Storyfeather
Episodes
The Everyday God Who Wished to Sleep
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alert: This episode contains heartbeat sound effects. Long ago, the human heart experienced an extraordinary change, all because one god wanted to f...
The Moths in the Moon
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A moth dreams of visiting the Moon, but is too small to fly all the way. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: When first the moths alighted in the world b...
The Swallow Who Was a Willow
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A prideful swallow is cursed and changed into the form that she finds most abhorrent, a tree. Genre: Fable Excerpt: The swallow was a happy bir...
John's Fellow Passengers
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a man stuck in the middle seat of a long flight wishes he had more room in his row, his wish comes true: his seatmates start vanishing. Genre:...
Stranded in the Green and Gold
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two passengers find themselves alone just after takeoff, on a plane that seems to be floating in some substance that the passengers can only define a...
My Food Is Speaking to Me
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do the voices coming from the food in my fridge and pantry want to harm me, help me, or just…be? Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "Tell me I...
Madeleine Miriam's Pizzapothecarium
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During his first week working at a unique pizzeria, Ronnie encounters some uncanny late-night customers, who place an order for the rarest pizza on th...
Magenta Banana
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three friends decide to do their science project on a forgotten novelty invention, a self-peeling banana. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "What...
Welcome to Thoughtsburger
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young journalist follows her latest lead into a quirky fast food place located in her dreams. Genre: Mysterious Fantasy Excerpt: "Welcome to ...
A Tale of Nine Lemons
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To help a young man seek his fortune and his purpose upon leaving home, his parents endow him with a parting gift, a basket of lemons. Genre: Fairy ...
The Juggling Ghost Crab
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To save her friends and herself from being eaten, a ghost crab enters a juggling contest with a devious and possibly unbeatable opponent. Genre: Fab...
They Linger in the Deep
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a young man sees his reflection in a pool as he has never seen it before, he is both mesmerized and suspicious. Genre: Mythology Excerpt:...
The Ogre and the Elf Go To Honeymoon City
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime lovers the ogre and the elf each recall the first few days of their honeymoon a bit differently. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: The ogre s...
The Incident at Soruquenty Beach
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An urban legend about a haunting phenomenon occurring in a little beach town becomes a news story when escalating incidents lead to the beaching of w...
Jukebox Time Portal
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The inventor of a working time machine takes her closest friend on what was meant to be a quick trip to the near future. Genre: Science Fantasy Ex...
The Hippocampus and the Menagerie
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A fearful and captive servant, who tends a menagerie of unique and captive creatures, is dazzled by the arrival of a most magnificent creature known ...
The Obsidian Tusks
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In life and beyond, the elephant king seeks only one aim, to protect his people from despair. Genre: Fable Excerpt: As the elephant king lay dying...
A Most Discourteous Interview
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A nervous young job-seeker's interview is constantly interrupted by what seem to be personal phone calls to the interviewer, but from different calle...
The Automated Fortune Line
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A man seeks the help of a psychic after he experiences an unusual haunting from an automated phone line. Genre: Mysterious Fantasy Excerpt: "My lif...
Roxie's Wake-up Call
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sammy receives an unusual birthday gift, a smart device with a face, a set life span, and an unrelenting imperative to help. Genre: Science Fiction ...
Seven Signs of Impossible Times
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A reporter and camera operator expect to uncover a hoax when they investigate sightings of flying pigs, but soon find themselves on the path of a much...
The Galactic Analyst
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When unexpectedly asked about their profession, a person accustomed to remaining unnoticed until needed debates about how to tell the truth—spectacu...
The Children of the Rain and the Sun
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the once-inseparable children of the Rain and the Sun quarrel and go their separate ways, they set in motion dire consequences for their parents ...
The Shifting Night Anomaly
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A spaceship built for short-range research is re-tasked with the mission of traversing a vast and mysterious anomaly. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction ...
The Galvanic Ghost
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman entreats a student of medicine for help with an extraordinary and destructive condition, she can conduct massive amounts of electricity. Genre...
Lickspittle and Sobersides
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
High jinks ensue when two caterpillar fairies who are close to death attend a grand fairy ball as a last hurrah. Genre: Fable, Fairy Tale, Fantasy ...
The Bombinating Engine
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew of a prospecting freighter on the edge of known space makes an unexpected discovery about their outdated and recently replaced engine. Genre:...
Elevator 6F
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Six people get stuck on an elevator, but when the elevator starts moving again, their true ordeal begins. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt: It wasn't w...
Lodgers in the Attic
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A new homeowner must decide how to deal with the uncanny and uninvited inhabitants discovered in the attic. Genre: Horror, Mystery Content Warning: A...
The Hollow Temple
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when two treasure-seekers cross a forbidden threshold and trespass within an ancient temple? Genre: Horror, Mystery, Mythology Excerpt...
Maugre Death We Walk
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young reporter investigating a case of vanishing corpses interviews a town recluse, who may be trying to help him…or silence him. Genre: Horror, M...
The Last Honest Vampire
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For two friends, watching the new season of their favorite show may have to wait while one of them contends with a potentially life-changing event. Ge...
