In a post-apocalyptic world, a mother accidentally becomes a leader and a god.

Content warnings: Death of a spouse, natural disasters, references to pre-disaster ableism

Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by K. Lynn Harrison, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by K. Lynn Harrison, with production by Grayson Norman and casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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A woman returns to burn the last of her mother's body, in the wake of her mother's death — an effort to escape a dark entity that has sealed itself to the bones of three generations of Thai women.

Content warnings: Racism, ageism, self-harm, blood, dismemberment/amputation, fire, child abandonment, implied sexual assault

Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by J.A.W McCarthy, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Rebecca Jensen Uesugi, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Deerbreed blogger Kirill wants to tell the story of worldwide human-animal transformations, but the Flock is calling to him.

Content warnings: Classism, animal cruelty, body horror

This piece is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the novel Skin and Hide.

Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner, edited by Isabella Kestermann. Audio edition read by Yasmine Haj, with production by Aaron Kling and casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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