Author : Angela Liu Narrator : May Chong Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 533, 13 April 2023 The Time Traveler’s Cookbook by Angela Liu Day: 4202 Place: Northern Laurasia (later known as Mongolia) Time: 66,000,000 BC (late-Cretaceous Period) Meal: Magnolia and Grilled Oviraptor […] Source
Author : Dani Atkinson Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 543 on 5 August 2023 The Raven Princess by Dani Atkinson “Oh no,” Clarinda muttered, fluttering to the body of the fallen prince. His limp form lay sprawled at […] Source
Author : Riley Tao Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 527, 1 February 2023 Transphobia, misgendering, rejection Both Hope and Breath by Riley Tao It’s perfectly normal for breath to fog up mirrors. Everyone knows that. For most of my childhood, I […] Source
Author : Amanda Cecelia Lang Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 569: The Woods in the House (part 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. The Woods in the House by Amanda Cecelia Lang (part 1) Finally, I had a decent guess about the cog-works […] Source
Author : Amanda Cecelia Lang Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 568: The Woods in the House (part 1) is a Cast of Wonders original. death of a parent, corporal punishment and neglect The Woods in the House by Amanda Cecelia Lang Those magic-duped beat […] Source
Author : Brian D. Hinson Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 567: Disposable Gabriel is a Cast of Wonders original. Commercialisation of religion, abuse of non-human sentients, terminal illness. Disposable Gabriel by Brian D. Hinson The lights illuminated a young Mary sitting alone, in a […] Source
Author : Samuel Poots Narrator : Samuel Poots Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Underneath the Tree: Twelve Christmas stories from Writers in Northern Ireland in November 2020 Dystopia, Organised Religion as a tool of the State. Will She Remember the Lights? by Samuel Poots The reader spits out […] Source
Author : Brian Hugenbruch Narrator : Jen Zink Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in the anthology MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK, 2020, from Zombies Need Brains. Foster-Child of Silence and Slow Time by Brian Hugenbruch “How do I save the world?” I accept the question […] Source
Authors : Georgie Morvis, Carol Scheina and A. A. Ademola Narrators : Tara Kennedy, Scott Campbell and Eleanor R. Wood Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 564: Little Wonders 42 – Flash Fiction Contest Winners is a Cast of Wonders original. A Girl Bikes Home Alone at Night by […] Source
Author : Storm Humbert Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Stolen Sky by Storm Humbert My first night on Earth-Vega was also my first sunset show. The viewing was held on the Sunset Mezzanine, which jutted out from the third floor of the hotel. My human guide, Ruya, […] Source
Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in The Dark, February 2021 Swearing (two f-words) & homophobic slurs One Last Broken Thing by Aimee Ogden In elementary school, the other kids called Liv’s home that haunted house out on Barnhill Road. Liv herself […] Source
Author : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in khōréō magazine, September 2022 Episode image by Rodolfo Pimentel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Death of a child All Good Children Come Out To Play by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez For longer than I […] Source
Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 560: Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills is a Cast of Wonders original. Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a […] Source
Author : Rachel Linton Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 559: Libricide is a Cast of Wonders original. Arson, burns Libricide by Rachel Linton When he woke, the air tasted of ash. For a moment, he contemplated not getting up. There was a physical weight […] Source
Author : Rachel Gutin Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 558: Braiding Challah is a Cast of Wonders original. Braiding Challah by Rachel Gutin When my family agreed to take in one of the refugees from Haven 3, I was excited. Sarah was fifteen, just […] Source
Author : Priya Sridhar Narrator : Arun Jiwa Host : Simon Pan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 557: Printed in Ink and Ashes is a Cast of Wonders original. Printed in Ink and Ashes by Priya Sridhar In the basement, scant lightbulbs sputtered in and out. The single torch, propped on a […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 – Episode 5 – Episode 6 – Episode 7 – Episode 8 – Episode 9 Their bonds had been loosened and they had been given […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Depictions of dead bodies. Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 – Episode 5 – Episode 6 – Episode 7 – Episode 8 The village square felt agonizingly exposed. The goblins clung to the shadow of the […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the author. Descriptions of dead bodies Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 – Episode 5 – Episode 6 – Episode 7 Sings-to-Trees […] Source
Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in B Cubed Press, Post ROE Alternatives, in October 2022 Judgment Day by Liam Hogan Nine Judges rode in around noon. At the gabbled news the smattering of day-timers pushed away tumblers of whiskey and, with […] Source
Author : Scott King Narrator : Alicia Atkins Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Constelacion Magazine in January 2021 Suicidal ideation; mentions of past self-harm/suicidal behaviour The Breaks by Scott King When the clerk at the convenience store takes my twenty for the frozen mac and cheese and the […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 – Episode 5 – Episode 6 The goblins approved of the zucchini, in […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 – Episode 5 The farmhouse was very quiet. It was too quiet. Generally […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 – Episode 2 – Episode 3 – Episode 4 Sings-to-Trees stood on his porch, a cup of tea in one hand, and […] Source
Authors : Wendy Nikel and Gwen C. Katz Narrators : Alasdair Stuart and Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 548: Little Wonders 41 – Mortality is a Cast of Wonders original. Glass Flies by Gwen C. Katz At dawn they poured from the ground, from crevices in […] Source
Author : Wen Wen Yang Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 547: From Here is a Cast of Wonders original. From Here by Wen Wen Yang The smoldering joss sticks behind the psychic burned my throat as I sipped on chrysanthemum tea from a juice […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 3 All wizards are crazy. Not the quaint, colloquial “crazy” where you have an offbeat sense of humor and wear brightly colored socks, […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 2 Sings-to-Trees’ morning began slightly after dawn, when the hen crowed. She was a black hen with a fine gold eye and a […] Source
Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 It was gruel again for breakfast. It had been gruel for dinner the night before, and it would be gruel sandwiches for […] Source
Author : Dani Atkinson Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 543: The Raven Princess is a Cast of Wonders original. The Raven Princess by Dani Atkinson “Oh no,” Clarinda muttered, fluttering to the body of the fallen prince. His limp form lay sprawled at […] Source
