"A Thing of Beauty" by Warren Benedetto (Twitter: @warrenbenedetto)

As a fleshcrafter, Anastasia Dao has the unique ability to remake individuals into their best selves, from the outside in. But for some beauty only hides the monster within.

TW: Sex and violence

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Credits (in order of appearance):

Narrator - Marissa Simmons (Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/Facebook)

Anastasia Dao - Si Chen

Sam Kelly - Joey Bragg (Instagram/Twitter)

Melanie - Catherine Grace

Juliet - Exodia Demosthene

Obnoxious Voice - Michael Fight

Another Voice - Mike Wyant Jr.

Tyler - Antonio McMillan

Waitress - Catherine Grace

This episode was Directed by Catherine Grace

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"Barbarians" by David Farland as part of the Runelord series. Learn more at DavidFarland.com.

Dval, an Inkarran, has stumbled across a wrecked carriage. Inside not only the life of a girl from his sworn enemies, the Mystarrians, but also the catalyst to his new destiny.

EDITOR'S NOTE: David Wolverton, also known as David Farland, passed away January 14, 2022. As such, we have published this episode with a few testimonials for our departed friend and mentor. Thank you to Rebecca E. Treasure, M. Elizabeth Ticknor, and Leah Ning for providing these amazing clips for us.

Credits:

Narrator: Lauren Kaylor

Dval: Maddox Reynolds

Avahn: Laura Bernas

Dval's Uncle & Sir Bandolan The Giant: Michael Cherniak

Sir Gwilliam: Ivan Bakin

Wizard Goren: Mike Wyant Jr.

Knights: Kitzy, Caleb Coy, Casey Ryan

Captain Adelheim: Tim Grader

King Harril: Dave Maslyn

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"Untrained Luck" by Elise Stephens

When professional conflict mediator, Mag, heads to Palab to moderate a dispute between two crime lords, a chance encounter with Lio, a young orphan boy, complicates this job more than Mag could've ever anticipated.

Originally published April 2019 in Writers of the Future Vol. 35 by Galaxy Press

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Credits:

Narrator is played by FalloutPlays (Twitter)

Mag is played by Elise Stephens (Twitter)

Rinwahl is played by Guy Messer-Li

Nasheed is played by Hesham Elshazly

Lio is Dalia Ramahi

Counselor Dijab is Catherine Grace

Immigration Officer is Michael Cherniak

Inspector is Leah Ning

And Nika is played by Amy Wyant

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