Storyfeather

A young woman receives a letter written by her future self about all the significant events to come in the next year of her life.

Genre: Mystery, Fantasy

Excerpt: Three major things will happen to me over the course of the coming year. I'll meet someone. I'll think he's wonderful. He won't be. That's the first thing. Second, I'll break my arm in a cowardly attempt to flee from my own responsibilities. And third, I'll serve on the crew of the most extravagant ship to ever sail the nine seas, the Glorious.

How do I know these things will happen?

Because I told myself they would in a letter…

What's the Word (that inspired the story)?There was none! I seem to have defied my own theme guidelines for this story.

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CREDITSStory: "Letter From Self" Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Crazy race" "Here we go" "Joy" "Playing in water"

Music by LEE ROSEVERE "Quizitive" "Southside" "Keep Trying" "Awkward Silences (version b)" "Start the Day" "All the Answers" "Tech Toys" "Awkward Silences (version a)"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A woman with short hair and wearing colorful business attire, seen from mid-thigh up, facing forward, turned to the left, holding a baby cradled in her right arm. Her left arm is in a sling. The baby is facing the woman and reaches up with the right hand to her nose. The two are translucent so that most of the words from a magnified view of a handwritten letter behind the woman and baby are visible. The visible writing on the letter reads as follows (the ellipsis representing obscured words): "Dear me of the future, I am hoping that…you read this, you've enjoyed a calm…year—with no broken bones to speak of, the opposite of the year I've had. You remember, don't you? I hustled my butt off during pilot season. No luck there and nothing really happened until April when I [crossed out letters] Marvin. Then everything started happening at once. I want to start at the end…The Glorious." There is a hand holding a fountain pen whose edge is still forming the letter "s" on the word "glorious." The letter is written in all capitals.

Reporter Lily Landry has an extraordinary encounter one night after she investigates a bright light in the sky above her apartment.

Genre: Science Fiction

Excerpt: She gulped and tried to tell herself what she always told herself in such situations.

There's a story here.

A figure approached her and she gulped again.

Come on, Landry. Put on your reporter's hat. No time to panic. No time to—

The figure reached out to her with one of its eight arms.

What's the Word (that inspired the story)?Valorous: having valor—boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITSStory: "The Visitor on the Valorous" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* "Magic Within" "A&C Percussion Loop #3" "Unknown Terrain" "Stars Talk" "Space Discoveries" "Another World" "Secrets of Kingdom" "Knight Rising" "Knight Power" "Percussion Loop #5" "Dark Side" "Percussion Loop #12" "Journey into Fog" "Lost In The Dark" "Freedom"

Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)* "March Of The Waking Lights" "Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Andrew Sitkov and Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov and Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A woman seen from behind, knees up, standing at a section of railing. Her left hand rests on the railing to the side. Her right arm is held up over her head. Her hair, the bottom of her long coat or robe, and her skirt are all flared back from the force of something above her that's casting down a bright light. A flower pot with two long-stemmed flowers is set on the floor beside her to her left in the corner where a cross bar meets the railing.

Two rival television shows set aside their differences to film their solstice holiday specials.

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction

Excerpt: "Lily Loquacious" and "Calling All Ships" were both filmed in the same giant building that housed the famed Stage 34. In fact, they were the reason that Stage 34 was famed. The building actually housed five stages, all originally occupied by the "Lily Loquacious Variety Hour," brought over from radio, which later became "Lily Loquacious Lives," and finally just "Lily Loquacious." The show started as a sketch comedy, where Lily Loquacious was a returning favorite character played by the inimitable Lily McKay. When it was clear audiences wanted more of Lily Loquacious, the studio obliged by building a show around her.

"Calling All Ships" was a space saga about a ship ironically named the Valorous because it and its crew fled from a critical battle during the last war that their people and allies fought against a mysterious long-time enemy.

