Brain in the Window

Video Description: “Brain in the Window” Trailer. Duration, 36 seconds. “Monochromatic Stain” by Nicholas Jeudy. Digital drawing. A human brain seen in left profile, lying on a platter. Arranged around the brain are bunches of parsley, orange halves, fig halves, cranberries, and sage leaves. In the background, a fiery glow. Title card with the words “Short Story” and “Genre: Horrific Mystery,” is displayed at center. Tagline is displayed at bottom. It reads: “A nosy neighbor sees the unexpected when peeking through an open window, and ends up uncovering a rotten secret.” Title card and tagline fade. A watermark of the word “storyfeather” appears over the image. Lines from the story appear in sequence: “The brain was human. Maybe they’re cannibals, I hoped against hope. I swept back into the living room and stepped toward the front door. I heard the squeak of Elise’s shoes on the kitchen tile. I stopped and turned back around, my heart pounding.” Site URL appears at bottom center throughout and fades at end. As the last line disappears, the image blurs, the story title appears at center, and a text card appears at top that reads “Available to Read Now storyfeather.com.”

Video Description: Duration, 7 seconds. Choice wheel made on the Spin the Wheel application. Thirteen spokes or slices in various colors, labeled as follows, clockwise from the top: Objects of Power (the “of Power” is not visible), Prompts, Definitions, Turn Again, Elements, Creatures, S.T.E.A.M., Wildcard, Revisitation, Music, Challenge, Draw!!!, Traveler. The title at top reads “The Wheel of Fiction V4” and below that the words “Spin the wheel.” Below that is a label on left, “Spin date: 10/8/22,” and a label at right, “Story: 10/9/22.” At top left corner is a flag icon labeled with the letter “F.” This represents a function of the application which interferes with true randomness by reducing the probability of receiving the same choice twice in a row. The wheel turns and lands on PROMPTS. As the wheel stops spinning, a cartoon platter of food appears at center and a cartoon brain drops down onto it.