Storyfeather
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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Attack of the Vacuum Machine Army
11/14/2025
Attack of the Vacuum Machine Army
Six kids explore the possibility that dogs have been trying to warn humanity about a terrible enemy in their midst…vacuum machines. Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Excerpts: They were right all along. “What do they know that we don’t know?” “What are they trying to protect us from?” “This is my home too! And it is in danger…” “If the law won’t help us, we’ll have to turn to…the outlaw.” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. The kids who wrote an original play for a school production are now aiming to make a movie with an original script over their summer vacation. Somehow the theme is again about an alien invasion. Here’s the link to the previous episode: “” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “The Superiority” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro) “Casual Theme #2 (looped)” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Casual Theme #1” “Casual Theme #3” “Casual Theme #2” “Another World” “Space Discoveries” “Steel Enemy (looped)” “The Superiority” “Freedom” Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz) “Abandoned Spacestation” “Gearworks Factory” “Wasteland Ruins” Music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Image Description: Digital drawing. Art deco inspired poster. At bottom center, a terrier with a determined expression, wearing a collar, standing and facing left, seen in three-quarters view. Flanking the dog are the ghostly images of two modern vacuum cleaners. Behind the dog is an art deco marquee pattern of a fan set in a holder. Above the dog’s head is the title of the story. Above the title, at top center, is a vintage vacuum machine with the hose missing, facing front. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along bottom right edge of marquee.
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Galactic Ring of Wrestling Ladies
11/07/2025
Galactic Ring of Wrestling Ladies
The most popular wrestling show in five galaxies is in danger of being shut down, unless the wrestlers jump into action to save it. Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Excerpt:“Sentient entities of the cosmos!” the announcer spoke, her voice booming through the arena that floated in free space. “Welcome…to GROWL! The audience cheered, waving their flags, waving their extremities, and shouting the names of their favored fighters. The announcer paused until they settled. “Our first contender on tonight’s mind-blasting roster, is also our first human ever. Hailing from Earth, wielding the powers of biological science, I give you….Molecular!” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story has multiple influences, from a show I watched in childhood to a writing prompt to a previous episode featuring non-human arena battles,”” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Casual Arcade Track #2 (looped)” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro) “Casual Arcade Track #3 (looped)” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Casual Arcade Track #3 (looped)” “Casual Arcade Track #1 (looped)” “Casual Arcade Track #1 Version 2 (looped)” “Motivation (looped)” “Drive With Me (looped)” “Battle Theme 5” “Epic Drums” “Hidden Threat (looped)” “Reinforcement (looped)” “Prepare for Battle (looped)” “Two Sides (looped)” “Never Back Donw (looped)” “Heart of Warrior NEW (Lyric Part Version 1)” “The Superiority (looped)” Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Under the mask” “Connecting dots” “Negociation” “Genetic Marker” “Doubts” “Particle voyager” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Five figures arrayed in flanking formation. At center is a human woman facing forward from waist up. She holds her hands before her, facing each other. A glowing ball of light is suspended between her fingers. Along the forearm part of her left armband, a lightning bolt glows. She wears color-blocked exercise clothes. A humanoid lizard sits to her right and behind, raising her right arm as if in greeting. She wears a scarf around her neck, and a breastplate displaying circuitry. To the lizard’s right and behind is a giant seagull, wings outspread, head raised, and beak open, blasting out a ray of swirling circles. To the human woman’s left, a toad springs up and out. To the toad’s left and behind, a unicorn with a rainbow mane rears up, her horn blasting forth a ribbon of light. Watermark of “Storyfeather” appears along the edge of the seagull’s wings. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders with streaks of colors matching the rainbow hues of the main image.
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The Final Monster I Fight
10/31/2025
The Final Monster I Fight
A hunter dedicated to keeping the world safe from monsters has one final monster to fight. Genre: Horror Excerpt: Curses and cures. Curses and cures. I’ve tried everything. …flecks of blood in my eye. My joints have started to ache... My vision has started to flicker. And…now I’m finally afraid. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story isn’t inspired by a particular tale. I’ve just written a lot of stories about creatures and monsters. Here are a couple, if you’re in the mood for a particular monster. “” (werewolf) “” (vampire) MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Sins and sinners” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro) “Blood and bones” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Omen” “Blood and bones” “Fright night” “Eternal life” “Hunter’s moon” “The death of love” “Cemetery” “Sins and sinners” “Creatures of the night” All these tracks are 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 Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Composite of several figures in silhouette. Bottom foreground left and center, two figures from chest up with various missing limbs and digits reach to the right. They are zombies. Bottom foreground right, a figure from chest up, holding both hands against their head. Shadows representing gravestones lie at angles behind the figure. Left moving into frame is a ghostly cloud in which the outline of a face and a hand are visible. Right of frame, sitting on an outcropping, a werewolf howls against a glowing moon. Top center floating in the sky, a vampire wearing a cloak and reaching out. At center from back, a hooded figure from torso up, holding a long stake propped over the right shoulder. Upper left corner, a patch of stalactites. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along forearm of figure at bottom right.