What's the Word (that inspired the story)?Loquacious: talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITSStory: "The Holiday Truce on Stage 34" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Here we go" "Joy" "The super hero" "Black flag" "Playing in water" "Silent walk" "Beware the boss"

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* "Casual Theme #2" "Another World" "Stars Talk" "Casual Theme #3 (Looped)" "Casual Theme #1 (Looped)" "Lyric Voice #4" "Medieval Theme #5" "Space Discoveries"

*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

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A group of people at a party, all facing forward and seen from their upper halves. Upper left corner, a banner extends at an angle up from bottom left. It reads "Happy Solstice," but the letters "H," "C," and "E" are only partially visible. The party-goers from left to right are a man in background holding a full champagne glass in his right hand, a woman in foreground holding up a full champagne glass as if in a toast, a humanoid with bulbous head and three fingers in background holding a champagne glass in the left hand, and another humanoid with pointed ears holding a bowl of snacks. Beside the woman in the foreground, the top half of another person's head is seen, wearing a helmet, and looking at the woman. Behind the woman there extend several tentacles that curl around and in front of the others. The image is in color at center, and is repeated in grayscale at top and bottom to make the entire shape a square.

"Why does there have to be winter?"

Genre: Mythology, Fantasy

Excerpt: "Why does there have to be winter?"

The asker was my little niece, all bundled up in black-and-silver fleece blankets. Her favorite colors. She didn't ask the question just out of curiosity. She was frowning slightly. Winter had swallowed up her favorite season, autumn. (The season to which her only objection was, "why does there have to be so much orange?").

I smiled. "Do you want the scientific explanation or the non-scientific explanation?"

What's the Word (that inspired the story)?Favonian: of or relating to the west wind (source dictionary.com)

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CREDITSStory: "The Why Winter Challenge" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by JONATHAN SHAW* "Morning Frost" "A Tale of Peace"

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* "Another World" "Adventure Track #1 (looped)" "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Story at Night" "Hidden Fear" "Ice and Fire" "Funny Horror" "Stars Talk"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Jonathan Shaw and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Collage of four vertical images, described from left to right. Part of a planet seen at bottom, and above it, a ship emitting sparks and smoke. A forearm with horns emerging from several spots extends down and places a clawed hand on a surface of cracked ice. A cloaked figure with a featureless face seen in right profile and waist up, partially visible, holds up the left hand, palm curled up as if to catch a snowflake just above it. A figure with a featureless face seen from knees up, facing forward, holding a dagger at their side in the right hand, and holding up a scythe with their bent left arm. Behind this figure stands a magnified version of the same figure. Behind that stands a still more magnified version of the same figure. Snowflakes of different sizes are scattered across all the collage. This landscape image is made square with a top and bottom border behind the image that depicts a stretched version of the image in shades of blue.

Two technicians working alone to maintain an Arctic monitoring station begin to see something they shouldn't be seeing…a third resident of the station.

Genre: Mystery

Excerpt: Andrew saw it first. About a month into our six-month rotation maintaining the company's Arctic monitoring station. He was doing weekly maintenance on all the pumps on the north side when he thought he saw some motion. At first, he thought he'd just imagined something.

Season 6 Theme is DEFINITIONS What's the Word (that inspired the story)?Frigorific: causing or producing cold

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CREDITSStory: "The Station Companions" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)* "Ground Control" "March Of The Waking Lights" "Forest Bathing"

Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Exploration_Dark (loop)" "Atmosphere_PersecutionDanger_Loop" "Atmosphere_Frozen"

Music by FICUS PROSOUND* "The Escape Room Full Version" "Armageddon Full Version" "The Jigsaw Full Version" "Following Clues Full Version" "Investigation Full Version" "Now Way Out Full Version"

Music by CHRIS LOGSDON* "Level 6" "Level 4"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, Ficus ProSound, and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Albert Fernandez, Ficus ProSound, and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At left, two people, facing front, before a large monitor with a glowing screen. Both have mouths drawn into an o-shape and brows raised. The monitor sits on a tabletop that extends across the bottom of the screen. Other items on the table are a clipboard with loose pages atop it; a rack with three test tubes, two partially full, one capped, one containing a scoop or stirrer; and an instrument, partially visible. The person at left is only seen from neck up, body obscured by the monitor, and is wearing a faux fur collar and glasses. The second person is seen from waist up with left arm resting on the tabletop, glancing to the right where a large distorted humanoid shadow stretches from top to bottom. The shadow wields a wrench in a raised hand. At top left is an overhanging light with a single bulb and a string switch hanging down. The bulb is off. A wide bar of dim light extends from top right to bottom left.

