Drifting" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.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]

Perhaps centuries from now, medicine will be able to restore what was lost from injuries such as his. But now, I must turn to practices arcane. Clara sighed as she watched the ink dry. She sat in the dim basement of the home she shared with her husband, who was working in his office upstairs. It was a chilly autumn day. Yet the basement was temperate. She dipped her quill into the well and continued. With arcane knowledge, a woman builds and tests a device that she hopes will heal her husband's maimed legs. Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery Tags: basement, Clara, cricket, displacement, frog, Henry, mirror CREDITSStory: "The Mirror of Displacement" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Displacement" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Komiku "Dreaming of you" "When you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Time" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Thoughful" "It's A Mystery" "Waves of Sleep" "Betrayal" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Song_PainfulMemories_Loop" "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Atmosphere_Frozen" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The two cozied up on the bench seat of the red convertible, parked on a bluff that overlooked the glittering city below. "Thanks for letting me drive her," Raul said. "Him." "What?" Maya grinned and reached out to pat the dashboard. "My baby's a boy." Maya's boyfriend shares the origin of the mysterious monument that sits upon his secret spot. Genre: Mystery Tags: Maya, Mike Riley, monument stone, pale giant, Prospero, Raul, red convertible CREDITS Story: "Giant's Overlook" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "El Barco Rojo" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Komiku "Dreaming of you" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere "Quizitive" "Curiousity" "Thoughtful" "It's A Mystery" "Betrayal" Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" "Deep Dive" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku and Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.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]

There are people in this world worth saving. Zoe repeated the mantra to herself as she gingerly pulled the sheet away from the skin of her back. Her back was aching, itching, burning, roiling, and writhing. There are people in this world worth saving, she thought to herself again. There are people in this world worth saving. Zoe is a living amphora, a human vessel for knowledge or power that should be unknowable to her… Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Tags: amphora, lion, serpent, Sophia, tattoo, vessel, Zoe CREDITS: Story: "Amphora Incarnate" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Living Amphora" 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 "Thoughtful" "Under Suspicion" "Making A Change" "Decompress" "Universe Calling" "It's A Mystery" "Baldachin" "I Bet You Wonder Why" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.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]

The first sound that either one of them heard as they woke was the scraping of a chain on the stone floor. After a few heartbeats of stunned silence, they both remembered what had happened to bring them there. They both looked at each other. The erpon spoke first, believing that the human child would need some comfort. He asked the boy's name, and the boy answered, "Cor." "Demetrius," the erpon soldier said, placing a hand upon his chest. A human boy and an erpon soldier are imprisoned by a wizard and made to play a game to win their freedom. Genre: Fantasy Tags: Cor, Demetrius, erpon, forest, skriddir, Spiral, wizard, puzzle, game CREDITS:Story: "Prisoners of Spiral" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Prisoners of Spiral" 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 "The silver bus" Music by Andy Ray "Medieval Theme 5 (Looped)" "Last Moments of Peace" "Hidden Fear (Short Loop)" "Medieval Theme 3 (Looped)" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Secrets of Kingdom" "Cue_Solitude" "Exploration_Forest Of Magic" "Magic Within" "A&C Percussion Loop #20 (Fast Version)" "Cue_Nature" "Adventure Track #1 (looped)" "Battle_1_normal (loop)" "Locations_Court Song" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market 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 Andy Ray and…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I reached out to the meteorite, a rocky mass with atypical glowing purple patches, knowing it might be the last thing I ever did on Earth. It didn't crash. It landed. It landed in a specific place. Right in the middle of a major metropolitan area. Before an astronaut sets out on his first mission to explore space, space comes down to greet him. Genre: Science Fiction Tags: alien, Cas, Earth, Gliese, Jason Darego, meteorite, astronaut CREDITS:Story: "Gliese on Earth" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Jason and the Meteorite" 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" "Above the Earth" "Interstellar breakfast" Music by Andy Ray "Another World" "Stars Talk" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Among the Stars" "Space Discoveries (looped)" "Scary Theme #2" "First Contact (looped)" "Scary Theme #2 (Version 2)" "Casual Arcade Track #2 (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market 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 Andy Ray and…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"It is a cold and vast realm to which I cast my distant eye," the professor said, as he entered the western observatory, still dressed in his night-clothes. "And it was a warm and welcoming realm from which you pulled that eye." He turned to face his apprentice. "This had better be good, Geoffrey. I was enjoying a scrumptious dream." A professor and his apprentice direct their telescope to the one place they are forbidden to watch…the skies. Genre: Fantasy Tags: Boundary Wall, Director, Geoffrey, Ismal, Professor, Watcher, Western Observatory CREDITS: Story: "The Watchers of the Western Observatory" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Watchers of the Western Observatory" 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 "Lake in the woods" "Packed lunch" "Father Green" "Horse ride 4" "The silver bus" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Humorous_Exploration" "Exploration_Mystery (looped) "Magic Within (looped)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market 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…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Welcome to Melville Island, Doctor." "Thank you, Agent. Is it a heartbeat? That's the last I heard. But that was hours ago." On an uninhabited Arctic island, something is stirring beneath the permafrost… Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Tags: Arctic, envoy, Ivar, Melville Island, report, sleeping, Straw CREDITS:Story: "Age Upon Age of Frozen Sleep" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Arctic Sand" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" "Parade" Music by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" "Universe Calling" "Thoughtful" Music by Kai Engel "Snowmen" Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" Music by Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm, Kai Engel, Lee Rosevere, and Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The baker and the blacksmith were gathered around the inn's fireplace on a frozen blustery night. The fire was roaring and the wooden pillars from which the inn was built were stout and sturdy. Yet with every patron who entered, a sweep of snow and a shock of chill air barged in. It was late, and most patrons had retired to their rooms. But some remained in the common room, finishing the last of their hot mead or a late meal. Or hoping that the innkeeper would overlook it if they fell asleep by the hearty fire instead of retiring to their frosty chambers. Gathered around a fire on a cold winter's eve, three friends tell tales of the final fate of the greatest sword in the realm. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy Tags: baker, blacksmith, duchess, Fanfaronnade, innkeeper, warrior, braggart CREDITS Story: "Fanfaronnade" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Fanfaronnade" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme 2 (Looped)" "Army of Death (looped)" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song" "Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 2)" "Exploration_Forest of Magic" "Battle_1_normal (loop)" "Scary Theme #2 (Version 2)" "Battle_3_slow (loop)" "Cue_Solitude" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com; and by Andy Ray and…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"I should go first," Azi whispered, wiping his brow and adjusting his cap in one movement. It was unnaturally warm in the dragon's den. The little brown mouse, standing on her hind legs beside him, twitched her whiskers. "You're too big. She'll hear you, and she'll smell you. We've already decided. Why do you waver?" The two were hidden behind a large boulder on the other side of which was a great sleeping dragon. A brown mouse and an apprentice spell-caster brave the den of the red dragon to see what she guards. Genre: Fantasy Tags: Azi, Blue, Breninglas, Brown, Carnelian, dragon, King, mouse, Rig, Rigibre CREDITSStory: "Breninglas" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Red Dragon's Den" 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 Unnamed Artist(s)* "Journey into Fog (looped)" "Magic Within (looped)" "Ice and Fire (peaceful part – looped)" "Secrets of Kingdom (looped)" "Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 2)" "Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 1)" "Knight Power (looped)" "Knight Rising (looped)" "Locations_Court Song" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Scott Buckley is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Scott Buckley at scottbuckley.com.au Find more music by…uh, various unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