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The Eye in My Ceiling
10/24/2025
The Eye in My Ceiling
What starts as a curiosity, a light on the bedroom ceiling that seems to have no source, heralds the appearance of a huge eye that just watches and watches. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror Excerpt: I yelled out. The hazel iris shifted toward me. I slowly slid off the bed... dashed to the door, flung it open, and pulled it closed behind me. Okay, okay, think. I have to… I had cried out. Someone must have heard. Someone would come knocking on my door. Normally I didn’t want that. But right now, right now I might want that. I might want that. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. A previous story about an organ growing in the walls of someone’s bedroom is “.” Creepy coincidence?One night, after I posted this story, I’d plugged in a mini-fan to charge next to my bed. I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a glowing green eye on my ceiling. The fan had finished charging, and the indicator light happened to be facing up to the ceiling. And it happened to be the same shape and size of the eye I describe in my story. It didn’t scare me. I immediately knew what I was. But I did sleepily think something akin to “heh, good one.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Orbs” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro) “Experiment 7” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY “Above” “The 4th world” “Experiment 7” “Dark wonders” “Abyss” “Orbs” “Experiment 6” “The corner of your room” “Well of souls” All these tracks are 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 Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Central figure, a woman, her top half, seen from below at an angle. She’s facing away, standing in a room where the ceiling and parts of two walls intersect at her left, around waist level. The woman wears pants and a t-shirt and her hair in a ponytail. She holds a carving knife in her right hand, held down and behind herself. Her left hand reaches up towards a huge eye in the ceiling. Most of the iris and a small portion of the whites are visible. Eyelashes extend out at left. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along wall in image at left. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders with blurred portions of the main image.
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The Infernal Bargain House
10/17/2025
The Infernal Bargain House
Surely, a beautiful old house sold at a bargain must have a sinister history. One new homeowner is about to find out. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt: “If afterlife spirits are real, they’re real whether I believe in them or not.” I shrugged. “And if they’re real, I’d rather not stir them up.” “So…she felt something?” “She said the place had a weird energy.” “What does that mean?” I shook my head. “Frustrated….” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is not the first one I've written about houses with links to the otherworldly (or about potentially reckless bargains with forces that one does not understand). It’s predecessor is “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “A dead heart” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY “At night” “Hunter’s moon” “Evidence” “Dedale” “Experiment 3” “A dead heart” “Whispers” “Sacrifice” “Ashes” “I’m sorry” “Sins and sinners” “Hidden in the dark” “The death of love” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. An oak tree at center whose six visible main branches spread in all directions, some dragging on the ground, some reaching upward, some reaching outward. Diffuse patches of green in the background suggest leaves sprouting from the thinner branches. A thin dark haze lays along the ground. A vaguely humanoid shadow floats beside the tree. The rectangular image is made square with borders at top and bottom with blurred extensions of the main image. Watermark of Storyfeather along upper main branch at right.
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There Lived a Crooked Creature
10/10/2025
There Lived a Crooked Creature
An apartment resident is recruited for help by four kids who claim that a demonic creature has just laid eggs in the laundry room. Genre: Horror Excerpt: “It’s like the thing from the poem that my first grade teacher told us about. ‘There Lived a Crooked Creature.’ Do you know the one? It lives in a corner—“ “—and it can touch us but we can’t touch it—“ “’In a corner it did lay; fourteen eggs every fourteen days.’” “’Nothing can destroy it. No weapon forged by human hand.’” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This episode is inspired by two previous episodes about humans encountering eerie creatures in their own homes: “,” and “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “The ceremonial” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro) “Creatures of the night” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Trust me” “Creatures of the night” “The 4th world” “The mirror” “Dark wonders” “Distant fear” “Dark echoes” “Creepy doll” “Pitch black” “The ceremonial” “At the gate of hell” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing: Portions of a creature. At upper right, fourteen eyeballs with triangular pupils framed by a mane of shaggy hair and held up by a segmented neck that looks like a series of polyps. The neck extends to the left and out of frame. Along the length of one polyp a mouth that looks like a tear with rows of small sharp teeth. Behind the neck is the creature’s body with cricket-like legs emerging from the side. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along leg at bottom right. The rectangular image is made square with borders at top and bottom with a rough textured pattern of colors pulled from the image.
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One Wicked Warlock
10/03/2025
One Wicked Warlock
There is a tall tower to the north. A warlock once lived there. Now the tower is abandoned. But that does not mean is it safe. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt: There was a story told…of a little girl who went into the tower and came out unscathed... The bard who told the story sang in sweet and rising notes of how the girl was protected by her innocence. But when in the history of this tricksome world has innocence ever protected anyone from anything? This isn’t her story. It’s mine. I went into that tower. NOTE: There's a tech issue with my hosting platform where only the most recent 300 episodes are available from my feed. They're working on fixing it. In the meantime, all episodes are available from my podcast page: . (10/2/25) 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story was inspired by another story about a dangerous warlock, “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Devasted” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Incantation” “Ghosts” “At the gate of hell” “Once” “Orbs” “Abyss” “Darkest quest” “Devasted” “Well of souls” All these tracks are 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 Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, the shadows of two figures cast against a stone wall. The figure at left is reeling backwards, arms outstretched, left leg raised and bent, chest pierced with a long spiraling horn, neck entwined with a segmented whip-like tail ending in a stinger. The figure at right stands upright, face in profile, right arm outstretched, holding a vial out above the first figure’s face. The vial is filled with a glowing substance. A green glow appears at bottom right. The left and right frames of the image depict the faint outlines of brickwork. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along right leg of figure at right.
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The Misfortune of Repetition
09/26/2025
The Misfortune of Repetition
When Anushka was cursed to only repeat what others said, her only hope of escaping the curse was the only person who seemed to remember the curse. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: Because Anushka could not convey her thoughts in any way that others could understand, it seemed to many that she did not have any thoughts of her own. But Mitra always told her cousin. “You are the bright one. And the quick one. Like lightning. Like your true name.” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This episode is inspired by two stories about girls who are cursed and strive to find a way to break their curses: “” and “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Dwarven Settlement” by BENJAMIN CARR (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Adventure Track #1 (looped)” “Ice and Fire (peaceful part)” “Medieval Track #1” “Magic Within” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Journey into Fog” “Knight Rising” Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz) “Dwarven Settlement” “Mystical Forest” “Ice Cavern” “Underwater Temple” “Crystal Caves” “Ancient Ruins” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, two little girls. The girl at left stands a head taller, with her right hand on her hip and her left arm around the other girl’s shoulder. She wears a skirt, a quarter-sleeve pullover, a band around her left wrist, and a barrette in her hair. The girl at right holds a book open in her right hand, and touches a page with her left. Sparkles surround the book. She wears a dress with a pleated skirt. The girls smile and gaze at each other. Behind them are lines of script with random letters bordered by a lightning pattern. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along outer edge of book cover.
