This week on Wednesday's Ghost, what FOMO (fear of missing out) almost made me miss, and the tale of one magical evening where I escaped that fate.

This story was originally told for Brune Smith's project Bodies of Stories - you can see the associated book here.

Elaine Kasket is a psychologist, storyteller and author of All the Ghosts in the Machine.

All music used under license from Epidemic Sound.

In this episode of Wednesday's Ghost, psychologist and storyteller Elaine Kasket, author of All the Ghosts in the Machine, tells the tale of a Christmas gift gone awry and how it got her into hot (well, warm) water.

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Elaine also releases the This is Your Life on Tech micro-podcast and newsletter every Monday and hosts Still Spoken, a podcast about how the dead live on through us, our stories, and through technology.

All music used under license from Epidemic Sound.

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Storyteller-psychologist Elaine Kasket tells the tale of a glitch that couldn't possibly be a glitch, and my efforts to find a better explanation. This story was originally told on stage at The Moth in London in February 2021, but there have been some updates since. Want the full text of these stories to your inbox every week? Head over to Substack.

All music used under license from Epidemic Sound.

A special Friday edition of Wednesday's Ghost to launch the series. Not Twitching but Writhing, originally told at The Moth in London in October 2021, is the tale of two strangers on a lonely country road, maybe (or maybe not) in search of the same thing.

Coming to you every Wednesday! This is the trailer for the new Wednesday’s Ghost podcast from me, author, psychologist, and storyteller Elaine Kasket. In each episode, I’ll tell a story. It’ll be true, it’ll be real, and it’ll probably make me feel a little bit vulnerable.  But I’ll be happy to share it because, you know, I think it’s just about possible that some of you will relate. If you're a fan of true-life storytelling events and podcasts like The Moth, this is for you.