The Innis Forgettance

Forty years ago, Henrietta was forced to cast the Forgettance, in order to protect her infant daughter--Porter's mother--and the entire town. But now, she must take drastic action once again...

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After their incredible visit to Henrietta's hut, the Hollis family is home together again, headed to their first Sunday in kirk since Mama disappeared. Gossip has traveled faster than they have, however, and terror is stirring among the townsfolk...

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In the aftermath of Gheardaig attack, the Triad--Ealga, Abban, and Cara--work with King Turlough and others to gather the bodies of the dead, stacking them for bone-fires, and checking on survivors who have fled to the caves among the rocky beach. Some survivors have reported seeing strange figures...

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I had hoped to give you a longer episode today, but I have been sick and my kids are out of school. But! This one packs a lot of punch...

In the wake of Bronagh's destruction, Ealga the Storykeeper and Cara the Soul Shepherd race back to the Innis stone fort when Gheardaig forces attack...

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Ealga's misgivings about hastily pushing her granddaughter into marriage with Cairbre continue to rise... but she may not have to wait very long to see how Bronagh is faring...

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The following episode contains material that may be upsetting to some listeners, including violence, and the death of a minor. Please take care of yourself as you listen. 

Bronagh has spent a month settling into her new, very rushed marriage to Cairbre, whom she knew in childhood but has not seen since. Her grandmother, Ealga, had two intentions for the marriage: 

1. To protect Bronagh from Seamus, a seer (or Sibyl) in their own tribe, who threatened to kill Bronagh out of fear that she would fulfill his terrifying prophecy.

2. To broker peace between th...

When Pa's stony silence finally crumbles... he demands to meet the mysterious Henrietta. 

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The original song, BEWARE THE NEVERSEEN, was written, composed, and performed by Miles Landrum and Laurelai. Listen to more of their incredible music o...

Colleen, Pa, and Great Aunt Nuala are reeling from the past 10 days, while Porter and Mama were missing. With their inexplicable return, emotions are firing. It's too much to process... and then, Porter tells Colleen what he learned out there, in the West Mountain woods...

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Back in Inniscombe, the Hollis family--well, who remains of it--search for Porter for three more days. A conversation with Inniscombe's oldest healer sends chills down Colleen's spine...

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With Henrietta's ancient memory and Porter's newly discovered abilities, the two prepare an Unlocking ritual for Mama... could it be the key to her healing?

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In the wee hours of morning, Porter sneaks out into the darkness to visit the Sleeping Place, the mysterious pool of water that the Neverseen emerge from each night...

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Henrietta answers a few of Porter's burning questions... and she offers a chilling possibility about Inniscombe's past...

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Porter helps Henrietta capture a very unconventional breakfast... and confronts Mama about why she left their family and headed straight into the Neverseen's night. Her answer leaves Porter unsettled...

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After a harrowing attack by the Neverseen in the West Mountain woods, Porter is rescued by a strange, wild woman, who introduces herself as someone he thought had been long, long dead...

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Porter heads into the West Mountain woods to look for Mama -- breaking through the Daylight Boundary that guarantees a safe return before nightfall. And darkness comes...

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There is no new episode this week, as I take some time to catch up on things and rest, but I wanted to speak to you, dear listeners. New episodes for this spooky fiction podcast will resume each Sunday beginning next week,  Sunday, December 4!

Please continue to rate, share, and follow this fiction podcast set in alternate-Appalachia, and thank you for all of your support!

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The Inniscombe woods echo with shouts of Sarah Hollis's name. When the town--and his own family--are ready to give up on Mama, Porter takes matters into his own hands...

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Though it sears her soul--and threatens to reveal her secret--Bronagh goes with Abban to Gheardaig land, to marry Cairbre. Yet despite her insistence on the marriage, Ealga has misgivings...

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Ealga has kept her promise to search her endless memory as Storykeeper, to unearth the meaning behind Seamus's disturbing Gifting. The information is of no consolation to the young man, however, and his response fills Ealga with utter terror.

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Ealga is furious that Bronagh didn't show up at the harvest festival--as far as she knows, anyway. She commiserates about what to do with Abban the Locksmith, Cara the Soul-Shepherd, and Turlough, the Innis tribal king. 

When a newcomer approaches, latent anger threatens to boil over. 

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Though she is dangerously empathic and deeply afraid, Bronagh agrees to try to meet a suitor for her grandmother Ealga's sake. She promised to attend the harvest festival, but the closer she approaches, the more her fear grows and she risks revealing her secret, the ominous warning haze that emits from her body. 

But someone approaches. 
Someone she hasn't seen in a very, very long time... and isn't sure if she wants to.

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Two weeks after the corn shuckin'--and unexplainable occurrence between himself and the town's oldest midwife--the Widow Warren herself finds Porter in town, and insists that he come to her homeplace again. Once there, she tells him something that changes everything...

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Instead of hurrying home, Porter surprises Dahli after dark and begs her to visit the Widow Warren. He is desperate to know the truth and to cure Mama's crying sickness -- but he gets much more than he could have ever anticipated.

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After Porter abruptly leaves the corn shucking, Colleen seeks privacy at the back of the Cartwright cabin. She has her own perspective... and her own secrets.

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A heartfelt talk with Great Aunt Nuala, the Wisewoman of Inniscombe, gives Porter the courage to engage in the village corn shuckin' like he never has before... but his actions have consequences.

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Ealga, the Storykeeper, works with Abban, the Locksmith, to revive her sensitive granddaughter Bronagh, after the girl collapses in the Triad Lodge. Ealga knows she cannot care for her granddaughter forever... but the plan she proposes leaves Bronagh terrified.

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After Bronagh glimpses an old friend--and priestess of the rival tribe--leaving the Innis stone fort, she rushes to find her grandmother Ealga, to beg for answers--and puts herself in grave danger.

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Long ago and far away, on the island of Inniskellig, Ealga--the Storykeeper of the Innis people--is desperate to ensure the safety of her dangerously sensitive granddaughter Bronagh. But there are no easy options...

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The Hollis family prepares--and braces--to attend the corn shuckin', a community event where Innisfolk pool together everyone's corn harvest, and shuck together. The event lasts all day and well into the night (with lantern protection, of course)... and Porter realizes that other townsfolk have secrets of their own...

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After visiting Dahli Hampton, Porter sets homeward atop his horse, Banjo. 
He really shouldn't be journeying after dark. 
He has his lantern for protection. 
But the Neverseen come with the settin' sun.

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Porter visits his only friend, Dahli Hampton, and asks her if she'll go with him to see the Widow Warren. They reminisce about the tale of the Neverseen... but Dahli's family has passed down a version of the tale no one else remembers.

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According to rumor, 17-year-old Porter Hollis is to blame for his mama's crying sickness. Innisfolk say he and his mother have been bewitched by the Neverseen, spirits who haunt the forest. The weight is unbearable to Porter; he is desperate to cure his mother, to end the curse. While wandering the West Mountain woods with Pa, Porter confesses that he has a plan...

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Inniscombe's a tiny mountain village, won't take you long to find your way around. But you better steer clear of Porter Hollis...and the woods. 

Especially the woods.

Written and narrated by Leah Noel, with special appearance by David Walker and original music by Miles Landrum and Laurelai, "The Innis Forgettance" is a fiction podcast that straddles timelines set in a 19th-century alternate Appalachia and faraway Celtic fort. Travel with Porter Hollis as he sets on a journey to untangle the lies of the past, and a spell woven of darkness and fear. Will he b...