The Moonbroch

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A starry-eyed youth seeks to entreat the man in the moon to stop the lunar fairies from causing terrible storms in the earthen realm.

Genre: Mythology, Fairy Tale, Fable

Excerpt: The starry-eyed youth named Carson cast his gaze at the full moon. His father had just cursed it, or rather, he had cursed those who dwelt upon it.

“A storm is coming,” his father said, gazing up at the low and looming clouds. “A storm with high winds.”

Yet another storm, the fourth one in as many days.

“Soon it will storm day and night,” his father said. And then he raised a fist to the full bright moon and shook it.

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?Moonbroch: “This is an old word from the far north of Scotland for a hazy halo of cloud around the moon at night that was supposedly a sign of bad weather to come.” (Source: Mental Floss)

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CREDITSStory: “The Moonbroch” Copyright © 2018 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 NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Scroll of the wind walker” “The village” “Elders wisdom” “Northern dusk” “Dark fields” “Secret water” “Infinite land” “Winterheart” “Faeries” “The village near the lake” “Seasons”

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

Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center bottom, two figures in silhouette and in profile hold their bent arms out toward each other. The figure at left has shaggy hair and is seen from shoulders up. The figure at right is taller, seen from chest up. Both their palms are held loosely up. Above their hands is a bright orb of light, surrounded by dark, which itself is surrounded by a ring of light, which encompasses the two figures. This ring of light is then surrounded by patches of darkness. Just visible above the left figure’s hand is the translucent light silhouette of a moth.