When Anushka was cursed to only repeat what others said, her only hope of escaping the curse was the only person who seemed to remember the curse.

Genre: Fantasy

 

Excerpt:
Because Anushka could not convey her thoughts in any way that others could understand, it seemed to many that she did not have any thoughts of her own.

But Mitra always told her cousin. “You are the bright one. And the quick one. Like lightning. Like your true name.”

 

What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?
Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it’s connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on.

This episode is inspired by two stories about girls who are cursed and strive to find a way to break their curses: “The Cursefall” and “Auroramorphosis.”

 

MY FIRST BOOK (yay)
Ever wonder how I’ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer’s Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories.

It’s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover.

You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE

 

The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: 
Storyfeather Gazette (if you’d like to keep up with the fiction I create)
Fictioneer’s Field Guide (if you’d like writing tips and guidance from me)

Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)

 

MERCH!
Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?
Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE

CREDITS
Story: “The Misfortune of Repetition” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel

 

Music:
“Dwarven Settlement” by BENJAMIN CARR (Intro & Outro)
“Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)

 

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)
“Adventure Track #1 (looped)”
“Ice and Fire (peaceful part)”
“Medieval Track #1”
“Magic Within”
“Secrets of Kingdom”
“Journey into Fog”
“Knight Rising”

 

Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)
“Dwarven Settlement”
“Mystical Forest”
“Ice Cavern”
“Underwater Temple”
“Crystal Caves”
“Ancient Ruins”

All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market
Vocal effects created with Audacity
Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.

 

Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

 

Episode Art Description:
Digital drawing. At center, two little girls. The girl at left stands a head taller, with her right hand on her hip and her left arm around the other girl’s shoulder. She wears a skirt, a quarter-sleeve pullover, a band around her left wrist, and a barrette in her hair. The girl at right holds a book open in her right hand, and touches a page with her left. Sparkles surround the book. She wears a dress with a pleated skirt. The girls smile and gaze at each other. Behind them are lines of script with random letters bordered by a lightning pattern. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along outer edge of book cover.