Cast of Wonders

Author : Cara Masten DiGirolamo Narrator : Mary Fan Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 466: Badass Neon Sparkle Powers is a Cast of Wonders original. Violence; attempted sexual assault Badass Neon Sparkle Powers by Cara DiGirolamo There’s a fine line between getting shit done […] Source

Author : Avra Margariti Narrator : Julzerator Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 465: In Real Time is a Cast of Wonders original. Drug use (marijuana) In Real Time by Avra Margariti The kites frozen across the sky dapple the lawn like stained glass. Human […] Source

Author : Ivy Grimes Narrator : KB Sluss Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 464: Cats of Fortune is a Cast of Wonders original. Cats of Fortune by Ivy Grimes When I was a little girl, I thought Aunt Dee had everything. She had her […] Source

Author : Marie Vibbert Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 463: Loving the Falls is a Cast of Wonders original. Suicidal ideation; death; divorce An incomplete selection of support charities: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.save.org/ https://www.papyrus-uk.org https://www.samaritans.org https://www.openc...

Author : Leah Cypess Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published in Sword & Sorceress 27, November 2012 Straw Spun by Leah Cypess ‭Alina unfolded the letter slowly and with great care:‭ ‬it was very old,‭ ‬and‭ ‬felt thin and fragile under her […] Source

Author : Sid Jain Narrator : Nadia Niaz Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 461: Factory Mother is a Cast of Wonders original. Profanity – two instances of the f-word. Passing mention of death of children. Off-screen gun violence. Factory Mother by Sid Jain The […] Source

Author : Eliza Chan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 460: More Than One Zodiac in High School is a Cast of Wonders original. Racist slurs, racism, prejudice, bullying, stereotypes More Than One Zodiac in High School by Eliza Chan […] Source

Author : Jim Breyfogle Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producers : Jeremy Carter and Graeme Dunlop Artist : Matt Dovey Previously published as Cast of Wonders Episode 53 murder, revenge, threat of sexual assault With so many episodes to choose from, how can we possibly decide on what to pick as […] Source

Authors : Srikripa Krishna Prasad and Theodore Snapdragon Narrators : Autumn Ivy and A.J. Fitzwater Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 458: Little Wonders 31 – Acceptance is a Cast of Wonders original. Rosie’s Ghosts by Srikripa Krishna Prasad They sway in front of the […] Source

Author : Osahon Ize-Iyamu Narrator : Amina Koroma Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 457: Just Like the Speeding Heart is a Cast of Wonders original. Neglect Just Like The Speeding Heart by Osahon Ize-Iyamu It’s seven A.M. and you’re making akara and tea, just […] Source

Author : Evan Marcroft Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 456: Armed With Such Stories, I Roamed Into The Woods is a Cast of Wonders original. Multiple profanities Armed With Such Stories, I Roamed Into The Woods by Evan Marcroft Never […] Source

Authors : Brenna Harvey and P. G. Streeter Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Jeremy Carter Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 455: Little Wonders 30 – Not So Alien After All is a Cast of Wonders original. Toward the Sploff Zone by Brenna Harvey […] Source

Author : Lynn Buchanan Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Emily Colin Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 454: The Fairy Queen is a Cast of Wonders original. The Fairy Queen by Lynn Buchanan She made the first fairy by accident, with a twig she found under a hawthorn […] Source

Author : Nadia Mikail Narrator : Fash Wahab Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 453: Langsuir is a Cast of Wonders original. This story features stillbirth, death, murder, abuse, rape, slavery and misogyny. Langsuir by Nadia Mikail The langsuir is a woman who has died […] Source

Authors : Shane Halbach, Alyson Grauer and Reed Mingault Narrators : Tonia Ransom, Alyson Grauer and Danielle Imara Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 452: Little Wonders 29 – Flash Fiction Contest Winners is a Cast of Wonders original. Porch Light for the Lonely by […] Source

Author : Monte Lin Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 451: Unnamed is a Cast of Wonders original. Unnamed by Monte Lin Huìhuì Gāo’s homeroom teacher squinted at his roll call. He wore a slight smile that conveyed no […] Source

Authors : Dani Atkinson and Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Narrators : Roberto Suarez and Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 450: Little Wonders 28 – Metaphors & Allegories is a Cast of Wonders original. “This is not my adventure”, by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, was […] Source

Author : Sarah Gailey Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Bargain” first appeared in Mothership Zeta (Dec 2015) Bargain by Sarah Gailey Malachai loved his work. He loved wandering among the trappings of enormous wealth and influence, seeing the baubles that humans excreted to […] Source

Author : Phong Quan Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Rasheedah Prioleau Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published in Cast of Wonders episode 438. profanity, war, PTSD This is How You Remember by Phong Quan I see the crowds before I see you, […] Source

Author : Wesley Jenkins Narrators : Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherrae L. Stuart, Dominic Rabrun, Alex Jennings and Moses Utomi Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published as Cast of Wonders episodes 403 & 404. Content warning for language/profanity. This story contains in-character usage of the […] Source

Author : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums First published in Cast of Wonders episode 437 in November 2020 colonialism, death Candy Wrappers by Kaitlyn Zivanovich The island is a circle. A magmic glow radiates from the lips […] Source

Author : N.R. Lambert Narrator : Caroline Reid Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart” by N. R. Lambert previously appeared in Factor Four Magazine, Issue 2 (June 2018), and as Cast of Wonders episode 413 in May 2020 Death […] Source

Author : Marie Croke Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Previously published as Cast of Wonders episode 434 The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Café by Marie Croke I came to her coffee shop, but never bought anything–things like that the owner’s bound […] Source

Author : Marie Brennan Narrators : Katherine Inskip, Alasdair Stuart and Jeremy Carter Host : Shawn Proctor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published at Tor.com in April 2016, and as Cast of Wonders Episode 405 From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan Dear […] Source

Author : Lara Elena Donnelly Narrator : Nika Harper Host : William Heydt-Minor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story previously appeared at Strange Horizons, October 7, 2013 and as Cast of Wonders episode 415 in June 2020. The Witches of Athens by Lara Elena Donnelly There are […] Source