Jun 12, 2026
A thief and an investigator
each try to convince the other to accept the truth about the
unparalleled treasure that is the Flaming Jargonelle.
Genre:
Mythology
Excerpt:
And the thief spoke. “Most
of the stories say that when the Flaming Jargonelle is struck by
any kind of light from brightest sun to dimmest candle, it appears
as if it were made of fire. Sometimes a smoldering fire, sometimes
a bright blaze. But I’ve had it in my possession for many days, and
I’ve never seen it glow like this.”
The Wheel of Fiction
Turns. What did it land on this
time?
Each Season 9 story
follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes.
Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is “Turn Again.”
One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and
will be revealed when the wheel lands on them.
See a story trailer and a
(satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: The Flaming Jargonelle
This episode landed on DEFINITIONS. The story was
inspired by the word "jargonelle," a type of pear.
Find more stories and episodes
inspired by creative prompts here: Year of
Definitions.
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CREDITS
Story: “The
Flaming Jargonelle” Copyright © 2022
by Nila L. Patel
Narration,
Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“In the shadows”
by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro)
“Under the
mask” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro)
“Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)
Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark
Fantasy Studio)
“Inspector”
“Mindhunter”
“Black
light”
“In the
shadows”
“As it
happenned”
“Doubts”
“Creatures of the
night”
“Under the
mask”
“Wide place”
Music by LEE
ROSEVERE
“Waves of Sleep”
Tracks by Andrew Sitkov and
Nicholas Jeudy 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
Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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 gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere at
freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere and leerosevere.bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
Episode Art
Description:
Digital drawing.
A young woman sits within a window frame whose sides and bottom are
visible. She sits with her back to the right. Her left leg slightly
bent, her left foot is pressed flush against the left frame. Her
right leg is bent up, foot flush against the bottom pane. Her face,
seen in three-quarters profile, is covered with a mask from nose to
chin. Her eyes watch the viewer. She wears a hood over her head.
Her left arm is bent against her leg and her hand is slightly
curled around a glowing teardrop-shaped jewel, tilted slightly
toward her. Sparks are visible on the jewel’s surface. The glowing
light radiates in a sunburst pattern. Behind the woman is a
monochrome painting of a pear tree laden with fruit. Watermark of
“Storyfeather” along window frame behind young woman’s
head.