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The large man was lying on his stomach with his face turned to the side. The left side of his face was visible. That's why I knew who it was. Aside from his distinctive sharp features, Sylvio Milan was known to have a scar on his left cheek, from his ear to the corner of his lip. Supposedly, someone had tried to cut his throat and missed. Femme fatale…damsel in distress...crime boss? Who…is Sylvia? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Notable detail: The character names and relationships in this story—not to mention the title—were inspired by the Shakespeare play "Two Gentlemen of Verona." CREDITS Story: "Who Is Sylvia?" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "Smoke" "So Cold" "Persistence [With Beat]" Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Not Alone" "Thoughtful" "Heat Haze" Music by Komiku "Sexy Time" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel, Komiku, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

…when the doctor placed her swaddled son in her arms, she looked down at his brilliant blue eyes and she grinned. You and me, kid, she thought. "Welcome to the world, Roland," she said. "I'm your mom. And you're my son." A happy new mother thinks her son is extraordinary. Is she just being a typical proud mom, or is her son truly beyond the ordinary? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Roland" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" "Puzzle Pieces" "It's A Mystery" "Reflections" "Tech Toys" "Night Caves" "The Secret to Growing Up" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Ambiant Point Of No Return" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere 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 by Nctrnm, Komiku, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

I can hear it moving, I think. It's hard to tell with the other noises. A car whooshing by sometimes. Some cat moving through the bushes outside. A neighbor went to the bathroom a few minutes ago. I jerked when I heard the sound of the water moving through the pipes. If I squeeze my eyes shut and focus, I think I can hear it breathing. Is something supernatural haunting a young man at night when he's sleeping? Or is it all in his imagination? Join three agents as they investigate and find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mystery, Mythology CREDITS Story: "Nocturnal" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" "Start the Day" "Making A Change" "What's Behind the Door" "Snakes" "The Nightmare" Music by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" "Fever Dream" "To the Water's Edge" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" "Cherry" Music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

"...So at about one-thirty we got a call from the local PD. They themselves responded to an emergency call from the residence. We have a recording, but I just got here about ten minutes ago myself. It was Shelly who called. She was sleeping. Heard some scary noises. She called for her parents. When they didn't come, she stepped out of her room. She said an explosion happened in the attic then and she thought her mom and brother were hurt. And she didn't know where her dad was. She made the call from the kitchen. The operator asked her if she was in a safe place, then heard her scream. Then nothing." Two agents investigate an apparent explosion in a suburban home that leaves the family living inside with unusual injuries. Was the accident caused by a previously unidentified natural phenomenon? Or was it caused by human hands? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Ignotus" Copyright © 2013 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Slow Lights" "Thoughtful" "Making A Change" "Universe Calling" "I Believe in You" "Heat Haze" "Try Anything Once" Music by ROZKOL "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" "The World Has Moved On" "The End Comes for Us All" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

The procedure was not something that scared him. It should have. He understood enough to know what delicate and tricky work it would be for the surgeons, scientists, nurses, technicians, and whoever else was involved. If it worked, he would see light, and form, and color. If it worked, he would see his mom, his sister, his friends. And if it worked, he would see Cari. After an experimental surgery restores a man's physical sight, what is revealed to be his true blindness? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "The Iris" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" "And So Then" "Slow Lights" "Making A Change" "Tech Toys" "The Secret to Growing Up" "Universe Calling" "Reflections" "It's A Mystery" "Gone" "Not Alone" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

"I'm going to bring her back." "It is folly to defy death," his father said. "It is folly to accept death, when it comes for the wrong person." A young man travels to the afterworld to bring his mother back from an untimely death. Will he succeed? Or will he become stuck in the place that bridges the worlds of the living and the dead? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Isle of Mist and Gloom" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Jack Waldenmaier "Snake Charmer" Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" Music by ROZKOL "Fever Dream" "The End Comes for Us All" Music by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" "How I Used To See The Stars" "Puzzle Pieces" "Snakes" "Heat Haze" "The Nightmare" "The Long Journey" Music by Komiku "Ambiant Point of No Return" "Frozen Jungle" 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 TRG Banks, Lee Rosevere, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org Find more music by Jack Waldenmaier at musicbakery.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

