Authors : Beth Goder and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Alasdair Stuart and Leila Al-Jeboury Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Hitch Hiker, Guide was first published in Flashes Issue 2, a self-published collection of flash fiction, in August 2023 Seeds Travel was first published in Nature 572, 686 (2019). Hitch-Hiker, Guide by Alasdair Stuart […] Source...
Author : Joseph L. Kellogg Narrator : John Cmar Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 144, 2 November 2014 Image by Peter Schmidt from Pixabay The Middle Rages by Joseph L. Kellogg Cale twirled his drumstick morosely as the last of the reverb from the guitars […] Source
Author : Garth Nix Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Copyright (c) 2014 by Garth Nix. First published in Kaleidoscope (Twelfth Planet Press, 2014). Reprinted with permission of the Author. All rights reserved. Episode image by Manny Moreno from Pixabay Happy Go Lucky by Garth Nix Jean was […] Source
Author : Sunyi Dean Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Reactor in August 2022. Episode image by BENMANSOUR ZAKARIA from Pixabay The Thief of Memory by Sunyi Dean Miquon set off across the endless desert to catch the Thief of Memory. On her belt […] Source
Author : Ai Jiang Narrator : Melissa Ren Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay This story was first published in issue 10 of Hexagon magazine in September 2022 Come In, Children by Ai Jiang Yejin rubbed her eyes. A cyst was growing at the edge of […] Source
Author : Nathan Susnik Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 594: In this Universe, Jon Flowers is a Story is a Cast of Wonders original. In This Universe Jon Flowers is a Story by Nathan Susnik As Lydia takes his hand, Jon Flowers’ heart skips […] Source
Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology A People’s Future of the United States edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams Image by Mirko Stödter from Pixabay war, political intolerance The Bookstore at the End of America by […] Source
Author : Frances Hardinge Narrator : Kat Day Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in 2013 in the short story collection Twisted Winter, edited by Catherine Butler Image by Leonhard Niederwimmer from Pixabay neglect and dysfunctional relationships Flawless by Frances Hardinge When people stay in hotel rooms, they suddenly turn […] Source
Author : Naomi Kritzer Narrators : Rachel Lackey and Heather Klinke Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the January/February 2012 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Image by Dorothe from Pixabay Scrap Dragon by Naomi Kritzer Once upon a time, there was a princess. Does she […] Source
Author : Amelinda Bérubé Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in October 2019 by Sourcebooks on their FIREreads blog Episode image by Andreas Lischka from Pixabay cannibalism, zombies Umami by Amelinda Bérubé Their progress through the woods had slowed to a stagger, but they kept going. […] Source
Author : Eden Frenkel Narrator : Harini Narayanan Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Kaleidotrope, January 2023 Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay The Answer of the Fickle Heart by Eden Frenkel Sophie had a fickle heart. She didn’t know at first what fickle meant—the word reminded her of […] Source
Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was first published on Maria Haskins’ Patreon. Episode image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay. underage drinking In a Town Like This by Maria Haskins It’s the first weekend of summer holidays and we’re piling into the […] Source
Author : Emma Victoria Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 587: The Game of Mao is a Cast of Wonders original. The Game of Mao by Emma Victoria The Game of Mao has only one rule: don’t explain the rules to the game of Mao. […] Source
Authors : Julie Le Blanc and Sam Markham Narrators : Louise Ratcliffe and Sheila Regan Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 586: Little Wonders 44 – Portal Fantasies is a Cast of Wonders original. Swearing Craft your own adventure, by Julie Le Blanc, was previously published in Paper Lanterns […] Source
Author : Stephen Granade Narrator : L. Marie Wood Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 585: Haint Blue Sky is a Cast of Wonders original. Self harm; some scenes tangential to suicidal ideation. Haint Blue Sky by Stephen Granade Laurel hadn’t had time lately to listen to the stars […] Source
Author : Grace Griego Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 584: Robot Girl is a Cast of Wonders original. Robot Girl by Grace Griego At age nineteen, Robot Girl had dropped out of the most prestigious university in the country, had no objectives in life, […] Source
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock Narrator : Mike Boris Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by Aleksandar Cvetanović from Pixabay The Cat That Worked From Home by Dan Peacock and Rachel Peacock Macaroni’s […] Source
Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 582: Open Skies and Hellfire is a Cast of Wonders original. Bombs, terrorism Open Skies and Hellfire by Olivia B. Chan I liked to think of myself as a morally sound individual. It was […] Source
Author : Francoise Harvey Narrator : Phil Lunt Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the 2016 Bristol Short Story Prize anthology, and Best British Short Stories 2017 from Salt Publishing. Death of children; one instance of the f-word. Never Thought He’d Go by Francoise Harvey ‘Fell off the church […] Source
Author : Plangdi Neple Narrator : Brent Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 580: Bodies of Sand and Blood is a Cast of Wonders original. Transphobia, abusive parents Bodies of Sand and Blood by Plangdi Neple Sneaking into your father’s shrine is one of the most stupid things […] Source
Author : Jonathan Olfert Narrator : Tiernan Douieb Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Wyngraf #2 October 2022 The Ivory Eagle by Jonathan Olfert Autumn winds chilled the late-harvest gathering, kept everyone huddling by fires or the warmest tidepools. Kerredi’s latest trade brought him down to crouch by the […] Source
Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Ed Gamble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cold Blessing was originally published by PULP Literature (Issue 32, Autumn 2021) Harm to children Cold Blessing by Kelsey Hutton The wind had gnawed his skin raw by the time they reached the nun’s door, the damp air […] Source
Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Abusive relationships, dysfunctional families Fording the Milky Way by Megan Ng There’s a festival celebrated in China that’s dedicated to young lovers. It is […] Source
Authors : Riley Tao and Peter Gooley Narrators : Dani Daly and Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors is a Cast of Wonders original. At the Edge of Nowhere by Peter Gooley It saddens me to look out my window […] Source
Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 560, 27th October 2023 Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a real shame, because I […] Source
Author : Priya Sridhar Narrator : Arun Jiwa Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 557, 14 October 2023 Printed in Ink and Ashes by Priya Sridhar In the basement, scant lightbulbs sputtered in and out. The single torch, propped on a shelf, shone on the pages […] Source
Author : Anna Zumbro Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders episode 532, 4 April 2023 The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars by Anna Zumbro Seventeen hours before some of us are to launch on a nine-months-and-forever journey to Mars, my little […] Source
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
