Author : Jeff Samson Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally published in Lore Vol. 2 (November 30, 2013)   Beneath the Loveliest Tints of Azure by Jeff Samson “You sure picked a hell of a day to start.” The guard stared up at Ted […]

• Narrated by Elie Hirschman • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally published in Lore Vol. 2 (November 30, 2013) • 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 Jeff Samson brews Irish stout when he’s not writing science fiction and occasionally drinks it when he is. His work can be found in numerous publications, including Nature Magazine, Lore and Perihelion. This is his third story to appear in Cast of Wonders; check the show notes for a link to his previous episodes. Jeff lives in New Jersey with his wife and children, and no cats. Elie Hirschman has been involved in audio drama since 2004, with a variety of companies and podcasts, with roles as chief engineers, killer clowns and talking crows. He says his greatest achievement is to have worked with Alasdair Stuart, the delightful head of the EA empire. It doesn’t get better than that. Follow him on Twitter and at his website.         Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at […]

Author : Tina Connolly Narrator : Chloë Yates Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Bull Spec (Issue 6) Selling Home by Tina Connolly Sharp metal nicked Penny’s shoulder and she stumbled, hand clasping her baby brother’s leg.  Home giggled as her knees hit the asphalt. Penny […]

• Narrated by Chloe Yates • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally appeared in Bull Spec (Issue 6) • 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 Tina Connolly is the author of the Ironskin trilogy from Tor Books, and the Seriously Wicked series from Tor Teen. Her novels have been finalists for the Nebula and the Norton. Tina is also one of the co-hosts of EscapePod, and her narrations have appeared all over including all the Escape Artists podcasts, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and her Parsec-winning flash fiction podcast Toasted Cake. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. You can follow her online and on Twitter. Tina also has just released her first collection of short stories, On The Eyeball Floor and Other Stories from Fairwood Press. Long-time EA fans will remember many of the stories from their previous podcast appearances.   For your narrator we welcome back Chloe Yates. As well as narrating, Chloë writes odd stories. She has written many short stories for the British Fantasy Award winning […]

Author : James Fitzsimmons Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Bards and Sages Quarterly (April 2012) Indian Rope Trick by James Fitzsimmons “Careful not to drop that on your head,” Edson Vole warned, pointing to the huge beveled mirror leaning against the […]

• Narrated by Kaushik Narasimhan • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally appeared in Bards and Sages Quarterly (April 2012) • 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 James Fitzsimmons holds a BA in English from California State University, Los Angeles where he studied literature and creative writing. He works as a computer programmer and lives in Long Beach CA. His interests include music, theater, musical theater, and fiction. James says that writing a computer program is much like writing a story, but hopes his stories have fewer bugs! Kaushik Narasimhan is a management consultant by day, writer by night and psychonaut every weekend. Follow him online or on Twitter.           Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com. Read along with the text of the story.

Authors : Adam Gaylord and J. J. Litke Narrators : Dani Daly and Katherine Inskip Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 210: Little Wonders 8 – Embracing Change is a Cast of Wonders original. The There-It-Is Store By Adam Gaylord The bell over the door jingled […]

• Authors: Adam Gaylord and J. J. Litke • Narrators: Dani Daly and Katherine Inskip • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • The There-It-Is Store originally appeared in T. Gene Davis’s Speculative Fiction Blog. • 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 Our first story is The There-It-Is Store by Adam Gaylord, originally published on T. Gene Davis’s Speculative Fiction Blog. Adam lives with his wife and daughter in Loveland, Colorado where he’s rarely more than ten feet from either cake or craft beer. His recently released gladiatorial fantasy novel Sol of the Coliseum is all about hope (as in, he hopes you’ll read it). Follow him on Goodreads or his infrequently updated blog. Your narrator for this story is Dani Daly, our newly minted assistant editor. Dani lives, works, dreams and plays on Long Island, New York with a husband and some cats. She is on Twitter often and updates her blog on very rare occassions when something extra special happens. All her links are available on our newly updated […]

Author : Mary E. Lowd Narrator : Mat Weller Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Allasso (Volume 3) A Real Stand-Up Guy by Daniel and Mary E. Lowd Topher checked his watch and peeked out around the dusky red stage curtain.  There was a full house […]

• Narrated by Mat Weller • Audio production by Jeremy Carter • Originally appeared in Allasso (Volume 3) • 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 Mary E. Lowd is a science fiction and furry author; her husband Daniel Lowd is a computer science professor. You can learn more about Mary’s writing online. The sequel to this story, the novella When a Cat Loves a Dog, won an Ursa Major Award! Mat Weller is the servant to a lovely family in eastern Pennsylvania. After his wife and kids go to sleep at night, he sometimes re-watches old episodes of X-Files on Netflix and other times retires to his basement booth where he records noises that get played on the Internet. Rumor has it he also makes delightful chocolate chip cookies. Learn more by following him online or on Twitter.       Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com. Read along with the text of the story.