The Gaps (Episode 1 of 4) - "Home"

The Gaps (Episode 1 of 4) - "Home"

From Ghost - Scary Stories by Caloroga Shark Media | Award-winning writers

May 10, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Nora, who has lived with dissociative gaps for years, returns to her hometown and uncovers unsettling memories related to her past.

Nora is thirty-eight, precise, self-contained, and very good at managing her condition. She has had dissociative gaps since she was twenty-six — hours she simply cannot account for — and she has built her entire adult life around systems that compensate for them. When her mother has a stroke, Nora returns to the Derbyshire market town she left twenty years ago and tells herself six weeks is manageable. Then her neighbour mentions a conversation they had yesterday — about Deborah Hale, dead twelve years, Nora's closest friend — that Nora has no memory of. There is mud on her floor mat. A receipt in the door pocket from a village forty minutes north, timestamped during the gap. Paid in cash. The other Nora has been somewhere. And whatever she's looking for, she has been looking for a long time. Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus . No plug-ins needed! Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get…

Topics covered

  • dissociative gaps
  • memory loss
  • family dynamics
  • returning home
  • mystery

Keywords

  • dissociative identity
  • memory
  • stroke
  • mystery
  • friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Derbyshire

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