Jean-Pierre Ducharme and Ms. Esmeralda Spinoza are experts in the delicate architecture of the séance.

Inside the stillness of Julia Silverman’s game room, they prepare to reach across the divide for a daughter lost four months prior. It is a space of flickering candles, soft whispers, and the heavy weight of a mother’s grief.

But as the circle joins hands, the atmosphere begins to curdle. The familiar rituals start to feel unpredictable, and a coldness settles that no draft can explain.

They have spent years navigating the boundaries of the unknown, but tonight, those boundaries are no longer holding.

"A Message for Julia" was first broadcast on The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast in January 2025.

Roy Sunter is a New Hampshire-based author.

Roy Sunter’s primary body of work can be found at Studio 8, with earlier archives located at ArcanumCafe. He writes under the handle "sasha"—the Russian diminutive of his middle name, Alexander.

His ongoing "chapbook" at Studio 8 features a collection of spontaneous prose, much of it in the zuihitsu style, alongside his photography.

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