Storyfeather
Episodes
The City Beyond the Horizon
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
They say the city that sits on the horizon at sunset is nothing but cosmic dust. I say otherwise. I've been there. For some reason I left. I c...
The Lodger and the Host
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As far as we know, those who claim to hear voices other than their own have something wrong with them. That's what I once believed. A man stumbles ...
Oddness and the Rose Pox
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My name is Felix. I want to tell you about the time my brother, my sister, and I came down with the pox. Not just the chicken pox, but the other o...
The Wizard of All Ways
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Demons. The sorceress held a most precious treasure, which the demons' master desired. She had it in her arms, even as they surrounded her on the ...
A Potion of Uncertain Fortune
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is a potion that can be made from the bright yellow mushroom that grows in the vales beyond the blue grasses. The potion must be made in a cer...
Glorianova
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am Nova. I have the heart of a star beating inside me. I am not long for this world. I would prefer to live. After learning the truth about the s...
Alora and the Dream Sand
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It figures, she thought. One of the containers was full of sand. A kind of pretty black glittery sand. And not the crispy savory steamy dumplings that...
Dotty Potsy
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My name is Dolores Potterson. But everyone calls me Dotty Potsy. It's a long story. It's a doozy. And almost no one believes it, which is why ...
Alexandra Thrice Was Born
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She was poor, so poor. And she was weak from hunger. Almost too weak to beg. Her mother was sick, her father gone to war, his fate unknown, and ...
Mynah
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Mynah was born, there was great fanfare, for she was the fifth daughter of a family whose first four daughters had gained great renown with their...
The Cursefall
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Her mother wrung her hands and her father released a deep and miserable breath, and Tazara knew that the news they had for her was not good. "A curse ...
The Adventure of the Goliath
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Boss, we got a weird signal." "From where?" "Suburbia." A couple of agents who investigate unusual phenomena track down what seems to be a dis...
The Protean Scroll
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Her hand flicked to her collar and suddenly there was something in her hand. It was only the size of her longest finger. A fine bit of parchment, ...
The Brothers Joye and Sorow
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the canvas of the world, all we who inhabit it have been painted by the hand and the skill of some great and unseen painter. Our forms are sketch...
The Blood of Tantalus
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
His name was Tantalus, but he had forgotten that name. He had forgotten what he had done to earn the eternal torment he suffered in the place of pun...
Tortoise, Cheetah, and Lightning
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tortoise trundled to the front of the assembly, bowed before the king and queen, and spoke. "Lightning." Gasps and whispers passed through the assembl...
Lantern Light
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There is something living in the forest.It is neither good nor evil.There is something lurking in the forest.It is neither human nor animal.There is ...
Amoeba: A Modern Fable
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All the amoeba ever wanted was to be more than what she was. To be more than one. To be many. Many as one. To be multicellular. Amorphous...
The Map of All Worlds
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I have seen the tears of a unicorn. I have squinted through shielded lenses to watch bright white stars spinning out plasma. I have seen the battl...
The Never Challenge
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you have a dream that can't come true because what you want isn't a part of reality. Example. Say you're a ten-year-old girl, and you love u...
The Lovelocke Fortune
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I need for you to be real. I need for you to be who I think you are. If you're not real, then today is the day I die. Once upon a time, the Lovelo...
Subway to Yesterday
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I snapped awake at the sound of subdued screaming music spilling from the headphones of the teen who had just settled down on the seat next to me. I...
The Temple of the Gentle
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The single drop of blood from a being that we call a god abides in the Temple of the Gentle. It abides there and must abide for all time, or until t...
The Nowhere Coat
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tim had been instructed only to acquire and deliver, whatever the state of the items might be. He was never to clean or repair or change the items i...
The Villager of Tolkus
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Cantor was a child, it was said that he was descended from Orpheus, who made flowers bloom with his song, who inspired trees to bend toward the p...
The Magus Node
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I never found it. I never found the magus node. But I leave behind all my notes and the story of my quest in the hopes that you can put the puzzle...
MacAlastair's Marvelous Photosynthesizing Hominid
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did Alfred MacAlastair truly discover a flying plantman? Step right up ladies, gents, creatures, and beings of a celestial nature! Come one, come al...
The Twice-Enchanted Fleece
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myths and legends of old speak of a golden fleece that was shorn from a mighty ram belonging to the gods. This fleece became a symbol of power and kin...
Brother Winter
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Who is he?" Father chuckled, but I knew I must say something, for Ida had asked the question in earnest. "He isn't anybody," I said. "He's just a sno...
A Fairy With A Soul
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I was once a wanderer, but I truly am a guard now. This is the tale of how and when my watch began. For I have set myself the task of watching over a ...
The Elementals Gathered
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We think of them as separate. We learn of their natures when we are but small children. Fire burns. Water flows. Earth turns. Air blows. But...
The Defiant Little Giant
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The bear bore down on a wide-eyed little girl who swept a cloak of feathers over her shoulder and seemed to vanish. She didn't really vanish. The ...
Where Is Speed's Shadow?
