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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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36:33

A Dream Unto Death

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2026/10/03

When a young woman's nightmares seem to be drawing her into the realm of death, her last hope may be someone who can do no more than observe and record her journey. Genre: Horror, Fantasy Excerpts: "I have been waiting for you." They had first summoned doctors to her bedside, then clerics, supernaturalists, and finally even charlatans selling potions. Only after all of that did they turn to me. The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen

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32:44

The Monstrous and Curious

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2026/09/25

A huge pterosaur appears out of nowhere, sparking wild speculation about the creature's origin, and the meaning of its existence. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy Excerpt:When I first saw footage of it, I was scared of it. Scared of how small and fragile it made me feel in so many ways both conscious and subconscious. But I've gotten used to it now. I've watched close-ups of its eyes. I've watched it stretch its wings, shift around on its perch until it settled in position, glance over at

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37:26

The Shadow of Victoria Lockhart

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2026/09/18

Rising star of stage and screen, Victoria Lockhart, traded kindness for cruelty out of necessity, giving rise to strange manifestations of her psyche. Genre: Mystery, Horror Note of CAUTION: This episode contains depictions and descriptions of workplace abuse, specifically on a movie set. Please listen with care. Excerpt:...there was one bulb that had somehow managed not to break. It lay a corner. And Victoria used its light to see what she had done. Shadows and glass, everywhere. Victoria came to

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41:02

The Desk of Professor West

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2026/09/11

A professor at a small college has gone missing. His typically cluttered desk is found completely bare, drawers empty, except for a letter addressed to someone he's never met before. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt:I gazed down at the blank page. Maybe the detective was right and further tests would reveal something, a message only visible by a specific wavelength of light or some chemical. That still didn't make sense to me. It had to be simpler than that. A goofy thought occurred to me. Maybe

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26:45

The Surgeon's Secretary

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2026/09/04

A new secretary is assigned to observe a surgeon who believes he has discovered a method of proving the existence of the soul. Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery Excerpt:"Here, you see?" the surgeon said, as he pointed with his scalpel. "At the nexus of the heart and the brain? Between the eyes and the throat, right at the back of the mouth, where the voice is on the verge of emerging?" That was where the soul resided. The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story

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34:19

Car Wash to the Cosmos

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2026/08/28

An imaginative girl narrates in her captain's log as she, her father, and her dog pass through a car wash…and emerge on the other side of the galaxy. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:"Let me see where there's a good place to land in that jungle," I said, easing off the brake again. "Not a good idea." I smiled a little. "Oh no?" Meena explained. "Don't you know what they say about the jungles of Zarqlok? Pretty from above, deadly from below." "What does that mean?" "Predators. Venomous predators

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38:54

The Lunarian

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2026/08/21

Two astronauts investigate a faint but suspicious signal on the dark side of the moon, and encounter the being who sent the signal. Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology Excerpt:"I know why you're here," the lunarian said. "I know the history of your explorations into your system. I know how curious you are, how desperately you strive." "If you have found your way to me...then you are ready to go even farther and further. Beyond your system." The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this

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38:49

The Distant Proximity

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2026/08/14

A technician monitoring the trajectory of a long-lost spaceship with an experimental engine finds a troubling piece of data. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:"Did you find something? Something not typical?" "It seems to be an audio file…it's almost as if it were hidden?" I waited, saying nothing. "Then you didn't hear anything significant?" "Like what?" "Like…noises that sound like words." "You hear a voice? What do you hear it saying?" The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this

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32:27

Showdown at the Cinna-bar

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2026/08/07

A crew assigned to repossess a precious and undefined item end up in the midst of a suspicious bar fight in a far-off sector of space. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:Yeah, the vastness of space is scary, but the vastness of death…is scarier. I thought I'd have far more profound thoughts at the moment of my death. Something the crew could quote to each other after I was gone. Something I could have Tackle record before I no longer had the strength to speak. Maybe I would have, if I were dying of

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39:35

The Golden Ratio Theater

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2026/07/31

A recent college graduate dreams of operating a local theater that has a special and secret importance to planet Earth...and beyond. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:"Jules, you're fired," he said. "What!" He held up his hand. "It's for your own good. Those… men, for lack of a better word, are not aliens really. They're, they're called 'intimidators.' Look, they won't hurt you, okay? Or your family. As long as you forget about the theater." The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this

