A Crumble of Magic
by Dana Black &
Midnight Key
by Heather Tabata
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show notes
In this episode you’ll hear two cozy fantasy short stories from the anthology Meet Me at Midnight featuring a magical bakery and a magical candle shop. A Crumble of Magic by Dana Black is narrated by Paeter Frandsen and Midnight Key by Heather Tabata is narrated by Karyne Norton.
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full transcript
Karyne (00:00:07) – Hi fantasy readers. This is Karyne Norton, your fellow book binger, and you are listening to the Finding Fantasy Reads podcast where you can test out a new fantasy story every single week to find your next favorite author.
Today you get two stories instead of just one, and that’s because I pulled both of them from a fantastic anthology called Meet Me at Midnight. These aren’t the first ones I’ve featured from the anthology because it is chock full of great authors and stories that you should check out.
This first one is a cozy fantasy featuring a magical baker in training. It’s written by Dana Black, who is an award-winning author of whimsical romantic comedies and other flights of fancy. Her short fiction has appeared in several best-selling anthologies, and she can often be found seeking out sunshine or haunting local coffee shops while dreaming up magical desserts. Paeter Frandsen, host of Christian Geek Central, will be narrating the story, so stick around to the end of this first story or check out today’s show notes to see where you can find more from both Dana and Paeter.
For now, please enjoy A Crumble of Magic by Dana Black.
Paeter (00:01:20) – A Crumble of Magic is read by Paeter Frandsen. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.
Karyne (00:26:09) – I hope you enjoyed listening to the first of today’s stories – A Crumble of Magic by Dana Black, narrated by Paeter Frandsen of Christian Geek Central. If you want to read more by Dana, go to https://missdanablack.com/, where you can sign up for her newsletter and check out the rest of the anthologies she’s been featured in.
If you enjoyed listening to Paeter narrate the story, you might also enjoy listening to his audio dramas at spiritblade.com, or his podcast, Christian Geek Central, where he discusses movies, video games, and all things enjoyed by self-proclaimed geeks from a Christian worldview.
Next up we have another cozy fantasy with a magical candle shop written by Heather Tabata, who is from Kentucky but slips into a British accent at random times thanks to Jane Austen. For the record, I always ask authors to send me their preferred pronunciations from their stories. Sometimes that comes in the form of glossary style pronunciation keys and sometimes it comes in the form of a recording. Heather opted for the second and I just loved listening to her sweet southern accent. She should be recording podcasts. When she isn’t taking pictures of clouds, you can find her on the front porch reading or crafting journeys that always end well.
Stick around to the end or check out today’s show notes to see where you can find more from Heather.
For now, please enjoy Midnight Key by Heather Tabata.
Karyne (00:27:34) – Midnight Key is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.
Karyne (00:49:15) – I hope you enjoyed listening to Midnight Key by Heather Tabata, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Heather, find her on Instagram @heathertabata or go to her website at http://www.heathertabata.com/.
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Featured Authors
Dana Black is the award-winning author of whimsical romantic comedies and other flights of fancy. Her short fiction has appeared in several best-selling anthologies. She can often be found seeking out sunshine or haunting local coffee shops while dreaming up magical desserts. You can visit her online at http://missdanablack.com and @missdanablack on Instagram.
Heather Tabata is from Kentucky but slips into a British accent at random times thanks to Jane Austen. When she isn’t taking pictures of clouds, you can find her on the front porch reading or crafting journeys that always end well. For more adventures and capturing beautiful everyday moments, follow her on Instagram @heathertabata and visit http://www.heathertabata.com .
Narrators
A fan of comic books, sci-fi, and fantasy since childhood, Paeter Frandsen is the owner and chief content creator of Christian Geek Central. He lives in Mesa, AZ with his wife and two sons.
Karyne Norton hasn’t found the key to time travel, immortality, or infinite lives, so she’s taking a break from nursing and photography to focus on raising four human beings while writing epic fantasy.