The Forest Shrine | Origin Curse Audiobook Ch 10

Some stories are written in long, sweeping hours. Others are built in the smallest slivers of time.

In this episode’s intro, I reflect a little on what it’s like to create as a parent, and how small moments—early mornings, nap breaks, even scattered thoughts jotted on your phone—can still shape something powerful. Creativity doesn’t have to be fast to be meaningful.

Then, we return to Origin Curse, and Chapter 10 takes us deep into grief, survival, and sacred ground.

Yoshiko has buried her mother. And now she must keep going. Alone, hunted, and with nowhere left to turn, she climbs the mountain in search of a place the soldiers won't find. But what she discovers isn’t just safety—it’s something older, and something that might just change the course of her journey.

In this chapter:

- The aftermath of loss
- A haunting, sacred shrine in the mountains
- A rare moment of connection and hope
- A return to kindness… with a devastating twist

The world is shifting. And Yoshiko is starting to understand just how far the betrayal goes.

🎧 Listen now—and if you're a fellow tired creator, know this: your small steps are enough.