PodCastle 728: The Fireman (https://podcastle.org/2022/03/29/podcastle-728-the-fireman/)
Author: Christoph Weber (https://podcastle.org/people/christoph-weber/)
Narrator: Dave Robison (https://podcastle.org/people/dave-robison/)
Host: Matt Dovey (https://podcastle.org/people/matt-dovey/)
Audio Producer: Peter Adrian Behravesh (https://podcastle.org/people/peter-adrian-behravesh/)
PodCastle 728: The Fireman is a PodCastle original.
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Content Warning:
Content warning for fire and child harm.
Show Notes
Rated R
I face the forested mountains, raise my hands like a conductor readying an orchestra, and point to my first section. A glow flickers to life in the inky darkness beneath a grove of trees. Arms of flame climb the bark and the canopy explodes, turning trees into torches, illuminating my canvas.
I sweep my hand from left to right and a mile-long slash appears like a knife wound in the mountains, bleeding fire. The flames crawl upslope. Not fast enough. A few twists of my wrists and I sculpt a stampede — orange bulls of fire, a few charging tigers, and one galloping zebra striped red and blue. I pause to appreciate the canvas come to life. It’s my best work.
And I’m just getting started.
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