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Author : M. T. Lee Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Summer of Lugubriosity by M. T. Lee   We did the ritual on a Wednesday. Josh brought the candles, I brought […] The post PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Victoria Dixon Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies is a PodCastle original. Content warning for injury to an animal Rated PG-13 Counting Fairies By Victoria Dixon   Inside her carport, Janet Littleton turned off the bike's grumbling engine and […] The post PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Daniel Abraham Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published as PodCastle 051 Rated PG The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics by Daniel Abraham For as many years as anyone in the city could remember, Olaf Neddelsohn had been […] The post PodCastle 892: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Cambist and Lord Iron appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Mitchell Shanklin Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 891: Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for child endangerment and injury Rated PG-13 Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman By Mitchell […] The post PodCastle 891: Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : L. S. Johnson Narrators : Nicola Chapman, Matt Dovey and Peter Seaton-Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by G Is for Ghosts, Poise and Pen Publishing Content warning for era-specific homophobia Rated PG-13 The O'Brien and Palmer Show – PART TWO OF TWO by […] The post PodCastle 890: The O'Brien and Palmer Show – PART TWO of Two appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : L. S. Johnson Narrators : Nicola Chapman, Matt Dovey and Peter Seaton-Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by G Is for Ghosts, Poise and Pen Publishing Content warning for era-specific homophobia Rated PG-13 The O'Brien and Palmer Show – PART ONE OF TWO by […] The post PodCastle 889: The O'Brien and Palmer Show – PART ONE of Two appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Mimi Mondal  Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published as PodCastle 349 Content warnings for violence and disturbing imagery Rated R This Sullied Earth, Our Home by Mimi Mondal A few hours after the Majestic Oriental Circus rolls into Deoband, Johuree steps into […] The post PodCastle 888: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – This Sullied Earth, Our Home appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG-13 The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko   I realised I was in love with Ivor the day he went up the […] The post PodCastle 887: “The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Cynthia Zhang Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 886: Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun by Cynthia Zhang   “I,” Houyi the Archer says one bright August afternoon […] The post PodCastle 886: Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Si Wang Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 885: Prisoners is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Prisoners by Si Wang   The fortress was as large as a city and empty as a dried-up well. During the days, I followed a […] The post PodCastle 885: Prisoners appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : J.J. Roth Narrators : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Jen R. Albert, Dagny Paul, Graeme Dunlop, Summer Fletcher, Matt Dovey, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner, Eleanor R. Wood and Steven Capps Host : Emmalia Harrington Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the Cuddles With […] The post PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the Cuddles With None of the Pain appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Brigitte Winter Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention Content warnings for violence and coercive control Rated R Redo by Brigitte Winter   3. In our third timeline, I met you on […] The post PodCastle 883: Redo appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Luke Wildman Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Vol. 37 Rated PG How to Steal the Plot Armor by Luke Wildman PART TWO of TWO   Something was obviously wrong from the moment we […] The post PodCastle 882: How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART TWO of TWO appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Luke Wildman Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Matt Dovey Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Vol. 37 Rated PG How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART ONE by Luke Wildman   The day before it started, I had to chase off […] The post PodCastle 881: How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART ONE appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Samantha Mills Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Translunar Travelers Lounge and as PodCastle #639. Rated PG-13 Kiki Hernández Beats the Devil By Samantha Mills Kiki Hernández, rock legend of the Southwest, had seven devils on her tail. They scurried […] The post PodCastle 880: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Kiki Hernandez Beats the Devil appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : E. M. Linden Narrator : Louise Hewitt Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 879: The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for grief, infant death, and a reference to suicide Rated PG-13 The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead E.M. […] The post PodCastle 879: The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Somto Ihezue Narrator : Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Tor – Africa Risen anthology   Content warnings for violent murder and the death of an animal Rated R The Carving Of War By Somto Ihezue   Odili was a child when Nkeala, […] The post PodCastle 878: The Carving of War appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Louis Inglis Hall Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Colored Lens   Content warning for the death of a child Rated PG-13 The Hand that Feeds by Louis Inglis Hall   Last Christmas a mermaid died in the […] The post PodCastle 877: The Hand That Feeds appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Hilary Moon Murphy Narrator : Chistopher Reynaga Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Nine-Fingered Maria by Hilary Moon Murphy …this girl appeared from behind a door and caught my ball.  