Author : Francoise Harvey Narrator : Phil Lunt Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the 2016 Bristol Short Story Prize anthology, and Best British Short Stories 2017 from Salt Publishing. Death of children; one instance of the f-word. Never Thought He’d Go by Francoise Harvey ‘Fell off the church […]

Author : Plangdi Neple Narrator : Brent Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 580: Bodies of Sand and Blood is a Cast of Wonders original. Transphobia, abusive parents Bodies of Sand and Blood by Plangdi Neple Sneaking into your father’s shrine is one of the most stupid things […]

Author : Jonathan Olfert Narrator : Tiernan Douieb Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Wyngraf #2 October 2022 The Ivory Eagle by Jonathan Olfert Autumn winds chilled the late-harvest gathering, kept everyone huddling by fires or the warmest tidepools. Kerredi’s latest trade brought him down to crouch by the […]

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Ed Gamble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cold Blessing was originally published by PULP Literature (Issue 32, Autumn 2021) Harm to children Cold Blessing by Kelsey Hutton The wind had gnawed his skin raw by the time they reached the nun’s door, the damp air […]

Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Abusive relationships, dysfunctional families Fording the Milky Way by Megan Ng There’s a festival celebrated in China that’s dedicated to young lovers. It is […]

Authors : Riley Tao and Peter Gooley Narrators : Dani Daly and Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors is a Cast of Wonders original. At the Edge of Nowhere by Peter Gooley It saddens me to look out my window […]

Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 560, 27th October 2023 Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a real shame, because I […]

Author : Priya Sridhar Narrator : Arun Jiwa Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 557, 14 October 2023 Printed in Ink and Ashes by Priya Sridhar In the basement, scant lightbulbs sputtered in and out. The single torch, propped on a shelf, shone on the pages […]

Author : Anna Zumbro Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders episode 532, 4 April 2023 The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars by Anna Zumbro Seventeen hours before some of us are to launch on a nine-months-and-forever journey to Mars, my little […]

Author : Angela Liu Narrator : May Chong Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 533, 13 April 2023 The Time Traveler’s Cookbook by Angela Liu Day: 4202 Place: Northern Laurasia (later known as Mongolia) Time: 66,000,000 BC (late-Cretaceous Period) Meal: Magnolia and Grilled Oviraptor […]

Author : Dani Atkinson Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 543 on 5 August 2023 The Raven Princess by Dani Atkinson “Oh no,” Clarinda muttered, fluttering to the body of the fallen prince. His limp form lay sprawled at […]

Author : Riley Tao Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 527, 1 February 2023 Transphobia, misgendering, rejection Both Hope and Breath by Riley Tao It’s perfectly normal for breath to fog up mirrors. Everyone knows that. For most of my childhood, I […]

Author : Amanda Cecelia Lang Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 569: The Woods in the House (part 2) is a Cast of Wonders original. The Woods in the House by Amanda Cecelia Lang (part 1) Finally, I had a decent guess about the cog-works […]

Author : Amanda Cecelia Lang Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 568: The Woods in the House (part 1) is a Cast of Wonders original. death of a parent, corporal punishment and neglect The Woods in the House by Amanda Cecelia Lang Those magic-duped beat […]

Author : Brian D. Hinson Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 567: Disposable Gabriel is a Cast of Wonders original. Commercialisation of religion, abuse of non-human sentients, terminal illness. Disposable Gabriel by Brian D. Hinson The lights illuminated a young Mary sitting alone, in a […]

Author : Samuel Poots Narrator : Samuel Poots Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Underneath the Tree: Twelve Christmas stories from Writers in Northern Ireland in November 2020 Dystopia, Organised Religion as a tool of the State. Will She Remember the Lights? by Samuel Poots The reader spits out […]

Author : Brian Hugenbruch Narrator : Jen Zink Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in the anthology MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK, 2020, from Zombies Need Brains. Foster-Child of Silence and Slow Time by Brian Hugenbruch “How do I save the world?” I accept the question […]

Authors : Georgie Morvis, Carol Scheina and A. A. Ademola Narrators : Tara Kennedy, Scott Campbell and Eleanor R. Wood Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 564: Little Wonders 42 – Flash Fiction Contest Winners is a Cast of Wonders original. A Girl Bikes Home Alone at Night by […]

Author : Storm Humbert Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Stolen Sky by Storm Humbert My first night on Earth-Vega was also my first sunset show. The viewing was held on the Sunset Mezzanine, which jutted out from the third floor of the hotel. My human guide, Ruya, […]

Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in The Dark, February 2021 Swearing (two f-words) & homophobic slurs One Last Broken Thing by Aimee Ogden In elementary school, the other kids called Liv’s home that haunted house out on Barnhill Road. Liv herself […]

Author : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in khōréō magazine, September 2022 Episode image by Rodolfo Pimentel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Death of a child All Good Children Come Out To Play by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez For longer than I […]

Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 560: Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills is a Cast of Wonders original. Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a […]

Author : Rachel Linton Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 559: Libricide is a Cast of Wonders original. Arson, burns Libricide by Rachel Linton When he woke, the air tasted of ash. For a moment, he contemplated not getting up. There was a physical weight […]

Author : Rachel Gutin Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 558: Braiding Challah is a Cast of Wonders original. Braiding Challah by Rachel Gutin When my family agreed to take in one of the refugees from Haven 3, I was excited. Sarah was fifteen, just […]