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Storyfeather

Nila Patel: Fictioneer

Mortals wield godly powers, eggs appear out of enchanted pockets, sentient substances are invented, and stars are incubated in the hearts of humans. I"m Nila, and I have stories to tell you. Stories in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, fairy tale, mystery, and mythology. Welcome to Storyfeather.

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All Episodes

31:43

The Alien in My Headphones

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2025/04/11

A young woman becomes increasingly convinced that the radio receiver in her bargain headphones is picking up an alien transmission. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: And I, as always, am Glormynx. As you know, this week, I’m interviewing citizens at all levels of society—soldiers, politicians, bakers, mongrel-walkers, scientists, and of course, poets. And I’m asking what they think about the planned invasion of Earth. What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each

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28:57

A Specter in Amber

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2025/04/04

A woman observes an unnatural change in her sister linked to a chunk of amber that her sister stumbles upon and begins to study. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: I heard her climbing up to check on the source of the clatter, just as I had. And when I heard Marta enter the room and scream, half of me wanted to turn around and comfort her. The other half of me wanted to keep locking gazes with the specter that was floating outside the attic window.. What story or stories am I revisiting in this

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35:34

The Dark Organ Factory

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2025/03/28

Two friends uncover the truth behind the mysterious industrial accident that shuttered an organ preservation factory and cast its owner into ruin. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: Jordan then glanced around the room, the basement room that was part of the secret underground laboratory beneath the abandoned factory that was once owned by Sabrina’s mother, Alectrona Fabron, the famed pioneer of organ preservation technology. It seemed Alectrona had figured out how to preserve more than

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39:29

Unstable Blood

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2025/03/21

A woman with unique blood and a man with an uncanny sense of smell are targeted by a shadowy corporation seeking to shut down all research into synthetic blood. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: Too much blood. Too much blood is dripping. He’ll smell it. He’ll find me. Once again, she stopped for a moment and leaned against a wall under the flashing red bulbs and the piercing alarm. She inhaled and drew the blood back into her body through the poorly sealed gash that arced over her

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39:14

What Is Permanent Damage?

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2025/03/14

A locked door, surrounded by scandal and rumor, stands in the middle of an office. No one ever goes in or comes out. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: Every day on my way to my desk, I passed by a door with the words “PERMANENT DAMAGE” written on it. No one ever went in or came out—not that I’d seen anyway, and I’d been working at the firm for about a year. I asked people about the door, and the sign. They said there used to be another firm occupying our floor and the two below it

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43:21

My Every Existing Memory

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2025/03/07

An inventor of a memory management device realizes his invention is showing him a memory he hasn’t experienced, a dangerous memory. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: “Memories are unreliable…” Max paused, hesitated actually. He’d rehearsed aloud what he was going to say so many times— despite not needing to remember the words— that he’d fooled himself into believing it all sounded reasonable. But now, he was about to say the words out loud to another person, the most critical person he

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35:06

The Wandering Winsome

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2025/02/28

Wil Winsome is a magician-for-hire, whose newest case may involved excising a possessing spirit from a beloved and fragile grandmother. Genre: Fairy Tale, Horror Excerpt: What I got from my mother was her hands. I am the only one among my brothers and sisters who can do real magic. It took study and struggle, true. I’m only half-fairy after all. I am also the only one because my brothers and sisters chose other paths. Paths less littered with singed parchment, bearing symbols written in the

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44:35

Lucinda of the Ashes

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2025/02/21

When Lucinda’s dream of studying magic is dashed, she finds another chance in a grand royal contest that she’s been forbidden to enter. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: “Every spell I try turns to ashes. It was not my intention to teach myself. I merely have no other choice.” What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it’s connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of

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41:03

Why Beauty Sought the Beast

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2025/02/14

To be a beauty is both a burden and a boon. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: Imelda’s beauty—while it may not have impressed in a city or even a large town—was quite surpassing in their little village. Surpassing enough to catch the eye of those with greater means. The girl wished to be learned. She wished to explore. Perhaps her beauty could make it so could do what she dreamed of doing. What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it’s

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32:18

The Book of the Fairy Azurine

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2025/02/07

A young woman aims to save her fairy friend—who is hunted by a demon—by creating an inescapable trap. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: Victoria did not know, when she untangled a wild mouse from the brambles in which it had been caught, that the mouse was not really a mouse. And Victoria did not see that there was a cat lurking behind the trees nearby. She was too busy running from trouble herself. So Victoria did not see the mouse transforming back into her native form. Short brown

