1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;This time we discussed &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;A Mouthful of Dust&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, book 6 of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Singing Hills Cycle&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, written by Nghi Vo and narrated by Cindy Kay. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;A Mouthful of Dust&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://tidd.ly/4nkQ2qz&quot;&amp;gt;Libro.fm&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.overdrive.com/media/12121324/a-mouthful-of-dust&quot;&amp;gt;Overdrive/Libby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://tidd.ly/3K6otn2&quot;&amp;gt;Libro.fm&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.overdrive.com/media/10029178/a-witchs-guide-to-magical-innkeeping&quot;&amp;gt;OverDrive/Libby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://tidd.ly/4nrOyLG&quot;&amp;gt;Libro.fm&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.overdrive.com/media/11990991/the-grimoire-grammar-school-parent-teacher-association&quot;&amp;gt;OverDrive/Libby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://tidd.ly/3JXIKLH&quot;&amp;gt;Libro.fm&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.overdrive.com/media/7973951/the-very-secret-society-of-irregular-witches&quot;&amp;gt;OverDrive/Libby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Short Fiction Spotlight:&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;“Wire Mother” written by Isabel J. Kim, narrated by Kate Baker [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_10_25/&quot;&amp;gt;Clarkesworld&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] - Issue 229: October 2025 / Short Story&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”Holding Patterns” written by Jennifer Hudak, narrated by Kat Kourbeti [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://escapepod.org/2025/04/17/escape-pod-989-holding-patterns/&quot;&amp;gt;Escape Pod 989&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / Short Story&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;“The Porniest Porn in Porntown” written by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/through-the-machine/&quot;&amp;gt;Lightspeed&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] - October 2025 (Issue 185) / Short Story&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;“Five Impossible Things” written by Koji A. Dae, narrated by Kate Baker [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_09_25e/&quot;&amp;gt;Clarkesworld&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] - Issue 228: September 2025 / Short Story&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”The Garden” written by Emma Törzs, narrated by Erika Ensign [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-garden/&quot;&amp;gt;Uncanny Magazine&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] - Issue Sixty-Five&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”The Girl Who Came Before” written by David von Allmen, narrated by Pine Gonzalez [&amp;lt;a href=&quot;https://escapepod.org/2025/07/31/escape-pod-1004-the-girl-who-came-before/&quot;&amp;gt;Escape Pod 1004&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;] / Short Story&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;nbsp; Narrated https://narratedpodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/38797410/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/194760530