Birth Mark

Written by Charlotte O'Farell Voice : Joy Hayward Music and Sound Design : Chris Gregory Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is an anthology podcast producing audio drama, short fiction and poetry using writers and actors from both sides of the Atlantic from its base right in the middle of England. You can find us by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app or clicking on https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730 We're social on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Email: [email protected] Charlotte O'Farell is a horror writer. A lifelong fan of the genre, she aims to share her love of the weird and wonderful with her readers. Her stories have appeared in 25 anthologies. She writes daily flash fiction on Twitter. @ChaOFarrell and always enjoys interacting with her readers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, daughter and cat. https://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-OFarrell/e/B07SBKX1G6?ref=dbs_p_ebk_w0m_abau_000000 Joy Hayward is a prolific voice actor and member of the Alternative Stories team. TRANSCRIPT "I looked nothing like my parents. "You're special", they told me. "The stork left you here!" I assumed I was adopted. One day I saw a true crime show about a baby kidnapped the year I was born. She had a birthmark on her hand. I looked at the mark on my own…." Music and sound design are by Chris Gregory