Soul Threader by Ellen McGinty

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's short story is one of magic and mystery, and a healer tasked with the impossible. It's written by Ellen McGinty, who lives in the Tokyo metropolis with her husband, three boys, and a hypoallergenic cat. When not writing or editing, you can find her exploring the wilds of Japan with an abundance of espresso. I'll be narrating today's story, but make sure you stick around afterwards because Ellen's story is part of a much larger project that has a special purpose I want to share with you. For now, please enjoy Soul Threader by Ellen McGinty. Karyne (00:01:02) -  Soul Threader is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.  Karyne (00:25:31) - I hope you enjoyed listening to Soul Threader by Ellen McGinty, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Ellen, go to ellenmcginty.com to find more of her books. Her debut, a YA fantasy novel with dragons, lots of heart, and autoimmune representation, releases in March 2024. Today's short story is one of many within the charity anthology, The Sun Still Rises. The entire book celebrates the light found in dark places, just as Lani Forbes embodied having hope in difficult times as she battled cancer. All the proceeds from the novel go to Lani's family. So if you enjoyed today's story, please consider purchasing the book. You'll find a link for it in the show notes. Be sure to check out this month's giveaway, which also includes an ebook copy of The Sun Still Rises. You can enter at https://www.findingfantasyreads.com/giveaway. And if you haven't already, please subscribe to Finding Fantasy Reads. It lets you automatically download new episodes as they come in, but it also helps increase the podcast's visibility on podcast platforms, which helps both authors and listeners find the show. Long story short, it means the podcast can continue to give you more short stories for even longer. As always, I will have links for all of these sites in the show notes. Thank you all for listening and happy reading.