Before the app. Before the coma. Before everything…the stork marks Mae.

In the Texas heat, Mae's final night with Rob turns into something darker, stranger, and far more dangerous.

Prologue to DARKSTORK: MAEDAY – a darkly comedic tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook created by Ashley Barnhill.

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Fresh out of rehab and running on borrowed patience, Mae's rebuilding her life after a six-month coma and a brand-new skull. She faces the brutal truth: her memories are gone and her fiancé is distant. Turns out amnesia's the least of her problems.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Matthew Biddulph — Rob

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill. Additional audio engineering by Eli VanZandt.

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Mae takes her first real night out since the accident, an expensive cocktail bar, a surly bartender, and a stranger who claims they already know each other. As tequila flows, the night spirals into drinks, revelations, mace-as-a-party-trick, and a dangerous spark she's not sure she can trust. Mae falls into a wild, intoxicating blur with DB, a man who makes her feel alive… and hints he knows secrets she doesn't remember.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Kyle Umemba — DB

Music: T Bird and the Breaks

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill. Additional audio engineering by Eli VanZandt.

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DARKSTORK: MAEDAY | Chapter 3

Mae wakes up in the wrong house and spends the day chasing a confession she can't quite make. By the time she storms into the D8N App offices to reclaim her life, she finds a new woman in her seat and a launch that feels less like the company she built.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Matthew Biddulph — Rob | Khaya Fraites — Rose

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill.

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DARKSTORK: MAEDAY | Chapter 4

DB flashes back to the first time he met Mae in the D8N elevator, as his walk of shame runs from a beer-for-milk morning to a visit with his dad disappearing into Huntington's.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill - Mae | Kyle Umemba - DB

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill. Additional dialogue recording by Nathan Britton.

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DARKSTORK: MAEDAY | Chapter 5

At Rob's DarkStork rooftop launch, Mae shows up in the proposal dress, red lipstick, and her best impression of a devoted soulmate fiance. After Rob's "fruitful futures" tech sermon, DB's dangerous whispers and Rose circling close, the celebration leans into a loaded nightcap.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Matthew Biddulph — Rob | Khaya Fraites — Rose | Kyle Umemba — DB

Music: T Bird and the Breaks

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill.

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DARKSTORK: MAEDAY | Chapter 6

Handcuffs. Heat. Xanax. A stork-shaped shadow in the corner of her vision. Mae wakes up to a morning-after fantasy and tries to put the night back the way it was. The apartment won't let her. Neither will Rob. Neither will what's been kept from her.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Kyle Umemba — DB | Matthew Biddulph — Rob

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill.

Music: T Bird and the Breaks

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DARKSTORK: MAEDAY | Chapter 7

Locked phone. Locked memories. Mae meets Rose for coffee and gets a bomb dropped on her pre-crash life. By night, tequila and biohacked rave drops turn clarity into rage, and curiosity into a hallucinogenic match.

A darkly comedic, multi-voice, tech-thriller cli-fi cinematic audiobook from DARKSTORK: MAEDAY. Created by Ashley Barnhill.

Cast: Ashley Barnhill — Mae | Khaya Fraites — Rose

Credits: Created, written, sound designed, edited, and produced by Ashley Barnhill.

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