This time we discussed A Mouthful of Dust, book 6 of The Singing Hills Cycle, 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.

A Mouthful of Dust [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/12121324/a-mouthful-of-dust">Overdrive/Libby]

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Wire Mother" written by Isabel J. Kim, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 229: October 2025 / Short Story

"Holding Patterns" written by Jennifer Hudak, narrated by Kat Kourbeti [Escape Pod 989] / Short Story

"The Porniest Porn in Porntown" written by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - October 2025 (Issue 185) / Short Story

"Five Impossible Things" written by Koji A. Dae, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 228: September 2025 / Short Story

"The Garden" written by Emma Törzs, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty-Five

"The Girl Who Came Before" written by David von Allmen, narrated by Pine Gonzalez [Escape Pod 1004] / Short Story