Most people think the "double" in Mokkie's Double Diner means that the diner has two levels. That's…not what it means.

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction

Excerpt: Did you know that Mokkie's Double Diner is the only place in this sector that serves everything from Trilenkarian froth to Earthlingian burgers and fries?

A sound machine sits beside a self-serve frozen cream fountain, and both are loaded with enough variety that even a sample of each choice would occupy most beings for multiple lifetimes.

And that's just the first level. Such luxury. Who would want anything more?

CREDITSStory: "Mokkie's Double Diner" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by TRG BANKS "Insideoutworld" "Through the gravitational field" "Non-stop to Insideoutworld" "After midnight" "Cigar"

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Secret agent" "Mindhunter" "Connected" "Learning punch (seamless)" "Cyber" "The one and the eclipse" "Sunrise"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View of four customers seen from the back sitting on stools at the counter of a diner. From left to right, the customers appear to be a human holding a frothy drink in the bent right arm. A humanoid person with downturned horns at the sides of their head, wearing a blazer with a patch at the back bearing geometric shapes, with arms around the next customer, who is a slime-covered serpentine figure, whose body extends out of frame and back into frame, ending in a face with a huge eyeball at right. The fourth customer is a gray alien wearing a plaid shirt, left elbow propped on the countertop, hand holding open a book. On the counter at right is a milkshake and at left is a plate with burger and fries. A couple of shelves behind the counter hold salt and pepper shakers, ketchup bottles, glasses, and a stack of plates.

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A pair of physicians observe the bizarre and dying practices of their profession's predecessor, the remedy man.

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Excerpt: The wounded man, his wife, the vulnerary, and the two physicians made their way out of the kitchen and into the yard where the chickens were still pecking away at their breakfast. It was winter, but a mild one. The risen sun had already baked the chill out of the ground and the air. The vulnerary coaxed a rooster toward his patient. The wounded man gripped his wounded arm with his opposite hand. He held his arm out as the vulnerary corralled the rooster toward it.

"I'm afraid I must object," one of the physicians said.

CREDITSStory: "The Remedy Men" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* "Medieval Theme #3" "Medieval Theme #5" "Medieval Track #2" "Medieval Theme #4" "Medieval Theme #1" "Lyric Voices #5" "Adventure Track #1"

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "A way to find the truth" "The village" "A way to find another truth" "Medieval fiesta"

Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Locations_Village (loop)" "Holy_Hymn (loop)" "Locations_Court Song"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Andrew Sitkov, Albert Fernandez, and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andrew Sitkov, Albert Fernandez, and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A rooster seen in right profile, facing right, standing amidst thin patches of grass. Emerging from out of frame at top right is a forearm, fingers lightly curled, held steady by the opposite hand, as if being presented to the rooster. A long deep gash runs vertically from just above the inside of the wrist along the arm. A light silhouette of tools and other objects are seen in the background.

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Every evening, one woman undergoes an unfathomable transformation. She turns into a cartoon.

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery

Excerpt: I needed a mental health professional to contact the company with me, so that the company would take me seriously when I told them what their app was doing to me.

"Eleanor," the therapist said. "Let's back up. Tell me about the app. What does it do? Why did you start using it? When did you first notice something unusual?"

