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5.4 The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire by J.A.W. McCarthy
A woman returns to burn the last of her mother's body, in the wake of her mother's death — an effort to escape a dark entity that has sealed itself to the bones of three generations of Thai women.
Content warnings: Racism, ageism, self-harm, blood, dismemberment/amputation, fire, child abandonment, implied sexual assault
Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by J.A.W McCarthy, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Rebecca Jensen Uesugi, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.
Subscribe to khōréō at Weightless Books or on Patreon.
Visit khoreomag.com for more stories and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @KhoreoMag for the latest news and updates.
Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0
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A woman returns to burn the last of her mother's body, in the wake of her mother's death — an effort to escape a dark entity that has sealed itself to the bones of three generations of Thai women.
Content warnings: Racism, ageism, self-harm, blood, dismemberment/amputation, fire, child abandonment, implied sexual assault
Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by J.A.W McCarthy, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Rebecca Jensen Uesugi, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.
Subscribe to khōréō at Weightless Books or on Patreon.
Visit khoreomag.com for more stories and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @KhoreoMag for the latest news and updates.
Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0