Cast Of Wonders

Author : E. M. Linden Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Deadlands, May 2022 death, grief, off-screen violence, authoritarianism The Projectionists by E. M. Linden Nobody talks about what happened in Hasan’s city, so he looks for clues. His memories are jumbled up […] Source

Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Diabolical Plots, April 2024 The Restaurant of Object Permanence by Beth Goder Kazia files a folder of correspondence and closes the manuscript box. She leaves the archives as the sun is setting. Her head is […] Source

Author : Rebecca Zahabi Narrator : Anne-Louise Fortune Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 603: Three Wishes to Save the World is a Cast of Wonders original. World CleanUp Day Three Wishes to Save the World by Rebecca Zahabi It started, like most of these things do, with a […] Source

Author : Taryn Rose Frazier Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 602: All-Consuming is a Cast of Wonders original. Portrayal of an eating disorder; surrealistic cannibalism; body horror A broad list of international eating disorder support resources: https://www.worldeatingdisordersday.org/home/find-help/   All-Consuming by Taryn Rose Frazier My […] Source

Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published by The Dragon’s Roost Press, December 2022. Episode image by intographics from Pixabay Bullying; implied neglect Bokrug and the Boy by Liam Hogan “You know we don’t care?” “Yes. You’ve said.” It wasn’t much of a […] Source

Author : J. M. Bueno Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 600: Double Yellow Lines is a Cast of Wonders original. death, road traffic accidents Double Yellow Lines by J. M. Bueno Wednesday We sit on opposite ends of the table, Charles’s beautiful breakfast spread […] Source

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