Jan 20, 2023
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 whale, just…floating in the middle of the sky. That
doesn’t impress you?”
“I never said I wasn’t impressed.”
“I mean that doesn’t move you to—I don’t know—ponder about the big stuff in life?”
The mayor crossed his arms. “Big stuff?”
She shook her head, then turned back to look at him. Her brows were slightly creased now, and her gaze fixed on him. “If the official explanation isn’t real, do you think there’s a logical explanation for this?”
“I think there’s an explanation,” Mayor Joyance said. “Whether or not it’s logical remains to be seen.”
What’s the Word (that inspired the
story)?
Joyance: (Archaic) joyous feeling; gladness.
(source: dictionary.com)
CREDITS
Story: “The
Watchers of the Whale” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and
Production: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop
Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital
Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)*
“Ground Control”
“Night Time”
“Evolving Cities”
“Fugue For One Synthetic Heart”
“Slightly Across”
“Cozy Afternoons”
“Fast Lanes Light Rain”
“March of the Waking Lights”
“You Were Always In The Right Place”
Music by TAO AND SOUND*
“I Never Gave Up - INTRO”
“I Never Gave Up - (B) MELODY LOOP”
“I Never Gave Up - (A) MELODY LOOP”
“U Never Had To Exist - INTRO”
“Cry No More - (B) MELODY LOOP”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by Andrea Baroni and Tao and Sound is licensed from
GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Tao and Sound at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A right whale seen in left profile, floating in midair in a cloudy sky with sunset colors.