Podcastle, Episode 943 for Tuesday the 12th of May 2026.

At Death Store by T.R. Steel.

Read by Jordan Corolla and produced by Eric Valdez.

Ritted PG-13, with content notes for second-person narration and, particularly, suicidal ideation.

Good morning, good day, good afternoon and good evening, and welcome to Podcastle, the Flying Castle of Fantasy Fiction. I'm your host, Matt Dovey, and it is my privilege to present

for your enjoyment at Death Store by T.eele narrated by Jordan Corrella

This story is a podcast or original

and I am mighty pleased that we are playing a part

in bringing it to the world

because it's a story that feels important to tell

and important to hear

I want to reiterate that content note

for suicidal ideation

because that does not appear in passing but but is the theme of the story.

So if you're not in a place for that topic right now and need to step away for your own sake and well-being,

I am proud of you. There is no shame in that.

Protecting your own mental state is at once the most essential and the most difficult task, especially

if you are in a place where the idea hits a little too close to home.

The story will be waiting for you whenever you do feel ready.

Be kind to yourself before everything else in this world.

T.R. Steele is an author of fantasy and gothic fiction living and writing in Toronto.

He shares his home with a cat, a blue-tonged skink, several houseplants and an expansive library of plant and animal reference books.

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