Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 252: The Forty Gardens of Calliope Grey is a Cast of Wonders original. The Forty Gardens of Calliope Grey By Aimee Ogden In her fourth-floor apartment on Wrightwood Avenue, Calliope Grey kept […]

• Narrated by Dani Daly • 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 Aimee Ogden is a reader, writer, and–of course–gardener who lives with her husband and three-year-old twins in the states of both Wisconsin and chaos. Her work has appeared in Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, and Persistent Visions. You can follow her online and on Twitter.         Dani Daly is one of the assistant editors of Cast of Wonders, and narrating is just one of the things she loves to do. She’s a retired roller derby player and current hobbyist soap maker, for instance. She rants on Twitter, if that’s your thing. Or you can visit her on the EA forums. She loves it there.         Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com.

Authors : Evan Dicken, R.G. Ziemer and Laura Pearlman Narrators : Graeme Dunlop, Jonathan M. Chaffin and Alexis Goble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 251: Little Wonders 12: The Unexpected is a Cast of Wonders original. The Little Wonders theme “Neversus” is by Alexye Nov, available […]

• Authors: Evan Dicken, R. G. Ziemer, Laura Pearlman • Narrators: Graeme Dunlop, Jonathan Chaffin, Alexis Goble • Guest Host: Katherine Inskip • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Why They’re Never About The Good Ones is a Cast of Wonders original! • The Finder is a Cast of Wonders original! • Why I Hate Zombie Unicorns was originally published in Shimmer (Vol. 20, August 2014) • Read along with the text of Why They’re Never About The Good Ones • Read along with the text of The Finder • Read along with the text of Why I Hate Zombie Unicorns • 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 Evan Dicken’s work has most recently appeared in Analog, Pseudopod, and The Overcast, and he has stories forthcoming from publishers such as Unlikely Story, Fantasy Scroll, and Chaosium. Follow him online. Graeme Dunlop is a Software Solution Architect. Despite his somewhat mixed accent, he was born in Australia. He loves the spoken word and believes it has the ability to lift the […]

Author : Jason Kimble Narrator : Paul Cram Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 250: Blood and Water is a Cast of Wonders original. Blood and Water by Jason Kimble The year we turned nineteen, the boy I loved disappeared under the waves of Lake Michigan, […]

• Narrated by Paul Cram • 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 Jason Kimble left the tornadoes of Michigan for the hurricanes of Florida, because spinning air is better when it’s warm. He lives there with his finally-legal husband. His most recent work appears or is forthcoming in Betwixt, The Sockdolager, Clockwork Phoenix 5, and Escape Pod. You can find more of his nattering at this website, Process Wonk, or on Twitter.         The very first story Paul Cram ever narrated was here at Cast of Wonders, and he seems to have been bit by the bug. Paul’s a character actor who casting directors say looks like a cross between Gollum and James Dean. Which may sound like an unusual blend, but it’s working for him, as Paul’s getting cast in such films as Fox Searchlight’s comedy WILSON starring Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern. In the […]

Author : Afalstein JD Kloosterman Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 249: Lost in Translation is a Cast of Wonders original. Theme music “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Lost in Translation by Afalstein Kloosterman “It turns out,” […]

• Narrated 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 Afalstein JD Kloosterman is a sometime teacher, sometime writer, from the great state of Texas. He mainly writes fantasy, but also dabbles in sci-fi and fanfiction, and is currently working on a steampunk novel due sometime this coming fall. He especially loves stories that focus on the side characters, the people who don’t get to be the heroes, as he thinks they have stories just as interesting. Follow him online or on Twitter.       When Alasdair Stuart is not hosting Pseudopod or running the fine company that bring you Cast of Wonders, he’s professionally enthusiastic about genre fiction on the Internet at places like Tor.com and MCM Buzz. His first collection of expanded podcast essays, Pseudopod Tapes, is available from Fox Spirit Books with volume 2, Approach With Caution, following this year. He lives in […]

Author : S.B. Divya Narrator : Fonda Lee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73 (June 2016) Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com. Binaries by S.B. Divya Year 1: I come into the world wet and squalling and ordinary, born of heterosexual bio-parents. *** […]

• Narrated by Fonda Lee • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73 (June 2016) • 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 S.B. Divya is a lover of science, math, fiction, and the Oxford comma. She enjoys subverting expectations and breaking stereotypes whenever she can. She is the new co-editor for Escape Pod, and her short stories have been published in various magazines, including Lightspeed and Tor.com. Her writing also appears in the indie game Rogue Wizards. Her debut science fiction novella, Runtime, is a finalist for the 2016 Nebula Award. You can find out more online or on Twitter.     Fonda Lee is the author of the award-winning young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer and Exo, and the forthcoming fantasy series for adults, Jade City. When she’s not writing she can be found training in martial arts or searching out tasty food in Portland, Oregon. You can learn more about her work on […]