Cast of Wonders

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