Author : Sylvia Heike Narrator : Ville Meriläinen Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in Gamut in February 2017. Image by Jerzy from Pixabay Forestborn by Sylvia Heike “I am forestborn,” the girl with a wild bird’s nest for hair said to me. “I can’t live in houses.” I thought […] Source
Authors : David Hankins and Lisa Para Narrators : Matt Dovey and Alethea Kontis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 687: Little Wonders 50 – Quest Tropes is a Cast of Wonders original. The Last Quest of Corbin the Coward was originally published in Factor Four Magazine, June 2022. […] Source
Author : Nichole L. Lightner Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 686: The Marrow Gatherer and the Rotten One is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning: horror themes, gaslighting, gore, power asymmetries, pyrrhic victories. Image by biglinker from Pixabay The Marrow Gatherer and the […] Source
Author : Christine Lucas Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in ZBN Presents & ZBN Presents Year 2 in July 2024 Image by Iris,Helen,silvy from Pixabay War. Multiple f-words. Sunset at the Western Front by Christine Lucas Millie craned her neck from behind the rusted bench […] Source
Authors : Nadia Radovich and Mia Xuan Narrators : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) and Rish Outfield Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 684: Little Wonders 49 – Aging Memories is a Cast of Wonders original. Death, terminal illness, dementia. Some f-words. The Girl Detective by Nadia Radovich You: twelve, […] Source
Author : Louise Hughes Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Future Fire in May 2025 Image by Celio Nicoli from Pixabay Colonialism Born of the Mountain’s Chill by Louise Hughes I was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in […] Source
Author : Catherine George Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Episode art from an image by ImaArtist from Pixabay First published in Metaphorosis in February 2019 This story can be read as a postpartum depression allegory The Bear Wife by Catherine George The bear wife took the cub […] Source
Authors : E. M. Linden and Elisabeth Ring Narrators : Dan Carter and Valerie Valdes Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 681: Little Wonders 48 – Coping Mechanisms is a Cast of Wonders original. Episode art adapted from an image by Hello Cdd20 from Pixabay A Chest Full of […] Source
Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Worlds of Possibility in February 2024. Image by Pfeilgiftfeder from Pixabay Firecrackers on 28 Mott Street by Angela Liu The children wield firecrackers as they enter the old shop on Mott Street. Copper wind […] Source
Author : Jamie Lackey Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 631, February 2025 Sometimes it happens that way by Jamie Lackey I stood on the platform bundled up in one of my pa’s old work coats, its stained, fraying cuffs hanging well […] Source
Author : Grant Collier Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 662, October 2025 Broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed. It Grows Back by Grant Collier When Billy was four, a tall construction man’s arm broke beside the street. Billy was […] Source
Author : Laura Duerr Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Andrew Jack Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 658, October 2025 homophobia, censorship, fascist dystopia Your Hold Is Ready by Laura Duerr The news is spreading. We try to keep working through our English tests, but it’s becoming impossible to […] Source
Author : Courtney Farr Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 665, November 2025 Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass by Courtney Farr 1. Sowing The Great Plains can be disorientatingly […] Source
Author : Juliette Beauchamp Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter Image by Kohji Asakawa from Pixabay First published as Cast of Wonders 652, September 2025 spider-like creatures Habitat by Juliette Beauchamp The orb appeared on a Friday. Just popped up in the northeast corner of […] Source
Author : Nadav Schul-Kutas Narrator : Alicia Atkins Host : Adri Joy Audio Producers : Jeremy Carter and Andrew Jack Image adapted from a photo by JAMES OKAJA from Pixabay First published as Cast of Wonders 650, August 2025 Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas A small crew is waiting at the starting line. They’re […] Source
Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Rebecca Ahn Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 645 in July 2025. Image by Camila Denleschi from Pixabay Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art by Olivia B. Chan In Chloe Chew’s suffocating hometown, there’s only one […] Source
Author : Emmi Khor Narrator : Tanya Jade Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 642, June 2025 Friendly haunting, bereavement Feeding Spirits by Emmi Khor What does one feed a hungry ancestor? Fish and chips, chicken parmi, or steak pie didn’t seem like something my recently […] Source
Author : Kate Francia Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Amy Brennan 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
Authors : Anne Wilkins and K T Wagner Narrators : Alexis Goble and Jen Zink Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 670: Little Wonders 47 – We Wish You a Creepy Christmas is a Cast of Wonders original. Implied harm to animals; Cannibalism Episode art adapted from an image […] Source
Author : Dan Peacock Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 669: The Cat that went to Uranus is a Cast of Wonders original. Allergies Art created by Katherine Inskip from images by Gerd Altmann, Daniel Roberts, and Bianca Van Dijk from […] Source
Author : Craig Church Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 668: The Sundress and the Serpent is a Cast of Wonders original. Death of a parent The Sundress and the Serpent by Craig Church Tears burn my eyes as I crack open the sliding door […] Source
Author : Tehnuka Narrator : Shweta Adhyam Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 667: Amudha Surabhi is a Cast of Wonders original. Content note: references to historical famine and colonisation Amudha Surabhi by Tehnuka Mallika beat her skirt against the washing rock twice more and wrung it out a […] Source
Author : Daniel Roop Narrator : Laura Hobbs Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 666: The Mall Reapers is a Cast of Wonders original. Content notes: attempted suicide, eye trauma Image by Darelle from Pixabay The Mall Reapers by Daniel Roop The second time I died, when I was […] Source
Author : Courtney Farr Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonder 665: A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass is a Cast of Wonders original. Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance Episode art adapted from an image by Ralf Kunze from Pixabay Some links: […] Source
Author : Jamie M. Boyd Narrator : D’Shawn Payton Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 664: Blood and Talent is a Cast of Wonders original. Content notes: injury, violence, historical racism, domestic violence, death Blood and Talent by Jamie M. Boyd William Bird was sweeping up at the end […] Source
Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Jonathan Danz Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image adapted by Katherine Inskip from an image by Kaskar 537 from Pixabay The Pequod II by Liam Hogan The catamaran skims over the waters of Altair III. A shimmering shoal of native fish race to keep us […] Source
Author : Grant Collier Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 662: It Grows Back is a Cast of Wonders original. Broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed. Artwork adapted from an image by Nick Magwood from Pixabay It Grows Back by Grant Collier When […] Source
Author : Jessica Lévai Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 661: Bloom Like Roses, Wild And Thorned is a Cast of Wonders original. CW: abusive relationships, themes of domestic violence Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Bloom Like Roses, Wild and Thorned by Jessica Lévai Perhaps […] Source
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 : 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
