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Mother Pearl and the Nuclear Disaster (Sci-Fi Horror) – Story #16 – Stories from the Hearth
Welcome to Stories from the Hearth, a short-story podcast to help you escape the chaotic energies of the everyday; a podcast in which every episode you will encounter a brand new, original story – be it romantic, historical, or science fiction, fantasy, or speculative horror; where you will encounter stories packed full of adventure, misfortune, peril and triumph, loveable villains, roguish heroes, and all those in-between.
Continue reading “Stories from the Hearth – Listen Here!”PODCAST LAUNCH!
Stories from the Hearth is a brand-new, creator-led, short-stories podcast, launched in January 2021.
Stories from the Hearth is an original short-stories podcast for those who crave a little bit of escapism, from all the chaotic energies of the modern world.
Continue reading “PODCAST LAUNCH!”Anomaly (The Script)
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ANOMALY
CAST
Pan – ship engineer on a solo cross-galaxy routine maintenance check (boring stuff); androgynous, non-binary, dressed casually (imagine spark or bricky or plumber, but in space)
Dual – ship’s computer, advanced AI, Pan’s companion
Distress Caller – unknown person in distress
SETTING
Cockpit of a small shuttlecraft. It is cramped and dark, with a single, small window facing out, from which comes a little light. The semi-circular desk for piloting the craft is a mish-mash of knobs and buttons, switchboard and computer parts. Pan is alone in their swivel chair at the flight desk, backlit by a couple weak cabin lights.
Continue reading “Anomaly (The Script)”Anomaly (2020) – Sci-Fi Short Film
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In Anomaly, humanity scours the far reaches of the cosmos for asteroids to mine and planets to inhabit, building spacestations as they go. For Pan, lone engineer, tasked with maintenance of the remotest outposts, life in outerspace is a drag. It’s hardly made more bearable by the constant presence of her AI companion, Dual – an acerbic autopilot with a dry wit and little else. When a rogue frequency promises an injection of adventure into an otherwise dull and lonely life, Pan leaps at the opportunity to track it to its source. Hyper-jumping to an unexplored region of space… what could possibly go wrong?
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