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The Town Whispers

The Town Whispers is a narrative horror podcast, that will tell the many stories hidden behind the fog and the trees and the rain of a town called The Fort - Where Eldritch Terror and Folk Horrors meet. If you’ve found yourself here, you should have taken a left, instead of a right, or looked up, when shadows crept from wells that stretch deep down into the underground of our town. For business inquiries please email: thetownwhispers@gmail.com


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Chapter 1: Bound by Blood from 2022-02-17T15:15:26

Ruth MacMillan has a new boarder staying in her home, excited to make his acquaintance Ruth prepares lunch. Paul Collins has just arrived in town with a head full of expectations and a nose for ...

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Chapter 0.3: The Empty Fields of River Hollow (Season 2 Prologue) from 2022-02-15T12:00:58

After a summer spent with her cousins, the infamous Blackleech's, Orla Blackwater returns home to find her family farm empty. No mother, no father, no siblings to fill the halls of her families ...

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Chapter 0.2: From The Belly of the Beast Came Madness (Season 2 Prologue) from 2022-02-15T10:00

Richter slayed the beast, but Joshua, and Wyatt paid the price for that berserking boar's hide. Now The Fort must band together to try and salvage what's left of their hunting party - they must ...

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Chapter 0.1: A Beast of Days Past (Season 2 Prologue) from 2022-02-15T07:59:34

For it's many years, The Fort, has had many monsters. Some of them men, or women - others clothed in fur, and others made of nothing but air, and a whisper, that sends all those who strain their...

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Season 2 Trailer from 2022-02-10T13:55

While the LaPonte Fire may be a neglected and regretful memory in the minds of most - the rippling effects of that tragedy have set in motion events to come.


Set years after the concl...

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From The Flames Pt. 2 from 2022-01-25T08:03:27

In preparation for The Town Whispers Season 2, take a moment, and learn the histories of The Fort, that go back further in time than The Fort itself, and further abroad then we've ever gone befo...

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From The Flames Pt. 1 from 2022-01-21T11:13:54

In preparation for The Town Whispers Season 2, take a moment, and learn the histories of The Fort, that go back further in time than The Fort itself, and further abroad then we've ever gone befo...

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The Machine: Patreon Exclusive Series Teaser Episode from 2022-01-04T10:20:43

The Machine, is a completely different type of story, but still set in The Fort - although you may not recognize it. The Machine is a modern day tale, which may reveal some clues as to what migh...

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The Long Night (Holiday Special) from 2021-12-22T13:05:10

The Fort Presents 'The Long Night' - a stand alone story for the holidays, set in The Fort.


Everyone knows the rules, they've all heard the childhood rhyme, and even those who scoff in...

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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Transcripts Have Arrived + Audioverse Podcast Award Finals! from 2021-12-20T08:01:11

The transcripts have arrived, and The Town Whispers has made it into the Audioverse Podcast Award Finals! We also thank you all for an amazing debut season - our twisted hearts are full to burst...

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Chapter 54: All Roads Lead Home from 2021-12-14T14:37:41

There is nothing left to be said on the matter. 


Thank you for listening to Season 1 of The Town Whispers. 


Season 2 will arrive in 2022.


Written and Narr...

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Chapter 53: Lamenting LaPonte Lumber from 2021-12-07T09:57:04

A storm is rumbling gently - still only a wrinkle in a cloud barely in sight, but the sky is darkening. There are rogue whispers on the loose, and what words they speak are words of regret and t...

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Chapter 52: An Undue Price of Flesh from 2021-11-30T09:13:16

Reverend Albit is recovering from his wounds, while Mother Cyprian, Alfie, and Jacob discuss the price of past deeds. Whatever the price may be - there are 2 individuals in The Fort who have pai...

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Chapter 51: The Last Gasp of Rot from 2021-11-23T08:29:30

Adam is looking to put himself back together. To do so he must find the missing pieces, but what is more interesting is where those pieces are hidden. Edward seeks to secure his dominance, and A...

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Chapter 50: Malefic Manifestations in Flesh from 2021-11-17T08:02:26

The clock hands move faster in The Fort, it feels as though time may be running out to right the path that Adam's resurgence has disrupted. With Mother Cyprian, Jacob "The Man in The Cave" Morti...

