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A woman entreats a student of medicine for help with an extraordinary and destructive condition, she can conduct massive amounts of electricity.

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction

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Excerpt:
I am only a student. That\\u2019s why she came to me, trusting that I would have a sufficient balance of knowledge and naivet\\xe9 to serve her desperate need.

And I am woman. That\\u2019s why she came to me, trusting that I would not mark her concerns as mere hysterics.

What was this strange and destructive condition she bore? She spoke of hurting her husband and fleeing from her children so that she would never hurt them. She spoke of being pursued by authorities in dark garb.

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What\\u2019s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Galvanic: pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
Galvanism: Electricity, especially as produced by chemical action. In Medicine. The therapeutic application of electricity to the body.
Diaphoresis: perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
(source: dictionary.com)

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FREE FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP
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 replay is available here: NILA\'S WRITING WORKSHOP

(And there\\u2019s information for how you can learn even more from me.)

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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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Storyfeather-themed merchandise
T-shirts, mugs, stickers, notebooks, baby onesies, and more featuring artwork from stories and art challenges
STORYFEATHER TEEPUBLIC STORE

As mentioned in the episode: Angry Gingerbread Man Mug

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Galvanic Ghost\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel

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

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Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
\\u201cInspector\\u201d
\\u201cUnsolved\\u201d
\\u201cAt night\\u201d
\\u201cBlood and bones\\u201d
\\u201cWitches\\u201d
\\u201cWhispers\\u201d
\\u201cEvidence\\u201d
\\u201cEternal life\\u201d
\\u201cCreatures of the night\\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 Nicholas Jeudy licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A woman in a Victorian era dress sits on a bench, facing and looking forward, her legs bent slightly to the right. Her arms are outstretched and her hands rest on the metallic ends of the bench. A bronze panel is bolted to the bottom front of the bench at left. The panel bears four visible dials: a row of three dials at bottom, and one at top right corner of the panel. To the left of the single dial is written, \\u201cElectrical,\\u201d and below that \\u201c40 Amperes\\u201d and below that \\u201cNo. 87.\\u201d Electric bolts spray out from a central point, the woman\\u2019s head and neck.