OMG Julia!

It's my birthday, and it's also the birthday of two Worlds of Possibility contributors: Stephanie Burgis and P.A. Cornell! To celebrate, I've narrated two of their stories from Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!

To read the text of these stories, and to see my drawing of a phoenix, visit: http://www.juliarios.com/happy-birthday-to-me-and-stephanie-burgis-and-p-a-cornell/

Sara Norja reads her Worlds of Possibility poem, "In Winter, a Wedding" and talks about her creative process. You can read the transcript of the interview and poem, and see the illustration by Eliseeva Elizaveta at https://www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-wedding-a-poem-and-an-interview-with-sara-norja.

You can find the poem alongside many other poem in the ebook and print volume, Worlds of Possibility —Poetry. 

Sara's Website: https://saranorja.com/
Sara on Instagram: @suchwanderings
Sara on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saranorja.bsky.social

Die Booth reads his story "Warning: Cats Eyes Removed" from the June 2025 issue of Worlds of Possibility, and also talks to us about his creative process.

You can read the text of the story at https://www.juliarios.com/warning-cats-eyes-removed-a-story-by-die-booth

You can read transcript of the interview (including a few pictures of his cats eye travel talsimans) at https://www.juliarios.com/interview-with-die-booth/

"So You Want to Run a Temporal Coffee Shop" is a story by R. P. Sand from the December 2024 issue of Worlds of Possbility. This story is narrated by the author. To read the full text of the story, visit https://www.juliarios.com/so-you-want-to-run-a-temporal-coffee-shop-a-story-by-r-p-sand/

To celebrate the launch of the August 2024 issue of Worlds of possibility, here are three poems and an interview with our featured poet, Beth Cato. You can find the text of these at https://www.juliarios.com/three-poems-and-an-interview-with-featured-poet-beth-cato/

Here are two wondrous pieces from the December 2023 issue of Worlds of Possibility. A poem, "Sweet Child" by Ayida Shonibar, and a story "A Refugee from Fairyland" by Keyan Bowes. Keyan Bowes narrates both for our podcast. You can read the text of "Sweet Child" at https://www.juliarios.com/sweet-child-a-poem-by-ayida-shonibar/ and you can read the text of "A Refugee from Fairyland" and see the accompanying illustration by Tetiana Hut here: https://www.juliarios.com/a-refugee-from-fairyland-a-story-by-keyan-bowes/.

It's an end of the year gift for everyone! The December 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility is available for free in ebook and online formats!

This podcast includes the editor's note, and interviews with the two featured aritsts, Alex Hernandez and Beth Wodzinki.

Read the editor's note and get the whole issue here: https://www.juliarios.com/the-december-2023-issue-of-worlds-of-possibility/

See the Ceasefire art and read the interview with Alex Hernandez here: https://www.juliarios.com/ceasefire-art-by-alex-hernandez/

See the Fallowtide art and read the interview with Beth Wodzinski here: https://www.juliarios.com/fallowtide-art-by-beth-wodzinski/

And you can order a print of Fallowtide at https://brightlycolored.com/product/fallowtide/ -- use the coupon code Fallow to get a discount!

Día de Muertos is a time for remembering the dead, so here are two Worlds of Possibility pieces about people with loved ones who have passed. "How to Be a Ghost" is a story by Annika Barranti Klein, and "Tithe" is a poem by Héctor González. To read the full text of these pieces, visit: https://www.juliarios.com/how-to-be-a-ghost-by-annika-barranti-klein-and-tithe-by-hector-gonzalez/

Happy Halloween! Here are two ghost themed pieces for you! To see the art and read the text of the story, visit https://www.juliarios.com/happy-halloween-a-ghost-special/

"Cloud Zoo" is a story by Moriam E. Kuye from the April issue of Worlds of Possibility. Dami Olukoya narrates this one. To see the full show notes, including the text of the story and the accompanying illustration, visit https://www.juliarios.com/cloud-zoo-a-story-by-moriam-e-kuye/ .