Nora's Dragon, Episode Three: Mothers and Wives

Nora wrestles with her gender and societal expectations

Sarah Elizabeth Grace

Oct 10, 2023

Episode 3: Mothers and Wives

Nora compares her identity - an unmarried, childless woman in her thirties - to her mother’s, who has long since passed. Despite her loneliness, Nora refuses to marry without love. Her childhood friend Diana is revealed to be the only other person Nora has loved, but their life paths have since diverged.

NORA’S DRAGON - Episode Three Credits

Written and produced by Sarah Elizabeth Grace

Directed by Helen Laser

Produced, mixed and edited by Jen Urban

Original music by Michael Jayne Walker.

Featuring the vocal talents of Sarah Elizabeth Grace (Nora), Leah Nicole Raymond (Diana), Dawn Kalani Cowle (Mother), and Matthew Trumbull (Paul).

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Nora's Dragon

A fictional podcast series, "Nora's Dragon" is a heart-wrenching adult romantic adventure.

Inspired by the cult classic children's movie "Pete's Dragon", the story follows Nora, an unwitting lighthouse keeper who carries a flame for her fiancee who is lost at sea. With themes of codependency, alcoholism, and tentacle fantasy, this nine-episode story takes you on an adventure of feminine self-actualization at the turn of the 20th century on the coast of Maine.

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