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Mushrooms of the Underworld
09/19/2025
Mushrooms of the Underworld
The living do not belong in the underworld. But all the paths of escape are horrific, save for one…the mushroom. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: There were a number of ways for the passage to be made—flesh-wrenching spells, maps that could only be read by those who had spent a lifetime studying magic, or aid given by the sovereign’s own siblings to some favored mortal, all of which were giving way to a new and much easier means…mushrooms. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. Two stories inspired this one. One where a wizard uses a special mushroom to brew a rare spell, “.” And another where a young man on a quest wakes up in the middle of a fairy ring, that is, a ring of mushrooms, “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Scroll of the wind walker” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Whispers” “Between two worlds” “Underworld” “Scroll of the wind walker” “Inspector” “To Falgalown” “A place where evil lives” “Evidence” “The forest” “Ancient gods” “Compass” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A humanoid figure at center, from the waist up, wearing a cap and opaque lacy veil, with two mushroom caps emerging as sleeves from the left arm. The figure’s right hand is raised up, fingers snapping. Patches of different types of mushrooms grow on either side of the figure that represent or resemble real mushrooms: inky cap, cage fungus, split gill, pixie cup lichen, and others. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the figure’s right forearm. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders with cloudy swirls of color that match the hues of the main image.
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The Margin Alien
09/12/2025
The Margin Alien
To rescue her brother, a woman jumps into what she believes is a dimensional rift generated by a device that he has invented. Genre: Science Fantasy Excerpt: “You come from within the margins. Where there are well-defined boundaries... Reality.” "Isn’t this also real?” “It is for now.” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I’ve written a lot of stories about inventors inventing things. This week’s story was inspired by a weird dream I had, and by a the episode called “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Puzzle Pieces” by LEE ROSEVERE (Intro) “Start the Day” by LEE ROSEVERE (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by LEE ROSEVERE “Awkward Silences (version b)” “All the Answers” “Introducing the Pre-roll” “The Secret to Growing Up” “Puzzle Pieces” “Here’s the Thing” “Everywhere” “Start the Day” “Snakes” “Under Suspicion” “Knowing the Truth” “Decompress” “Not My Problem” Tracks by Andrew Sitkov are part of music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at Find more music by Lee Rosevere at and Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Left half bottom, a woman in a plaid shirt and wearing a parachute harness seen from the waist-up, glances up and over her left shoulder. Right half, a translucent tree with two branches. An eagle with rainbow-colored feathers perches on one branch, wings partly extended, gazing down at the woman. Bars of light cross around the woman and the eagle. The ground is a hazy. Sparks and hazy bubbles are dispersed everywhere. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along bar of light at center left.
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The Doorway of Disarray
09/05/2025
The Doorway of Disarray
Using alchemy and electricity, a man builds a doorway that’s meant to isolate the mind of anyone who passes through it. Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: “A whole twisted into a new shape that does not remember the old. A whole slowly sliced into pieces that do not know how to come back together. And so they move farther and farther apart. That is what your doorway has done to me.” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is inspired by another one I’ve written where someone uses “arcane practices” to build a device intended for good, only to later realize that the device has unexpected and dangerous effects: . MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Whispers” by Nicholas Jeudy (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Monochromatic stain” “Unsolved” “Inspector” “Evidence” “Whispers” “Prisma” “Experiment 3” “Experiment 6” “Experiment 7” “Unclassified” “Ghost hacker” “Investigation day” “Profiler” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Slightly left of center, a man in a suit seen from the back steps toward a detached doorway into a hazy light. Sitting up at his left is a dog with tongue lolling out, gazing up at the man. To the right is a portable generator. Wires lead from the generator and wrap around the doorframe. The dog, man, and generator cast shadows. Right foreground, another dog seen in profile from head to top of chest, with red eyes, notches in the ears, and red spittle dripping from the mouth, stares at the man. Faint outlines of shelving are seen in the background. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along left side of doorway.
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Many Things Have Hatched
08/29/2025
Many Things Have Hatched
Once, a colossal egg floated in space. It was the size of a planet, and it orbited the twin stars of a system somewhere in a galaxy far from our own. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: Many things have hatched from many eggs. Some terrible. Some wonderful. Some massive. Some minuscule. Was there not a poet that spoke of the egg’s perfection as a container? No hinge, no edge, no keyhole, and yet, the newest and weakest of creatures can break through, and in doing so, prove themselves worthy of entering the world. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I’ve written so many stories that I now have more than one story about eggs. More. Than. One. Is…too many? Here they are if need to binge-listen to episodes about eggs: “” “” “” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Space Discoveries” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Freedom” “Space Discoveries” “Abstract Vision #3” “Unknown Terrain” “Abstract Vision #6” “Abstract Vision #9” “Abstract Vision #4” “Dark Side” “Among the Stars” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Vocal effects created with Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, an egg whose translucent surface reveals a reptilian creature curled within, facing right. The creature’s head in profile shows a closed eye and a mouth with a beak-like upper lid. Four small limbs protrude from the torso, on which scales are faintly visible. The creature’s tail curves back under its head. The egg floats in a primordium with two tiny glowing bodies at top left. Glowing cracks with crystalline nodules run along the shell’s surface. Watermark of “Storyfeather” curves along the egg at right.