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Chapter 49: All for One Dark and Damaged Man from 2021-11-12T08:01:18

Following the ritual in the woods, Reverend Albit is left dying, or dead. Adam has achieved one of his many goals, but his aim seems unclear. Edward August Hall has witnessed the Reverend, and h...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Exclusive Patreon Series + Teaser Clips! from 2021-11-09T08:25:27

This weeks regular episode will be arriving later in the week, so today we have a quick announcement and teaser clips for our upcoming Patreon Exclusive Series. This upcoming series is in the ea...

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Chapter 48: Edward August Hall is Watching from 2021-11-05T13:03:32

It's time to meet Edward August Hall - a plain man, I'm sure you won't mind him... I'm sure you won't mind him at all. He's quiet, and pleasant - You'll never hear him complain or speak ill of o...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: End of Season 1 + Chapter 48 ETA + Patreon from 2021-11-02T07:26:22

Hi there Townies - Just some quick announcements and updates regarding The Town Whispers, our Patreon, and some general information about the end of Season 01. This weeks regular episode will be...

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Bonus: The Skeleton Crew Part 2 (Halloween and Audio Fiction Week Special) from 2021-10-31T14:50:16

In this Halloween and Acast Audio Fiction Week Special Presentation - our cast of Players find themselves assembled together as a seasoned Paranormal investigation team of quirky individuals, wi...

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Bonus: The Skeleton Crew Part 1 (Halloween and Audio Fiction Week Special) from 2021-10-30T15:00:39

In this Halloween and Acast Audio Fiction Week Special Presentation - our cast of Players find themselves assembled together as a seasoned Paranormal investigation team of quirky individuals, wi...

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Nine to Midnight from 2021-10-29T03:54:54

On the eve of Halloween, nine storytellers make their way to an abandoned asylum to share their terrifying truths about the darkness that exists around them. As the tales unfold, each more visce...

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Chapter 47: Father of Whispers from 2021-10-26T14:03:01

What malefic, and murderous monsters ride the winds of colder, and darker seasons descending on The Fort? Will the Reverend survive long enough to feel the late autumnal breeze, turn to winter's...

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Chapter 46: The Gospel of Shadow Pt.5 from 2021-10-20T09:49:41

The Reverend has been taken against his fill, and now finds himself at the center of a terrible, and shocking ritual - but what does will it invoke? It's spell has begun to be woven, and Reveren...

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Chapter 45.5: Will & Intent from 2021-10-12T06:56:41

Young Albit sits, and reluctantly listens to very important lessons taught to him by Mother Cyprian. Will he understand? Can he comprehend? Why, how, and what? All these are known to Mother Cypr...

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Chapter 45: The Gospel of Shadow Pt. 4 from 2021-10-06T08:30:16

Despite his authority, and esteemed position within The Fort, Reverend Albit has lived a lifetime of being rendered powerless but forces and things that orbit around him. Being both blessed, and...

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Chapter 44.5: The Silence of Riverside from 2021-09-28T09:17:19

Before the parishioners turned apostles. Before Reverend Albit became unknowingly swept away in the words he never thought he would speak - he was voiceless, powerless, and subject to the whims ...

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Chapter 44: The Gospel of Shadow Pt. 3 from 2021-09-21T09:05:23

Having discovered a most unsettling development within the practices of his parishioners, Reverend Albit is even more uncertain about his reluctant path forward, and where that journey will ulti...

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Chapter 43: The Gospel of Shadow Pt. 2 from 2021-09-14T07:37:39

After denouncing the church and faith which had provided him structure in his life, and a way forward from the events of his youth - Reverend Albit has found himself providing spiritual counsel ...

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Chapter 42: The Gospel of Shadows Pt. 1 from 2021-09-07T07:01:49

So much has been happening in The Fort but it has yet to come together fully. As whispers rise in the darkness hailing Adam's return, as Peggy has come to learn of secrets from a time before she...

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Chapter 41: Mother and The Many-Faced Boy from 2021-08-31T08:54:39

Peggy's traumatic trials in that very dark place have come to an end - but what will she be able to gleam from the images and scenes of the past shown too her? Edith left Peggy to venture to the...

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Rusty Quill Announcement from 2021-08-30T08:26:19

We have officially joined the Rusty Quill Network, a Podcast Network by Podcasters for Podcasters.


This does not mean that Rusty Quill has acquired our podcast, and they will not be c...

