Brain in the Window

A nosy neighbor sees the unexpected when peeking through an open window, and ends up uncovering a rotten secret. Genre: Horror, Mystery Excerpt:The brain was human. I swept back into the living room and stepped toward the front door. I heard the squeak of Elise's shoes on the kitchen tile. I stopped and turned back around, my heart pounding. The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: Brain in the Window This episode landed on PROMPTS. Find more stories and episodes from the first year of Storyfeather here: Year of Prompts. SCARYFEATHER IS HERE!Write. Draft. Craft. Create!Or do you care to deviate?31 prompts over 31 days of October.Each prompt is inspired by one of my stories in the horror genre.(Hmm, per the story art, I seem to have some sort of eyeball fixation.) Visit the Challenge page for funsies. It won't bite. (Much.)storyfeather.com/fictioneer/october NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather 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.) FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCESCome and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station. MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn 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. 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 CREDITSStory: "Brain in the Window" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music:"Hidden Fear" by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro)"A dead heart" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by JONATHAN SHAW"Midnight Creeping""Lingering Evil" Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)"Story at Night""Mystical House""Scary Theme #5""Scary Theme #3""Scary Theme #4""Evil is Near""Hidden Fear" Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)"Eternal life""A dead heart" All tracks are part of music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. A human brain in left profile, lying on a platter. Arranged around the brain are bunches of parsley, orange halves, fig halves, cranberries, and sage leaves. In the background, a fiery glow. Watermark of "Storyfeather" along outside of brain at right.