If we break the mirror barrier, we would have even greater control over the transformations between matter and energy than ever before. For this knowledge, we humbly ask our new friends from beyond the known stars. The only worthy god is a fallen god. Because a fallen god must walk the mortal path. Only a fallen god can be stung by nettles, or lashed by biting winds, or blistered by fire, or embraced by the love of a stranger. A lost legend is found, and with it, wonders and powers that lie between our imaginings. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "The Fall of the Mirror-God" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Mirror Energy" 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 "Cosmic Drifting" "Tech Toys" Music by Kai Engel "Snowmen" Music by Andy Ray "Another World" "Dark Side" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Space Discoveries (looped)" "Among the Stars" "Atmosphere_DoomTexture" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere and Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray is licensed from GameDev Market Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Kai Engel and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Tags: alien, ambassador, Atlantis, chief portal guardian, god of chaos, god of clouds, god of mirrors, god of sunrise, god of the cosmos, god over birds Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Cell phone cameras don't work for many miles outside of the perimeter that the common lore has designated the "certain death zone" (or CDZ). A photographer of the unusual is shaken by something in his latest photos that he has never seen before. What does he see? Find out in this episode. Genre: Mystery CREDITS Story: "Unstable Stones" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "SF_WK5" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Rafael Archangel "Smoke" "Thinking" "Deep Dive" "Forgotten" "Persistence" "Persistence [With Beat]" Music by Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm and Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

His person was bare of any adornment save the many rings that he wore on his fingers, and when he folded those fingers together and laid them on the table, the stones upon the rings aligned as if they were the very planets in my home system. "They were worlds once," the man, the merchant, said, locking me in a gaze that seemed to vibrate from his carnelian-colored eyes, "before they fell into decay, and then just…fell." The precious stone a captain is tasked with retrieving may be just a jewel, or may be the seed of a new world. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Seeds of Many Worlds" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Seeds of Many Worlds" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "Go then, there are other worlds than these" Music by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" "Cosmic Drifting" "Waves of Sleep" Music by Andy Ray "Another World" Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Unknown Terrain" "Scary Theme #2" "Scary Theme #2 (Version 2)" *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray is licensed from GameDev Market 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 music by Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

