BCS 343: Into Duty, Into Longing, Into Sparrows

BCS 343: Into Duty, Into Longing, Into Sparrows

Author: Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine February 6, 2025 Duration: 25:13

By Somto Ihezue, from Issue #425 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine

Narrated by Opeyemi Ogundiran.

They put you in a room with the other girls—soon to be brides like yourself.

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Imagine a quiet corner where the only sound is a voice, spinning tales of worlds that feel both ancient and utterly new. That's the space created by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts. Each episode is a journey, drawing directly from the rich library of the acclaimed Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine. Here, you'll find stories that live in the realm of literary fantasy, where the speculative is grounded in deep character and vivid prose. The narratives you'll hear aren't just about magic or strange lands-though they have those in abundance-but about the human condition explored through an extraordinary lens. This audio fiction podcast transforms the magazine's printed words into a living, breathing experience, perfect for a long commute or a moment of quiet escape. You might encounter a clockwork city humming with secrets one week, and a desert haunted by memories the next. The common thread is a commitment to what the magazine calls "literary adventure fantasy," a blend of elegant writing and compelling plots. It's for anyone who believes a story can be both an adventure and a piece of art, where the science of a world's logic is as important as the art of its telling. Tune in and let these carefully narrated stories pull you into landscapes that linger long after the final word.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts
Podcast Episodes
BCS 282: The Shape of Wings and Feathers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:32
By Jenny Rae Rappaport, from Issue #338 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson.But this is a test designed to weed the weak from the strong, and part of Bryce realizes that she must try somethi…
BCS 281: For Rain Is To Wet and Fire To Burn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:11
By Robert Minto, from Issue #337 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineThe angels plunged into the orange glowing mouth of my kiln.More info »
BCS 280: A Flower Cannot Love the Hand [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:44
By Aimee Ogden, from Issue #332 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Tina Connolly.I am still myself and so I am answered at last: yes, I have a soul, no matter what shape its vessel is forced into.More…
BCS 279: The Woods Echo Back [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:28
By Tania Fordwalker, from Issue #331 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson.Shon knows silence well.More info »
BCS 277: Oak Apple Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:02
By Marie Brennan, from Issue #329 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNone of them would talk about it—except to say, as her father had, that this was Penderel family tradition.More info »
BCS 276: A Stranger Goes Ashore [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:19
By Adam R. Shannon, from Issue #328 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Michael J. DeLuca.Every new shore was the same: a blue expanse conjoined to unyielding volcanic stone, wreathed in a furious margi…
BCS 275: The Captain and the Quartermaster [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:39
By C.L. Clark, from Issue #326 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Stephanie Malia Morris.Commander Maeb Len knows that, more than anything, an army needs hope in order to struggle onward.More info »
BCS 274: Dead at the Feet of a God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:33
By Izzy Wasserstein, from Issue #325 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Summer Fletcher.The portents float at the edge of your vision, haunt your dreams, shake themselves free with each throwing of the…

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