My Food Is Speaking to Me

Published: March 29, 2024, 11:23 p.m.

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Do the voices coming from the food in my fridge and pantry want to harm me, help me, or just\\u2026be?\\xa0

Genre: Science Fiction

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Excerpt:
\\u201cTell me I\\u2019m sane,\\u201d I said.

There was a pause on the other end. And then he finally spoke.\\xa0

\\u201cI refuse.\\u201d\\xa0

I sighed. \\u201cFreddy, come on.\\u201d

\\u201cGive me some context, then.\\u201d

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Describe each day of the week as food.
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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cMy Food Is Speaking to Me\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2020 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

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Music by LEE ROSEVERE
\\u201cDecompress\\u201d
\\u201cThoughtful\\u201d
\\u201cStart the Day\\u201d
\\u201cUnder Suspicion\\u201d
\\u201cIt\\u2019s A Mystery\\u201d
\\u201cReflections\\u201d
\\u201cSlow Lights\\u201d
\\u201cAwkward Silences (version a)\\u201d
\\u201cWe\\u2019ll Figure it Out Together\\u201d

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Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under\\xa0CC BY 4.0
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Vocal effects created with Audacity
Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A fully stocked refrigerator seen from an angle with the door opening out to the left. The top third contains a freezer section. Recognizable items in the door are bottles at bottom, milk cartons, jars, butter (labeled), and at top, ice cream and a bag of chicken nuggets (labeled). Recognizable items in the main compartments include vegetables, a carton of eggs, a covered bowl, and flat cartons labeled \\u201cpizza\\u201d and \\u201cpepperoni.\\u201d Text bubbles surround the refrigerator. The three at left read as follows from top to bottom: \\u201cOn toast? I\\u2019m in,\\u201d \\u201cTime for tacos. Lime for tacos,\\u201d and \\u201cSaute in me!\\u201d The five at right read as follows: \\u201cWhy wait for Sunday?\\u201d and \\u201cScramble me,\\u201d \\u201cPoach me,\\u201d \\u201cI want to be a pot pie,\\u201d and \\u201cStew us!\\u201d (four times).

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