Author : Jim Breyfogle Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producers : Jeremy Carter and Graeme Dunlop Artist : Matt Dovey Previously published as Cast of Wonders Episode 53 murder, revenge, threat of sexual assault With so many episodes to choose from, how can we possibly decide on what to pick as […] Source
Authors : Srikripa Krishna Prasad and Theodore Snapdragon Narrators : Autumn Ivy and A.J. Fitzwater Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 458: Little Wonders 31 – Acceptance is a Cast of Wonders original. Rosie’s Ghosts by Srikripa Krishna Prasad They sway in front of the […] Source
Author : Osahon Ize-Iyamu Narrator : Amina Koroma Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 457: Just Like the Speeding Heart is a Cast of Wonders original. Neglect Just Like The Speeding Heart by Osahon Ize-Iyamu It’s seven A.M. and you’re making akara and tea, just […] Source
Author : Evan Marcroft Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 456: Armed With Such Stories, I Roamed Into The Woods is a Cast of Wonders original. Multiple profanities Armed With Such Stories, I Roamed Into The Woods by Evan Marcroft Never […] Source
Authors : Brenna Harvey and P. G. Streeter Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Jeremy Carter Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 455: Little Wonders 30 – Not So Alien After All is a Cast of Wonders original. Toward the Sploff Zone by Brenna Harvey […] Source
Author : Lynn Buchanan Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Emily Colin Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 454: The Fairy Queen is a Cast of Wonders original. The Fairy Queen by Lynn Buchanan She made the first fairy by accident, with a twig she found under a hawthorn […] Source
Author : Nadia Mikail Narrator : Fash Wahab Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 453: Langsuir is a Cast of Wonders original. This story features stillbirth, death, murder, abuse, rape, slavery and misogyny. Langsuir by Nadia Mikail The langsuir is a woman who has died […] Source
Authors : Shane Halbach, Alyson Grauer and Reed Mingault Narrators : Tonia Ransom, Alyson Grauer and Danielle Imara Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 452: Little Wonders 29 – Flash Fiction Contest Winners is a Cast of Wonders original. Porch Light for the Lonely by […] Source
Author : Monte Lin Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 451: Unnamed is a Cast of Wonders original. Unnamed by Monte Lin Huìhuì Gāo’s homeroom teacher squinted at his roll call. He wore a slight smile that conveyed no […] Source
Authors : Dani Atkinson and Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Narrators : Roberto Suarez and Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 450: Little Wonders 28 – Metaphors & Allegories is a Cast of Wonders original. “This is not my adventure”, by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, was […] Source
Author : Sarah Gailey Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Bargain” first appeared in Mothership Zeta (Dec 2015) Bargain by Sarah Gailey Malachai loved his work. He loved wandering among the trappings of enormous wealth and influence, seeing the baubles that humans excreted to […] Source
Author : Phong Quan Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Rasheedah Prioleau Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published in Cast of Wonders episode 438. profanity, war, PTSD This is How You Remember by Phong Quan I see the crowds before I see you, […] Source
Author : Wesley Jenkins Narrators : Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherrae L. Stuart, Dominic Rabrun, Alex Jennings and Moses Utomi Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published as Cast of Wonders episodes 403 & 404. Content warning for language/profanity. This story contains in-character usage of the […] Source
Author : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums First published in Cast of Wonders episode 437 in November 2020 colonialism, death Candy Wrappers by Kaitlyn Zivanovich The island is a circle. A magmic glow radiates from the lips […] Source
Author : N.R. Lambert Narrator : Caroline Reid Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart” by N. R. Lambert previously appeared in Factor Four Magazine, Issue 2 (June 2018), and as Cast of Wonders episode 413 in May 2020 Death […] Source
Author : Marie Croke Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Previously published as Cast of Wonders episode 434 The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Café by Marie Croke I came to her coffee shop, but never bought anything–things like that the owner’s bound […] Source
Author : Marie Brennan Narrators : Katherine Inskip, Alasdair Stuart and Jeremy Carter Host : Shawn Proctor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published at Tor.com in April 2016, and as Cast of Wonders Episode 405 From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan Dear […] Source...
Author : Lara Elena Donnelly Narrator : Nika Harper Host : William Heydt-Minor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story previously appeared at Strange Horizons, October 7, 2013 and as Cast of Wonders episode 415 in June 2020. The Witches of Athens by Lara Elena Donnelly There are […] Source
Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story was previously published in Mythic Delirium, April 2018, and in Cast of Wonders Episode 401 in February 2020 Mothers, Watch Over Me by Maria Haskins Even in the […] Source
Author : Siobhan Carroll Narrator : Jeremy Carter Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published by Tor.com, July 2019, and reprinted in Cast of Wonders 422/423, July 2020 For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll Flash and fire! Bristle and spit! The great […] Source
Author : Jennifer Lee Rossman Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Aidan Moher Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 440: Velocirapture is a Cast of Wonders original. Velocirapture by Jennifer Lee Rossman Zairiss was going to kill the asteroid, the last of three the skywatchers insisted […] Source
Author : Priya Chand Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 439: From Asteroids to Dust is a Cast of Wonders original. From Asteroids to Dust by Priya Chand Geianti Carropus—Gen, for short—piloted her shuttle through the asteroid […] Source
Author : Phong Quan Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Rasheedah Prioleau Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 438: This is How You Remember is a Cast of Wonders original. profanity, war, PTSD This is How You Remember by Phong Quan I see the crowds […] Source
Author : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 437: Candy Wrappers is a Cast of Wonders original. colonialism, death Candy Wrappers by Kaitlyn Zivanovich The island is a circle. A magmic glow radiates from the lips of the […] Source
Author : Nathaniel Lee Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producers : Graeme Dunlop and Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published in Cast of Wonders Episode 47 in 2012: https://www.castofwonders.org/2012/08/episode-47-i-kill-monsters-by-nathaniel-lee/ I Kill Monsters by Nathaniel Lee Robbie killed monsters. He used a baseball bat, because they didn’t give better […] Source...
Author : Laura Duerr Narrator : Julie Hoverson Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 435: Volumes is a Cast of Wonders original. Volumes by Laura Duerr It was a grim and drizzly morning in the Cascade foothills. The windows of the abandoned convenience store Priya […] Source
Author : Marie Croke Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 434: The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Café is a Cast of Wonders original. The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Café by Marie Croke I came to her coffee shop, but never bought […] Source
Author : Gretchen Tessmer Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published in Nature Futures, May 13 2020 The Last Love Letter by Gretchen Tessmer They want me to give your letters to the International Museum for safekeeping. They say the letters need to […] Source
Author : H. E. Casson Narrator : Larissa Thompson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 432: 12 Tanzen Lane is a Cast of Wonders original. References to suicide 12 Tanzen Lane by H. E. Casson Tanzen House was Victorian. At the time, I didn’t know […] Source
Authors : Cara Masten DiGirolamo and Nicole J. LeBoeuf Narrators : Adam Pracht and Cheyenne Wright Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 431: Little Wonders 27 – Old Ladies is a Cast of Wonders original. Grief The Soup Witch’s Funeral Dinner by […] Source
