Cast of Wonders

Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock Narrator : Mike Boris Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by Aleksandar Cvetanović from Pixabay The Cat That Worked From Home by Dan Peacock and Rachel Peacock Macaroni’s […] Source

Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 582: Open Skies and Hellfire is a Cast of Wonders original. Bombs, terrorism Open Skies and Hellfire by Olivia B. Chan I liked to think of myself as a morally sound individual. It was […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source

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 […] Source