Episode
Day 3958
Day 3958 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Fern Gorse has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Wilf Tanner has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Wilf Tanner is not currently speaking to Flo Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Fern Gorse has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
00:00Wilf Tanner has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
07:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:42Cass Tanner and Bev Tanner have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
08:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
09:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
09:18Bram Tidewater's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
10:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Ned Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
11:59Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
11:59Ned Ferris and Cass Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
11:59And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:24Bev Tanner has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
12:24Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner no longer need a reason to call round.
12:34Iris Brody has hosted the thing they kept meaning to host.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Bea Callahan appears to be enjoying it.
13:20Ike Tidewater and Sal Marino no longer need a reason to call round.
14:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
14:22Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
16:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
17:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
17:00The same passer-by has now walked past Truman Beaumont three times on the same route.
19:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
19:00The dock has been closed for maintenance, effective this morning. It was not closed yesterday.
19:00Somebody has been asked to need Truman Beaumont's help with something small and absorbing.
19:58Gil Ferris and Bea Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:13Rex Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
21:55Hattie Whitlow has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:12Ike Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:16Fern Gorse offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:16The Anchor's piano is being played by Jonah Ferris, who cannot play piano.
22:52Gil Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:03Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
07:24Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Wren, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Wren, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:25Lark Ferris, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:42Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:52Wilf Tanner, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
There you are, Perry. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Perry. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:54Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Ike Tidewater, Lark Ferris, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
09:00Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:06Opal Ferris, Mabel Tidewater · Seahaven General
Mabel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Mabel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
11:06Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Hal Brody, Bev Tanner, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.