Mercury's Wake
Before Chaos
Created by Stephanie Vlahos • 6 episodes
Mercury's Wake
A white Cadillac stands like a sentinel in the New Mexico desert. Inside it lies a book about an astronaut’s first mission to Mars. How that book becomes a bestseller is bewildering; how it transforms those who read it is a mystery yet to be unraveled.
Mercury’s Wake – Before Chaos is an indie audio drama that blends sci-fi, mystery, and surrealism. Over a long weekend in Las Vegas, seven strangers collide in chance encounters that spiral into UFO sightings, paranormal visions, strange weather, and tragedies hinting at a larger reckoning. Ordinary people discover extraordinary powers as they confront the mind-bending unknowns of the universe—and themselves.
This is indie storytelling at its boldest: raw, character-driven, and unapologetically strange.
Author
I'm a storyteller. I draw inspiration from my career journey as professional opera singer, performance artist, mentor, and writer/stage director. Arguably, the deepest impressions made along the way were the fascinating people. Mercury's Wake is a unique work in that it is “author-illustrated" with lyrics and original music. Music is my version of painting.
The Audible features freely-conceived songs in the style of cherished "standards." For me, adding music is like adding a watermark, but more importantly, if all of us have a soundtrack for our lives, why not a novel?
As a Professional Opera Singer and Actor Stephanie Vlahos was known as "The Moonlighting Diva" in Los Angeles with her Performances of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.
Working as a Writer and Director she cites meeting both Dr Seuss and Rod Serling as 'influences' from her childhood. Fast forwarding past the Twilight Zone - welcome to Mercury's Wake.
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Where can I buy Mercury's Wake - Day One: Before Chaos?
The full book in paperback, hardback, kindle or audio book is available via Amazon.