PodCastle 385: Where Monsters Dance
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 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
About the Narrator
Tina Connolly
Tina Connolly is the author of the Ironskin and Seriously Wicked series, the collection On the Eyeball Floor, and the official Choose Your Own Adventure Glitterpony Farm. She has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. She co-hosts Escape Pod, narrates for Beneath Ceaseless Skies and all the Escape Artists podcasts, and intermittently runs the flash fiction podcast Toasted Cake. Find her at tinaconnolly.com.
