TWL 1301: “Almost Finished Business” by Lindsey Goddard

The Wicked Library

9th Story Studios LLC

Drama, Fiction, Arts, Books

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Episode Summary: Welcome to Season 13 of The Wicked Library. In our premiere episode, we feature a tale by returning author Lindsey Goddard. "Almost Finished Business" is a darkly humorous story of revenge from beyond the grave, featuring a grudge-bearing ghost, a poodle named Marshmallow, and a haunting that's more personal than paranormal.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Credits:

Author: Lindsey Goddard
Narration: Addison Peacock
Custom Score: Nico Vettese of The Inky Pawprint
Artwork: Jessica Green
Main Theme: "The Library Awakens" by Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Producer and Host: Daniel Foytik
FX: freesound.org

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0:00.0	9th Story Studios, giving story a voice.
0:12.3	My name is Erica Sanderson, and this is The Wicked Library.
0:31.6	Warning. The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience.
0:38.8	Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal,
0:45.8	and inhumanity.
0:47.7	Monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered.
0:52.6	There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion.
0:58.0	Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. If at any time a story takes you to a place
1:04.4	too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember that unlike in the real world,
1:14.8	these nightmares and your participation in them are under your control.
1:19.6	Thank you. Welcome back to the Wicked Library.
1:34.4	I'm Daniel Foytek, and as always, thank you for listening.
1:37.8	A sincere thank you as well to our supporters on Patreon.
1:41.0	Without your continued support and generosity, this show would not be possible.
1:46.1	We're thrilled to kickoff season 13 with a tale from returning author Lindsay Goddard,
1:50.6	a story of unfinished business, haunting grudges, and one very unlucky poodle,
1:56.6	told with wit and charm by Addison Peacock, featuring a custom score by Nikoveteze of the Inky Pop print.
2:03.6	The I'm . ... Shhh! Sh! Sh!
2:35.0	Sh! Almost Finished Business by Lindsay Goddard.
3:07.1	Yes, it's true. I am the loser ghost who haunts Alma Gentry's poodle, causing it to poop in her living room.
3:17.4	I'm the pathetic specter who buries treats in her garden so that the empty-headed little fur ball named
3:23.2	marshmallow will dig holes in her
	...

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