The Skylark Bell

When we left them last season, Magpie and Lucas had just learned of Farfalla’s passing, and had ventured to her tiny house to gather her things. As they were about to leave, an gust of wind slammed the bedroom door closed, and they heard footsteps inside the empty room. When they eventually re-entered the room they found it just as empty as they’d left it, with one startling exception: A sketch le...

In today’s episode we will hear a quick recap of Season 1 as we prepare to read the first chapter of season 2, Wingspan, next week. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions presents: A special episo...

In this Holiday special edition of the podcast, we will read a bonus chapter of The Skylark Bell called A Strange New Year – which contains a bit of foreshadowing of what the future has in store for Magpie and Lucas. So grab your fizzy drinks and party attire -  The countdown is on! Music: Nightbridge and A Strange New Year by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Brought to you by: Phaeton Starling Pu...

This week you can officially stream and purchase the soundtrack to The Skylark Bell podcast with Songs from The Skylark Bell by Cannelle. The soundtrack is available for purchase on Bandcamp http://www.cannellemusic.bandcamp.com and iTunes, as well as streaming on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and more. The Bandcamp exclusive version contains 2 bonus songs. Current Patreon subscribers and su...

In this Thanksgiving special edition of the podcast, we will hear a story called The Moonlight Parade, which was inspired by a real-life friendship between a horse and a girl. You definitely want to get cozy for this nostalgic, heartwarming story.  Music: Nightbridge and Night by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitt...

In this holiday special edition of the podcast, you get a little behind the scenes information about the Skylark Bell creator in the form of a pre-recorded Q+A. Hear about the strange way the story first came about, and the process behind writing the book, and eventually creating the podcast. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.c...

This episode is dedicated to my husband, Tony, on our 15th wedding anniversary. Things with Wings Productions presents: The Skylark Bell, Fantome Friday.  I am your host, Melissa Oliveri.   This Fantome Friday special episode, The Wedding Dress, allows the dress itself to tell you her story as she is passed down through the decades. Be sure to listen all the way through for a new song by Cannelle,...

This Fantome Friday episode is called The Piano, The Ofrenda, and celebrates the beautiful tradition of Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead. At our house, the Ofrenda is situated on top of the piano, where I serenade the departed before going to bed. I like to think they come visit, in miniature form, and sit next to the marigolds and candles to listen. This story was inspired by this very special nig...

Welcome to this Halloween special edition of the Skylark Bell podcast! In today’s episode you will hear a series of stories from my time working the overnight shift at a Convent tending to the aging and ill nuns who lived on the third floor. The building was ripe with history, and there were multiple inexplicable events over the two years I worked there in my late teens. Music: Nightbridge and Les...

In today’s episode, Grandma’s Goodbye, we will hear a story shared by a friend who experienced two real-life hauntings that lasted just long enough for their beloved grandmothers to say goodbye. Music: Nightbridge and Song for a Loved One by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreo...

In today’s special edition Fantome Friday episode, we will hear an unsettling fictional short story titled My Mother’s Ring written by Erin Lunde. You can learn more about the author of this story at www.erinlunde.com and support her work here: www.patreon.com/erinlunde Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskyla...

In today’s episode, The Harlequin, we hear about a series of eerie premonitions that seem to indicate that a death has just occurred. Music: Nightbridge and Kaleidoscope by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri FULL TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions,...

This episode somewhat serves as both an Epilogue to Season 1 and Prologue to Season 2. It hints at things to come in The Skylark Bell - Wingspan. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri FULL TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions presen...

This chapter concludes Season 1 of The Skylark Bell podcast. Fair warning, this season ends on a massive cliffhanger! Please stay tuned for holiday specials between now and the beginning of Season 2 - Wingspan, in January. Thank you for your support throughout this first season, and I'll see you on the other side! In today’s episode we end this part of our adventure with the final chapter of s...

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 25 – My Dearest Magpie - where Magpie and Lucas get some shocking news about Farfalla. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions with the sup...

On the last Friday of each month, we pause our reading of Meadow Lane and the Skylark Bell, and instead cover a real-life supernatural, or at the very least, unusual, and unexplained, experience. In today’s episode we will recount the story of The Bridge, where an eerie premonition about a tragic event played a part in saving our lives. Music: Nightbridge and Nightbridge (Acoustic) by Cannelle (ww...

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 24 – Everything Finds its Way in Time - where Magpie and Lucas learn about the curious connection between Farfalla and Lucas’ Grandmother, Mrs. Starling. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/me...

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 23 – will Magpie find the Skylark Bell in time? There’s only one way to find out! Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions, with the support...

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 22 – where Magpie finally goes into the house on Meadow Lane to find the mythical Skylark Bell. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings Productions pre...

On the last Friday of each month, we pause our reading of Meadow Lane and the Skylark Bell, and instead cover a real-life supernatural, or at the very least, unusual, and unexplained, experience. In today’s episode we will recount a very frightening experience at a childhood home near the end of the cul-de-sac on Edgar Street. Music: Nightbridge and The Lady in the Room by Cannelle (www.cannellemu...

In our last episode, Magpie heard the story of Meadow Lane straight from Farfalla herself, and learned of the devastation caused by the terrible winter of 1925, and how Marius’ disappearance lead to the silence that fell upon the farm. In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 21 – Where Magpie learns only she can stop the silence from spreading to the entire town.  Music: Nightbri...

In today's episode, Magpie finally learns more about the history of Meadow Lane, Farfalla, Marius, and the terrible winter of 1925 - straight from Farfalla herself! Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissaoliveri Patreon: www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri TRANSCRIPT: Things with Wings...

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 19 – A Starling in the Flowerbed - Where Lucas finds himself in a vulnerable position and asks Magpie for help, and Magpie comes to a chilling realization about the silence at Meadow Lane. Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com) Find The Skylark Bell online: www.theyskylarkbell.com Instagram: @theskylarkbell Twitter: @melissa...

This bonus chapter was written and added to the first book after books 2 and 3 were completed. It introduces some new characters which will tie in to the story as we work through the next 2 books. In this bonus chapter Magpie and Lucas gather around the fire with the Bunting brothers and Sydney Finch to tell unsettling stories.  Make yourself a s'more, join us by the crackling fire, and enjoy!...

In our last episode, Magpie and Lucas learned more about the terrible winter of 1925 when the Carnifex family left the town of Pocket. In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 18, where Magpie finds a frightening piece of evidence hidden in a secret compartment in her fireplace, then discovers an addition to her sketchbook that she doesn’t remember making, causing her to feel afra...