Opossumillo

Storyfeather

Ah, the curious ways in which the wonders of our childhood manifest when we are older.

Genre: Fantasy

Excerpt: I woke up to watch it walking into my room through the open door. I didn’t remember closing the door. But I always closed the door, so it should have been closed.

Part of its tail trailed off beyond the open door that I don’t remember leaving open.

It just sat there, or stood there, and I sat in bed, watching it. I didn’t say anything. I felt so tired. My eyes were sore. They wanted to close.

And I didn’t feel scared for some reason, even though there was a wild animal in my room.

What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?Have you ever cheated on a school homework assignment or a test? Do you still regret it today Answering as a character. (Didn’t write down source in draft!)

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CREDITSStory: “Opossumillo” Copyright © 2020 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)* “Story at Night” “Mystical House” “Scary Theme #1” “Medieval Theme #1” “Medieval Theme #2” “Hidden Fear” “Ice and Fire (peaceful part)”

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

Music by Andrew Sitkov licensed from GameDev Market Vocal effects created with AudacityChanges made to the musical tracks? Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Seen at an angle, the cover of a comic book. At bottom left a label reads, “Approved by the Kid Comics Alliance.” The last few letters of the last word are cut off. To the right of this is text reading, “They eat fear for breakfast…” with the rest of the words cut off. At top of frame is the word “Opossumillo.” Between the frames that contain text is the depiction of a creature, seen from the left side, with the body of an armadillo and the head of an opossum, and a frill around its neck. The creature’s mouth is open. Caught in the mouth is a creature whose bottom is a long stem and whose top has two outstretched limbs and a head with spiky protrusions. The face bears wide eyes and an open mouth. The shadows of other similar creatures extend across the page behind the opossumillo. The central image is made square with top and bottom borders that depict blurred grayscale portions of the main image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” at bottom left.