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Chapter 40: A Third and Final Vision from 2021-08-24T07:53:59

Having come face to face, or mind to mind, or having fallen into a common place between the subconscious of herself, and Adam - Peggy is beset by the second vision shown to her by Adam, and his ...

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Chapter 39: The Second Vision from 2021-08-18T08:17:50

Having come face to face, or mind to mind, or having fallen into a common place between the subconscious of herself, and Adam - Peggy is beset by the second vision shown to her by Adam, and his ...

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Chapter 38: The First Vision from 2021-08-10T08:50:11

Having come face to face, or mind to mind, or having fallen into a common place between the subconscious of herself, and Adam - Peggy is beset by a vision shown to her by Adam, and his seemingly...

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Chapter 37: Secrets In The Farmhouse Pt. 5 from 2021-08-03T09:24:03

The old Farmhouse has secrets to be revealed, and after finding a curious photograph, the little LaPonte girl has fallen through rotten floorboards. Has Peggy LaPonte's journey come to an end? W...

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Chapter 36: Secrets In The Farmhouse Pt.4 from 2021-07-27T08:40:22

The truth is so close, and it hides in the scents and sights of a place, long forgotten. Peggy seeks what only she might be able to find, but will it help her in her fight against the mysterious...

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Chapter 35: Secrets In The Farmhouse Pt.3 from 2021-07-20T07:00:48

Just beyond the tall grass, is a forgotten farmhouse where a family once lived. Now it is empty - all that fills its rooms are secrets and echoes. Will Peggy open her mind to the reality of the ...

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Chapter 34: Secrets In The Farmhouse Pt.2 from 2021-07-13T07:43:48

Edith Blackleech has left Peggy LaPonte all alone, and now she is lost in a rolling field of monstrously tall grass. Where is the farmhouse? How will Peggy find it? And what awaits her when she ...

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Big News: NO MORE MID ROLL ADS + patreon news and more from 2021-07-07T05:51:16

We are finally independent again and free of our problematic contract. That means no more mid roll ads. We are also moving all ad free episodes to the $1 dollar tier on Patreon as we continue to...

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Chapter 33: Secrets In The Farmhouse Pt.1 from 2021-07-06T01:15:23

Edith Blackleech accompanies Peggy LaPonte, as she is still shocked and stunned by the discovery of the Oaken God of Sanctum. But now what? Will she gain the knowledge and tools she needs to fig...

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Chapter 32.5: Something Terrible To Tell from 2021-06-29T07:00

Peggy LaPonte is with Edith Blackleech, fleeing Sanctum and it's corruption. Mother Cyprian, is seemingly unaware of the return of Adam, and it's finally time for Ol' Man Alfie to take care of b...

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Chapter 32: A Confession To Darkness from 2021-06-22T07:00

The newly-freed Adam is hunting Peggy LaPonte, but with little success as it seems, that perhaps, Edith is obscuring his ability to sense or seek young Peggy out. In the meantime, Adam satisfies...

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Chapter 31: Whispers In The Woods from 2021-06-15T07:00

As Edith and Peggy have discovered Sanctum is not how Edith Blackleech remembers. Why have they gone to Sanctum in the first place? What could possibly help them now, and where is Adam? Is Edith...

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Chapter 30: A Bad Morning for Edith Blackleech from 2021-06-08T07:00

Adam is now freely moving about The Fort. Meanwhile, Penny accompanies Edith Blackleech as they journey to Sanctum. But what will they find? Will it be as Edith Blackleech remembers? Mother Cypr...

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Chapter 29.5: Free From the Meat from 2021-06-01T07:00

The townsfolk of The Fort hide indoors as spring showers wash away the filth of the town. Meanwhile, Adam slips in between the rays of light, sliding under doors and over eaves, looking and sear...

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Chapter 29: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 5) from 2021-05-25T07:00

Peggy has been found by Edith in the woods, and taken to Sanctum. Reverend Albit doesn't know what James has done yet. Old Man Alfie is still looking for a way to undo what has been done. Meanwh...

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Chapter 29: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 5) Finale - Meet Adam from 2021-05-25T07:00

Peggy has been found by Edith in the woods, and taken to Sanctum. Reverend Albit doesn't know what James has done yet. Old Man Alfie is still looking for a way to undo what has been done. Meanwh...

