The Mystery of Mrs. Highweather

Storyfeather

When a new father searches through his childhood books for stories to tell his daughter, he learns that some of those books are linked to a hundred-year-old mystery.

Genre: Mystery, Fantasy

Excerpt: For generations, for nearly a century, the Rofotou family had been gathering the pieces of a puzzle that they believed would unlock some grand secret of the universe, or some extravagant treasure, or at least some profound piece of wisdom. But I didn’t know anything about that before a dark-haired woman named Red came knocking on my door one day. I didn’t know why she asked to see my old dream logs.

And I certainly didn’t know what any of it had to do with Mrs. Highweather.

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?Seriatim: in a series; one after another (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITSStory: “The Mystery of Mrs. Highweather” Copyright © 2019 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 ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Dark Side” “Casual Theme #3” “Casual Theme #1” “Another World” “Medieval Theme #5” “Medieval Theme #3” “Medieval Theme #2” “My Kingdom (looped)”

Music by CHRIS LOGSDON* “Level 1” “Level 6”

Music by RAFAEL ARCHANGEL “So Cold” “Deep Dive” “Smoke”

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

Music by Chris Logsdon and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal LicenseSound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Eleven books of approximately equal size but differently colored covers sit on a shelf. The book at far right is angled so that its cover is visible. The cover reads “Mrs. Highweather Charming Adventures.” Below the title is the image of a woman whose face is obscured under a floppy hat with a band whose ribbon edges float up into the title. She is seen from shoulders up wearing a coat. The titles of the other books and the number indicating their order in the sequence are readable from the spines. From left to right they are as follows. Mrs. Highweather Meets the Four-leggers (1). Mrs. Highweather’s Haunted Hat (8). Mrs. Highweather Finds the Farthest Star (2). Mrs. Highweather and the Key to Existence (7). Mrs. Highweather Sails the Suddenly Sea (5). Mrs. Highweather and the Queen of Questions (3). Mrs. Highweather and the Villainous Vine (10). Mrs. Highweather in the Dream Realm (6). Mrs. Highweather and the Forest of Feathers (11). Mrs. Highweather and the Perilous Painting (4). Mrs. Highweather and the Last Charming Adventure (9).