It is said that just before a child is born, he is given every gift a person can possess in life. But those gifts attract the attention of evil and greedy beings, who always steal them away one by one. Every child manages to grasp hold of at least one gift so tightly that it cannot be stolen before the child is born. Evil stalks the eastern forest. Evil abides in the capital. Only one person can stop it. Genre: Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "The Legend of Lampaneer" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Lee Rosevere "I Believe in You" "Making A Change" "The Nightmare" "What's Behind the Door" "Night Caves" Music by Kai Engel "Snowmen" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, Nctrnm, and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL, Nctrnm, Komiku, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The visions. I'd had them all my life. They're tricky to read, like tarot cards. Vague sometimes, like dreams. When I was a kid, I would tell my mom, and she had this way of pretending it was normal while still keeping it secret. By the time I became aware that my ability was unique, I knew how to hide it. I started to teach myself how to control it, and soon enough, how to use it. A young detective has the uncanny ability to see into the core of a person. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery CREDITS Story: "Detective Day" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "Smoke" "So Cold" "Deep Dive" "Forgotten" "Persistence (With Beat)" Music by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" "I Believe in You" "Baldachin" "Under Suspicion" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License 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 Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The kingdom was renowned for the quality of their spider silk thread and the many textiles that were made from it, gowns, cloaks, rope, and even armor. The reason for the quality and abundance of the silk was a large, but benign, spider that lived only, it seemed, in the kingdom named for it, Tortanak. Lucine's mother mastered spider silk and her stepmother mastered apples. To save herself and her kingdom, she too will need a talent to master. Genre: Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "The Queens of Silk and Apple" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" "Packed lunch" "Lake in the woods" "Father Green" "Swanhead" "Horse ride 4" Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Heat Haze" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, TRG Banks, ROZKOL, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The secret ingredient in the biomaterial that had been used to treat, to cure, to advance the five volunteers lying in one of the most advanced burn wards in the world, was neither love nor magic. But anyone might have thought so, the way the stuff brought those folks back to life. A scientist invents an extraordinary biomaterial that can protect humans from the ravages of space travel, but the price for unlocking its potential is far too high. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Titan Matter" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "Insideoutworld" Music by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" "Cosmic Drifting" "Thoughtful" "Quizitive" "Baldachin" "Reflections" 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 and at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The surveyors found it when they went looking for a spot to put up a commercial office building. It was almost intact. Only the roof was partially collapsed. The basement was filled with dirt. There were unusual scorch marks on the walls and floors of almost every room of the sixteen-room house. Unusual in that they didn't seem to be caused by fire. The ceilings of each room—and only the ceilings—were covered with vines that once must have been ropey but in the present were petrified to the hardness of a twigs and branches. Surveyors uncover a buried mansion and wake a sleeping ghost. What happens next? Find out in this episode. Genre: Horror, Mystery CREDITS Story: "The House Where Emmeline Slept" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "Fever Dream" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere "You're Enough (version a)" "Slow Lights" "Thoughtful" "The Nightmare" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Komiku and Nctrnm at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Three beautiful sisters were they, in those days. They had eyes the color of jade with shades of honey flecked within. They had hair like golden silk. Their lovely smiles were made lovelier still by their dazzling white teeth. As might be expected with beauty so bold, they were envied by many. They were coveted by many. Their mother fretted and feared over that envy and longing. She did not want to lock up her daughters for fear of the world. But one day, her fears came true. Three sisters are cursed by a jilted suitor by an undying and forbidden hunger. Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Horror CREDITS Story: "The Curse of the Gray Hunger" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "Palaver" Music by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" "The Nightmare" "Reflections" Music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

She had told the police, of course. But she hadn't told them the whole truth. They wouldn't have believed her if she did. They wouldn't have filed the police report that she hoped would scare people away from buying the house after she discovered that something sinister had already claimed it. Perhaps if she'd known that some detectives were open to ideas so out of the box, they were out of the reality in which that box existed, she would have tried to work with such a detective. Maybe that couple would still be alive. A woman with super-hearing joins forces with a paranormal consultant to capture an invisible killer, but they find themselves up against a far more powerful and unknowable foe. Genre: Fantasy, Horror CREDITSStory: "Esmerelda Auricle" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" "Smoke" "Forgotten" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" "Making A Change" "Not Alone" "The Nightmare" Music by Lee Rosevere and Nctrnm 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 Rafael Archangel, Nctrnm, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The man in the long dark maroon coat swept toward Mick. The visit was expected, but not at that hour. Mick thought the man would show up the next day. That was, in fact, why he was in the lab at that late hour in the first place. He wanted to get some things done so he would have time for the new project that his boss had dropped on him that day. Said new project being the man in the dark maroon coat. Beware the magician. At dawn, he wakes. Beware, beware, for your heart he'll take. What does a nursery rhyme about a heartless magician have to do with a young technician who's only trying to do his job? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Horror CREDITS Story: "Red Hat, Red Cloak" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Ambient I-IV" "The World Has Moved On" "Fever Dream" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Tension" "Ambiant Point Of No Return" Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Night Caves" "Baldachin" "Heat Haze" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Komiku and at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Once, there was a fisherman who was dissatisfied with his wife because she was always complaining and frowning. The fisherman's miserable wife never smiled, but once she began, her smile hid a fantastic secret. Find out what that secret is in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "The Smiling Fishwife" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro) Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Father Green" "Packed lunch" "Swanhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "Making A Change" "Puzzle Pieces" 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 Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]