A Coat for Many Dimensions
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An alchemist attempts to create a coat that will allow her to travel to other dimensions. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: Aunt Mariya was certain that she ...
The Solar Pepper
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a country suffers a curse that extinguishes all but the tiniest of flames, its people strive in spectacular ways to endure, to elude, and to brea...
The Mystery of Mrs. Highweather
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a new father searches through his childhood books for stories to tell his daughter, he learns that some of those books are linked to a hundred-ye...
The Traveler and Her Three Shadows
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After their realm is cursed to suffer absolute darkness, four companions are tasked with finding the secret of breaking the curse. Genre: Mythology, F...
Castle Farouche
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a door in the basement of my new house that leads to nowhere, or so I thought… Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Excerpt: When buds are twisted...
Longpocket
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young boy seeks to make his mother proud by picking the pocket of a man whose fortunes no one has ever managed to steal, not even the master thieves...
A Waking Walker in Slumberland
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To rescue her kidnapped infant sister from a magical monarch, Parni and her pet rat enter the dream realm and pass through nightmare and illusion. Gen...
The Impassable Valley of the Flowers
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A sixteen-year-old decides that her first journey alone will be into a forbidden valley of flowers that lies just beyond her town. Genre: Fairy Tale, ...
The Antechamber
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers on the verge of a medical breakthrough must investigate why their advanced surgical machine works perfectly on some patients, and not at a...
Velutinus
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A group of friends recruits one of their dads, a biology teacher, to help them identify a strange creature they discovered after a freak storm hits th...
Into Stasis
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A wealthy capitalist steals a rare and cutting-edge piece of technology in the hopes of developing it for public use. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction ...
Lexinkeo
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of giving one of the most important speeches of his life, the greatest orator in the known worlds develops a condition that renders him spe...
The Mora
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To save the woman they both love, two men enter a forest where magic cannot abide, and any magic that enters unravels in unexpected and dangerous ways...
The Moonbroch
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A starry-eyed youth seeks to entreat the man in the moon to stop the lunar fairies from causing terrible storms in the earthen realm. Genre: Mythology...
The Last Wish of Caducus the Wizard
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A dying wizard forges a pair of enchanted rings to help himself fulfill his last wish, to speak with his baby granddaughter. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt...
Contest Chevelure
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A modest town at the foot of the mountain holds a contest every summer with a powerful prize. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt: The Contest Cheve...
A Handbook of Universal Truths
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A researcher comes across a legendary text and is overwhelmed by the knowledge contained within. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt: I glanced at the ...
The Cosmic Hourglass
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A mortal apprentice to an immortal being is tempted to steal the great powers contained within the Cosmic Hourglass to tilt the balance of the cosmos ...
All the Mirrors Are Broken
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A private investigator who thinks she's chasing a thief realizes that her case may be linked to her own uncanny past, and a truth she may not be ready...
The Magic Triptych
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every year on her birthday, the daughter of a mage receives a key that unlocks a different world in her enchanted triptych. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy...
The Forest of the Dasollagi
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A student seeking to learn the craft of enchantment is challenged to pass through a forest filled with strange obstacles. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, ...
A Tiny Man in a Giant Land
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two cousins decide to visit the mysterious isle of giants, and to steal portions of treasure small enough to escape a giant's notice, but large enough...
A Simple Procedure
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALERT: This episode contains a fictionalized depiction of a panic attack and heartbeat sound effects. Please listen with caution. A patient checks in...
Happy Anniversary, Forever
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lone astronaut and a ship's artificial intelligence spend two decades trapped in a spatial phenomenon from which there is no escape. Genre: Science ...
Astral Andie Is Angry
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andie Ogami is hired as a spy by a wealthy family because of her ability to astral project. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: "How do you fe...
Lost and Found at the Hotel Gloaming
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A guest at an extravagant hotel gets lost and stumbles upon a strange secret. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Excerpt: I noticed the magician when he slipp...
The Mystery on Marigold Drive
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Strange happenings in one household trigger a police investigation that reveals a deeper mystery. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: A few da...
The Cavern Traveler
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman seeking medical treatment for what seems to be a travel-related infection in her foot becomes involved in a grander mystery. Genre: Mystery, S...
Behind the Hour
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman unwittingly misses the start of daylight savings, falls one hour behind, and is unable to catch up. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt: On h...
Madam Pantoflae
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When rumors and gossip surround the newest resident of town, particularly about her mysterious habit of hiding her feet, one girl dares to seek the tr...
Starling and Leveret
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Starling and Leveret investigate the sudden disappearance of the legendary Tortoise of the famed race between the Tortoise and the Hare. Genre: Fable,...
The Thief, The Fairy, and The Raven
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As penance for a recent crime, a thief is tasked with carrying a most precious and coveted treasure to a place where no mortal may tread. Genre: Fairy...
The Fairy Blackberry
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When her sister disappears into the fairy realm, a girl and her best friend mount a rescue. But while it's quite easy to get into the fairy realm, a...
The Frog Who Foiled the Fantasticator
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rare are the fantasticators, who can by their very presence bring about the emergence of the fantastic from the most common of things and the most mun...
