Storyfeather
Episodes
The Strange Chamber
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An abandoned factory that was once filled with a life-saving technology is haunted by the ghosts of its past. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excer...
The Chosen by Chance Dance
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a small town is chosen by chance to receive a visit from the leader of the realm, they must present a great spectacle to show they are worthy. Ge...
Prosopokaf's Fusion Cream
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A malfunctioning beauty product gives whole new meaning to the term "vanishing cream." Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: She was usually too tired to...
Hideous Horace and Beautiful Boris
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a terrible creature stalks a little boy's nightmares all the way into adulthood, he uses his imagination to summon an unlikely ally. Genre: Fanta...
Cloaked in Clay
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A sculptor working through a creative block notices something strange about the sculptures molded from a particular brand of clay. Genre: Mystery, ...
The Eleventh Arm
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mural painted by an anonymous artist inspires both dread and wonder. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: On the wall of a poorly kept apartm...
Sam and the Sequence
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An ambitious freshman believes her research project will uncover a hidden historical mystery. Genre: Mystery Excerpt: Sometimes a thing isn't good ...
The Serpent Who Sang Like a Bird
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One monkey's mischief alters the course of four other animals' lives. Genre: Fable Excerpt: Long ago, when the world was young, and in some ways sm...
Neotrillium
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A woman caught in the middle of an ecological attack becomes a subject of interest for the group who is responsible. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt...
The Architect and the Aristocrat
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A brilliant architect impresses an ambitious aristocrat with more and more wondrous constructions. Genre: Fairy Tale Excerpt: So charmed was the ar...
Inseparate
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A student fascinated with conjoined twins uncovers the lives of two brothers whom history only remembers as fortune tellers called Two-Man. Genre: Fan...
Flickering Frieda
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For as long as she could remember, Frieda had been haunted by a general trend of weirdness. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: I'd lock myself up if I...
Panfloria Magnifica
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A researcher studies a common-looking flower with an uncommon origin. Genre: Fairy Tale, Science Fiction Excerpt: Does the flower remember who buil...
Gamma's Forever Soup
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A magician creates for his empress a powerful elixir that can only work on one person, but the empress desires to share the power with her people. Ge...
The Mythical Slug
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A floundering molecular biology researcher is captivated by a seemingly common creature in a marine biology article…a sea slug. Genre: Mythology, Sc...
The Brontide Beast
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A sheriff investigates the mysterious quakes that have beset her small town. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: The rumblings were s...
The Black Dwarf Star
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first excursion into the greater cosmos, humanity may have stumbled upon an epic discovery, one so rare as to be mythical. Genre: Mythology, Sc...
The Salvage of Core 925
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The crew of a salvage trawler comes upon a hundred-year-old satellite and must determine if it is a piece of space junk or a valuable artifact. Genre:...
The Caves of Hephaestus Island
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A team dispatched to a tiny island to investigate the source of a strange signal makes an unexpected discovery. Genre: Mystery, Mythology, Science Fic...
Mission ICE 19
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A captain and her crew investigate the fate of those who set out on a mission to study an intriguing cosmic chemical. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction ...
The Blinding of the Mice
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An ordinary mouse was once chosen to receive a great honor that came at a great cost. Genre: Fable Excerpt: I could not see the edge of the knife, ...
Mysterious Tracks in the Snow
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A medical doctor, a supernaturalist, and a philosopher investigate mysterious tracks that appear in the snow. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excer...
Lesson Number Undefined
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A mother uses myth to teach math and math to teach humanity to her three children. Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction Excerpt: Isra stood before the w...
I Surgery
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Upon the insistence of a loved one, a person decides to undergo a life-altering elective surgery. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: She says...
I Dreamed A Cookie
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A finalist in a cookie contest recalls a classic locked-in-a-bakery-overnight dream for inspiration. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Excerpt: Final...
