Author : David Tallerman Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine (Issue #30, August 2007) Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. My Friend Fishfinger by Daisy, age 7 by David […]

• by David Tallerman • Narrated by Marguerite Kenner • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine (Issue #30, August 2007) • Read along with the text of the story • Discuss this story on our forum • For a list of all our stories, authors and narrators, visit our Wikia page • Come visit us on Facebook and Twitter Listen above or download here. Show Notes David Tallerman is the author of the YA fantasy series “The Black River Chronicles”, which began in late 2016 with Level One, the Tales of Easie Damasco series, and the Tor.com novella Patchwerk. His comics work includes the absurdist steampunk graphic novel Endangered Weapon B: Mechanimal Science and the Rosarium miniseries C21st Gods. David’s short stories have appeared in around eighty markets, including Clarkesworld, Nightmare, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. A number of his best dark fantasy and horror stories (including this one) were included in his debut collection ‘The Sign in the Moonlight and Other Stories.’ You can follow him online and on Twitter.   Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. LINKS

Author : Levi Cain Narrator : Xander M. Odell Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 261: Twice is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: Self harm Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Twice by Levi Cain In the […]

• by Imaani Cain • Content Warning: Self harm • Narrated by Sandra M. Odell • Commentary assistance by Alasdair Stuart • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • Read along with the text of the story • Discuss this story on our forum • For a list of all our stories, authors and narrators, visit our Wikia page • Come visit us on Facebook and Twitter Listen above or download here. Show Notes Imaani Cain is a writer from the Boston area. Her work has appeared in publications such as Gone Lawn Journal, Lunch Ticket, and other literary magazines. ‘Twice’is Imaani’s first professional genre sale – congratulations! Sandra M. Odell lives in Washington state with her husband, sons, and a grumpy orange cat. When she’s not imagining fantastic adventures in far away places, she helps run her husband’s game store. She has several previous publications at Cast of Wonders. You can find out more about her work online or follow her on Twitter.       Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page.  

Author : Jaime O. Mayer Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 260: Contractual Obligations is a Cast of Wonders original. Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Contractual Obligations by Jaime O. Mayer Jiasi […]

• by Jaime O. Mayer • Narrated by Katherine Inskip • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • Read along with the text of the story • Discuss this story on our forum • For a list of all our stories, authors and narrators, visit our Wikia page • Come visit us on Facebook and Twitter Listen above or download here. Show Notes Jaime O. Mayer shares her Seattle home with two needy cats, too many fish tanks, and a patient husband. When she isn’t reading or writing, she enjoys many hobbies including knitting, PC gaming, and photography. Powered by tea and buried in yarn, she blogs infrequently at jaimeomayer.com, and can be found on social media as @JaimeOMayer. She has a personal essay on the representation of adoption in SFF forthcoming in the Invisible 3 anthology. Follow her online and on Twitter. “Contractual Obligations” is Jamie’s first professional sale – congratulations Jaime!   Katherine Inskip, assistant editor of Cast of Wonders, teaches astrophysics for a living and spends her spare time populating the universe with worlds of her own. She is addicted to chocolate and Japanese logic puzzles. Follow her online or on Twitter. […]

Author : Barbara A. Barnett Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 259: Seer’s Salad is a Cast of Wonders original. Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Seer’s Salad by Barbara A. Barnett […]

• Narrated by Jen Albert • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • Read along with the text of the story • Discuss this story on our forum • For a list of all our stories, authors and narrators, visit our Wikia page • Come visit us on Facebook and Twitter Listen above or download here. Show Notes Barbara A. Barnett is a writer, musician, orchestra librarian, Odyssey Writing Workshop graduate, coffee addict, wine lover, and all-around geek. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. Barbara lurks about the Philadelphia area, where she lives with her husband and a pantsless stuffed monkey named Super Great. You can follow her online or on Twitter.     Jen Albert is an entomologist, writer, editor, narrator, game-player, cosplayer, streamer, reader of All The Things, and haver of far too many hobbies. Jen somehow became co-editor of her favorite fantasy fiction magazine and podcast; she now wonders if she’s still allowed to call it her favorite. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her very large, […]

Author : Daniel José Older Narrator : Nadia Niaz Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally published in Pank Magazine (2013) More profanity than usual Mermaid UK: http://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk The Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Theme music “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Victory Music by Daniel José Older One of […]

• Narrated by Nadia Niaz • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally published in Pank Magazine (2013) • Read along with the text of the story. • Discuss this story on our forum • For a list of all our stories, authors and narrators, visit our Wikia page • Come visit us on Facebook and Twitter Listen above or download here. Show Notes Daniel José Older is the New York Times bestselling author of the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher (Scholastic), the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series (Penguin), and the upcoming Middle Grade sci-fi adventure Flood City (Scholastic). He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, the Mythopoeic Award, the Locus Award, the Andre Norton Award, and the World Fantasy Award. Shadowshaper was named one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. You can find his thoughts on writing, read dispatches from his decade-long career as an NYC paramedic and hear his music at his website, on Youtube and on Twitter.     Nadia Niaz is a writer, academic, creative writing teacher, language nerd and editor who is mostly from Melbourne but still a little bit from lots of other […]