Cast of Wonders

Author : Jasinta Jim Langer Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 514: The Whipping Bot is a Cast of Wonders original. bullying, violence, injustice and abuse. One use of the f-word. The Whipping Bot by Jasinta Jim Langer The bot lay on the floor, quivering. […] Source

Author : Beverly Aarons Narrators : Bria Strothers and Sean D. Sorrentino Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 513: Gone Red is a Cast of Wonders original. Multiple expletives, primarily the f-word, right from the start. Violence and systemic racism & inequality. Gone Red by Beverly Aarons South Seattle […] Source

Author : Marguerite Sheffer Narrator : Laura Hobbs Host : Emma Smailes Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 512: A Full Set of Specials is a Cast of Wonders original. Natural disasters A Full Set of Specials by Marguerite Sheffer I’m not used to holding strangers’ hands, the way Miss Tina is. I […] Source

Author : Stephen Granade Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 511: Wind Settles in the Bones is a Cast of Wonders original. Dysfunctional family and working relationships Bereavement Wind Settles in the Bones by Stephen Granade Syn hated pre-race press conferences. Instead of mentally […] Source

Author : E J Delaney Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 510: Forbidden Voices is a Cast of Wonders original. Forbidden Voices by E.J. Delaney The package isn’t for me. Perfectly wrapped, it sits there in its velvet carry box–like a war medal or engagement […] Source

Author : Y.M. Resnik. Narrator : Victoria Marklew Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 509: Far From the Home I Love is a Cast of Wonders original. Queerphobic families Far From The Home I Love by Y.M. Resnik “Let me get this straight. You were born on Earth, but […] Source

Author : Sally Sultzman Narrator : Julia Hawkes-Reed Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 508: The Book That Wasn’t is a Cast of Wonders original. The Book That Wasn’t by Sally Sultzman The school library is as close to a refuge as you get, but the librarian still looks […] Source

Author : Abhilash Jayachandra Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 507: The Last Auction is a Cast of Wonders original. Floods Additional Editor’s note: At the time of this episode’s release, the people of Pakistan are struggling with the aftermath of devastating floods. The climate […] Source

Authors : Matt Tighe and Riley Neither Narrators : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Carlo Matos Host : Tanya Aydelott Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 506: Little Wonders 35 – Memories of Home is a Cast of Wonders original. The Past Laid Out On The Table by Matt Tighe The sky above his […] Source

Author : Innocent Chizaram Ilo Narrator : Somto Ihezue Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was previously published in the Author of Tomorrow Prize Anthology 2019, Available on World Reader And the rain will come from the mountain by Innocent Chizaram Ilo For my father and all the stories […] Source

Author : Monte Lin Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Amanda Khong Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 504: Shrine to the Ink Goddess is a Cast of Wonders original. Shrine to the Ink Goddess by Monte Lin Dana Liu took her weekly ten-minute walk to what she […] Source

Author : Jordan Ifueko Narrator : Tonia Ransom Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Strange Horizons, September 2017  Themes of sex and relationships, instances of racism, sexism and lack of clear sexual consent. Oshun, Inc by Jordan Ifueko “For the last time, Bola: I’m not going to sleep with […] Source

Authors : Lucy Zhang and Vera Brook Narrators : Eliza Chan and Sofia Quintero Host : Cup Jacob Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 502: Little Wonders 34 – Separation & Connection is a Cast of Wonders original. Of Bugs, Debts and Distant Planets was originally published in Fifth Di… Magazine in June […] Source

Author : Leah Cypess Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Across the River was originally published in the Saga Press anthology “The Mythic Dream” (September 2019) Across the River by Leah Cypess When the sorcerer walked through the town gates, I was standing with my friends Reuven and Yitzchak […] Source

Author : Simon Pan Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 500: Ysarin is a Cast of Wonders original. Ysarin by Simon Pan On days when I came home crying, my grandmother was always there with her song. It was a tune friendly and old […] Source

Author : Darcie Little Badger Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction on July 27 2018 Robo-Liopleurodon! by Darcie Little Badger My intern screamed. That’s rarely a good sign. Near the starboard rail, Abigail clutched a dripping, freshly towed plankton net. The collection […] Source

Author : Naomi Kritzer Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Originally published in Apex Magazine, September 2018 Misogyny Field Biology of the Wee Fairies by Naomi Kritzer When Amelia turned fourteen, everyone assured her that she’d find her fairy soon. Almost all girls did. […] Source

Author : Avi Burton Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 497: Hurricane Season is a Cast of Wonders original. Hurricane Season by Avi Burton Amaya smelled like the ocean. Most Florida girls did, when they returned from the beach with new tan lines and salt-crusted […] Source

Author : Cara Mast Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 496: Excuse Me, this is the Quiet Car is a Cast of Wonders original. Excuse me, this is the Quiet Car by Cara Mast The magic of the quiet car is best when everyone follows […] Source

Author : Louis Evans Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 495: And I Will Make Thy Name Great is a Cast of Wonders original. [Content warnings: religion, Abrahamic monotheism, God, mentions of war and genocide, religious humor.] And I Will Make Thy Name Great […] Source

Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in the Drabblecast, April 2021 The Day I Didn’t Get a Pet Nebula by Effie Seiberg On the day I turned nine, I didn’t get a pet nebula. I’d really really wanted one, just like the […] Source

Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 493: One Day in Infinity is a Cast of Wonders original. One Day in Infinity by Beth Goder Walrus reaches her hands down into a supermarket in Oregon, willing the roof […] Source

Author : Valerie Kemp Narrator : Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Defy the Dark, Harper Teen, July 2013 This story touches on the generational impact of slavery in the US. Stillwater by Valerie Kemp Nothing ever changes in Stillwater. Nothing. I get up every morning at […] Source

Authors : Xan van Rooyen and Mark Joslyn Narrators : Katherine Inskip and Serah Eley Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 491: Little Wonders 33 – Dreams & Identity is a Cast of Wonders original. “In the Library of Longing” was first published by Daily Science Fiction, February 2021 […] Source

Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak Laurie stands in front of a door. It’s old but solid, as many old things are. Whatever paint once covered it has long since worn away, and the wood […] Source