When The Androids Asked For Hearts
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note of Caution: Episode contains heartbeat sound effects. The human heart becomes the supreme object of fascination for a race of artificial beings. ...
This Egg Is Not An Egg
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A scientist finds a unique egg and eagerly awaits the day it cracks open and reveals the mysteries within. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Excerpt: B...
Heroes of Anodos
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lachenhut flew out toward the creature first. Overclock and Keo hovered in the air, at the ready, but hanging back as our red-capped leader had requ...
Doctor Miratio's Cabinet of Imminent Invention
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note of caution: This episode contains sound effects of real-world firearms (from minute 49 to end). "I'll need the ether regulator. Hand it to me, w...
The Lost Treasure of the Arcadian
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last three hundred years, elaborate guesses have been made about the nature of the treasure aboard the Arcadian. It was only after news sprea...
Sal Saturn and the Planetary Rangers
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the year 2025, humanity received an answer to one of its most fundamental questions: "Are we alone in the universe?" Only one thousand standard yea...
How I Defeated the Devourer
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It starts off dark, and all I hear is a low, subtle pulsing. Not as rhythmic and steady as a heartbeat, but more like, the whooshing and sloshing of a...
April Majus
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"What is that? On its head? Is that a hat or…a deformity?" "It's too hazy to see when it's in motion," I said. "We'll have to pause." "The lights ar...
The Incident of the Imp
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A kid…in a costume. It had to be. Still, it was frightening. To think I almost hit the poor little guy. Maybe it was a good thing that the costume w...
The Hunter and the Crypt
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He wore not a scrap of clothing as he lay on the grimy dirt within the coffin, so I could see that his entire body bore a ghastly green pallor. His to...
Chemoimagination
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Achievement Unlocked: 200th Episode! "Marisela!" Rigo cried out and Marisela came running into the boys' bedroom. He was standing before the left side...
Goodhorse Manor
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We only allow guests to stay in the master suite for one night. Any longer than that and some begin to experience issues with their health." "Psych...
The Meek Mountain Peak
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once, there were five magic beans. A poor boy was swindled into accepting them as payment for some vegetables he was trying to sell at market. His mot...
Great Persidain
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They all watched as the one called Yellowjaws was taken to the edge of the arena. He limped from a vicious gash along his lower left leg that still se...
The Door Beneath the Desert
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Mars, help me. Help me, Mars." Betty Garimonde wasn't dead. Mars could see the slight rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. Her body was so f...
Mynotragon
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are not deserters. We are not thieves. But we have been named as such by the imperial navy. We are hunted by the ships we once called our allies. T...
The Daring MacAllisters
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We know where it is. We've known for a while. We just can't get to it. It would require some fairly fancy flying." The secretary crossed his arms and...
The Fly Upon My Mantel
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note of caution for sensitive listeners: This episode contains descriptions of a fly being harmed. "I have a story to tell you that you will not belie...
Marv and the Ghost Shark
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is what we wanted. This is what we feared. Encountering new life. Endangering our lives. These were some of the last words I heard from my mother...
Nerochroma
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the heart of our galaxy, there abides a supermassive black hole. One of the grand mysteries of our age, and of the last age, and the one before. We...
The Stratus Class Dirigibles
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When I first arrived in the desert city, raw and untried, eyes wide with wonder, heart filled with longing, and head filled with air just like the myr...
Sword of the Giant Wizard
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"There is no cure," the baker said as she peered into the mage's eyes. Around the table with them sat the renowned warrior and the titan merchant. Eve...
The Fairy Between Light and Dark
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shame and sorrow were to be her lot in life. The legacy given to her and the legacy she herself would pass on. Endora was born below the earth in a re...
Six Fools and the Dragon
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Six fools ran from the dragon's fire, but only one of them was her husband. There was the wizard in blue robes with a green-jeweled magic staff. There...
The Captain's Creature
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Captain!" Marlowe yelled out. The coils of the grasping tentacle slid past each other, tightening their grip around Santi's waist. That was when I kn...