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Doctor Spencer's Fallen Star
08/22/2025
Doctor Spencer's Fallen Star
An astrobiologist gathers and assembles clues from across time to help solve a cosmic mystery that threatens to doom Earth. Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology Excerpt: From the depths of the cosmos they come…warping all around them as they go. Time. Matter. Energy. Will. Shifting between the unknowable and the knowable. Per our current understanding, the entity moves through the cosmos and through dimensions, through all levels of existence, differentiating like a cell, gaining specific characteristics, (maybe gaining awareness… 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This week's episode aims to answer some unanswered questions I left in a Season 4 episode called “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Connecting dots” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Complexe Mind” “Connecting dots” “Cold case” “Connected” “Compass” “Cyber” “City” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing: A mask-like face at center with sharp angled eye holes, a mouthpiece shaped like jagged teeth, and a beak-like nose. Instead of a body, an amorphous form flows out and up from behind two small ears, where the neck would be expected. A wake of glowing light flows out from the face’s jaw, indicating movement at great speeds. Below and behind the face, bottom half of image, the translucent hint of a planet and a large continent. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along border of visible continent.
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The Lemonuclear Conductor
08/15/2025
The Lemonuclear Conductor
A merchant vessel enters a system with rigid laws about visitors, and almost succeeds in making a lucrative delivery, when it encounters a potentially deadly obstacle. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: We had obtained the means of shielding certain sections of engineering and the crew quarters. Cargo, I was happy to be transparent about. But there were things aboard my ship that I needed to hide. And I couldn’t expect the crew to remove every questionable item. Our chief engineer would have disembarked if we didn’t fly with a sufficient supply of his favorite snack, mokkie-bars. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is connected to the Year Seven story entitled “,” in which a young man, whose parents have given his siblings all manner of wondrous parting gifts to help them make their fortunes in the world, is given a basket of lemons to make his fortune. That story was the result of a writing prompt about…lemons. MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Neon god” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY “Them droids” “Neon god” “Reloaded” “Negociation” “MDK” “Bio hazard” “Men in black” “Under the mask” “Trojan horse” “Master” “Virtual reality” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of a humanoid person with a long-haired mohawk and scaly skin at left, facing away and looking at multiple glowing holographic displays with various readouts. The person points at the main display, which shows a containment or reactor vessel. Some text is readable. The word “engineering” at top, and “Lemonuclear Conductor: LNC Version 5.5.” Horizontal rectangular image is made square with borders at top and bottom with a textured pattern of square confetti and vertical bars in the same orange and yellow colors of the main image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along left side of reactor vessel.
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Ring Planet One
08/08/2025
Ring Planet One
An excited apprentice attempts to make a planet for the first time, having watched the making of hundreds. But watching is not the same as doing. Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy Excerpt: Nebulous gases shimmered as they swirled past me. Particles crashed and fused. Vapors thickened into plasma and then into liquid. Specks became pebbles. Pebbles became rock. Rock collided with rock… The layers of the sphere began to close into one sphere, imbued with a strong enough measure of gravity to draw a fine cloak of dust around itself as it spun into place. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. The story that inspired this one, from way back in Season One, is called “,” about a device built by hopeful human hands. Fun fact: The character Proto is named for the term “protostar.” The character Ring is named so because I have an affinity for ringed planets. (Aside from Earth, my favorite planet is Saturn.) MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro) “Cosmic Drifting” by LEE ROSEVERE (Outro Music by JONATHAN SHAW “A Tale of Peace” Music by LEE ROSEVERE “Cosmic Drifting” “Puzzle Pieces” “How I Used To See The Stars” “Musical Mathematics” “I Believe in You” Tracks by Jonathan Shaw and Andrew Sitkov are part of 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 Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Jonathan Shaw and Andrew Sitkov at Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at Find more music by Lee Rosevere at and Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital painting. At center, a planet with a dark smooth surface. A pyramidal section has been cut out to show three layers beneath the planet’s surface. Two glowing rings surround the planet. Amorphous, plasma-like material swirls around the planet. Watermark of “Storyfeather” curves along planet at bottom.
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The Last Voyage of the Echidna
08/01/2025
The Last Voyage of the Echidna
Following their queen and captain into exile, the crew of the Echidna build an experimental engine, to keep surviving and striving, and to one day establish a new colony. Genre: Science Fiction THIS IS EPISODE #400. I have put out 400 podcast episodes by my lil old self. Mwahaha! Tell me this means I cannot be stopped! Excerpt:“Queens growing old without growing wiser. That’s not what we need. That’s not what I seek to be.” Those were the last words that Captain Navaso spoke before she went into exile, breaking from the Unified Colonies, along with 899 loyal members of her colony. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is a direct prequel to an episode from Season Three, “,” in which a couple of agents who investigate unusual phenomena follow a distress signal coming from an unusual source. MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Drive With Me” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Abstact Vision #3” “Abstact Vision #6” “Drive With Me” “Be a Hero” Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Particle Voyager” “Connected” “Prisma” “Connecting dots” “Pursuit” “Killer Escape” “Autopsy” “Black light” “Genetic marker” All these tracks are 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A ship shaped like a submarine appears at bottom half, moving toward a glowing anomaly at center. Lightning, sparks, and gases emerge from the anomaly and stream outward. A zigzag pattern with nodes at each junction glows on the ship’s hull and is reflected above and below the ship, but darker in color. Lightning also bursts from two thrusters on the ship’s dorsal hull. Watermark of “Storyfeather” on hull of ship along left thruster.