She was probably my […] The post PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Osahon Ize-Iyamu Narrator : Takudzwa Sharon Kirimi Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warnings for grief and the death of a spouse Rated PG-13 Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters By Osahon Ize-Iyamu   I didn't want to eat Joshua, but […] The post PodCastle 875: Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : P.C. Verrone Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 874: The Husband is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for sex, violence, and references to the death of a spouse Rated R The Husband By P.C. Verrone   He has never taken a man […] The post PodCastle 874: The Husband appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Cécile Cristofari Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Interzone   Content warning for dementia Rated PG The Third Time I Saw a Fox by Cécile Cristofari   “You know what I think, the world is going bonkers,”' the circus man […] The post PodCastle 873: The Third Time I Saw a Fox appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrator : Ian Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 872: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Ghost of Christmas Possible is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Ghost of Christmas Possible by Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw I was asleep: […] The post PodCastle 872: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Ghost of Christmas Possible appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 871: Homes for the Holidays is a PodCastle original. PG-13 Homes for the Holidays by Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt   I stood on the slumlord's doorstep and took a deep […] The post PodCastle 871: Homes for the Holidays appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : S.B. Divya Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny   Content warnings for fire, violence (including domestic violence), references to rape, and parental deaths. Rated PG-13 Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold by S.B. Divya I was hidden in a tree […] The post PodCastle 870: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART THREE appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : S.B. Divya Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny   Content warnings for fire, violence (including domestic violence), references to rape, and parental deaths. Rated PG-13 Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART TWO by S. B. Divya Walter and […] The post PodCastle 869: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : S.B. Divya Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny   Content warnings for fire, violence (including domestic violence), references to rape, and parental deaths. Rated PG-13 Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold by S.B. Divya   My parents taught me to […] The post PodCastle 868: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART ONE appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Karim Kattan Narrator : Amal Singh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Rated PG-13 The Witch OF Endor by Karim Kattan   There remained, in the mountains of Endor, a scattering of […] The post PodCastle 867: The Witch of Endor appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Maya Abu-Alhayyat and Yasmine Seale Narrator : Mahtab Chenevix-Trench Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Book of Ramallah   Content warnings for death, cultural misogyny, stillbirth, and references to murder and infanticide. Rated PG-13 Badia's Magic Water by […] The post PodCastle 866: Palestinian Voices – Badia's Magic Water appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Sonia Sulaiman Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published in the collection Muneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore, 2023. Rated PG Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Sulaiman   […] The post PodCastle 865: Handala. The Olive, The Storm, and the Sea appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Beesan Odeh Narrator : Zeina Sleiman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warning for the death of a child Rated PG-13 Al-Kahf الكهف By Beesan Odeh   There once lived a man who was stolen from […] The post PodCastle 864: PALESTINIAN VOICES – Al-Kahf appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : H. K. Payne Narrator : Eric Valdes Hosts : Matt Dovey and Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Eric Valdes The Illusionist's Tent By H. K. Payne   I was told we had the night off, but I guess no one told you kids that. Tell me, whose idea was it to come trick-or-treating […] The post PodCastle 863: Cast of Wonders Trick-Or-Treat Episode – The Illusionist's Tent appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Sarah Pinsker, Katie McIvor and Andy Oldfield Narrators : Eliza Chan, Devin Martin and Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums “A Strange and Terrible Wonder” Previously published by Zooscape “The Dog Who Buried the Sea” Previously published by Flash Fiction Online “What Wags the […] The post PC 862: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Canine Companions appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin PodCastle 861: A Most