PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria
* Author : Hilary Moon Murphy * Narrator : Chistopher Reynaga * Host : Matt Dovey * Audio Producer : Eric Valdes * Discuss on Forums PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Nine-Fingered Maria by Hilary Moon Murphy …this girl appeared from behind a door and caught my ball. She was probably my age: several inches taller than I am, with long straight black hair pulled back in a ponytail, plain white t-shirt, denim jacket and jeans with a hole worn in the knee. She stared at me with intense dark eyes and said, “What are you doing here?” “I was just getting my ball,” I said, stepping out of the way of two movers carrying a large red bureau with multi-colored wax stains all over it. “No, you weren’t.” She cocked her head to the side, and raised her eyebrow. “You were spying.” “I wasn’t!” “That’s okay, I like spies.” She gave me back my ball and showed me her hands. “I have nine fingers. I’m a witch.”