Cast of Wonders

Author : Fran Wilde Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in The New York Times, in August 2019 Please, Stop Printing Unicorns by Fran Wilde It shouldn’t need to be said that home bioprinters are not toys. And yet, as The New […] Source

Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Phil Lunt Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published on the author’s blog The Wolf and the Woodsman by T Kingfisher Here. Listen. I’ll tell you a story. Listen. Once upon a time there was a girl. She was probably about […] Source

Author : Lara Elena Donnelly Narrator : Nika Harper Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story previously appeared at Strange Horizons, October 7, 2013. A statement from Cast of Wonders on the ongoing protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism. As you will no doubt […] Source

Author : Jamie Mason Narrator : Paul Cram Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producers : Allen Sale and Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously appeared in two parts in Cast of Wonders 134 and 135, August 2014 Abuse Flowers for the Dead by Jamie Mason “ … out the windows on the left you’ll […] Source

Authors : Kelly Sandoval and N.R. Lambert Narrators : Nichole Goodnight and Caroline Reid Host : Katherine Inskip 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) “A Heart, An Egg, A […] Source

Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Charvy Narain Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 412: Eight to the Eighth is a Cast of Wonders original. Spiders Eight, to the Eighth by Liam Hogan Spider was fed up. Fed up, and upside down. She hung from […] Source

Author : R. Rozakis Narrator : Kaitie Radel Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 411: Studies on the Impact of Homeschooling, or When Not to Wear a Tuxedo is a Cast of Wonders original. Studies on the Impact of Homeschooling, or When Not to […] Source

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 410: Cast Member Rules at Old Tech Town is a Cast of Wonders original. Cast Member Rules at Old Tech Town by Shaenon Garrity Thank you for uploading the autonomous […] Source

The Thing in the Basement by Gerri Leen You can hear it, in the basement, behind the metal boxes that your human puts her outer-coverings in just when they start to smell good—when the boxes are done, she brings out her things stinking of flowers or fruit. She’s lucky you know the sound of her voice, because her scent is all over the place. You chirp to get her attention. A cat would understand th...

Transcript (Alasdair) Hi everyone, Alasdair here. We’re not going to ask how you are right now, because we have a pretty good idea. You’re fine. You’re FINE. You’re the same version of fine as everyone right now, the one Aerosmith sang about. The one where you’re alternately anxious, terrified, furious and calm. We empathise. We’re […] Source

Author : Juliet Kemp Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble First published in Translunar Travelers Lounge in August 2019 Profanity, Plague This story comes with a pretty significant content warning.  It’s an incredibly hopeful story, but the setting and themes surround healthcare in a […] Source

Authors : Maria Haskins and Cathy Tenzo Narrators : Katherine Inskip and Pippa Alice Stephens Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 407: Little Wonders 24: Dogs and Monsters is a Cast of Wonders original. Harm to animals. Good Girl was first performed as part of […] Source

Author : Jason Kimble Narrator : Andrew K. Hoe Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 406: The Hammer-Royal Model For Making the Superhero A-List is a Cast of Wonders original. Toxic Relationships The Hammer-Royal Ten Step Model for Making the Superhero A-List by Jason Kimble […] Source

Author : Marie Brennan Narrators : Katherine Inskip, Alasdair Stuart and Jeremy Carter Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published at Tor.com in April 2016 From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan Dear Sirs– I was fascinated by Mr. Benjamin Talbot’s brief […] Source

Author : Wesley Jenkins Narrators : Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherrae L. Stuart, Dominic Rabrun, Alex Jennings and Moses Utomi Host : Reluctant Spider Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 404: The Oak Knowers (Part 2 of 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning for language/profanity. This […] Source

Author : Wesley Jenkins Narrators : Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherrae L. Stuart, Dominic Rabrun, Moses Utomi and Alex Jennings Host : Reluctant Spider Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 403: The Oak Knowers (Part 1 of 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning for language/profanity. This […] Source

Author : Russell Hemmell Narrator : Nanna Árnadóttir Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble First appeared in Typehouse Literary Journal, September 2016 Vampires Gwisins of the New Moon’s Eve by Russell Hemmell We walk out of the subway. The first train of the day has left us […] Source

Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble This story was previously published in Mythic Delirium, April 2018 The document mentioned in Katherine’s comments, “Expert judgment on markers to deter inadvertent human intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant”, can be […] Source

Author : Brit E. B. Hvide Narrator : Nanna Árnadóttir Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders 371 (August 25, 2019) Knitting in English by Brit E. B. Hvide Looping the thread over her needle, Kari caught the sun in her knit. It […] Source

Author : Maya Chhabra Narrator : Nadia Niaz Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders Episode 370, August 18, 2019. Terminal Illness Breaking by Maya Chhabra Mom’s kind of bizarrely happy for someone with a daughter about to croak, but I don’t mind. […] Source

Author : Claire Eliza Bartlett Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alexis Goble Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally appearing in two parts in Cast of Wonders Episodes 373 and 374, September 2019. Take Heart by Claire Eliza Bartlett Magdalena perched on the edge of a flimsy folding chair, fingers knotted. […] Source

Author : Amanda Helms Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders Episode 354 (Artemis Rising 5), March 28, 2019. Wordslinger, Wordwreaker by Amanda Helms The wordslinger first came into Lasthope on the back of a scarab the size of […] Source

Author : Amy Brennan Narrator : Roberto Suarez Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously appeared in Cast of Wonders 356: Little Wonders 20: 2018 Flash Fiction Contest Winners (April 8, 2019). Bunny by Amy Brennan You are crying. Salty tears dripping into my fur and steaming […] Source

Author : Sarah Pauling Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Yuumei Originally appeared in Cast of Wonders 352, March 10, 2019. Barter Queen by Sarah Pauling Soledad lets Gabe do the introductions because most strangers see him as the more respectable sibling. His attentive green eyes […] Source

Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Shawn Proctor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Originally published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction! (May 2018); Reprinted in Cast of Wonders, Dinovember, Episode 383, December 13, 2019. Five Functions of Your Bionosaur by Rachael K. Jones 1. Your parents first activate your […] Source