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The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast
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Author : K J Isley Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 694: Ready to be Seen is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by 1234hadar from Pixabay Ready to be Seen by K. J. Isley My Soul-Ripening ceremony is over at last. The cake has […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/08/cast-of-wonders-694-ready-to-be-seen/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : H. H. Pak Narrator : Rebecca Ahn Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in Clarkesworld, June 2024 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Twenty-Four Hours by H H Pak Six hours left. “What do you want to eat sweetheart?” She looks at me expectantly, holding out her phone […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/08/cast-of-wonders-693-twenty-four-hours/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Originally published in Diabolical Plots, May 2025 Image by Jean-Marie from Pixabay Ableism Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything by Effie Seiberg The Super-Abled 501 Local Union building wasn’t ADA compliant. I sat in my wheelchair next to the three […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast-of-wonders-692-laser-eyes-aint-everything/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Authors : Marisca Pichette and Jeff Stehman Narrators : Eve Upton and Tina Connolly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 691: Little Wonders 51 – Unusual Pets is a Cast of Wonders original. Episode art created from images by JL G from Pixabay How to safely store your dragons […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast-of-wonders-691-little-wonders-51-unusual-pets/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Cindy Phan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Mollyroselee from Pixabay First published in khōréō magazine, Issue 4.3, September 2024 Content warning: non-graphic body horror The Universe & Miss Debbie by Cindy Phan Her name was Deb (Miss Debbie to the staff), but […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast-of-wonders-690-the-universe-and-miss-debbie/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Carol Scheina Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by StockSnap from Pixabay First published in translunar travellers lounge in February 2025 All These Inscriptions Are for Me by Carol Scheina On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast-of-wonders-689-all-these-inscriptions-are-for-me/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Sylvia Heike Narrator : Ville Meriläinen Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in Gamut in February 2017. Image by Jerzy from Pixabay Forestborn by Sylvia Heike “I am forestborn,” the girl with a wild bird’s nest for hair said to me. “I can’t live in houses.” I thought […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/06/cast-of-wonders-688-forestborn/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Authors : David Hankins and Lisa Para Narrators : Matt Dovey and Alethea Kontis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 687: Little Wonders 50 – Quest Tropes is a Cast of Wonders original. The Last Quest of Corbin the Coward was originally published in Factor Four Magazine, June 2022. […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/05/cast-of-wonders-687-little-wonders-50-quest-tropes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Nichole L. Lightner Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 686: The Marrow Gatherer and the Rotten One is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning: horror themes, gaslighting, gore, power asymmetries, pyrrhic victories. Image by biglinker from Pixabay The Marrow Gatherer and the […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/05/cast-of-wonders-686-the-marrow-gatherer-and-the-rotten-one/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Christine Lucas Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in ZBN Presents & ZBN Presents Year 2 in July 2024 Image by Iris,Helen,silvy from Pixabay War. Multiple f-words. Sunset at the Western Front by Christine Lucas Millie craned her neck from behind the rusted bench […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/04/cast-of-wonders-685-sunset-at-the-western-front/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Authors : Nadia Radovich and Mia Xuan Narrators : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) and Rish Outfield Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 684: Little Wonders 49 – Aging Memories is a Cast of Wonders original. Death, terminal illness, dementia. Some f-words. The Girl Detective by Nadia Radovich You: twelve, […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/04/cast-of-wonders-684-little-wonders-49-aging-memories/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Louise Hughes Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Future Fire in May 2025 Image by Celio Nicoli from Pixabay Colonialism Born of the Mountain’s Chill by Louise Hughes I was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/04/cast-of-wonders-683-born-of-the-mountains-chill/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Catherine George Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Episode art from an image by ImaArtist from Pixabay First published in Metaphorosis in February 2019 This story can be read as a postpartum depression allegory The Bear Wife by Catherine George The bear wife took the cub […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/03/cast-of-wonders-682-the-bear-wife/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Authors : E. M. Linden and Elisabeth Ring Narrators : Dan Carter and Valerie Valdes Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 681: Little Wonders 48 – Coping Mechanisms is a Cast of Wonders original. Episode art adapted from an image by Hello Cdd20 from Pixabay A Chest Full of […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/03/cast-of-wonders-681-little-wonders-48-coping-mechanisms/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Worlds of Possibility in February 2024. Image by Pfeilgiftfeder from Pixabay Firecrackers on 28 Mott Street by Angela Liu The children wield firecrackers as they enter the old shop on Mott Street. Copper wind […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/02/cast-of-wonders-680-firecrackers-on-28-mott-street/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Jamie Lackey Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 631, February 2025 Sometimes it happens that way by Jamie Lackey I stood on the platform bundled up in one of my pa’s old work coats, its stained, fraying cuffs hanging well […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/02/cast-of-wonders-679-sometimes-it-happens-that-way-staff-picks-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Grant Collier Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 662, October 2025 Broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed. It Grows Back by Grant Collier When Billy was four, a tall construction man’s arm broke beside the street. Billy was […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/01/cast-of-wonders-678-it-grows-back-staff-picks-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Laura Duerr Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Andrew Jack Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 658, October 2025 homophobia, censorship, fascist dystopia Your Hold Is Ready by Laura Duerr The news is spreading. We try to keep working through our English tests, but it’s becoming impossible to […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/01/cast-of-wonders-677-your-hold-is-ready-staff-picks-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Courtney Farr Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 665, November 2025 Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass by Courtney Farr 1. Sowing The Great Plains can be disorientatingly […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/01/cast-of-wonders-676-a-siren-stranded-in-a-sea-of-grass-staff-picks-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
Author : Juliette Beauchamp Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter Image by Kohji Asakawa from Pixabay First published as Cast of Wonders 652, September 2025 spider-like creatures Habitat by Juliette Beauchamp The orb appeared on a Friday. Just popped up in the northeast corner of […] <p><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2026/01/cast-of-wonders-675-habitat-staff-picks-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>
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