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Chapter 28: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 4) from 2021-05-18T07:00

The forest is a very dark and lonesome place for a child, especially one who is as terrified and infuriated as Peggy. But what will she do about Tom? And who would even help her? As Tom lays dea...

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Chapter 27: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 3) from 2021-05-11T11:00

With Tom dead and his body locked away, James’ location still unknown – Reverend Albit finishes up an alcoholic binge at The Fort Pub, before heading home to reveal startling parts of himself, a...

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Chapter 26: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 2) from 2021-05-04T11:00

Peggy has run away. Tom is dead, as well as in the clutches of "The Man". What can Old Man Alfie do? What will he do? There are only so many townsfolk who can help in these darker matters, and m...

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Chapter 25: Beware the Long Shadows (Part 1) from 2021-04-27T11:00

Peggy LaPonte has run into the forest. Mildred is unaware of what has become of her son Tom. Meanwhile, The Man in the Cave, as Reverend Albit calls him, has plans. Is Tom LaPonte dead? Where wi...

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Chapter 24: A Voice From the Other Side of Darkness from 2021-04-20T11:00

James has done something awful... but why? Now Peggy and Alfie must deal with what comes next. Beyond that, there are no words but the words that come from the other side of darkness.

&nbs...

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Chapter 23: Grim Destiny and a Dark Well from 2021-04-13T11:00

Peggy follows the boys, Tom and James, as they finally arrive at the well. Meanwhile, Alfie is trudging through the fields as fast as his old knees will take him. Nothing ever bad happens in The...

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Chapter 22: Sticks and Blood from 2021-04-06T11:00

Tom and James have skipped off further towards the well. What will they find when they arrive? Is it just a spring day rife with adventure, or is it more? Peggy is still following them. Albit al...

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April Fools 2021 - The Town Whispers Spin-Off from 2021-04-01T08:00

What’s better than one podcast set in The Fort and all its creepy happenings? Two podcasts! Today I have the immense pleasure of presenting to you fine Townsfolk, our brand-new spin-off series e...

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Chapter 21.5: It Stands in the Fields from 2021-03-30T11:00

Tom and James are headed off into the wilderness surrounding The Fort. Peggy is following the two boys. Unknown to them all, eyes are watching. But not all eyes watch from the shadows. There are...

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Chapter 21: The Lessons of Edith Blackleech (Part 2) from 2021-03-23T11:00

Continued from Part 1 - Edith Blackleech, Mildred's mother, has lots to teach. Mildred is unwilling to hear what she has to say. The distance between mother and daughter sets the events of the f...

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Chapter 20: The Lessons of Edith Blackleech (Part 1) from 2021-03-16T11:00

Edith Blackleech, Mildred's Mother, has lots to teach. Mildred is unwilling to hear what she has to say. The distance between mother and daughter sets the events of the future in motion. Young M...

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Chapter 19: The Cruel Cost of Motherhood from 2021-03-09T12:00

Tom LaPonte is finding comfort and happiness in his new friendship with James. Peggy LaPonte follows hot on their heels, hidden behind trees. Mildred LaPonte thinks about what it means to be a m...

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Chapter 18: Two Sides of a Coin from 2021-03-02T12:00

Tom LaPonte, still trying to hold firm to his unraveling mind, goes for a walk. James finds himself in a nocturnal battle with a rodent nemesis. The Man in the Cave searches for Reverend Albit –...

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Chapter 17: The Misfortunes of Luck from 2021-02-23T12:00

A church needs care and love to keep together - while Reverend Albit is away, James tends to his chores. James's coin is always lucky, but has it ever brought him misfortune?

 

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Chapter 16: Echoes of Madness from 2021-02-16T12:00

Tom is attempting to come to terms with coming face-to-face with Tom. Dreams and reality mix when madness threatens to consume Tom. Penny has her moment to share her strength.

 

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Chapter 15.5: The Sins of Childhood from 2021-02-09T11:50

Reverend Albit arrived at the Riverside Sanatorium ready to bring down hellfire... but Mother Cyprian might have other plans. Can the sins of childhood be ignored?

 

Written and...

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Chapter 15: The Reverend and The Orphan from 2021-02-02T11:55

Tom is safe at home while Reverend Albit arrives back at his church, where a curious character awaits an introduction, with an even more curious item in hand. Questions gnaw at Reverend Albit......