The gate swung open with a high wail. Razim swapped curious looks with Sidregar. They paced into the city, scanning the streets for an open inn. The streets were empty. The city seemed abandoned, like much of the country surrounding it, yet they had heard no news of any trouble as they approached this kingdom. What surprises await two newly arrived travelers to a royal capital that seems to be abandoned? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Dragonfly" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" "Go then, there are other worlds than these" Music by Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" "Heat Haze" "Not Alone" "It's a Mystery" "Small Steps" "Snakes" Music by Komiku "Tension" 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, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Mirrors are not to be trifled with. What dangers could there possibly be from gazing into a mirror? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Mirror of Liriope" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" "What's Behind the Door" "Reflections" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Interchange" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

The mages could not have been foolish enough to leave their greatest treasure unguarded. What does a mage, a thief, and a destroyer have in common? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Mages, Thieves, and Destroyers" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Snakes" "Heat Haze" "Making A Change" "What's Behind the Door" "Under Suspicion" "Expectations" "Not Alone" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

For the past fortnight, we two had been tracking the whereabouts of the mysterious rider who was said to guard the roads in and out of Thessa, a major town in the southern region. Who—or what—is the mysterious black-armored knight who roams the roads around the southern town of Thessa? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Ghostly Knight of Thessa" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Go then, there are other worlds than these" "The World Has Moved On" "To the Water's Edge" "Fever Dream" "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" Music by TRG Banks "Swanhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "It's a Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Puzzle Pieces" "The Nightmare" Music by ROZKOL and 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 ROZKOL, TRG Banks, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

He glanced at the organ behind layers of glass and smiled even wider. A beating heart. An artificial heart. And he had helped to create it, design it, mold it, and nurture it. Why is the first artificial heart ever created suddenly behaving as if, well, as if it has a mind of its own? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Phantom Heart" Copyright © 2013 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "As I Was Saying" "Tech Toys" "Try Anything Once" "Reflections" "Max Flashback" "Under Suspicion" "Puzzle Pieces" "Evening Glow" "Universe Calling" "I Believe in You" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

In the land of his own making, the one that abided in his heart and his head, he was a bard. In truth, he was a rice man, one of the best in Trilenkary, the kingdom of his birth. A rice merchant who dreams of being a bard is given a whimsical gift as payment for a recent discovery. What does he discover about his gift? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fable, Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "The Bard of Trilenkary" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Interchange" "The silver bus" "Lake in the woods" Music by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" "And So Then" "Curiousity" "Night Caves" "What's Behind the Door" "Quizitive" Music by Komiku "Down the river" Music by Lee Rosevere 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 TRG Banks, Lee Rosevere, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

I am the last. The only one left. We are defeated. If I can't do what I need to do now, what they need me to do now, we are defeated. The pressure is on and it lies on the shoulders of one man. Will he lead his team to certain victory, or to utter defeat? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mystery CREDITS Story: "Thirteen" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Tech Toys" "Places Unseen" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

They're a lot like us. The Promethians. That's not what they call themselves, but I could never really pronounce (or spell) the proper word, so I call them the Promethians. And others started calling them that too. Because after all, they gave us fire. They woke us up. When members of an alien race defy their own people to help humans advance, and are then punished for their defiance, how will humanity respond? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Promethians" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "The Secret to Growing Up" "Making a Change" "Reflections" "Universe Calling" "Gone" Music by ROZKOL "Fever Dream" Music by Komiku "Ambiant Point Of No Return" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere 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 at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Jane knew about the salamander. The salamander was capable of regenerating its limbs, to a certain degree. As such, it had been studied by scientists who sought to unlock the secrets of tissue regeneration. Jane knew about the salamander. The animal's mythical association with the element of fire. Fire cleansed and fire sealed. What does one scientist do when the subject of her research begins exhibiting qualities far beyond the parameters of the research? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Salamander" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: Intro/Outro Music by Digital_Emotions "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" Narration Music by TRG Banks "Interchange" Narration Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Heat Haze" "Small Steps" "What's Behind the Door" "Making a Change" "Evening Glow" "Not Alone" "How I Used To See The Stars" "Max Flashback" "Sad Marimba Planet" "I Believe in You" 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Perrimin and his closest friend Kicker, whose given name was Siminor, were both behind the rock that was too small to hide either of them, both watching the scorpion. An ambitious young mouse discovers a shortcut to the glory he has sought all his life, but has he considered all the costs to himself and to his people? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fable, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Scorpion Mouse" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "The Long Journey" by Lee Rosevere "And So Then" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Curiousity" by Lee Rosevere "The Secret to Growing Up" by Lee Rosevere "It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "The World Has Moved On" by ROZKOL "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" by ROZKOL "Snakes" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Places Unseen" by Lee Rosevere 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 Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

