A wonderful story of empowerment!
“This Is Not a Wardrobe Door” by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (2023) — 1,772 words (about 14 minutes to listen to)
Listened to on PodCastle podcast, 4 July 2023.
This Is Not a Wardrobe Door by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Tag: Your Daily Dose of Empathy
The Unveiling by Christopher Rowe
A great story of the truth behind a revolutionary group’s founding myth.
“The Unveiling” by Christopher Rowe (2023) — 4,500 words (about 30 minutes to listen)
I first heard it on StarshipSofa podcast, published 28 June 2023.
In the Stacks by Scott Lynch
Magic students run their fifth-year exams by returning books to the magical library which is alive and dangerous and, as it turns out, a deadly tempation.
“In the Stacks” by Scott Lynch (2023) — 13,500 words (about 2 hours listening)
I first heard this on the PodCastle podcast, published 20 June 2023.
Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone by Carrie Vaughn
A single person is chosen for a one-on-one meeting with an alien civilization.
“Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone” by Carrie Vaughn (2023) — 5,570 words (about 22 minutes for the average reader)
Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #201, June 2023.
And All the Fields Below by Sarah Grey
The love and loyalty of dogs never end.
“And All the Fields Below” by Sarah Grey (2023) — 2,625 words (about 11 minutes for the average reader)
Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #157, June 2023.
Wanderlust by LP Kindred
A young writer and teacher has a fling with a buff, mysterious man who keeps showing up at his door every night with groceries.
“Wanderlust” by LP Kindred (2023) — 3,788 words (about 16 minutes for the average reader)
I first heard it on Escape Pod, published 1 June 2023.
(emet) by Lauren Ring
A female programmer who can create golems uses them to thwart the very software she develops at work.
(emet) by Lauren Ring (2023) — 7,470 words (about 30 minutes for the average reader)
I first heard it on PodCastle, published 30 May 2023.
Want Itself Is a Treasure in Heaven by Theodora Ward
A transgender man struggles with form and identity after an experimental procedure that allows them to see and experience what their partner does.
“Want Itself Is a Treasure in Heaven” by Theodora Ward (2023) — 5,477 words (about 22 minutes for the average reader)
Originally published in Uncanny magazine issue #52, May/June 2023
The Belfry Keeper by S.L. Harris
An automaton cares for an abandoned library even as the books decay.
“The Belfry Keeper” by S.L. Harris (2023) — 845 words (about 4 minutes for the average reader)
Originally published in Lightspeed magazine issue #156, May 2023.
The Mausoleum’s Children by Aliette de Bodard
A woman who escaped from slavery trying to repair dead ships returns to save others.
“The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (2023) — 5,411 words (about 22 minutes for the average reader)
Originally published in Uncanny magazine issue #52, May 2023.