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"There are unnatural things that feed on every part of a vibrant living natural creature," Lady Umbersmith said. "Blood. Bone. Fat. Salt. Bu...
The Feather of Arke
16 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the people covered head to toe in hazard suits and sporting their own oxygen tanks showed up in her room, Zel was clear-headed enough to realize ...
Crimson and King
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It had been a nervous jest for them not to give each other their names when they first met. The wolf had claimed that giving his name would give her...
Mission Beyond the Veil
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The diplomat beside Ursa was a last-minute addition to the crew. He was king of Earth's only moon, Luna. He was assigned to be the mission's ambas...
Chainmaker
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Our agency specializes in unusual cases, but the initial reports coming out of your township has us wondering and worried. We have a lot of work to...
The Robot Sphere
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As someone who believed in the unbelievable, Jeremy was constantly monitoring radio and television channels, particularly abandoned and unused frequen...
The Hamelin Hunter's Pipe
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It wasn't the rats that caught my imagination when I first heard the tale as a child. It wasn't all the lost children. It wasn't the man in the pi...
Princess Automaton
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Destiny? That is a fanciful thought, Godmother. And a foolish one. Much is expected of me. I cannot stop to fix every small problem when I mu...
The Prisoner Under the Sea
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He was tossed overboard the breaking ship. It was night. The torches from the ship were drowned. The stars and the moon were blocked by storm cl...
The Crown of the Sky-God
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The gods were fallen. It took many generations for humankind to learn of this. Many prophecies and visions. Many failed quests by heroes and exp...
The Merchant and the Magician
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In those days, there was a magician who could cast a spell on a candle and link that candle to the life of a single person. So long as the candle bu...
Vanessa
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I knew all about how houses, even new ones, made creepy sounds in the middle of the night just because of wind and other reasons that had nothing to d...
The Midnight and the Derelict
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Please don't let us end up on some uncharted island. The only thing I know how to make with a coconut is a bowl. Please let there be coconuts if w...
Finden's Egg Pocket
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Finden was a young man who wanted to go out into the world, to travel, find adventure, see spectacular sights, and meet all manner of people (especial...
A Helm of the Elephant Guard
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everything went dark. And for just a heartbeat, Frank was strangely soothed by the luxury of pretending he was just sitting in a closet above ground...
The Challenge of the Hand
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It had a name, but everyone simply called it the Company. The Company was prosperous, prestigious, and pervasive. Dominating all industries from s...
A Cage for a Curse
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"According to the lore we've been able to dig up, a person only has to wear the necklace once, and for only a few hours, before the effects take hold....
The Three Invincibles
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There was a proclamation sent out on the day of the prince's birth. The king and queen wanted no harm to come to him and challenged their subjects, ...
A Cup of Youth
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We're not looking for a fountain or waters, ladies and gentlemen," Taryn said, clicking to the last slide in her presentation. She felt the nervous...
A Ladder Into The Clouds
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the thunder and lightning started, he set his camera to continuous shooting mode, in the hopes of catching a breath-taking shot of a lightning bo...
Glyfarien's Tongue
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The spoon was created by a mage who took the quintessence of creativity from the legendary bard, raconteur, and wit known as Glyfarien, at the moment ...
Modern Blood
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm no scientist, but I ended up learning a lot about blood when I was young. I have—or had—an inherited condition called thalassemia major. M...
Carapace
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The island was uninhabited. It had been on the maps for decades, lying somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean below the Pitcairn Islands, but having n...
The Traveling Gloves
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Will a ring do? It's small enough. It won't be a hindrance." "No," said the queen of the northern kingdom. "It must be something that won't fal...
The Witch Rampion
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One day as a heavy rain fell outside and as my candles flickered, I read the word that my family tried to hide from me. The word that told me what I...
The Queens of Time
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"They were known as the Queens of Time," Gramps said. "There were three of them, one for each of the keys." Ryne looked forward and up to where his ...
Felicia Incantata
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My mother named me Felicia, after her favorite flower, the blue daisy. Felicia, named for her mother's favorite flower, learns there is more to eve...
Olatrogon
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dietrich stepped toward the tank and peered at the creature, the being, inside. Dietrich was told the being was most certainly male and he resembled...
The Telescope of True Sight
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Born in the midst of war and change, my grandmother was a dreamer. She went to college to study astronomy. Before she finished school, she'd visit...
Glass Guitar Girl
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zia had a singular passion, and she believed, a destiny, to play guitar. She began playing when she was twelve years old. She'd asked for a guitar...
The Last Seven Wishes
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Azzam was a young man, so many moons ago, he was working as an acquirer of valuable goods when he stumbled upon a small, unremarkable bottle that...
Pestilence
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She wandered through the halls of the empty manor, the portraits of the past gazing down at her, following her. They were beautiful and ghastly, the...
The Wayfarer's Buckle
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since they were young, their father always set challenges before the three brothers, challenges for their minds and their bodies. Challenges that te...
The Good Doctor's Tears
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"My husband was one of you," the doctor said, smiling fondly. But her smile faded. "That's why my mother killed him." Is the doctor with the uncan...
