{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Distant Proximity","description":"A technician monitoring the trajectory of a long-lost spaceship with an experimental engine finds a troubling piece of data. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpt:\u201cDid you find something? Something not typical?\u201d \u201cIt seems to be an audio file\u2026it\u2019s almost as if it were hidden?\u201d I waited, saying nothing. \u201cThen you didn\u2019t hear anything significant?\u201d \u201cLike what?\u201d \u201cLike\u2026noises that sound like words.\u201d \u201cYou hear a voice? What do you hear it saying?\u201d   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 \u201cTurn Again.\u201d 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 here: The Distant Proximity This episode landed on\u2026wait a minute, I wrote this story before I devised the theme for the year. (Shhh, don\u2019t tell the wheel.)   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   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you\u2019d like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer\u2019s Field Guide (if you\u2019d like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer\u2019s Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I\u2019ve gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer\u2019s Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It\u2019s now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: \u201cThe Distant Proximity\u201d Copyright \u00a9 2021 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music:\u201cUnknown Terrain\u201d by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro)\u201cIt\u2019s A Mystery\u201d by LEE ROSEVERE (Outro)\u201cAbstract Vision #5\u201d by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by LEE ROSEVERE \u201cIt\u2019s A Mystery\u201d\u201cUniverse Calling\u201d\u201cDecompress\u201d\u201cCosmic Drifting\u201d\u201cBetrayal\u201d\u201cAll the Answers\u201d\u201cThoughtful\u201d   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)\u201cUnknown Terrain\u201d\u201cAmong the Stars\u201d  Track by Andrew Sitkov are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev MarketMusic by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0Sound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Vocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org\/music\/lee-rosevere and leerosevere.bandcamp.comFind more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Two figures in silhouette stand in front of a car seen in three-quarters view from back. The car\u2019s headlights are on. The figure at left holds up a device. They\u2019re in an open field at night. The sky is full of stars. Before them appears a large glowing shape that extends out of frame. Watermark of \u201cStoryfeather\u201d along the car\u2019s rear bumper. ","author_name":"Storyfeather","author_url":"http:\/\/storyfeather.libsyn.com\/site","html":"