"Episode One: Periwinkle's Parrot" from the Windward Ho! Fore & Aft (Book One)

This week's Free story comes from the Windward Ho! Fore & Aft (Book One) collection. It's called "Episode One: Periwinkle's Parrot."   In this first episode of Windward Ho! book one, Periwinkle "Wink" Mackenzie excitedly waits to purchase the next book in her favorite series, The Windward Chronicles, early on the morning of its release. She never suspects that receiving the new book will be only the beginning of an unforeseen adventure.   The story you’re about to hear is 1 of over 1,400 original stories at Sparkle Stories. You can explore them all now for free. Go to sparklestories.com and click the button at the top that says “Start Free Trial,” then you can listen to as much as you like, anytime you like.   Each week on the Sparkle Stories Podcast, we share a free story from one of our original story series! For many many many more stories like this one, visit the Sparkle website: www.sparklestories.com Questions?  Ideas?  Requests? Email us!  [email protected] Enjoy!