You are listening to a Clarksfield magazine podcast with your host and narrator Kate Baker.

Welcome to the second story for the month of April, 2025, issue 223.

I hope that all of our podcasts find you well.

I know things can be a little uncertain, and I hope that Clark's role brings you the escape that you need,

whether it's a jaunt to a new world, leading

some new characters along the way, or just to turn the outside world off just a little bit.

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Our story is titled The Seed. It is by Sherry Singerling.

Sherry Singerling is a U.S. native living in Germany. She has three degrees in geology and currently

works as a laboratory manager, lecturer, and research scientist. Sherry spends her days

staring at rocks and dust from space and her nights, crafting worlds via the written word.

Outside of her work and writing, she enjoys coaxing plants to grow, walking up and down steep inclines in nature, and listening to repetitive electronic beats.

So, my dear listener, I hope that you can sit back.

Relax and let me tell you a story.

Only cursed things come from the sea.

My Nana's word sounded in my mind as Trun hopped off his boat,

"'cradling a shrouded bundle.

"'He was meant to return with fish.

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