The Shallot Pot
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I found it at a garage sale. Someone was getting rid of their family heirlooms. Not jewels or ancient scrolls or photo albums from bygone eras. ...
My Lucky Stick
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The stick was about a half inch wide and seven inches long, a tan color with knots and streaks of a darker tan-brown. It had three nodes where small...
Copper Penny
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It had been lying on the concrete inside the white stripe of paint that delineated the parking spot he'd taken. And when Rix opened the door to step...
The Blacksmith's Bucket
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the world was new, there was much chaos. Wars between gods. Wars between gods and those they were charged with guarding and guiding. The bi...
The Shallow Book
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the new grounds, the main museum occupied a gorgeous brick façade building with high windows that faced into welcoming hallways that then led into...
The Archivist of Farthest Star
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Till the day of the accident, the worst part of this job was that I couldn't tell my friends and family what I really did at the Institute. They thi...
Siren's Song
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"A sapphire. Not the largest, not the loveliest. But unique. For it is enchanted. And it sings for in its heart is captured a most singular tr...
The Abacus of Dreams
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No, not his dream. His dreams hold no answers that make sense. It's possible his dreams don't hold any answers at all. Not the ones we need to f...
The Rainheralds
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He'd been seeking the artifact for almost five years. The Shield of the Rainheralds. As he waited nervously, Ryne recalled the three-thousand-year-o...
The Wolf Chair
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first one was discovered when it bit a child. Such a thing was not unheard of. Children often tugged and poked and got themselves bitten or ki...
Ogre Queen
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Can you turn into anything?" the little girl asked. "Not anything. A mouse. A fly. Nothing bigger than myself. There are constraints to my po...
The True Tale of Jack Sprat
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Had they listened to their father, the children would have been safe in their beds on that blustery night. But as it was, they were shivering before...
The Tooth Fair
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An animal's would do in a pinch, but for real power, it would need to be human. I still can't help but to find it curious. What they give away, wh...
The House of Frogs
28 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There were five great mages from the House of Frogs who mastered magic that they used to serve their fellow humans. Their House was named for the an...
The Stone of Plenty
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Cornucopia. The Horn of Plenty it is also called, for in ancient times, when gods walked the earth and magic was as common as pebbles are now, it ...
Substance F-8
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I worry about making something that'll be toxic. Or explosive. I mean, the safety standards are there, and we tinker in increments, but still, I w...
A Sword Named Blasphemy
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! "It is not your place to understand the will of the gods. Only to accept it." The gray god's voice was s...
Storyfeather Season Two Coming Soon!
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello there. I'm Nila, an Ordinary Citizen of Earth. And I'm here to tell you that Season Two of the Storyfeather podcast is coming soon. What i...
The Dolls
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I had an ulterior motive when I entered the Winsome household as an instructor for the five children. They were wealthy, these Winsomes. And I was...
The Mind-Mover
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first time I really dared myself to say it—at least in my head—I was ten. I had finally put all the pieces of the puzzle together. The lit...
The Red Magic Dread
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The little blue bird named Turtle flew over the same valley she had searched dozens of times over the past few moons. Something caught her eye and s...
The Blue Magic Stew
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She wanted to be a warrior someday. But this day, she was just a little girl… When a little girl is captured by a greedy warlock, who hopes she wi...
The Green Magic Bean
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He never made it to market. For on the road, he was waylaid by a stranger who offered him a better price for his wares than he thought he could ever...
The Crimson Hood
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For the second time, she held the still-warm hand in her own hands. And it felt wrong. She slipped to her knees beside the bed. She felt tears s...
Daydreamer
04 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If only things had gone as he had envisioned in his visualization exercise. He sighed. Not an exercise, his visualization had gone out of hand and...
Storyfeather Season 1 Returns Next Week
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Citizens of Earth. This is just a brief message to say there will be no episode of the Storyfeather podcast this week. This is a good thing...
Star Cloud Descendant
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
That day, I was outside with my mom admiring the flowers in her garden when I spotted it, or them actually. Two ships in the sky just under the cott...
The Last of the Nine Lives Cats
14 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It's everywhere," the grizzled old cat said. "It surrounds us." And he heard the expected fear-filled gasps and murmuring among his audience. "Th...
The Queen Remembered
07 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Her memory of the past was not yet restored. Remembering took effort and concentration. And it would take time. A queen meets a mysterious little ...
Who Is Sylvia?
30 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The large man was lying on his stomach with his face turned to the side. The left side of his face was visible. That's why I knew who it was. As...
Roland
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
…when the doctor placed her swaddled son in her arms, she looked down at his brilliant blue eyes and she grinned. You and me, kid, she thought. "Wel...
Nocturnal
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I can hear it moving, I think. It's hard to tell with the other noises. A car whooshing by sometimes. Some cat moving through the bushes outside...
Ignotus
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"...So at about one-thirty we got a call from the local PD. They themselves responded to an emergency call from the residence. We have a recording...
The Iris
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The procedure was not something that scared him. It should have. He understood enough to know what delicate and tricky work it would be for the surgeo...