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Two Tickets to Dream Sector Disigma
07/25/2025
Two Tickets to Dream Sector Disigma
Two siblings end up in a shared dream and explore it according to their priorities: eating food and making friends. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: As Astra kept staring at the sign, the characters began to shift into ones she could read. She grinned and started reading aloud. “Dream Sector Alpha. Basic fantasies. Opening gifts. Eating rocky road brownies—wait, I don’t like rocky road brownies.” “I do!” Fen said. “Dream Sector Beta…Zeta…Theta. Hey, I know this. This is the Greek alphabet.” 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story revisits “,” in which a new father, seeking stories for his baby daughter, stumbles across a series of books he used to love in his childhood about the caretaker of two adventurous kids. MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create) (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Packed lunch” by TRG Banks (Intro) “The silver bus” by TRG Banks (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by TRG BANKS “Through the gravitational field” “The silver bus” “Packed lunch” “First stop” “Horse ride 4” “Cigar” Music by ANDREW SITKOV* “Casual Theme #2” “Casual Theme #4” “Knight Power” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Journey into Fog” “Battle March” “Protection of Kingdom” “Knight Rising” *All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at Find more music by TRG Banks at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of a stream cutting through a grassy meadow. Foreground left corner displays glowing curling stems. A ladybug is perched on one of the stems. Bottom middle edge, a piece of paper floats in the water. To the ladybug’s left, a wooden sign juts up from the grass. In the upper third of the image, forests are visible through purple haze, and mountains even further back. The sky glows with sunlight. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that repeat and continue the top and bottom of the image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the edge of the river at center right.
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The Garden of Perpetuation
07/18/2025
The Garden of Perpetuation
To preserve their endangered houses, Black Radish, Purple Carrot, and Green Garlic send envoys to reach a garden hidden beyond the natural world. Genre: Fable, Mythology Excerpt: Soil and sunlight, water and worm. These were still needed for the growing of plants in ancient times. But in those times, to truly live and to thrive as they were meant to, plants also required a nourishment that not many legends speak of. The spirit of an animated being, that is, the spirit of an animal. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I’ve written a number of food-based stories, and not all of them are dessert-based. This new story was inspired by “,” about someone who’s not sure if the voices coming from the food in their fridge and pantry are real or not. MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Desert Town” by CHRIS LOGSDON (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Mystical Town” “Desert Town” “Shady Town” “Port Town” “Whimsical Town” Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Medieval Track #1” “Medieval Theme 4” “Fight Till Dying” “Lyric Voices #1” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Medieval Track #2” “Adventure Track #1 (looped)” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Chris Logsdon and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Chris Logsdon and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Three people seen from the back walking down a path that leads toward barren-branched trees in the distance. The figure on the left glances to the right, has long wavy hair, wears a coat with a purple carrot patch along the right arm, a satchel hanging from right shoulder across the body, and a belt on which hangs a pouch and an axe. The middle figure walks slightly behind the others and wears a cloak with the hood raised. Three black radishes are depicted on the back of the cloak with the leaves laying over the shoulder and one extending into the hood. The figure on the right wears a basket full of green garlic. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the right side of the middle figure’s cloak.
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Tomorrow's Train Today
07/11/2025
Tomorrow's Train Today
A young man boards a train to visit family, only to learn he is a day late for his visit, but just in time to suffer disaster. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction Excerpt: A man laughed and said, “Just shuffle the cards.” My heart skipped a beat. I saw a bright flash of light. I heard an intense, painful screech. The train car lurched. People screamed, and then— 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. The inspiration for this episode is a story I once wrote about a woman on the subway who missed her stop and ended up arriving at the previous day, “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Cry No More – (A) Melody Loop” by Tao & Sound (Inro & Outro) “Cry No More – (B) Melody Loop” by Tao & Sound (Inro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Abstract Vision #6” “Abstract Vision #3” Music by TAO & SOUND “Cyberjazz Nights” (full track) “I Never Gave Up – (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More - (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (A) Melody Loop” “I Never Gave Up – (B) Melody Loop” “I Never Gave Up – (A) Melody Loop” “Cyberjazz Nights – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Noir Blvd – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (B) Melody Loop” “Noir Blvd – (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “U Never Had to Exist – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Noir Blvd – (B) Melody Loop” “U Never Had to Exist – Intro” “U Never Had to Exist – (A) Melody Loop” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov and Tao & Sound is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Tao & Sound and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View down the middle of a train car. Several seats are visible, but only two are occupied. At far right, a young man is asleep, his left elbow propped on the window edge, his head resting in his hand. His other hand lies on his lap, holding a rectangular object. It’s dark outside the windows. At far left, an older man with a table attachment propped up, holding a cup of coffee in his right hand. His left arm and hand are curled around a briefcase that lies on the table. He’s glancing to his left. It’s bright outside the windows on his side. At center, standing in the aisle is the same young man who’s seen sleeping. He is surrounded by a glowing light. His arms hang by his side. He’s holding a cell phone in his right hand. His brows are raised and his mouth parted. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along right side of the young man’s jacket.
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The Magnificenting Glass
07/04/2025
The Magnificenting Glass
A researcher comes across a magnifying glass, but it doesn't magnify, it makes magnificent. Genre: Mystery, Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: I looked through the glass, at my crinkled, folded over, flagged, and dog-eared notebook, expecting to see the unintentional thumbprint on the edge of the page in fine detail. Instead, I saw some kind of roller coaster in a dozen shades of blue. Some glowing, some metallic, some watery. Something that looked like a tiny orange dot zoomed around and around the loops and twirls of the coaster. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This episode was inspired by “,” in which a young woman remembers her grandmother’s stories about an ancient telescope, given to her by a prince, that worked like a regular telescope for most, but showed wonders and marvels to those willing to see farther. I also make a brief reference to spectral cameras, cameras capable of capturing images of ghosts, which are from a story in Year 5 called “.” And there’s also a connection with an episode called “.” MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Abstract Vision #4” by ANDREW SITKOV (Inro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Abstract Vision #6” “Stars Talk” “Unknown Terrain” “Abstract Vision #3” “Abstract Vision #2” “Abstract Vision #4” “Another World” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A hand at the bottom right corner holds what appears to be a magnifying glass over a patch of grass. Through the glass are seen bright multi-colored shapes that appear to be a cityscape seen from above. The corner of a folded-over notebook, marked with paper clips at the page tops and lying in the grass, is visible near the top right edge. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along outer edge of thumb.
