96.1 The Bittersweet Glimmer
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96.1 The Bittersweet Glimmer

96.1 The Bittersweet Glimmer

An older woman watches a pleasant autumn day from her nursing home. Until she remembers something very different about herself.

Written by Jessica Peter (www.jessicapeter.net)

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington, the Celestial Star of Social Media, his digital footprint lighting up the online sky with the brilliance of his fame.

Jessica Peter is a writer of dark, uncanny, and absurd fiction and poetry. She can be found at www.jessicapeter.net or on Twitter @JessicaPeter1

Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy

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