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A young journalist follows her latest lead into a quirky fast food place located in her dreams.\\xa0

Genre: Mysterious Fantasy

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Excerpt:
\\u201cWelcome to Thoughtsburger, would you like to try our new Weltschmerz platter with a side of Bitterness and Longing?\\u201d

Ria stared at the person who had just addressed her. \\u201cUh, no, thank you.\\u201d

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What\\u2019s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?
Write a menu for a fictional fast-food restaurant.
Source:\\xa0A Writer\\u2019s Year: 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Text by Emma Bastow. Copyright \\xa9 2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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You might also appreciate some definitions:
Hygge is noun in Danish that means \\u201cthe feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.\\u201d

Weltschmerz is a noun in German that means \\u201csorrow that one feels and accepts as one\\u2019s necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism\\u201d
(reference: dictionary.com)

So\\xf1adora is Spanish for \\u201cdreamer\\u201d
(reference: wordhippo.com and spanishdict.com)

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cWelcome to Thoughtsburger\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2020 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)

Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)*
\\u201cGround Control\\u201d
\\u201cFugue For One Synthetic Heart\\u201d
\\u201cFast Lanes Light Rain\\u201d
\\u201cForest Bathing\\u201d
\\u201cEvolving Cities\\u201d
\\u201cMarch Of The Waking Lights\\u201d
\\u201cNight Time\\u201d

*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 licensed from GameDev Market
Vocal effects created with Audacity
Changes made to the musical tracks?\\xa0 Just cropping to align with my narration.

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A woman in left profile, sitting in a booth, looking down at an open laptop. Her left hand rests on the tabletop, right hand perched over the keyboard. A hazy light glows above her head. In background is an empty countertop, above which is a sign or marquee with two sections displaying a menu with illegible characters except for one item, \\u201cWeltschmerz Special.\\u201d Above the menu is a sign that reads \\u201cWelcome to Thoughtsburger.\\u201d Watermark of \\u201cStoryfeather\\u201d along left margin.