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Laser Beam Ice Cream
06/27/2025
Laser Beam Ice Cream
A kitchen mishap leads to the accidental invention of the most powerful ice cream in the world. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: His portable, miniature laser beam healing aid flew out of his hand and landed in the still-open container of vanilla ice cream. Arthur pushed down the momentary surge of panic about the electronics in the laser. He reached out to pick the device out of the ice cream. Luminescent sparks made him recoil. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. What if eating ice cream could give you powers? Ah, cartoon logic. Gotta love it. I first explored the concept of imbuing food—well, a consumable product—with extraordinary abilities in a story called “,” in which a few inventors attempt to make a chewing gum that allows a person to teleport. I just can’t let go of the notion of gaining cool powers by eating fun foods. But I also can’t help exploring what could go wrong… MY FIRST BOOK (yay) Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” by ANDREA BARONI (Intro) “Casual Theme #1” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Casual Theme #6 (Triumph)” “Casual Theme #1” “Abstract Vision #7” “Casual Theme #3” “Abstract Vision #3” Music by ANDREA BARONI “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “Ground Control” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)” Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Level 1” “Level 2” “Level 4” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Andrew Sitkov, and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Andrew Sitkov, and Chris Logsdon at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital image. Foreground bottom, a bowl with three scoops of ice cream. Vanilla, center front. Strawberry, left behind. Chocolate, right behind. The chocolate scoop has a spoon handle sticking out of it. The vanilla scoop has little lightning bolts surrounding it. Behind the bowl are three figures. Center, from waist up is a smiling young man facing forward, with his curled hands on his hips. To his left is a young woman from waist up in three-quarters profile, her head tilted up. A beam of light shoots from her eyes. She holds the first two fingers of her left hand to her temple. To the young man’s right is a black-and-white dog, seated, who is also looking up and shooting beams of light from his eyes. He wears a collar with the name “Percival” on it. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along spoon handle.
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Matchstick and Mischief
06/20/2025
Matchstick and Mischief
Two adventurous friends offer to help a scientist whose revolutionary invention for all mousekind isn’t exactly authorized. Genre: Science Fiction, Fable Excerpt: “What happened to gravity?” Matchstick asked, as he pushed his legs against a stone. The stone moved away from him, and he, moved away from it, and toward the other two mice. Mischief reached into her satchel for her pencil and pad. “Fab, we fell into the isolated chronon field. Can you confirm?” “I…” Doctor Fabaceous clutched the control slab against his chest. His eyes faced forward, but he didn’t seem to be looking at anything. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I adore writing stories about a pair of anthropomorphized animal best friends. One of my favorites was a tale of two caterpillars who crash an extravagant party. It’s called, “.” MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Dancing Operators” by ANDREA BARONI (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf) “Ground Control” “The Tech Show” “Dancing Operators” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “Cozy Afternoons” Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Action Time” “Unknown Terrain” “Abstract Vision #6” “Abstract Vision #9” “Hidden Threat” “Among the Stars” “Prepare for Battle” “Close Your Eyes” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, a mouse riding a motorcycle down a glowing pathway, facing forward, left paw on the pedal and right paw holding a lit matchstick. Objects float in the space around the mouse. At top left, a screw. Bottom left a sock. Top right corner, part of some device with buttons. Below that, a toothbrush. Middle right, a yo-yo. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along glowing path at top left. Rectangular image made square with top and bottom borders with blurred elements from the main image.
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Oddnever
06/13/2025
Oddnever
A studious, non-mischievous fairy fulfills her forbidden dream of traveling to the human realm...straight into a convenience store. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: She passed her least favorite quill partly through the mirror and pulled it back to test. The quill appeared undamaged. So she next passed her least favorite finger through the mirror, gasping at the watery chill that passed through it as it passed through the mirror’s surface. Her finger too seemed unharmed. And so, in the most reckless act that she had ever committed in her life thus far, Oddnever stepped through the mirror into the human realm. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is connected to the Season Three episode entitled “,” in which three kids recovering from chicken pox at home are mistakenly infected with another pox, a fairy-borne pox. MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Midnight Creeping” by Jonathan Shaw (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by JONATHAN SHAW “Spinning Tavern” “Midnight Creeping” “Checking Inventory” “A Tale of Peace” Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Magic Within” “Hidden Fear” “Journey into Fog” Music by BENJAMIN CARR “Dwarven Settlement” “Ice Cavern” “Ancient Ruins” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Benjamin Carr, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Benjamin Carr, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov at Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of the view down the aisle of a convenience store, shelves stocked with generic shapes of bottles and packages. In the foreground with their backs turned to the viewer are two store employees, both wearing green tops. Across from them at the end of the aisle is a figure sticking a hero landing—one knee down, the other bent forward, one hand on the ground, and the other thrown back. The figure is wearing glasses and a hoodie. Two glowing pink wings sprout from their back. A glowing pink spark floats above the hooded figure. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders with streaks of color that match the colors of the main image and line up with the main image’s perspective lines. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along floor of aisle at right.
