Cast of Wonders

Author : Rachel Gutin Narrator : Victoria Marklew Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Khōréō, May 2021 For Future Generations by Rachel Gutin Of all the Jewish holidays, Sukkot was the hardest to celebrate in space. Rabbi Greenberg had been a young child when her family boarded the generation […] Source

Author : Bella Chacha Narrator : Opie Ogundiran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 659: The Archive of Unnamed Joy is a Cast of Wonders original. CW: dystopia, authoritarianism, brainwashing The Archive of Unnamed Joy by Bella Chacha On the day my best friend forgot how to laugh, the […] Source

Author : Laura Duerr Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 658: Your Hold is Ready is a Cast of Wonders original. homophobia, censorship, fascist dystopia Your Hold Is Ready by Laura Duerr The news is spreading. We try to keep working through our English tests, […] Source

Author : Gretchen Tessmer Narrator : Emma Osborne Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Nature Futures, 13 March 2024 End of the world Plutopalooza by Gretchen Tessmer Tess and Gemma have been camped out on their tartan picnic blanket for days already and they plan on staying until the […] Source

Author : Açaí Sparrow Narrator : Karen Bovenmyer Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 656: Unconventionally Bound is a Cast of Wonders original. Aftermath of a fire Unconventionally Bound by Açai Sparrow With ash-stained gloves, I ease another book free of the charred shelf. Deckle sneezes at the burnt […] Source

Author : Rick Kennett Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producers : Graeme Dunlop and Jeremy Carter Image by Christopher Keough from Pixabay The Carmel B Crazies by Rick Kennet On the day she turned seventeen Cy De Gerch peered through a window into rusty red desert and saw her future squatting […] Source

Author : Ramez Yoakeim Narrator : Loulou Szal Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by efes from Pixabay This story was first published in Learning to Be Human by Flame Tree Press in February 2024. Life According to Tabeeb by Ramez Yoakeim It may take a decade or longer to train […] Source

Author : Stephannie Tallent Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future Vol 40, April 2024 Domestic Violence. Mention of past attempted rape. Life and Death and Love in the Bayou by Stephannie Tallent It was the February the rain fell […] Source

Author : Juliette Beauchamp Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonder 652: Habitat is a Cast of Wonders original. spider-like creatures Habitat by Juliette Beauchamp The orb appeared on a Friday. Just popped up in the northeast corner of the horse pasture, out where the grass […] Source

Author : Darcie Little Badger Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Emilia from Pixabay First published in The Book of Witches (edited by Jonathan Strahan, August 1 2023, Harper Voyager) swearing, assault, murder The Liar by Darcie Little Badger The Mysterious Woman Jodie sat in […] Source

Author : Nadav Schul-Kutas Narrator : Alicia Atkins Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 650: Witches Racing Cars is a Cast of Wonders original. Image adapted from a photo by JAMES OKAJA from Pixabay Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas A small crew is waiting at the starting line. […] Source

Authors : Susan Taitel and Race Harish Narrators : Emily E. Smith and Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 649: Little Wonders 46 – Seize Your Future is a Cast of Wonders original. Abortion themes, loss of agency What the Water Gave Her was first published in […] Source

Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Reactor (Tor.com), November 2019 Image by Kirill from Pixabay Precious Little Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky There is a book on the floor of Shelf Hall. Tam walks in its shadow, the spine raised above him […] Source

Author : Tia Tashiro Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Apex Magazine issue 146, October 2024 Image by Pashi from Pixabay Violence, Cannibalism. Death of a parent. Death of a bystander. Terminal Illness/Dementia Allegory What Good Daughters Do by Tia Tashiro I'm not expecting it […] Source

Author : Matt Tighe Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 646: As Brittle as Granite is a Cast of Wonders original. Death of a parent Image by darrenquigley32 from Pixabay As Brittle as Granite by Matt Tighe Lisa's father has a crack in his face. […] Source

Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 645: Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by Camila Denleschi from Pixabay Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art by Olivia B. Chan […] Source

Author : Yoon Ha Lee Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Sunday Morning Transport, March 6th 2022 Image by ANDRI TEGAR MAHARDIKA from Pixabay Nonstandard Candles by Yoon Ha Lee I didn't want to travel into the outer darkness, where all the stars were […] Source

Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Lightspeed in April 2023 Image by Bruno from Pixabay   So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis? by John Wiswell The next girl through the door was Robin's prototypical customer. She trotted in with her […] Source

Author : Emmi Khor Narrator : Tanya Jade Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 642: Feeding Spirits is a Cast of Wonders original. Friendly haunting, bereavement Image by Daniel Burkett from Pixabay Feeding Spirits by Emmi Khor What does one feed a hungry ancestor? Fish and chips, chicken parmi, […] Source

Author : J. A. Prentice Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 641: Bells Long Silent is a Cast of Wonders original. violence (including gun-violence) in a historical setting, and the death of a relative Bells Long Silent by J. A. Prentice […] Source

Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Sophie Barker Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Dark Matter magazine, July 2023 Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay KAOSU, The Last Moving Country in the World by Angela Liu I arrive at KAOSU's nest-shaped Visitor's Center two hours early for boarding procedures. […] Source

Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Clarkesworld in August 2023   Window Boy by Thomas Ha The tenth time Jakey broke the rules, he put a sandwich in the mailbox where the window boy could get it. Mom had taken her […] Source

Author : Rae A. Shell Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 638: A Spell of Grief is a Cast of Wonders original. A Spell of Grief by Rae A Shell The library was closing in ten minutes. Lucas stared at the picture books, paralyzed by […] Source

Author : Catherine George Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Translunar Travelers Lounge in February 2020 Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord by Catherine George It's only part-time — you can always quit if you don't like it. That's what you told yourself when […] Source

Author : Lyndsey Silveira Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 636: Whatever Remains of the Dead is a Cast of Wonders original. Gun violence, aftermath of a school shooting, grief. Whatever Remains of the Dead by Lyndsey Silveira I fish a black dress from the […] Source

Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 635: What the God Mouth Wants is a Cast of Wonders original. Homophobia, body horror, risk of drowning What the God-Mouth Wants by Ryan Cole They call it a homecoming: when your own severed tongue […] Source

Author : J. L. Akagi Narrator : Essie Batz Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 634: Pearl Diving is a Cast of Wonders original. Pearl Diving by J L Akagi Makoto Matoba is enduring her third ever “scaly day” when her mother drives her down to the shore. She […] Source

Author : Jameyanne Fuller Narrator : Charlotte Moore-Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 633: Born in Flame and Song is a Cast of Wonders original. Born in Flame and Song by Jameyanne Fuller They will tell me, later, I was born singing. I wasn't. I was born like […] Source

Author : P H Low Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color, in October 2022 Image by StockSnap from Pixabay intrusive thoughts Tongue is a Void by P H Low enter Late at […] Source

Author : Jamie Lackey Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 631: Sometimes It Happens That Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Sometimes it happens that way by Jamie Lackey I stood on the platform bundled up in one of my pa's old work coats, […] Source

Author : Kate Francia Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Augur Magazine issue 6.2 in December 2023. Poets of Painswick by Kate Francia Monday, 1st of June Dear Mama, I am sorry to tell you that Fanny is out hunting Poets again. It's such a […] Source

Author : Eleanor Glewwe Narrator : Diane Severson Mori Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 629: The Otter Woman's Daughter is a Cast of Wonders original. Off-screen historical domestic violence The Otter Woman's Daughter by Eleanor Glewwe In the stories, when the selkie finds her skin, she always leaves […] Source

Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Ryn Yee 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, and in Cast of Wonders 593 in July 2024 Image by Mirko Stödter from Pixabay War, political […] Source

Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Diabolical Plots, April 2024, and as Cast of Wonders 604 in September 2024 The Restaurant of Object Permanence by Beth Goder Kazia files a folder of correspondence and closes the manuscript box. She leaves the […] Source

Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Becca Miles Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published by The Dragon's Roost Press, December 2022, and as Cast of Wonders 601, August 2024 Episode image by intographics from Pixabay   Bullying; implied neglect Bokrug and the Boy by Liam Hogan “You know we don't […] Source

Author : Emma Victoria Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 587, May 2024 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. It's the only rule we […] Source

Author : A. W. Prihandita Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Colonialism; Generational Trauma My Mother's Voice and the Shadow by A. W. Prihandita I pressed my palm onto my chest and said, “Marie.” I pointed at my mother, took a deep breath and braved her abyssal eyes, […] Source

Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock Narrator : Mike Boris Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024 Image by Aleksandar Cvetanović from Pixabay The Cat That Worked From Home by Dan Peacock and Rachel Peacock Macaroni's workstation is set up just the way […] Source

Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Rebecca Ahn Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 582, April 2024 Bombs, terrorism Open Skies and Hellfire by Olivia B. Chan I liked to think of myself as a morally sound individual. It was easier to do when I […] Source

Author : Plangdi Neple Narrator : Brent Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Cast of Wonders 580 in April 2024 Transphobia, abusive parents Bodies of Sand and Blood by Plangdi Neple Sneaking into your father's shrine is one of the most stupid things you have ever done, yet […] Source

Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 577, February 2024 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 not one celebrated here, but […] Source

Author : David Hankins Narrator : Alyson Grauer Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was originally published in DreamForge Magazine in March 2022 and later won the 2022 Critters Readers Choice Award for “Best Magical Realism Short Story.” Image by Slava Sidorov from Pixabay A Properly Spiced Gingerbread by David […] Source

Author : M. K. Hutchins Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 618: Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa is a Cast of Wonders original. Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa By M.K. Hutchins Self-defense class in the virtual reality sim is […] Source

Author : Alexander Hewitt Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 617: Emily is a Cast of Wonders original. Emily by Alexander Hewitt The bell jingled as we left the creepy little doll shop. The store owner smiled from behind the counter, one of those off-putting, […] Source

Author : Wen Wen Yang Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 616: Worse than a Wolf is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning for implied past sexual assault Worse than a Wolf by Wen Wen Yang The sound of the metal grinding against the […] Source

Author : Matt Tighe Narrator : Dan Absalonson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 615: Optimal Care is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: Terminal illness of a young person Optimal Care by Matt Tighe “Hey T! You about?” James rounds the corner of the kitchen, his dark […] Source

Author : Sarina Dorie Narrator : Tina Connolly Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 614: T-Rex Tex-Mex is a Cast of Wonders original. Implied murder T-Rex Tex-Mex by Sarina Dorie “Whoa! Hold on, partner!” the host of the party asked with his fake Texan accent. “What […] Source

Author : Jenny Hart Narrator : Katherine Inskip Hosts : Katherine Inskip and Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 613: The Gingerbread House is a Cast of Wonders original. Off-screen death Additional audio production by Wilson Fowlie of CatsCast Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The […] Source

Author : H. K. Payne Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 612: The Illusionist's Tent is a Cast of Wonders original. Additional audio production by Eric Valdes of Podcastle Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The Illusionist's Tent by H. […] Source

Author : Alex Dal Piaz Narrator : Alex Hofelich Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 611: The Gobstomper is a Cast of Wonders original. Dentists, teeth, trauma Additional audio production by Chelsea Davis of Pseudopod. Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The Gobstomper by […] Source

Author : Elisabeth Ring Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 610: What Cannot Be Cured, Must Be Endured is a Cast of Wonders original. What Cannot Be Cured Must Be Endured by Elisabeth Ring They say if you take the old scarecrow out back, jam […] Source