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I'm Nila, and I've been writing and posting an original short story every week since November 2013 on storyfeather.com. Stories in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, fairy tale, mystery, and mythology. Now I'm narrating those stories in the Storyfeather podcast.
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2d ago
After a young drummer commits the crime of “creativity without a license,” her bandmate discovers a way to protect her and all other unlicensed artists.
Genre: Science Fiction
Excerpt:
“Tell me, as the band’s leader, what is the future of Discordance now? Will you find a new drummer? Will you disband and follow individual careers? The fans are dying to know.”
Kavita seen herself in interviews dozens of times before, and she’d felt many different emotions at seeing herself. Mortification, dissatisfaction, pride, amusement. This time she felt only anxiety.
But it wasn’t the anxiety ..read more
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1w ago
The unexpected demise of a witch on All Hallow’s Eve prompts her faithful assistant to seek the answer to the question, “Who killed Edith Evilez?”
Genre: Horror
Excerpt:
“Who killed Edith Evilez?” the slightly malnourished young—or perhaps old—woman asked, as she thrust a dusty umbrella at a passing passerby.
The asker’s name was Trudy Trubbeld. And she had been standing at the corner, asking the question—or rather accusing the question—to various passersby since the death of her mistress and mentor, the aforementioned Edith Evilez, known to her enemies as Edie, and to her friends by no ..read more
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2w ago
A young woman finally learns the truth about what happened when her grand-aunty accepted a dare to knock on the door of a mysterious manor.
Genre: Horror
Excerpt:
Naomi clicked on her recorder, took a deep breath, and asked her grand-aunty Z about the one thing that her mother and grandmother told her to never, ever, never, never, ever ask her about.
“Aunty, what did you see when you went into Mausefalle Manor? And how is it that you got out when so many other people never did?”
Her aunty, whose full name was Zelda, responded by glancing down at the plate on the coffee table between the ..read more
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3w ago
A family is haunted by a demon who collects the fallen baby teeth of the children, and who soon hungers for more and more teeth, even when there are none for them to offer.
Genre: Horror
Excerpt:
Many doctors and healers had tended to him. But the family he left behind, to whom he was beloved, blamed only one. The doctor of teeth. For before he came, the patient appeared to be suffering some pain but in general was in good spirits. It was poor luck, on the part of the doctor of teeth. The infection had already taken hold. None could have stopped it. But the family did not know this. And ..read more
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1M ago
Traveling on a road at night that cuts through the woods, one driver fears encountering dangers both natural and supernatural.
Genre: Horror
Excerpt:
The car had been behind me for a while, even before we turned onto Dollortop, the road that just barely split the sprawling woods that separated the counties.
I gripped the steering wheel at ten and two, and glanced at the rearview mirror, as I eased my foot off the accelerator. My car began to slow.
What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?Looks like this story was inspired by “Over the River and Through the Woods,” a Than ..read more
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1M ago
Be advised: This episode contains some intense music and sound effects.
A group of friends venture into an abandoned tunnel against the warnings of one of them, who senses there is something in the tunnel that won’t let them get to the other side.
Genre: Horror
Excerpt:
Bradley rubbed his hands together and looked at Amora. “It’s show time.”
Phoebe walked over to Amora, whose dark-eyed gaze was still staring ahead at the tunnel.
“Take your time,” Phoebe said. She wanted to tell Bradley to stop staring, but she figured it would only make Amora feel more self-conscious.
“So?” Bradle ..read more
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1M ago
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’m sane,” I said.
There was a pause on the other end. And then he finally spoke.
“I refuse.”
I sighed. “Freddy, come on.”
“Give me some context, then.”
What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?Describe each day of the week as food.
Source: 500 Creative Prompts. Copyright © 2019 Piccadilly (USA) Inc.
Faster FictioneerEver wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method.  ..read more
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1M ago
A bard embarks on a quest to discover what it is that the dragons guard at the center of a maze made of the primal cosmic elements.
Genre: Fantasy
Excerpt:
Once upon a time, there was an ocean of water and at the center of this ocean of water was an ocean of sand and at the center of this ocean of sand was an ocean of air and at the center of this ocean of air was an ocean of fire.
This ocean of fire was the realm of the dragons.
What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?Prompt: Write a short story beginning with the line “Once upon time…”
Source: A Writer’s Year: 3 ..read more
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1M ago
A small team of marine explorers searches for a treasure from an arcane myth, a jewel that fell from the heavens.
Genre: Science Fiction
Excerpt:
“So the gods order the sea fairies to wreck the ship,” Dalil continued. “I mean tear it apart until nothing is left, not even a single plank for the princess to grab onto to survive. But here’s the thing, the thing that the king didn’t know and the gods didn’t know—because they never paid attention to the girl. She was great friends with the fairies of the sea. She loved the beaches of her kingdom. And she loved the sea. And she would b ..read more
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2M ago
The heiress of an unexpected fortune learns the cost of becoming too attached to her newfound riches after she is cursed by a magical vagabond.
Genre: Fairy Tale
Excerpt:
“But beware that you cling too tightly to your riches, madam. For gold likes best to glitter in the light, and if you confine it, it will seek to fly away. Your treasure will turn against you.”
“So says one who has no treasure,” Gilda said. “Your words are as empty as your pockets.”
The old man raised his voice, for the carriage was now moving away. “A necklace is a noose and a ring is a sting. What i ..read more