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Cliff's Rad Blazer
06/06/2025
Cliff's Rad Blazer
Weatherman Cliff Blazer is always receiving blazers from his fans. But the latest one he receives really takes the cake. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: “So far, five people have come in complaining of difficulty breathing, and producing a strange croaking sound. Now, they’re still being treated, and the hospital staff is hesitant to speculate on what could be causing this, but the reason we’re reporting on this is that one of the patients has been discharged and we spoke to them earlier. They didn’t want to be on camera, but…” Of course they didn’t want to be on camera. What they had to say sounded preposterous. The patient had puked up a frog. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. Outerwear gone rogue! I’ve written about it before, only last time, it was a technological issue, in an episode call “.” And wild weather was a major component of yet another story I’d previously written, called “.” MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Whimsical Town” by Chris Logsdon (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREA Baroni (Cyberleaf) “Ground Control” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “The Tech Show” “Slightly Across” Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Casual Theme #1” “Casual Theme #3” “Abstract Vision #9” “Casual Theme #2” Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Mystical Town” “Whimsical Town” “Shady Town” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrea Baroni, Chris Logdson, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Chris Logsdon, and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A weatherman, from waist up, facing forward and standing slightly left of center before a screen showing a generic weather map. He’s wearing a fancy-looking blazer over shirt and tie. The blazer is patterned with sparkling stars and colorful nebulas. He holds his hands to the blazer’s button. A watch and ring on ring finger is visible on his left hand. His left eyebrow is arched. On the weather display, bottom right, a snow flurry is moving in. Top left, an overlay of temperatures. Top right, a cloud under which raindrops and cats and dogs are falling. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that display portions of the main image, distorted as if blotted with a paint brush. Watermark of “Storyfeather” outside and along the weatherman’s right upper arm.
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The Once-God Rampion
05/30/2025
The Once-God Rampion
A god loses half her powers and is cast out of the heavens for the crime of sharing those power with mortals. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: She was far too kindly, and therefore looked upon with disdain by her fellow gods. The other gods feared that the balance of power was being tipped too much toward mortal creatures, to whom the kindly god had given many gifts… To teach her a lesson, the other gods diminished the kindly god by half. They took half her powers, half her wisdom, half her stature. They even took her name, which alone bore a good portion of her power. They named her Rampion, 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I’ve written a few stories centered on the subject of hair, or the lack thereof, and powers contained within hair. “,” which is loosely inspired by the story of Rapunzel was the first of these. Then there’s the “” and “,” in which contests and celebrations are held around hair. MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Shadows and flames” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro) “The village” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Immortals” “The village” “Emblem” “Dark fields” “Dungeon of shadows” “To Falgaltown” “Dark lord” “Shadows and flames” “Stay (seamless)” All 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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of a person seen from the back walking away. The person is barefoot and wearing a flowing skirt or dress with hazy edges. Wavy and curling strands of hair in different muted green, brown, and teal flow outward and back from the head, entirely obscuring the top half of the body. One strand on either side is connecting to the tops of trees and appears to be absorbing the trees. A strand on the left is connected to a purple flower with five petals, a rampion bellflower. Hazy foliage frames the bottom half. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along left side of dress.
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Noctemfaere
05/23/2025
Noctemfaere
Mythical flying horses couldn't possibly be real; but there is one that we all may meet in our most vulnerable hours. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy, Fairy Tale Excerpt: They emerge from the shadow-light of the moon mist. I resist the urge to reach out. I gasp and shiver. The room has grown cold. Not the crisp cold of winter. Not the numbing cold of ice. Not even the cold of night. It is a bracing but fortifying cold. A vast cold. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. When I was a kid, I desperately wanted unicorns and flying horses to be real. Revisiting a childhood desire in adulthood can be…unnerving. So, why do I keep doing it? This episode was inspired by “.” MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Magic Within” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Ice and Fire (peaceful part)” “Magic Within” Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Compass” “In the shadows” “Oinions (second part)” “Oinions” “Don’t move” “Winterheart (seamless)” “Stars above” *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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Center, a winged horse facing viewer, seen from chest up, mane falling to its right. Partly extended right wing is shadowy and hazy. The left wing is raised and stretched out, and the feathers are defined, some turning dark. Emerging from the horse’s sides under its wings are two more flying horses whose forms are translucent. The horse on the left flank extends a wing and raise a leg. The horse on the right flank extends a wing and raise’s two legs. A glowing mist streams down from center top. At bottom beside the figures are bright sparks in the fog. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along main horse’s right wing. Top and bottom borders depicting dark fog and glowing mist make the image square.
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The Union of the Spyglass
05/16/2025
The Union of the Spyglass
A group of curious and ingenious humans build a spyglass to peer into the realm of the gods, to find out why the gods are not governing the world as they were expected to. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: Not in the beginning, but early in the history of the world, many mortals suspected that the ones who called themselves gods were shirking their duty of properly governing the world. Some responded by entreating the gods. Others by railing against them. But a few decided to try answering the question of what it was that the gods spent their time doing if they were not doing what was expected. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. Resourceful mortals versus neglectful, cruel, and petty gods. This theme doesn’t seem to get old for me. Two previous episodes that explore that theme and inspired this episode are “” and “.” MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Haven” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Scroll of the wind walker” “They don’t return” “Ancient gods” “Runes” “To Falgaltown” “Haven” “Signs of desolation” “The harbor” “Flames on ice” “Fallen leaves” “The huntsman” “Wide place” *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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Composite image. At center, a floating island wreathed with glowing clouds, surrounded by a wispy net of light. Behind the island a circle, a view through a spyglass showing a partial view of the moon at top and a night sky. The circle is encased by a square showing the same view of the sky. In the top right corner are bolts of lightning. In the top left corner are colorful sparks of light. Along the bottom stand a row of twelve people seen in silhouette from the back, each one holding on hand on the shoulder of the person standing next to them. This square is flanked by thin panels. The right panel at bottom depicts a partially constructed ladder next to a support tower. The left panel shows a spyglass or telescope angled to view the floating island. A final set of panels flanks the rest of the image. The scope extends into the final left panel. Thick gray fog or clouds appear at bottom. At right middle, three smaller floating island are chained together with bridges. The sky above displays colored gases. At left, a net of light extends and expands from one corner of the central island. A larger overlay of the circle showing the sky and moon sits to the left of the whole image. A smaller overlay sits to the right. Borders at top and bottom to make the final image a square. These borders repeat motifs from the main image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along middle right.]
