Author : Dantzel Cherry Narrator : M.K. Hobson Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Galaxy’s Edge (July/August 2015) Every year in January, Cast of Wonders takes the month off to recharge, plan the year ahead and highlight some of our favourite episodes. A different member of the Cast of Wonders crew will present […]

• Narrated by M K Hobson • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally published in Galaxy’s Edge (July/August 2015) • 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. https://archive.org/details/Wonders228_201701 Show Notes Every year in January, Cast of Wonders takes the month off to recharge, plan the year ahead and highlight some of our favourite episodes. A different member of the Cast of Wonders crew will present their favorite story of 2016 each week in January. We hope you enjoy associate editor Alexis Goble’s favorite story from 2016, Miss Darcy’s First Intergalactic Ballet Class by Dantzel Cherry, narrated by M K Hobson. The story originally aired March 13, 2016 as Episode 201. By day, Dantzel Cherry teaches pilates and raises her daughter, and by night/naptime she writes. Her baking hours follow no rhyme or reason. She is prone to dance as the need arises, and it often does. Her stories have appeared in Fireside, Galaxy’s Edge, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and other magazines and anthologies. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband, daughter, […]

Author : Brian Lawrence Hurrel Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Dani Daly Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 227: Problematic (Staff Pick 2016) is a Cast of Wonders original. Every year in January, Cast of Wonders takes the month off to recharge, plan the year ahead and highlight some […]

• Narrated by Tatiana Grey • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • 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 Every year in January, Cast of Wonders takes the month off to recharge, plan the year ahead and highlight some of our favourite episodes. Each week in January a different member of the Cast of Wonders crew will present their favorite story of 2016. We hope you enjoy assistant editor Dani Daly’s favorite story from 2016, Problematic by Brian Hurrel, narrated by Tatiana Grey. The story originally aired September 27, 2016 as Episode 215. Brian Lawrence Hurrel is a lifelong science fiction fan, and is especially fond of Golden Age stories from the forties and fifties. His fiction has appeared in the science journal Nature and magazines such as Daily Science Fiction and Bete Noir. A former high school English and History teacher, he now makes a living as a technical writer and communications consultant. His previous occupations over the years include machine assembler, carpet installer, […]

Author : Amanda Helms Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 226: Wished is a Cast of Wonders original. Happy New Year! Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available from Promo DJ or his Facebook page. Wished by Amanda Helms The wishing […]

• Narrated by Dave Robison • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • 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 Amanda Helms lives and writes in her home state of Colorado. In her younger years, she threw many coins into many mall fountains, but sadly none of them never became a wishing well as a result. She’s a 2014 graduate of the Viable Paradise writing workshop, and Wished is her first publication. You can follow her on her website and on Twitter. Dave Robison’s voice work has appeared on audio fiction podcasts across the internet, including the Drabblecast, StarShipSofa, Tales to Terrify, and as a proud memeber of the Hat Trick Club, every single Escape Artists podcast. His production company, Wonderthing Studios, will be releasing the audiobook verionss of Tim Ward’s novel SCAVENGER: EVOLUTION and Terry Irving’s THE DAY OF THE DRAGON KING.       Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com. Read along with the text of the story.

Authors : Shane Halbach and Dave Thompson Narrators : Tina Connolly and M.K. Hobson Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 225: Little Wonders 9 – Comfort Food is a Cast of Wonders original. The Four Stewpots by D. K. Thompson Review: The Four Stewpots by Darcy E. […]

• Authors: D K Thompson and Shane Halbach • Narrators: Tina Connolly and M K Hobson • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • The Four Stewpots is forthcoming in And Welcome Back, D K Thompson’s first collection. • Her Path Lay Forward is a Cast of Wonders original! • 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 Dave Thompson is a good name to know if you spend any time around Escape Artists. (So is “California King,” or “Easter Werewolf”…) He’s a pretty awesome guy, even if he disparages pumpkin beer. He lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and three terribly photogenic children. While he can tweet up to 175 characters, he refrains from using this power for chaos. Together with co-editor Anna Schwind, he ran PodCastle for five years before stepping down to focus on his own writing in 2015. This story is forthcoming in Dave’s first collection And Welcome Back, which he successfully Kickstarted last year. You can find two of his audio book narrations on Amazon: Norse Code […]

Author : Michael Reid Narrator : Motti Schleider Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 224: Welcome to Willoughby’s is a Cast of Wonders original. Welcome to Willoughby’s by Michael Reid You ever been to Upsilon Orionis? As far as asteroid belts go, that one’s pretty weird. […]

• Narrated by Motti Schleider • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • A Cast of Wonders original! • 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 Michael Reid bookends his days working to perfect his method for turning cups of tea into stories. His work has appeared on EscapePod and in AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review. In 2015, he attended the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, from which the main take-away was that he should stop trying to solve story problems by randomly inserting volcanoes. He lives near Toronto, Canada, with his husband, a big white dog, and a volcano. During the middle bits of the day, he teaches astronomy to anyone who will listen. Follow him on Twitter. Motti Schleider lives in the northeast, has a cat named Mr. Blake, loves gaming of all kinds, and is an avid reader. He’s also a newly minted Cast of Wonders slush reader, so please join us in welcoming him into the fold. Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com. […]