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The Wicked Library

Gifts for The Wicked: “Who Wouldn't Go", by Daniel Foytik

The Wicked Library

9th Story Studios LLC

Drama, Fiction, Arts, Books

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to day eighteen of Gifts for The Wicked, an Audio Advent Calendar of Dark Christmas Drabbles.

Today we present a tale by Daniel Foytik told by the author with music by Nico Vettese. Art by Jesse Hawke.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com Audio program ©2022 – 9th Story Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

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0:00.0

9th Story Studios giving story a voice Who Wouldn't Go?

0:27.7

By Daniel Foytek.

0:29.9

He's back.

0:31.8

He's on the rooftop.

0:34.1

We huddle together in bed, pretending we don't hear the footsteps.

0:38.9

The sound of the heavy sack dragging across snow-covered shingles.

0:44.0

Did you put at the cookies?

0:45.7

My son whispers.

0:47.2

His sister nods.

0:49.0

I lay a finger over my lips.

0:52.2

We huddle closer, listening to his muffled grunts as he struggles into the chimney,

0:58.8

then begins to work his way down. The children and I begin to cry. Unlike three years ago,

1:07.9

Nick doesn't wedge himself in place, constricted, unable to breathe. Today, my husband's

1:15.1

spirit makes it down. We hear it munching on snickerdoodles.

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