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"The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" + "Body? Glass"
This episode features "The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" by Aimee Ogden (©2025 by Aimee Ogden) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Body? Glass" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
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- 97% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 105 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 183 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Welcome to the Nightmare Magazine Story Podcast. Enter freely and of your own free will. I am your humble host, Terence Taylor, one very much at home with the children of the night.
Stay close as my muse, the medieval demon Gobelah, guides us down into beautiful darkness. In this episode, before a full-length story, we have a short shot, the versions of yourself that you're better off without, written by Amy Ogden and narrated by Susan Handfield. But first, a word from our sponsors.
And now, Susan Handfield. The versions of yourself that you're better off without by Amy Ogden. Story background. I'm probably not the only person dealing with intrusive thoughts about
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