Ximrahet
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some years—not every year—fierce winds blow from the north, and the old folk mutter about the ride of the indestructible king. And they cast about...
The Midvale Experiment
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was something about this particular story of extraterrestrial abductions in a sleepy little town where nothing usually happened that struck me a...
Tranenbloud Island
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shortly before the world lost contact with Tranenbloud Island, the research team reported that an islander and a member of the team had gone missing, ...
The Makriazaton Mechanism
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"There were people who once knew how to harness energies that we haven't yet discovered, or rather, rediscovered," Dr. Taisho said as she strapped the...
Dragons of Verandering
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are flames in the distance. There is a dragon in the distance. We must ride out to meet him. It is said that the first dragon was born of hatred...
The Terrible Mallard
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You must be Captain Vasquez." "And why, madam, do you presume that?" "Because judging from their expressions, none of the people at this table believ...
How the Troubadours Came To Be
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the lay was finished, the troubadour smiled and bowed. He blew a stray lock of his rosy hair out of his eyes and asked the gathered crowd, "What ...
The Quest of Nine Days
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Is it me, or does it look like it's breathing?" Raj placed a hand on his pointed cap to keep it from falling off as he looked up the trunk of the mos...
My Homunculus Is Malfunctioning
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I could feel it, shifting around in my chest, as I waited for the on-call doctor to respond. The doctor's badge indicated that he didn't have one, so ...
The Feast of Paravirneo
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The king opened his eyes and found himself seated at the long table in the castle's dining hall. As he watched, platters and tureens began to appear, ...
Forsaken Deep
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have conquered deep space, they said. There is nothing at the bottom of our own seas that could be of any worth, they said. But there are always vo...
Professor Gadston
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer frowned at the professor's curious claim, and glanced at their two guides. Their guides were men of the jungle, courageous and calm, but among...
The Purple Dust Mine
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He lifted the dog, her tongue lolling in the mild heat of the summer evening, and placed her on the truck bed. Nico peered at her. "If I left you a...
Summoner of Clowns
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joanie loved her gramps, but she most certainly did not love clowns. Still, as she sat against the wall of the playroom that her grandfather had made ...
The Fortunate Little Leaf
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, a town that sat nestled near the foot of a mountain, surrounded by forest evergreen, ran out of food and fuel in the midst of a dead...
The Riddle of Hyperion
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An ancient people with great potential built a glorious thing before they succumbed to corruption, fell into ruin, and vanished from the world. One...
Stromascope
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the suddenly dimmed room full of seated strangers, I heard subdued coughs, the click of a heel, the crack of a knuckle, and the hushed hiss of fabr...
The Mirror of Displacement
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps centuries from now, medicine will be able to restore what was lost from injuries such as his. But now, I must turn to practices arcane. Clara ...
Giant's Overlook
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The two cozied up on the bench seat of the red convertible, parked on a bluff that overlooked the glittering city below. "Thanks for letting me drive ...
Amphora Incarnate
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are people in this world worth saving. Zoe repeated the mantra to herself as she gingerly pulled the sheet away from the skin of her back. Her b...
Prisoners of Spiral
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first sound that either one of them heard as they woke was the scraping of a chain on the stone floor. After a few heartbeats of stunned silence, ...
Gliese on Earth
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I reached out to the meteorite, a rocky mass with atypical glowing purple patches, knowing it might be the last thing I ever did on Earth. It didn't c...
The Watchers of the Western Observatory
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It is a cold and vast realm to which I cast my distant eye," the professor said, as he entered the western observatory, still dressed in his night-cl...
Age Upon Age of Frozen Sleep
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Welcome to Melville Island, Doctor." "Thank you, Agent. Is it a heartbeat? That's the last I heard. But that was hours ago." On an uninhabited Arc...
