Written and read by Nadia Vazquez
Text of the story:
Happy Birthday
She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos, tiptoeing toward the purple quilt that enveloped her brother. The creaky floorboards betrayed her. He opened his eyes.
“Now that you’re seven, you can see,” she whispered, holding out the fuzzy, smelly chaos. “This is my emotional support time loop.”
“How does it work?” he asked.
“Touch it,” she said softly.
She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos and tiptoed toward the purplequilt that enveloped her brother.
Music Credits:
“It Changed Our Life” by Simon Jomphe Lepine
Sound Credits:
Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait
Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait
Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait
Image credits (everything was made by a human):
Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll
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