Lovely Song is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for war, parental death, assault, a racial slur, and references to torture, genocide, and terrorism. Rated PG-13 A Most Lovely Song by Albert Chu   […] The post PodCastle 861: A Most Lovely Song appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Vylar Kaftan Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Shimmer and as PodCastle 128 Rated PG Something Wicked This Way Plumbs by Vylar Kaftan Oh, the watercooler jug? Yeah, I get some questions about that. Not a lot of visitors here in […] The post PodCastle 860: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Something Wicked This Way Plumbs appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Oliver Onions Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in The London Magazine, August 1928. Content warnings for the off-screen deaths of a spouse and sons Rated PG John Gladwin Says . . . by Oliver Onions   If we are to […] The post PodCastle 859: John Gladwin Says… appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Joshua Lim Narrator : Marcus Chen Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 858: Roti Time Travel is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for grief, addiction, and the deaths of a spouse and child Rated PG-13 Roti Time Travel by Joshua Lim   You put a strip […] The post PodCastle 858: Roti Time Travel appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Samir Sirk Morató Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 857: Ecdysis is a PodCastle original. Content warning for ableism (including ableist language) and scenes of a sexual nature Rated R Ecdysis by Samir Sirk Morató   My husband never got over being […] The post PodCastle 857: Ecdysis appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Matthew James Hamblin Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 856: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky By Matt Dovey It were a clear blue […] The post PodCastle 856: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Seoung Kim Narrator : Yoon Ha Lee Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God by Seoung Min Kim   “They usually send maidens.” The Ocean God's voice is […] The post PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Diana Dima and Sara Omer Narrators : Tanja Milojevic  and Kitty Sarkozy Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House is a PodCastle original. City Grown from Seed-Content warnings for off-screen death of a parent and mild references […] The post PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine   Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG – 4 – “There's been a fire over at the Bosque Verde.” Leandro entered the house, removed his coat, and hung […] The post PodCastle 853: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair – PART TWO appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine   Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo     – 1 – I was conceived by a carpenter […] The post PodCastle 852: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair PART ONE appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Peter S. Beagle Narrator : Barry Deutsch Host : Matt Dovey Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Raven, and as PodCastle 037 Rated G Gordon, the Self-Made Cat by Peter Beagle   Once upon a time, to a family of house mice there was born a son named […] The post PodCastle 851: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Gordon, The Self-Made Cat appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Julia LaFond Narrator : Diane Severson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for murder, violence, and abuse of power Rated PG-13 Publish or Perish by Julia LaFond Cynthia Blanche wasn't credited as the first author on […] The post PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Peter M. Floyd Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 849: The Third Wish is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Third Wish by Peter M. Floyd   I was in the middle of a pleasant little nap in the Seventh Sky of […] The post PodCastle 849: The Third Wish appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Ken Liu Narrators : Curtis C. Chen, Dagny Paul, Eleanor R. Wood, Stefani Cox, Wilson Fowlie, Matt Dovey, Jen R. Albert, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Summer Fletcher and Craig Jackson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside, and as PodCastle 537   Content warnings for […] The post PodCastle 848: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: To the Moon appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : J.H. Siegal Narrator : Rebecca Fraimow Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for the death of a spouse and for sexually explicit themes and content throughout Rated R The Golem Lover by J.H. Siegal   […] The post PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Anna Mikhalevskaya and Elvira Rizaeva Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 846: Against All Odds is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for war, death, injury, and child endangerment Rated PG-13 Against All Odds By Anna Mikhalevskaya Translated by Elvira Rizaeva   Time […] The post PodCastle 846: Against All Odds appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Shweta Adhyam Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Deadlands   Content warnings for death and injury Rated PG-13 Amma's Kitchen by Rati Mehrotra   I can always tell what dish my customers will order. Knowing what the dead crave […] The post PodCastle 845: Amma's Kitchen appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Chip Houser Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Bourbon Penn   Content warning for bodily fluids   Rated R On Snowflake-veined Wings by Chip Houser   Amalia runs her finger around the inside of her Tupperware, wiping up the last […] The post PodCastle 844: On Snowflake-Veined Wings appeared first on PodCastle.