{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69151711a17ebcde881e498b/6adcf7d1d39b76001f564231?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Hum by Don McDonald — A Widower Follows a Sound Beneath His House","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69151711a17ebcde881e498b/1792866228320-76254b0c-a806-4e0c-9e4c-1706c76d65a3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It starts on a Tuesday in October, at ten minutes to three in the morning. A low tone with no seam in it.</p><p><br></p><p>Hollis Pike&#39;s neighbors can&#39;t hear it. His phone can&#39;t record it. The audiologist says his hearing is fine, better than fine, and writes something down.</p><p><br></p><p>So he goes looking for where it comes from. The county keeps records. The house has a history. The sound is patient.</p><p><br></p><p>An original story, written and read by Don McDonald.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is a part of <a href=\"shortstoryverses.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shortstoryverses.com</a></p>","author_name":"Don McDonald"}