When the queen of Callimoray was still a princess, she was schooled in all the ways a princess should be schooled. The skill of sums and the skill of reading. Knowledge of nature and knowledge of faiths. The arts, some sport, commerce and trade, law and rule. Royal tutors performed that task. Her godmother, who was rumored to have some fairy blood in her line, taught the princess about the many mystic practices in the world. The princess latched on to the practice of meditations at a young age. As the kingdom's only heir, there was much for her to learn, many future burdens on her still-young shoulders. She found peace in her meditations… When a reclusive princess is held hostage by an invader and usurper, how can she possibly escape and save herself and her people? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Notable details: This story was inspired by the fairy tale, "The Sleeping Beauty." If you like this episode, you might like the episode titled, "Diamond White" (which shares a character). CREDITS Story: "The Dreaming Queen" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The silver bus" by TRG Banks "Tension" by Komiku "The World Has Moved On" by ROZKOL "Frozen Jungle" by Komiku "Fever Dream" by ROZKOL "Go then, there are other worlds than these" by ROZKOL "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Waves of Sleep" by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" by Lee Rosevere "The Long Journey" by Lee Rosevere Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere 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 TRG Banks, Lee Rosevere, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

We were inseparable once, my sister and I. We shared everything. My mother said we were so close, that we even shared a heart. Two sisters living in the forest cross paths with a bear, a gnome, and a curse. What happens next? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Notable detail: This story was inspired by the fairy tale, "Snow-White and Rose-Red." CREDITS Story: "Diamond White" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Like Starlight through a Veil" by Philipp Weigl "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "Curiousity" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "The silver bus" by TRG Banks "Snakes" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "Frozen Jungle" by Komiku "Packed lunch" by TRG Banks "Expectations" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere Music by Philipp Weigl and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Hmmm, I've just realized the above links may not be sufficient... Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Philipp Weigl, Lee Rosevere, TRG Banks, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

The royal city was known throughout the kingdom because it was home to a most famous—and most infamous object—a cursed bell. The Water Bell, some called it, for legends say its sound was like the trickling of a fountain. Chime, some called it, for an object so lovely and intriguing must have a name. The Bell had been cursed for generations, but when it first was forged, it was made as a blessing. What happens when the object that grants the power to tell lies from truth and is the basis for one kingdom's entire system of justice is stolen? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Water Bell" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere "Expectations" by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "Interchange" by TRG Banks "Max Flashback" by Lee Rosevere "The End Comes for Us All" by ROZKOL "Places Unseen" by Lee Rosevere Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License