Jacquery Tattery Maker of Sails
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jaquery Tattery was born at sea, and he grew up in a town far from the sea, and all he wanted to do was return to the sea. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: ...
The Watchers of the Whale
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The mayor of a modest harbor town struggles to deal with the appearance of a whale in the sky above the ocean. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: "There's a w...
Lord Orgulous
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An air of mystery surrounds a young lord who came to rule a province from a distant land, until those closest to him gather clues about his past. Genr...
The Piecemeal Cake
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A baker chosen for an honorable and prestigious assignment must contend with a rival who was not chosen. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Excerpt: Four nati...
Letter From Self
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman receives a letter written by her future self about all the significant events to come in the next year of her life. Genre: Mystery, Fant...
The Visitor on the Valorous
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reporter Lily Landry has an extraordinary encounter one night after she investigates a bright light in the sky above her apartment. Genre: Science Fic...
The Holiday Truce on Stage 34
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two rival television shows set aside their differences to film their solstice holiday specials. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: "...
The Why Winter Challenge
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Why does there have to be winter?" Genre: Mythology, Fantasy Excerpt: "Why does there have to be winter?" The asker was my little niece, all bundl...
The Station Companions
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two technicians working alone to maintain an Arctic monitoring station begin to see something they shouldn't be seeing…a third resident of the stati...
Mokkie's Double Diner
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think the "double" in Mokkie's Double Diner means that the diner has two levels. That's…not what it means. Genre: Mystery, Science Ficti...
The Remedy Men
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A pair of physicians observe the bizarre and dying practices of their profession's predecessor, the remedy man. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Exc...
Midnight 45
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every evening, one woman undergoes an unfathomable transformation. She turns into a cartoon. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery Excerpt: I needed a mental h...
Attack of the Giant Cyclops Worm
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A cast and crew of middle school students put on an original play about cosmic heroes and deadly aliens. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Excerpt: "...
The Monstrous Men of the Moors
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When the Lavendars sought to settle on new lands, they were warned that the surrounding moors were haunted by strange creatures. Genre: Horror, Myster...
The Haunted Harpsichord
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young investigator must spend a set number of nights in a haunted house to earn a hefty inheritance. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt: "You said it...
The Transmutation of Mister Lang
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After closing his latest case, a private investigator who specializes in finding missing persons starts experiencing strange changes. Genre: Horror, M...
The Unstrange Face in the Mirror
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A man overwhelmed by the good but stressful changes in his life wishes he could switch places with his reflection. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt: ...
Rise of the Prokaryotes
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why and how are the world's bacterial species suddenly banding together? Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "Ladies, gentlemen, rogues, and sundry, I ...
Anomaly Valley
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An explorer gets lost in a spatiotemporal anomaly that was once the treasure vault of an alien pirate. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: It ...
The Plotz Hole
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The passionate people involved with making movies at Plotz Hole Studios hail from all the many corners of the universe, and beyond. Genre: Science Fic...
The Singing Safecracker
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With his uniquely gifted voice, Nate tries to right a wrong by doing wrong. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery Excerpt: As it turned out, Nate was the real de...
The Thief of All Sounds
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An unassuming artifact in a small museum might be a powerful mythical object from whence all sound arises. Genre: Mythology Excerpt: There was a so...
The Flight of Flea
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The smallest bird in the world embarks on a quest to recover a lost gift left to him by his mother…his true name. Genre: Fable, Mystery, Mythology, ...
The Lady in My Headphones
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A girl is haunted by a mysterious voice that she can only hear through her headphones. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: She scanned his blueprints. She unde...
Spectral Camera Model 57
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A rookie agent assigned to test a new piece of technology makes a momentous observation about a young woman at a taco truck. Genre: Science Fiction ...
Humans: A Blorgnathian Delicacy?
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A man struggles with his decision to become a "Cultural Ambassador" to a newly befriended alien species. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: Yeah, I'v...
The Porphyrion Machine
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When people in a newly prosperous town fall ill from a mysterious blood disease that doctors cannot cure or treat, one patient invents his own treatme...
Princess Number Four
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a kingdom ruled by threes, Princess Number Four was never meant to be... Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: Though he loved them all, he could not help bu...
Transpogum
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A pair of inventors aim to 'think outside the box' and imagine a new purpose for an everyday item…chewing gum. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: At...
A Sewing Machine From 1919
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A man inherits his grandmother's antique sewing machine, and the mystery of a secret treasure hidden within it. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: "'Because, ...
Mrs. Santi's Prism Mask
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new technology may help a woman regain some mobility and independence by developing an ability she never had before. Genre: Science Fiction Excer...
Festival of the Triumphant Locks
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a town renowned for their long hair and unique styles, one hairdresser learns the value of her trade. Genre: Fantasy Excerpt: Everyone in town w...
An Aphid Named Quintillion
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An aphid named Quintillion seeks to investigate the rumors that the insects are not the only sentient species in the world. Genre: Fable, Science Fict...
One Killer Jacket
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman wonders if the strange "behavior" of her new high-tech jacket is due to her roommate's tampering or to an ever-escalating malfunction. ...