PodCastle 385: Where Monsters Dance

First published in Inscription Magazine in March 2015.

Domestic violence, transphobia

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Show Notes

Rated R

Where Monsters Dance

by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

It hurts your eyes to stare at the hole. You look away, shaking, and as soon as you do, the memory blurs, fuzzily distorting until you aren’t sure what you were just looking at.

One thing’s always clear, though: Ashley.

You wipe your sweaty palms on your jeans and step into the woods. There, not a yard inside the dark tree shadow, you see a glimmer of color. A red thread–it matches Ashley’s favorite wool sweater. It’s caught on a branch and unravels deeper into the woods.

 

About the Author

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is a queer non-binary author from Minnesota, where they live with their multiple cats and fellow humans. Merc is the author of several short story collections and the novella, The Wolf Among the Wild Hunt. They are part of the the Nebula Award-winning team of writers for the game A Death In Hyperspace (2025). Find them online: https://linktr.ee/mercfennwolfmoor

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About the Narrator

Tina Connolly

Tina Connolly’s books include Ironskin, Seriously Wicked, and several official Choose Your Own Adventure books. She has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards, and is delighted to be one of the co-hosts of Escape Pod. Her newest story, Sunshine Hills Reality Edit, is about AI slop and queer community, and can be found online at Future Tense Fiction.

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