The artifact is 150,000 years old. It's made of an artificial metal we have been unable to identify.

There is a message scratched on the front.

What does it say? This is a horror podcast. Consider yourselves warned.

SUDAPOD Episode 165. July 9, 2021. The Child Feast of Hearted-and-Sack by

Caitlin Savanovic. Hey there, I'm Scott Campbell, SUDAPOD Associate Editor, Web Wrangler,

and guest host for this week. I know you miss the reassuring presence of Alistair,

but he is so booked and blessed this summer with so many upcoming projects. I'm sure he'll tell you

all about them soon. The tentacles at SUDAPOD Towers are mighty, terrible, and occasionally naughty,

but we are also supportive and provide aid when needed. So you'll be hearing if you guest host this

summer, but don't you fret, Alistair will still be in your ears, your mind, your nightmares.

And I'm here to present the Child Feast of Hearted-and-Sack by Caitlin Savanovic,

SUDAPOD Original. Caitlin is a former Marine Intelligence Officer and current SFF

writer living in Japan with her spouse and four kids. She is a graduate of Viable Paradise and

a Associate Editor at Podcasting. Her first story was published in Silk and Steel, a queer

speculative adventure anthology, and you can find more of her work, Kesta Wonders. She has never

lived in one place longer than three years and is frequently paralyzed by the question,

so where are you from? Your narrator, Jasmine Blake, has been an avid enthusiast of fiction

throughout her life, and she is thrilled to be involved with this project. Now,

do you know where your children are? Because it's story time, and we promise you the story is true.

The Child Feast of Hearted-and-Sack by Caitlin Savanovic, narrated by Jasmine Blake.

I plan to whisper in my daughter's hair when her shoulders shake and hunch up to her ears.

It's only a story, I say. I turn the page. I have resolved her fears. It's only a story.

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