CREDITSStory: "Midnight 45" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by TAO AND SOUND* "U Never Had To Exist – INTRO" "U Never Had To Exist – (B) MELODY LOOP" "Cry No More– INTRO" "Cry No More– (A) MELODY LOOP" "Cry No More– (B) DRUMS & BASS LOOP" "Cry No More– (B) MELODY LOOP" "80s Synth Ambient 01 C" "I Never Gave Up – (A) MELODY LOOP" "I Never Gave Up – (B) DRUMS & BASS LOOP" "I Never Gave Up – INTRO" "U Never Had To Exist – (A) MELODY LOOP" "U Never Had To Exist – (A) DRUMS & BASS LOOP"

Music by CHRIS LOGSDON* "Level 6" "Level 7" "Level 1"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Tao and Sound and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Chris Logsdon and Tao and Sound at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A woman seen from her top half stands facing forward with her arms partly raised away from her sides. She is looking to her left. Her left forearm has transformed into a lion's paw. Behind her, in silhouette is a creature with the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. The creature is seen from its left flank, with right forepaw raised and tail curling up. A watermark of the word "Storyfeather" lies over the image.

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A cast and crew of middle school students put on an original play about cosmic heroes and deadly aliens.

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Excerpt: "I am Exoplanetary Janet, Traveler of the Cosmos." She raised her arm and swept her hand slowly from left to right.

There was whispering at the back of the class. Two girls, so thick-as-thieves that they were more like one two-headed girl, glanced at Janet, then resumed whispering. One of them, Rhine, raised her hand.

"Then why are you dressed like a cowgirl, Miss Winsome?" she asked.

"Why not?"

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CREDITSStory: "Attack of the Giant Cyclops Worm" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Benjamin Carr (Scythuz)* "Abandoned Spacestation" "Wasteland Ruins" "Alien Hive"

Music by Chris Logsdon* "Mining Town" "Desert Town"

Music by Andrew Sitkov (MuzStation Game Music)* "Casual Theme #2" "Casual Theme #3" "Unknown Terrain" "Dark Side" "Prepare for Battle" "The Superiority"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Benjamin Carr, Chris Logsdon, 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 Benjamin Carr, Chris Logsdon, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode art description: Digital drawing. Foreground bottom, the silhouettes of figures seen from the back, mostly from shoulder-up, and surrounded by a glow of light. They are facing a stage. On stage at left is a girl, on her knees with arms outstretched. She wears a long coat and a hat. In front of her is a small worm-like creature with one large eye which is looking at her. In front of the girl is a small puppet of a worm-like creature. In front of that small creature is a larger worm puppet whose body takes up the whole length of the stage. A pair of humanoid legs can be seen under the large worm puppet. Lying along the worm's back, holding onto it is a boy wearing a clear helmet with a hose leading to an attachment on his belt. Alongside the large worm is another smaller worm. Behind that smaller worm is a tall robotic figure. Behind the robot is a kid in a costume that looks like hollow metal tubes from which a carrot head emerges. Behind them is a background painted with hills and a vague building in the distance. Above left hang clouds and a moon. Watermark of the word "storyfeather" lies over the image.

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When the Lavendars sought to settle on new lands, they were warned that the surrounding moors were haunted by strange creatures.

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Excerpt: Nisha knew what was in the basket though she could no longer see it and could barely hear it. The "allfeistus" they were called once. Strange creatures who were thought to have died out until someone rediscovered them. Uncle Nestor said they might still die out. And that's why people like him were trying to capture them. Not just to study them. But also to try and preserve them.

Perhaps even try to teach them.

"Be mindful, niece. The gift is not the creature. The gift is his future friendship…a thing, I admit, neither you nor I can predict."

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CREDITSStory: "The Monstrous Men of the Moors" Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Nicholas Jeudy (Dark Fantasy Studio)* "Creatures of the night" "Witches" "Ancient gods" "Orbs" "Once" "Omen" "The 4th world" "The ritual" "Horns" "The forest" "Eternal life"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digitally colored ink drawing. At left, a girl with a bow in her hair, seen from waist up and her right profile. Her right arm is bent, hand perched on the edge of a basket that sits at center. A small scaly tail curves over the edge inches from the girl's hand. A scaly arm reaches up from a bundle of blankets. The hand is reaching toward the girl's left hand, which is stretched over the basket, holding a cricket. A watermark of the word "Storyfeather" lies over the image.

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It's a round-up of the latest stories, podcast episodes, and trailers, news about upcoming events (like the start of a new podcast season), and other stuff.