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A landscape architect discovers a mysterious presence tending her garden, revealing a legacy of care.

When a landscape architect moves into a new neighborhood and discovers that her garden is being meticulously tended by a mysterious nocturnal presence, she uncovers a decades-old legacy of quiet, trans-generational care. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free! Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/ Other shows hosted by Darren: Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/ Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio Church…

People in this episode

Hosts: Keith Conrad, Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• mystery
• nocturnal presence
• landscape architecture
• trans-generational care
• spooky stories
• urban legends

Keywords

• landscape architect
• nocturnal presence
• garden
• Chicago
• spooky stories
• Blue Line
• trans-generational care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sound Concept Media, Substack, Weird Darkness, Paranormality Magazine, Micro Terrors, Retro Radio, Church of the Undead

Places: Chicago

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