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A man seeks the help of a psychic after he experiences an unusual haunting from an automated phone line.

Genre: Mysterious Fantasy

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Excerpt:
\\u201cMy life is still following the path he laid out for me.\\u201d

Madame Granya frowned. \\u201cWho?\\u201d

I stared at her. I wasn\\u2019t really struggling with whether or not I should tell her. I was just not telling her. I had nothing on my mind in that moment. I was\\u2026stuck, maybe. And then I spoke.

\\u201cMe,\\u201d I said. I laughed, a self-mocking laugh. \\u201cHim. The voice\\u2026on the phone. The voice of me.\\u201d

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What\\u2019s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?
Imagine what someone\\u2014a real person or a fictional character\\u2014might be carrying in his wallet or hiding in her underwear drawer. Make a list of the items you\\u2019ve imagined, then write a page inspired by one of them.\\xa0
Source: The Observation Deck. Naomi Epel. Copyright \\xa9 1994. Chronicle Books.

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Faster Fictioneer
I held my first free writing workshop over Zoom to teach my method of writing short stories (an abbreviated version) on 11/8/2023. The workshop is based on my course, called \\u201cFaster Fictioneer: A Doable Method to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish in Five Weeks.\\u201d

You can watch a replay of the workshop here: FASTER FICTIONEER

(You can also buy the course there.)

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The Storyfeather Gazette is a monthly round-up of my recent podcast episodes, short stories, trailers, news, recommendations, and more sent by email. Follow the link to look through old issues and to Sign Up: STORYFEATHER GAZETTE

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CREDITS

Story: \\u201cThe Automated Fortune Line\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2019 by Nila L. Patel

Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel

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

Music by CHRIS LOGSDON*
\\u201cLevel 1\\u201d
\\u201cLevel 8\\u201d
\\u201cLevel 6\\u201d
\\u201cLevel 2\\u201d

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Music by FICUSPROSOUND*
\\u201cNo Way Out (Full Version)\\u201d
\\u201cThe Jigsaw (Full Version)\\u201d
\\u201cFollowing Clues (Full Version)\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Chris Logsdon and FicusProsound licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at\\xa0audiojungle.net
Find more music by Chris Logsdon and FicusProsound at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Black silhouette of two figures in profile sitting across from each other at a small table. The figures both have their arms extended. The shorter figure, at right, holds the hand of the taller figure. They are seen through the translucent drawn back curtains of a window.\\xa0 Rain falls past the window at an angle from top right to bottom left. Above the top fringe of the curtain is a glowing neon sign that reads \\u201cPsychic\\u201d at top, above the words \\u201cPalm Aura,\\u201d which both flank a hand, and below that the word \\u201cReader.\\u201d