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30:33

All the Magic Left the World

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2025/01/31

Something has disrupted the ethereal force that imbues all creatures in the world with magic. Genre: Mythology, Fable Excerpt: Once, in a long-forgotten age, every creature could live in every sphere. This was so because of an energy, a force that spun around and through the world. The elephants called it “ethereum.” The owls called it “magic.” What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it’s connected to or inspired by a

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36:59

The Black Penny Market

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2025/01/24

There is only one currency that is able to abide at the nexus of all existence. In our world, we call it the black penny. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: Touching the penny evoked a vision in my mind of a swirling whirlpool, not of water, but of stars. I felt a moment of calm sweep over me. The problems I faced were real and daunting and major. But there were things in the universe that dwarfed them. A little bit like how I dwarfed that little penny. What story or stories am I revisiting in this

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45:21

Salis and Dulcine

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2025/01/17

Salis and Dulcine are not just twins, but the best of friends, despite their opposite natures; so when one of them falls into a deadly trap, the other will do anything to rescue their sibling. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Excerpt: Even when they were still babies, people noted their opposite dispositions, which only became more obvious as the two grew older. Salis was well-liked by all, for he was sweet from his twinkling honey-colored eyes to his warm voice. But some considered him too gentle

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30:22

The Seven Rings of Necessity

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2025/01/10

When two siblings play a board game where they must collect seven magic rings, they discover that the game pieces may possess real enchantment. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Excerpt: “I…am a Mystery mage.” “Awesome. What does that mean?” August frowned down at the game board. “I don’t know. What do the rules say?” Nova was minding the rule book—or the guidebook as the cover proclaimed. She flipped through to the detailed descriptions of the seven rings. What story or stories am I

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36:15

Pragmata Agnosta

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2025/01/03

A young woman has trained and studied so that she could wield the mysterious powers she has inherited. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Excerpt: “Did I almost die or something?” I asked. My mom frowned. “Don’t say things like that.” But then she glanced from side to side and peered at me. “Do you…see anything?” I shook my head. But I wasn’t worried. I had studied the “pragmata agnosta,” the “things unknowable” since I was a kid. Since the day I accepted them into my body and became a living

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42:30

The Whereverwalker

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2024/12/27

To rescue her child, Florisse places all her hopes upon a dangerous and alluring enchantment that may be broken. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt:Florisse looked down at her daughter and spied the twinkle in the baby’s eye. Perhaps she had caught hold of what she truly wanted after all. Baby Fawnette was not yet a year old, and as expected, she had upended the merry lives of her mother and father. Also, as expected, she had quite captured their hearts. What story or stories am I revisiting

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22:42

Castle, Cave, or Cloud

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2024/12/20

Spark has been wandering all her life. But her wandering had no purpose, until she began searching for a home. Genre: Mythology, Fable, Fantasy Excerpt: Spark had been traveling all her life. She’d never once landed in one place. But now she had. Now, she could be still. And she’d found this one place, this one twirling world. Exploring was exciting. But Spark was not quite exploring. She was searching for something. A place. One place. To settle. A home of her own. What story or

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25:12

A Crown of Moonbeams

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2024/12/13

A little girl longs for the heroic queen of their realm to visit her dreams and help her face a nightmarish monster. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: “She did so come riding down out of the sky on a flying horse!” Carmen glanced around at the rest of her friends, daring anyone else to disagree. But no else did. She settled her gaze on the one who had interrupted her. Kavita crossed her arms and peered ahead with her cool dark eyes. Carmen continued to tell the gathered girls the wondrous

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28:37

The Gingerbread Guard

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2024/12/07

A town targeted by a warlord is defended by an unexpected army of...well, I’m sure you can guess. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: The hilltop town of Adarak had a tradition of baking gingerbread men and setting them along the windowsills on the longest night of winter, facing outward, to keep the town safe from enemies— whether mortal or mystical. Many believed that this tradition arose in homage of the ginger-colored cloaks that the town guards wore, all the better to hide their movements through

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30:06

Pocket Pies From the Pocket Dimension

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2024/11/29

A young journalist who thinks she's about to write a quick food truck review, observes something unusual about the truck, giant bugs that only she seems to see. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: What are they? Ria wondered, taking off her glasses and putting them back on. The bugs were blurry without her glasses, but still present. They reminded her of the iridescent green beetles that came out every summer. Except, these food truck bugs were graceful and quick. Who else can see them? No

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