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Beatrice Ashe (0:00)
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Grace Hawthorne (0:31)
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Narrator (1:01)
Here Today Desert Skies presents Woodbine, a supernatural mystery about monsters and new beginnings from the creators of the award winning horror fiction podcast Parkdale Haunt. The series follows Beatrice Ashe, who is living a quiet life as an assistant at the Woodbine Agency, a small detective firm in the East End of Toronto. But things change for her when she's brutally attacked and left near dead. Now her boss, Grace Hawthorne, has a choice to let Bea die or give her a second chance. A second chance that will bring Bea into a new world of shadow. Listening to the first episode totally reminded me of that 90s classic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but with a modern feel. Fans of Supernatural are going to love it. The characters are intriguing, the pacing is perfect, the story draws you right in. This is the first time we're presenting a horror show, so just keep in mind that some of the content may be a little scary for some of our younger listeners. Parental discretion is advised. That said, enjoy the first episode of Woodbine.
Beatrice Ashe (2:44)
It was an unusually warm September day when it happened. I was at work typing up some notes my co worker Grace had left for me to transcribe. Grace Hawthorne. Nice lady, bit of an old soul, but we get along, we're friends. She's the main detective here at the agency. I mean, she's the only detective. I'm just an assistant. Mostly. I take notes, call clients, whatever is needed. But I join her out on the field sometimes, helping with cases, digging around. I hope I have the chops to actually move up the ladder here. Well, it's not really much of a ladder. It's a step stool perhaps. It's a small workplace Woodbine Agency located just near Woodbine subway station. Not the most creative name, but Hey, I didn't pick it. A tiny detective agency with tiny cases. Stuff too small for anyone major to care about, but too big for one person to handle. It's not bad. Good benefits, dental. Have to admit, I'd been hoping for a promotion. And Grace has definitely been taking more of an interest in me as of late. But none of this is important right now. As for me, my name is Beatrice Ash. But everyone who knows me well calls me Bea. I like it, B. It sounds bouncy, bright, sweet. All these things that I just feel like I'm not now. People who've just met me call me Beatrice and it makes me feel like I'm still in school. The teacher's voice barking it out across the classroom, the kids making jokes about it. And young me wishing my parents gave me a cool contemporary name like Kayla or Ashley or Misty. But no Beatrice. An old lady name. Grace likes it, although I'm not sure why. But yeah, that's why I get called by people who barely know me. As for people who don't know me at all, well, they don't call me anything. For example, the guy who walked into the office a few minutes ago and started stabbing me. He didn't even look at the nameplate on the desk. He just got to work. Well, here I am.