Welcome to Chime and Discord, Episode 3. I’m the author, Sharon Frances.

Last week, in Episode 2, seventeen year old Thi navigated a dystopian world filled with authoritarian crack downs and a personal struggle of living with her mom’s boyfriend’s addiction to alcohol. Things began to change when Thi discovered a hidden source of music and a mysterious egg.

In this episode, Thi navigates her tumultuous home life while discovering hope and resistance as she learns more about the Egg. The episode also touches on the destruction of knowledge and the importance of creation in the face of adversity.

Thank you again for tuning in, and now on with the show.

Author: Sharon Frances. www.sharonjoyfrances.com / Instagram @sharonfrancesme

Theme Song: Something Inside. Lyrics by Matthew Rodriguez. Music by Joris Hoogsteder.

Takeaways from Episode 3

* The importance of nurturing new beginnings in difficult circumstances.

* Anger can have destructive effects on family dynamics.

* The metaphor of the egg represents hope and potential.

* Creating a safe space for growth is essential.

* The destruction of knowledge is a tactic used by oppressive forces.

* Family conflicts can lead to feelings of abandonment and isolation.

* The protagonist's journey reflects the struggle for identity and belonging.

* Finding ways to protect what is precious is a universal theme.

* Art and creativity are powerful forms of resistance against oppression.

Welcome to Chime and Discord, Episode 2. I’m the author, Sharon Frances.

Last week, when I introduced Chime and Discord to the world, we met Ti, a seventeen year old living in a world fallen apart through countless authoritarian, anti-democratic acts that affect everyone in her world all on a personal level. (Sound familiar?)

In Episode 1, we are introduced to the dystopian society Ti lives in, how she has learned to live in this broken world, including its impact on education, banning of books, survival and fear, love and relationships during chaos, and the healing power of music.

In Episode 2, we will discover how Ti’s hope depends on an unexpected discovery while on her running path. This discovery will change her life.

Thank you again for tuning in, and now on with the show.

Author: Sharon Frances. www.sharonjoyfrances.com / Instagram @sharonfrancesme

Theme Song: Something Inside. Lyrics by Matthew Rodriguez. Music by Joris Hoogsteder.

Welcome to Chime and Discord, Episode 1.

This is a story of a near-future dystopian America, where the people’s lives are disrupted and threatened by local and federal anti-democratic forces.

I began writing this story before Trump ran for his second term of office. Since his second term began, Trump has initiated countless authoritarian, anti-democratic acts that affect us all on a personal level. Many of us are distraught about what is happening in our world right now, and it is those feelings and a desire to take action, that lead me to put this story into the world before it is even finished.

Chime and Discord offer a source of solace, hope and action for listeners of all ages with the story of Ti, a seventeen year old living in a world fallen apart, whose hopes depend on what's hatching from a giant egg.

Here is the layout of Chime and Discord Time Periods and Characters we meet in Episode 1….

The Wayback is the time the characters remember from before The Last War

The Last War caused the country to look as it does in the book’s current time period.

Tiam (Ti): she/her, 17 year old: curious, passionate; loves running, music, and being creative

Mom (Vigil): she/her, Tiam’s Mom, a former teacher, lives with Tiam and Bell

Bell: he/him, A fixer who moves in with Mom and Tiam

Stampers: Local gangs around the country united by a mission to stamp out diverse thought, empathy and democratic structures; they patrol the cities and enforce their own rules of living; antagonistic, scary, a real threat

Traders: adult individuals and small groups who travel around the region collecting things and trading them, friendly to the community; mysterious, creative

Fixers: adult individuals and small groups who fix all things broken during the Last War; Bell is one of them

Watchers: adults who watch bad things happen and do nothing to stop it. They do not mass together, they are easily manipulated.

I will drop episodes each Wednesday.

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