Fanfaronnade
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The baker and the blacksmith were gathered around the inn's fireplace on a frozen blustery night. The fire was roaring and the wooden pillars from whi...
Breninglas
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I should go first," Azi whispered, wiping his brow and adjusting his cap in one movement. It was unnaturally warm in the dragon's den. The little bro...
The Fall of the Mirror-God
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If we break the mirror barrier, we would have even greater control over the transformations between matter and energy than ever before. For this knowl...
Unstable Stones
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cell phone cameras don't work for many miles outside of the perimeter that the common lore has designated the "certain death zone" (or CDZ). A phot...
The Seeds of Many Worlds
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
His person was bare of any adornment save the many rings that he wore on his fingers, and when he folded those fingers together and laid them on the t...
The Legend of Lampaneer
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It is said that just before a child is born, he is given every gift a person can possess in life. But those gifts attract the attention of evil and ...
Detective Day
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The visions. I'd had them all my life. They're tricky to read, like tarot cards. Vague sometimes, like dreams. When I was a kid, I would tell ...
The Queens of Silk and Apple
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The kingdom was renowned for the quality of their spider silk thread and the many textiles that were made from it, gowns, cloaks, rope, and even armor...
Titan Matter
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The secret ingredient in the biomaterial that had been used to treat, to cure, to advance the five volunteers lying in one of the most advanced burn w...
The House Where Emmeline Slept
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The surveyors found it when they went looking for a spot to put up a commercial office building. It was almost intact. Only the roof was partially col...
The Curse of the Gray Hunger
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three beautiful sisters were they, in those days. They had eyes the color of jade with shades of honey flecked within. They had hair like golden s...
Esmerelda Auricle
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She had told the police, of course. But she hadn't told them the whole truth. They wouldn't have believed her if she did. They wouldn't have fil...
Red Hat, Red Cloak
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The man in the long dark maroon coat swept toward Mick. The visit was expected, but not at that hour. Mick thought the man would show up the next ...
The Smiling Fishwife
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once, there was a fisherman who was dissatisfied with his wife because she was always complaining and frowning. The fisherman's miserable wife never s...
The Guardians of Gorgulya
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It happened like this. On the first morn, the children who typically woke first anyway, began their day without knowing anything was amiss. As the mor...
The Phantom and the Imaginary
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
His best friend insisted that he go see a therapist. Jorge was surprised and disappointed because his buddy was a believer in unusual phenomena, and...
The Accountant of Breaths
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After death, some souls go to reward and some to punishment. Then there are the ones who just need to do some "community service" to atone for minor...
The First Days of Moonlight
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We're fascinated by cats, aren't we? Cats on the internet. Pictures, videos, memes. Cats in our homes. Ancient civilizations shaped statues o...
The Waters Are Deep
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I wasn't afraid it would hurt me on purpose. But I was afraid of it in that way that one is afraid of a mountain or a dark forest, or any force of nat...
The Singing King
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since humanity has taken to the sky, there have been forces at play that seek to bring us back down to the earth. And forces at play that aim t...
The Sovereign of Bevoneberg
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She was never seen. Neither face nor form. Some say it was because she was so beautiful that the queen and king feared she would inspire terrible ...
Mortesthesia
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I was tired. My eyelids felt heavy and they burned a little. I hadn't slept well again. I wanted nothing more than to lie down. But I couldn't...
The Prince's Proxy
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The king was cruel, both to his daughter and to her suitors. For he was not content for her to be wooed by gifts or by lineage. He devised a conte...
Two Tales of Twisted Tradition
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The lady was born with fingernails the color of blood. All the men wore beards in the far, far south where the town lay covered in snow for half the y...
The Song That Haunted Sally
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sally had been blindfolded and brought to a few different "undisclosed locations" because the sites that held the instrumentation needed to study him ...
Bloodhound Brody
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People hire me to find things for them. I have a special skill that may not seem like a big deal at first blush, but if you think about, you'd reali...