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Chapter 14: No Good Deed Unpunished from 2021-01-26T12:00

Tom, nearly taken by the creeping long shadows, returns home, broken and battered, but alive. The righteous Reverend Albit reflects on the events of the evening, and those moments leading up to ...

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Chapter 13: A Truth of Children (Part 3) from 2021-01-19T12:00

What lies in wait for Tom? The full weight of his past transgressions threatens to swallow him whole - mind, body, and soul. What will he find? Better yet... what will find him?

 

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Chapter 12: A Truth of Children (Part 2) from 2021-01-12T19:35

The dark depths of the past are fast approaching. Standing at the mouth of the cave, Tom peers into the darkness, not quite ready to face the mistakes and secrets of the past.

 

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Chapter 11: A Truth of Children (Part 1) from 2021-01-05T19:55

Tom LaPonte is faced with terrifying words, and must confront the whispers which keep him up at night, and hear the words spoken by the Man in The Cave. Those words have begun to unravel the sec...

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Chapter 10.5: The Possession of Jacob T. Mortimer from 2020-12-29T12:00

Meet Jacob T. Mortimer - Scholar, Recluse, and Doomed. Jacob, living in a cabin in the woods, searching for the truth, unknowingly set in motion events that will tumble forth like rotting trees ...

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Chapter 10: The Secrets of Mildred LaPonte from 2020-12-22T12:00

Mildred LaPonte visits an old friend, and Tom LaPonte is on a mission for knowledge. Some truths will not be told, some secrets will not be revealed. They must be found, and taken.

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Chapter 9: The Last Birthday of Peggy LaPonte from 2020-12-15T12:00

All the answers are there, for those willing to look. Just the same as most people cannot see that which is right infront of them, being unwilling as they are, better did not notice that autumn ...

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Chapter 8: Peggy and the Spiderling from 2020-12-09T02:26

There are plans in motion involving those who weren't even born, as they were being laid. Peggy LaPonte wants her mother's love and attention, but Mildred's attention is elsewhere. Meanwhile "Th...

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Chapter 7.5: A Gravedigger's Task from 2020-12-01T19:12

A gravedigger's job is a lonely, but important one. They, who lay down the dead, are their final caretakers. There is a cleansing ritual to laying a corpse in the earth, but if those hands are s...

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Chapter 7: The Shadow of Tomorrow from 2020-11-24T12:00

There are ancient magics in the most unsuspected places, and for those who are pulled along by the strings of what can naively be called fate, that is a lesson often learned the hard way. An aco...

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Chapter 6: In the Clutch of a Whisper from 2020-11-17T12:00

Albit never asked to be drawn into dark designs, but now he lays in bed recovering, and becoming something more then anyone could have dreamed including Albit himself. The Man In The Cave has pl...

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Chapter 5: The Walls of Riverside from 2020-11-10T08:01

Mildred is one who never asked to be seen by those without eyes, and she certainly never asked to see them, in fact she always refused. Unlike others in The Fort, Mildred was able, and was willi...

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Chapter 4: A Child Forgotten from 2020-11-03T09:22

Not all who die are destined to rot in the earth, to be consumed by the trees, and the worms. Those who are forgotten by death, are reborn by dark magics then that which created the world itself...

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Chapter 3: The Man In The Cave from 2020-10-27T04:00

Not all children are loved, and those children who aren't loved, fall much easier into the space between peering eyes.... but they aren't the only thing inhabiting those unholy, and unseen place...

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Chapter 2.5: The Sermon of Reverend Albit from 2020-10-20T06:56

Before you can go forward, you must go back. There are many townsfolk in The Fort, and you cannot learn the story of one, without knowing the stories of many. This is an interlude, and an introd...

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Chapter 2: A Whisper Not Whispered from 2020-10-20T06:48

A whisper is intent. A whisper can be a truth, or a lie. Sometimes a whisper is even a delicate secret. In The Fort, a whisper is something entirely of dark creation. You'd do best to close your...

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Chapter 1: A God Amongst Trees from 2020-10-20T06:40

You'd do best to stick to the roads and worn paths. Those paths are worn because they are safe, but if you are safe you cannot see. There is an Oaken God, that is plain to see to those who look....

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Chapter 0: Prologue - Welcome To The Fort from 2020-10-20T06:31

Welcome to The Fort. Our humble little town is always a pleasure, even when the screams echoing from over the bog keep you up at night. Don't be afraid though, just make yourself at home. You'll...

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