It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark.

Chilling tales for dark nights. The

The Good evening and welcome to chilling tales for dark nights. I'm your host this evening

Nikoloskov filling in for Steve Taylor.

Tonight's story is a haunting meditation on grief, memory, and the quiet ways love can linger

long after loss.

When a grieving woman finds comfort in two small carvings of the husband and son she lost in a fire,

those smiling black-eyed figures began to feel like more than keepsakes.

And as the fragile peace of her new life begins to splinter, she may discover some promises never survive death.

Settle in and dim the lights.

The show is about to begin.

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Featured tonight, courtesy of Velloc's books, Tonight's Tale is written by Ryan Major,

performed by Katie Arton and yours truly Nicholas Goroff, with production by Drew Blood.

For more from Ryan Major, be sure to check out his latest collection.

I've done this before.

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