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The Caligo Palm
05/09/2025
The Caligo Palm
In an age long past, death was not a mystery, for a palm tree once grew upon the earth that served as a path between life and afterlife. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: He came by sea in ships laden with his forces… By day he attacked, and by night he attacked. They knew that they must destroy him. And they knew that they could not destroy him, for he was now too powerful. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. In an earlier story, I wrote of a grieving young man who sought to retrieve his mother from the isle where the souls of those who have died go, just before they pass through the doorway into the afterlife: “.” MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Infinite land” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Of sun and sand” “White river” “Gateways” “Underworld” “Infinite land” “Lonely day” “The edge of nightmare” “Shoreline” “Burn the sky” “Ancien stones” *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 Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through ) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A stylized depiction on a tapestry or scroll. At left, a man stands in front of a black cobra that is larger than him. Both face to the right. The man holds his right hand on his hip and holds his left hand out, palm forming a “stop” gesture. They stand on a green shore with bright blades of grass. At right, a man in a boat raises his hands and face to the sky. Before him two strange beasts with hooked beaks and feathery scales stare to the left. Between boat and shore are stylized curls depicting waves. Top center, the bottom half of circle that depicts the sun. Bright rays beam to the left, bolts of lightning fan out to the right. The sky at center is blue, but darkens from left to right between the bolts. Top and bottom borders depict a repeating pattern, in two rows, the tops of palm trees. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along a ray of sunlight at center left.
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The Sandalwood God
05/02/2025
The Sandalwood God
Three children are determined to find out if the tales they’ve heard are true…that there is a god living in the middle of the forest outside their village. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: For a moment, there hung an expectant silence. The man was watching the bard on the closest stage, but he still caught the glances between the young folk at his table. And he still noted that there was one whose gaze never left his face. “The grown folk won’t tell us,” this one said, a little girl. “Are you the one who lives in the wooden house in the middle of the forest? 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. In this story, I’m revisiting the first story I ever posted on the site, “.” I spoil what happens in that first story in this new one, but it can’t be helped, I say. MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Knight Rising” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro) “Locations_Village (loop)” by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)* “Locations_Medieval Tavern Song” “Locations_Village (loop)” “Exploration_Cave (loop)” “Humorous_Stealth (loop)” Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Ice and Fire (peaceful part)” “Journey into Fog” “Medieval Theme 4” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Medieval Theme 5” “Knight Rising” “Medieval Track #1” “Magic Within” *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov and Albert Fernandez at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Three faces along a diagonical from bottom left to top right, depicting the same young adult person with slightly different hair and eye colors. The hair is mid-length and wavy. The face at center faces and looks forward with mouth slightly parted. Bottom left, the same face is turned slightly away from center, but with eyes turned toward center. Top right, the same face is again turned slightly away, but with eyes turned toward center. The faces are surrounded by a misty glow. Behind the faces, vines or branches bearing leaves, faint lightning, and rain, spread across the background. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along vine at bottom right.
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Didymedicus
04/25/2025
Didymedicus
A charlatan pretending to be a healer wins the king’s favor, but seems mostly harmless, until the day the king collapses and cannot be roused. Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery, Mythology Excerpt: The royal physician, Galena by name, examined the festering bruise just below the king’s ribcage. The king lay in a sleeping stupor. A state he had been in for three days, and yet it was only now, and only by order of the queen that the royal physician was allowed to examine her king. Galena peered down at the bruise, around the margins of which there appeared an oozing of bright purple fluid. 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 events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This one was inspired by a previous story I’d written about old-timey medical practices. That episode is called “.” It was also inspired by a section I read in the “” book about the four humors of the body. I bought the book after listening to the “” podcast, in which the hosts—one of whom is a doctor—explore medical theories, beliefs, and practices throughout the ages of human existence. Next week’s episode is inspired by “,” and “spoils” what happens in that episode. Heads up if you’d like to listen the earlier episode first. MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called . It’s now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) CREDITSStory: “” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music: “Locations_Medieval Tavern Song” by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)*“Exploration_Mystery (loop)” “Exploration_Mystical Place (loop 1)” “Locations_Medieval Tavern Song” “Holy_Gregorian Chant (loop)” “Exploration_Cave (loop)” “Exploration_Forest Of Magic” “Locations_Court Song” Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Medieval Theme 5” “Lyric Voices #2” “Medieval Theme 1” “Lyric Voices #1” “Lyric Voices #5” *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from , and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov and Albert Fernandez at Find more stories by Nila at Episode Art Description: Digital Drawing. Two figures wearing heavy coats. Bottom right, an older woman facing forward and smiling. She holds a rod of Asclepius in front of her with both hands, a staff with a single snake twining around it. Behind her and at left, a young man holds a caduceus in his right hand, a staff with two snakes twining around it symmetrically and a pair of wings at the top. He flourishes his left hand up. His head is turned toward his left hand. Both figures are surrounded by glowing colored lights. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the bottom of the young man’s right arm.
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