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39:46

The Grand Universal Singularity Resort

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2026/07/24

A new guest services employee works a memorable first shift at the most exclusive resort in the galaxy. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:According to Lianne, searching for a lost pet was the best way for Rekha to quickly become familiar with the actual layout of the resort and to get her "sea legs." The bubble they were in didn't protect them completely from exotic particles, gravity waves, tidal forces, and other dangers of being so close to a black hole. Dangers that most of the people in the

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32:42

Zone of Eternal Sleep

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2026/07/17

The sleep-deprived parents of a sleepless baby stumble upon a potential relief on their way to a Martian superstore. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt:A soft beeping began to sound. The shuttle's computer was calling for the attention of a manual operator. She saw the mapping system's failed attempts to reroute. She put her hand on the dashboard and gave it a gentle rub. "I think we're in the right place." She raised a brow theatrically. "But are we in the right time?" The Wheel of Fiction Turns

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26:54

The Man Who Cried Bird

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2026/07/10

A birdwatcher who's determined to discover an unknown species stumbles upon a strange little sparrow. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpts:"It's a blue cardinal, look." "There's no such bird, Andre." "That's because no one has seen him, until now." Andre submitted to the group that he had spotted a Labrador duck on a recent work trip. The Labrador duck was not a new species. It was an extinct one. None had been seen in the wild for a hundred and fifty years. "Does it ever bother you…you've never

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25:31

Flight of the Stegosaur

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2026/07/04

A stegosaur scientist uses her own body in her experiments to achieve a physical feat that seems impossible for a dinosaur of her kind…flight. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpts:"Modifications! Glint, what you're proposing is more than modification." "How?" "Magnets!" "Sometimes people don't know they need an invention until it's invented." "Know your limits, Glint. I'm trusting you to stop if you reach them." "But can it be done?" The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each

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38:13

The Brittle Star

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2026/06/27

The captain and crew of a vessel-for-hire cautiously agree to help a banished merman prince find his hidden realm in exchange for a lavish undersea treasure. Genre: Mythology Excerpt:"What did he look like, Captain?" someone asked. "Did he have long sharp teeth, like a pike fish?" "No, I've heard they're more like a shark's or piranha's." "Either way, there are rows of them, so—" "Let the captain tell us! Was he handsome, Captain?" "Set aside all your fantasies and your wild guesses. In the end,

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23:55

The Arcanomen

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2026/06/19

Our ancestors possessed powers and protections that were lost upon the destruction of a machine that had only one function, providing each person with a name. Genre: Mythology Excerpt:Tempest and storm. Disease and death. Creatures who hunted humankind as prey. Beings who pursued humankind out of evil longing. The name generated by the Arcanomen provided protection from all these dangers. If any harmful influence, be it demon or disease, tried to possess a person, the name would respond. It would

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30:55

The Flaming Jargonelle

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2026/06/12

A thief and an investigator each try to convince the other to accept the truth about the unparalleled treasure that is the Flaming Jargonelle. Genre: Mythology Excerpt:And the thief spoke. "Most of the stories say that when the Flaming Jargonelle is struck by any kind of light from brightest sun to dimmest candle, it appears as if it were made of fire. Sometimes a smoldering fire, sometimes a bright blaze. But I've had it in my possession for many days, and I've never seen it glow like this."

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32:14

The Vessel Vespertilian

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2026/06/05

In the alley behind the factory where they toil, two friends discover something that may lead to their salvation...or to their doom. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Excerpt:The statue was a depiction of a "vas vespertilio," an idol carved specifically to be the vessel for containing fundamental powers, specifically the powers of the four elements. Each element was contained in the gemstone that represented it. The ruby contained the power of fire. The sapphire contained the power of water. The emerald

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42:37

A Brief Case of Dread

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2026/05/29

A man opens his new briefcase and discovers that something else lies beside his files, something…vast. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt:"Once," she started, "the world was filled with different beings than the ones that now fill the world." They were just as wondrous. And just as terrible. But in different ways. For ways changed with time. As it would come be, it was so in those days as well, that some of these beings were short-lived but numerous, and some were long-lived but few. The longest

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37:10

Encounter With Ship 47

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2026/05/22

A cartography vessel mapping a sector of space that's expected to contain nothing of interest encounters…something of interest. Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery Excerpt:"This thing is changing by the hour. We may not have time for Vessel 86 to arrive before something even more intense happens." I walked on a few steps before I realized that my crew mate had stopped short. I turned and walked back to him. "More intense than that?" he asked, pointing out of the nearest porthole. I gaped. The

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