Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble This story was previously published in Mythic Delirium, April 2018 The document mentioned in Katherine’s comments, “Expert judgment on markers to deter inadvertent human intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant”, can be […] Source
Author : Brit E. B. Hvide Narrator : Nanna Árnadóttir Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders 371 (August 25, 2019) Knitting in English by Brit E. B. Hvide Looping the thread over her needle, Kari caught the sun in her knit. It […] Source
Author : Maya Chhabra Narrator : Nadia Niaz Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders Episode 370, August 18, 2019. Terminal Illness Breaking by Maya Chhabra Mom’s kind of bizarrely happy for someone with a daughter about to croak, but I don’t mind. […] Source
Author : Claire Eliza Bartlett Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alexis Goble Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appearing in two parts in Cast of Wonders Episodes 373 and 374, September 2019. Take Heart by Claire Eliza Bartlett Magdalena perched on the edge of a flimsy folding chair, fingers knotted. […] Source
Author : Amanda Helms Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders Episode 354 (Artemis Rising 5), March 28, 2019. Wordslinger, Wordwreaker by Amanda Helms The wordslinger first came into Lasthope on the back of a scarab the size of […] Source
Author : Amy Brennan Narrator : Roberto Suarez Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously appeared in Cast of Wonders 356: Little Wonders 20: 2018 Flash Fiction Contest Winners (April 8, 2019). Bunny by Amy Brennan You are crying. Salty tears dripping into my fur and steaming […] Source
Author : Sarah Pauling Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders 352, March 10, 2019. Barter Queen by Sarah Pauling Soledad lets Gabe do the introductions because most strangers see him as the more respectable sibling. His attentive green eyes […] Source
Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Shawn Proctor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction! (May 2018); Reprinted in Cast of Wonders, Dinovember, Episode 383, December 13, 2019. Five Functions of Your Bionosaur by Rachael K. Jones 1. Your parents first activate your […] Source...
Author : Matthew J. Jarvis Narrators : Rish Outfield, Alexis Goble, M.K. Hobson, Jen R. Albert and Cheyenne Wright Host : Emma Smailes Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders, June 16, 2019 Matthew told us, “This story began life as a PodCastle flash fiction contest entry. […] Source
Author : Kate Cobey Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders, Artemis Rising 5, March 4, 2019 Terminal illness; Cancer The Angel by Kate Cobey I: Sterile “Just don’t treat her like anything less than a person,” Mama fretted from […] Source
Author : Summer Fletcher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Previously appeared in Cast of Wonders, Artemis Rising 5, March 31, 2019 Why I Spared the One Brave Soul Between Me and My Undead Army by Setsu Uzume I am loathe to admit that the […] Source
Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Emily E. Smith Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 390: The Tale of Descruptikn and the Product Launch Requirements Documentation is a Cast of Wonders original. The Tale of Descruptikn and the Product Launch Requirements Documentation by Effie Seiberg […] Source...
Author : Melissa Mead Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 389: Luchadora is a Cast of Wonders original. Luchadora by Melissa Mead When Alejandra was nine, her mother died of dehydration. When she was ten, Alejandra made her father bring her […] Source
Author : Katherine Kendig Narrator : Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 388: The First, the Second, the Third is a Cast of Wonders original. The First, the Second, the Third by Katherine Kendig In the winter, the mornings are colder inside than […] Source
Author : Susan Taitel Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 387: The Rose Sisterhood is a Cast of Wonders original. Abusive relationships. Murder. The Rose Sisterhood by Susan Taitel My Sisters and I await the next girl. She will be beautiful. […] Source
Author : Desmond Warzel Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producers : Graeme Dunlop and Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble “Cosmetic Procedures” first appeared in the anthology It Came From Her Purse from Sam’s Dot Publishing, edited by Georgia Middleton and Karen L. Newman, published August 17, 2011. Cosmetic Procedures by Desmond Warzel […] Source
Author : Osahon Ize-Iyamu Narrator : Takudzwa Sharon Kirimi Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction! (May 2018) Be a Thunder, Release a Roar by Osahon Ize-Iyamu It’s January 2028 and young Uwaila watches the TV, fixated at what’s right in front […] Source
Author : Nibedita Sen Narrator : Tal Minear Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction! (August 2018) Sphexa, Start Dinosaur by Nibedita Sen Asha—Ash to friends—wedges the maintenance door open wide enough to slip into the darkened interior of the abandoned ride. […] Source
Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction! (May 2018) Five Functions of Your Bionosaur by Rachael K. Jones 1. Your parents first activate your bionosaur when they bring you home from the hospital. […] Source
Author : Kate Baker Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 382: No Matter Where; Of Comfort No One Speak is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warnings: abuse and suicide No Matter Where; Of Comfort No One Speak by Kate Baker […] Source
Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Athena Haq Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 381: The Lie Misses You is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: grief (death of family members) The Lie Misses You by John Wiswell The Lie can’t wait to see […] Source
Authors : Bogi Takács and Craig Robert Saunders Narrators : Katherine Inskip and Premee Mohamed Hosts : Andrew K. Hoe and Benjamin C. Kinney Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 380: Little Wonders 23: Comfort is Universal is a Cast of Wonders original. Taking the Nine to the Last […] Source
Author : Josh Pearce Narrator : Nika Harper Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 379: Philemaphobia is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: Spiders; body horror; teen cruelty Philemaphobia by Josh Pearce “Amanda,” Mother said, as soon as she came in from school: “Amanda,” […] Source
Author : Sherin Nicole Narrator : Jesenia Pineda Host : Eden Royce Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 378: Common Grounds and Various Teas (Banned Books Week) is a Cast of Wonders original. Common Grounds & Various Teas by Sherin Nicole Mama’s fingernails are mesmerizing. They’re black and shiny […] Source
Author : V. Medina Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 377: This Is Not A Ghost Story (Banned Books Week) is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: profanity This Is Not a Ghost Story by V. Medina In the darkness […] Source
Author : Sabrina Vourvoulias Narrators : Ezzy G. Languzzi and Isabel Schechter Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published at Tor.com (April 15, 2015) The Ways of Walls and Words by Sabrina Vourvoulias Solitreo “If it were not for Thee, what would become of me?” She’s […] Source
Authors : Innocent Chizaram Ilo, Maya Prasad and Joyce Chng Narrators : Solomon Osadolo, Athena Haq and John Chu Host : Julia Rios Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 375: Reclaiming Our Narratives (Banned Books Week) is a Cast of Wonders original. Our Skin Will Now Bear the Testimonies […] Source
Author : Claire Eliza Bartlett Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 374: Take Heart (Part 2 of 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. Take Heart (continued) by Claire Eliza Bartlett The break had been clean and would heal up nicely. […] Source
Author : Claire Eliza Bartlett Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 373: Take Heart (Part 1 of 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. Take Heart by Claire Eliza Bartlett Magdalena perched on the edge of a flimsy folding chair, fingers […] Source
Authors : Lawrence Watt-Evans, Matthew Bailey and Donald S. Crankshaw Narrators : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Marguerite Kenner and Matt Dovey Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 372: Little Wonders 22: #FantasyWorldProblems is a Cast of Wonders original. “Whatever the Price” and “The Supervisor of Accountants and […] Source...