She came awake then and someone clicked on her bedside light. "I've got amazing news for you. We found a donor match for your liver. It's being transported here as I speak. And we are getting ready for transplant surgery. I know it's a lot to take in, but we warned you things would move fast if we found one." Serena frowned. False hope again. Why wouldn't they just let her be? She had fought hard enough. Was it too much to ask for a night of sweet sleep? For the refuge of good dreams? She nodded her head. She didn't need to do anything anyway. She would just be lying there. What unexpected extra does one organ recipient discover about the liver she received? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Argilla" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" by ROZKOL "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Curiousity" by Lee Rosevere "The Secret to Growing Up" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "I Believe in You" by Lee Rosevere Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Vela Valora was the sailor's name. She was proud of her heritage and longed for the day her name would earn its place among the records of heroes and adventurers and champions in House Valora. What adventures await a sailor who longs to add her name to the book of her family's heroic history? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Notable detail: This story was inspired by an organism known as Velella velella. CREDITS Story: "Vela Natura" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Lake in the woods" by TRG Banks "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere "To the Water's Edge" by ROZKOL "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere "The Long Journey" by Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "Great Aunt Henrietta" by TRG Banks Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Her memory of being a Fury was gone, but Furies are strong and full of cosmic force. A Fury is a woman and a dragon is a man? Is anything as it seems? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Sorceress Moray" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Go then, there are other worlds than these" by ROZKOL "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" by ROZKOL "Making a Change" by Lee Rosevere "To the Water's Edge" by ROZKOL "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Snakes" by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" by Lee Rosevere Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Once there was a girl named Florisse whose greatest dream was to find and marry her true love. One morning when she woke, she found upon the floor of her chamber, a pair of fine slippers. They were the kind of slippers that young women wore upon their wedding days. She found a note with the slippers. The note proclaimed that the slippers would lead the wearer to wherever or whomever the wearer wished. She slipped on the slippers. She made her wish. "Take me to my true love. Take me to my future husband." How far must one young woman walk to find her true love? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fairy Tale CREDITS Story: "The Everwalker" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Quizitive" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "The Long Journey" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Frozen Jungle" by Komiku Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License

I knew it was going to happen. I remember that I came awake and heard him tossing and turning. We still shared a room then, even though I was too old for that and wanted my own. We still slept in bunk beds. He was right below me. And I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and pulled myself over the edge of my bed and leaned down just in time to see him slowly vanish. What would you do if your little brother became lost in time? Find out what one person does about it in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Pertempus" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "To the Water's Edge" by ROZKOL "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere "Gone" by Lee Rosevere "Curiousity" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere "I Believe in You" by Lee Rosevere "The Secret to Growing Up" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

I'm vanishing. Maybe I'm not vanishing. Maybe I just think I am. How would you respond if parts of you began to vanish? Find out how one person does in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy, Horror CREDITS Story: "I'm Vanishing" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" by ROZKOL "What's Behind the Door" by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" by Lee Rosevere "Snakes" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "The Secret to Growing Up" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Ambiant Point of No Return" by Komiku Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License

In those days, there were four realms. The realm of airs or spirits, inhabited by the Holy. The realm of fires, inhabited by immortal creatures created by the Holy. The realm of waters, where lived all mortal creatures made by the Holy. And the realm of earths, which was barren and uninhabited, in those days. So...why is the ocean salty? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Saltwater Realm" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "And So Then" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Heat Haze" by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Looking Back" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "How I Used To See The Stars" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

My name is Perry Verdilay. In a single act of reckless desperation, I changed my perception of the world. And maybe gave myself a condition, a curse, a burden that I may not be strong enough to bear. I can see things that others can only feel or imagine. To what extremes will one young woman go to help a loved one who is suffering from an invisible and relentless illness? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Potion of Allegory" Copyright © 2014 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "The Secret to Growing Up" by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" by Lee Rosevere "Featherlight" by Lee Rosevere "Looking Back" by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Reflections" by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

For centuries, he stalked among the villagers at their smithies and spinning wheels. He haunted their dreams with the fear of his ever-growing appetites for treasure and for flesh. They crafted swords with jewel-encrusted hilts, stitched crimson robes with gold brocade, raised ever plumper cattle, all for one wicked dragon. When a young villager faces the dragon that has terrorized his people for generations, who will be first to beg for his life? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Radwin and the Dragon" Copyright © 2013 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "Not Alone" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

In the middle of the forest sat a stone hut, and always from this hut came the scent of amber. Within the hut there lived what the nearby villagers believed was an old god. A god so ancient that none remembered his name, what he was the god of, or even if he was a "he." The Amber God, some called him. Who really lives in the middle of the forest in the stone hut that always smells of amber? Find out in this episode of the Storyfeather podcast. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Amber God" Copyright © 2013 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-hop Lounge Beat" by Digital_Emotions "It's A Mystery" by Lee Rosevere "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" by Lee Rosevere Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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