At the Corner of Elm and Main
by H.L. Burke
& Tears of the Sea
by Savannah Jezowski
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show notes
In this episode you’ll hear two short stories. At the Corner of Elm and Main features a lamp as our main character, but it still packs an emotional punch. It’s told by H.L. Burke and it’s narrated by Paeter Frandsen. Tears of the Sea tells the story of a mermaid who’s not like the others. It’s written by Savannah Jezowski and it’s narrated by Karyne Norton. Both stories are featured in the Tales of Ever After anthology.
Important Links:
The Author: H.L. Burke’s website
The Author: Savannah Jezowski’s website plus a link to where you can get Dark Affliction for free
The Narrator: Paeter Frandsen’s website
The Narrator: Karyne Norton’s website
Purchase the anthology (at the time of this episode, it’s FREE): Tales of Ever After
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 I’m featuring two different stories by two different authors. Both stories can be found in the Tales of Ever After anthology, which was put together by A Fellowship of Fantasy. It’s a few years old, but I was excited to find several nuggets inside.
The first story is written by H.L. Burke, and it’s told from the perspective of a lamp. But considering it’s an inanimate object talking, it packs a lot of emotional punch. Heidi Burke has jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series. Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns. But she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture. Married to her high school crush, who is now a U.S. Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life, but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.
This first story is narrated by Paeter Frandsen, host of Christian Geek Central, and it’s short and sweet, which is why I’m featuring two today. So be sure to stick around for the second story. Spoiler alert, it has a mermaid. For now, please enjoy At the Corner of Elm and Main by H.L. Burke.
Paeter (00:01:44) – At the Corner of Elm and Main is read by Paeter Frandsen. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.
Karyne (00:19:46) – I hope you enjoyed listening to At the Corner of Elm and Main by H.L. Burke, narrated by Paeter Frandsen of Christian Geek Central. If you want to read more by Heidi, go to HLBurkeAuthor.com to find more of her books.
If you enjoyed listening to Paeter narrate the story, you might also enjoy listening to his podcast, Christian Geek Central, where he discusses movies, video games, and all things enjoyed by self-proclaimed geeks from a Christian worldview.
If this is where you typically tune out or turn off the podcast, don’t forget, there’s a second story. It’s written by Savannah Jezowski, and I have to admit that my mind was blown when I realized she and Everly Haywood are one in the same. I don’t know why it feels like I discovered some superhero’s secret identity, but it does. And it almost makes me want to adopt a pen name so someday I can give someone else that feeling.
Savannah writes swoony sweet romantic fantasy under the pen name Everly Haywood, with a focus on strong leading ladies and brooding but huggable heroes. An advocate for her goblin princess with down syndrome, she also features characters with disabilities. When she isn’t tangled up in magical curses or drinking pumpkin spice coffee, she can be found weeding her garden, homeschooling her fairy princess, and reading. Stick around to the end to find out how you can snag a free book from Everly, who is actually Savannah. My shock is actually sort of embarrassing because she very clearly has both names on her Instagram. Anyway, more about her in a minute. Please enjoy Tears of the Sea by Savannah Jezowski.
Karyne (00:21:34) – Tears of the Sea is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.
Karyne (00:48:41) – I hope you enjoyed listening to Tears of the Sea by Savannah Jezowski, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Savannah, go to everlyhaywood.com (because remember, that’s her pen name) to find more of her books. You can sign up for her newsletter there to snag Dark Affliction, which is one of my favorite newsletter freebies to date, and I’ve read a ton because that’s where I find a lot of stories for the podcast.
Speaking of newsletters, if you want to get email reminders for new episodes, be sure to sign up for the Finding Fantasy Reads newsletter. I also include links to deals on audiobooks, new releases, and freebies from our featured authors, as well as anything else that I think might interest someone who enjoys fantasy audiobooks and short stories. I will have links for both authors’ sites and the newsletter in the show notes.
Thank you all for listening, and happy reading!
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Featured Author
Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.
An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.
Find more of her books on her website: hlburkeauthor.com
Savannah Jezowski writes swoony-sweet romantic fantasy under the pen name Everly Haywood, with a focus on strong leading ladies and brooding but huggable heroes. An advocate for her Goblin Princess with Down Syndrome, she also features characters with disabilities. When she isn’t tangled up in magical curses or drinking pumpkin spice coffee, she can be found weeding her garden, homeschooling her Fairy Princess, and reading books by authors like Maggie Stiefvater, Elise Kova, and Sylvia Mercedes.
Sign up for her newsletter here to receive a free book!
Narrator
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.
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