When a lonely mountain is visited by a wonderbird, she learns about the far-away White City, and sets out on an unlikely journey.

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Diana Dima, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Kat Kourbeti, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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A young paramedic defies a military summons by heading into the forest, where she gradually builds a new home and becomes something more than human.

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Evgenia Nekrasova, translated from Russian by Marianna Suleymanova and edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Georgia Mckenzie and produced by Grayson Norman, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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A father bumbles his way through family domesticities as he makes his way to the airport. His children do not know he is not their father at all, but a stranger with a gruesome past, hard-earned advice, and a primal longing for a stolen life.

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by H.H. Pak, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Cyrus Rodas, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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