BCS 355: A Good Brother

BCS 355: A Good Brother

Author: Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine December 11, 2025 Duration: 11:51

By Anne Wilkins, from Issue #447 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine

“Perhaps,” I lie.

More info »


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 328: The Dust Eater [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:41
By Adam Breckenridge, from Issue #403 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson.Ash may be ash, but it still has a soul, and the shreds of Offas that had been reborn in me sung to the ashes’ tune.…
BCS 327: Tell the King [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:09
By Natalia Theodoridou, from Issue #401 – Science-Fantasy Month 7 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson.I imagine my King on the spaceship that would take us away from the only home we’ve ever…
BCS 326: The Rug-Maker and the Wonder Collector [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:21
By Emily McIntyre, from Issue #400 – Science-Fantasy Month 7 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Tina Connolly.The black pupil—property of XCorp, almost human but not quite, recording every curly hair t…
BCS 325: Doctor Souvenir [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:43
By Elly Bangs, from Issue #400 – Science-Fantasy Month 7 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Summer Fletcher.But what kind of weapon could possibly be made out of bittersweet memory?More info »
BCS 324: Willow Wood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:32
By Linda Niehoff, from Issue #398 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson.Music like that doesn’t belong inside. It belongs to outside in the night. Quivering in the air with every crawling thin…
BCS 323: What Will Bring You Home [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:20
By Jenny Rae Rappaport, from Issue #396 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Tina Connolly.At the table with you are three fairies, their clothing just as ridiculous and just as shimmering as your own.Mo…
BCS 322: Something That Has Never Touched the Ground [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:56
By Marilyn Hope, from Issue #394 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Cat Rambo.Rang has wielded a bow since he was eight, and taking his aim at the King is a sleek and innate motion, like brushing Sunde…
BCS 321: The Four Gifts of Empress Lessa [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:45
By Myna Chang, from Issue #393 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Tina Connolly.My ghost is trapped in this bedchamber, much as I was in life.More info »
BCS 320: The Light of Setting Suns [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:22
By Samuel Chapman, from Issue #392, Fifteenth Anniversary Double-Issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by M.K. Hobson and Michael J. DeLuca.An incredible silence ensues. Cyfris lets the quiet stretch o…
BCS 319: Where the River Comes From [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:39
By Kaitlyn Zivanovich, from Issue #391 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Sandra Espinoza.When Rviv is twelve, she is walking through the town square with her Cuialo crechemates when a stranger hails h…