Nora's Dragon

In Prince Edward Island, Nora is at a crossroads between her old hopes and her new choices. Can Paul and Nora make amends and move into an uncharted future together? Find out how Nora embraces her Kraken for the right answers in the final chapter of “Nora’s Dragon”.   NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Nine Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced, mixed and edit...

Nora arrives in Prince Edward Island and settles in the friendly town of Cavendish.  She finds a kindred spirit in the boarding house’s owner, Frances Strauss, who offers Nora a new perspective and life purpose.   NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Eight Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced, mixed and edited by Jen Urban Original music by Michael Jayne Walker...

Episode 7: Shipwrecked Nora’s reality does not match up with the fantasy she invested in and obsessed over during Paul’s absence. In a last-ditch effort to save their relationship and return it to the life raft it once was, Nora attempts to have a vulnerable conversation with Paul. NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Seven Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced,...

Episode 6: Rip Tide Paul’s miraculous return appears to be the happily ever after Nora had wished for. However, as the sun sets on their first night as a reunited couple, Nora is blindsided by the changes in Paul’s behavior.  NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Six Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced, mixed and edited by Jen Urban Original music by Michael Ja...

Episode 5: Miracle Reunion Solidifying themselves as a found family, Nora and Lampie take care of the orphan in their own way. Nora sees the potential of a new, unexpected life. They push through unpredictable challenges and celebrate life-changing surprises.   NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Five Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced, mixed and edited by J...

Episode 4: The Child and the Dragon An orphan and their invisible dragon find themselves in Passamaquoddy, scaring Lampie half to death and forcing Nora to take on another caretaker role. She reflects on motherhood before visiting her kraken once again.  NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Four Credits Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace Directed by Helen Laser Produced, mixed and edited by Jen Urba...

Episode 3: Mothers and Wives Nora compares her identity - an unmarried, childless woman in her thirties - to her mother’s, who has long since passed. Despite her loneliness, Nora refuses to marry without love. Her childhood friend Diana is revealed to be the only other person Nora has loved, but their life paths have since diverged.   NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Three Credits Written and produced by S...

Episode 2: Hydropressure Worried about the worse case scenarios concerning Paul’s absence, Nora takes a deeper look into the stresses and reliefs of her life before her love was lost at sea. Memories of her unique, soothing sexual life with Paul are juxtaposed with her chaotic, volatile home life with her father. Paul and Nora promise themselves to each other through the Irish belief of “anam cara...

Episode 1: Tentacles It’s late April, 1911. Nora O’Tool reflects on her life as a put-upon lighthouse keeper and caretaker of her alcoholic father in Passamaquoddy, Maine. She still holds out hope that her fiancé, lost at sea for a year, will return and take her away from a life of mundane service. Until then, her mind takes refuge in a fantasy relationship with a very specific mythological creatu...

Welcome to the world of Nora’s Dragon . You can listen to this nine-episode series, released weekly, wherever you stream podcasts, or subscribe to this substack. If you become a paid subscriber , you will have access to each episode’s script, to read along as you listen, or simply read at your own pace.  Next week we will be releasing two episodes at once to kick us off! Exciting! NORA’S DRAGON -...