Cast of Wonders 407: Little Wonders 24 – Dogs and Monsters• Authors:
Maria Haskins and
Cathy Tenzo• Narrators:
Katherine Inskip and
Pippa Alice Stephens• Host:
KB Sluss• Audio Producer:
Jeremy Carter• Artist:
Alexis GobleCast of Wonders 407: Little Wonders 24 – Dogs and Monsters is a Cast of Wonders original.Click here to listen to Episode 407Content Warning:
Show NotesGood Girl was first performed as part of Escape Artists Live at PodUK 2020, and released on the EA Patreon feed.
"Good Girl" by Maria HaskinsWawa waits in the woods, tongue lolling, ears drooping. She waits in the fern-covered gully beside the dried-up creek. Every now and then she tries to lie down, but then there’ll be a rustle in the trees, the sound of snapping twigs, of scuttling claws, and she’s up again.
But no one comes.
Wawa waits. She would howl, would bark, but Wawa is a good girl. A good dog.
"Bless Me, Father, For I Have Sinned" by Cathy TenzoTheresa couldn’t stop thinking about the handsome priest she wanted to kiss, Monsignor Griffin’s murder, and the fact that she was probably, definitely, going to Hell. It wasn’t fair. Eighth grade was supposed to be easy and she tried her best, but…. She just had to survive this year. Then, she’d be fourteen and in public school. No more nuns, priests, or itchy plaid uniforms. No more religion looking over her shoulder everywhere she went. She’d be much safer. She couldn’t wait.Tags: abuse, Alexis Goble, boy, Cathy Tenzo, Confession, dark, dogs, ghosts, Good Dog, growing up, guilt, harm to animals, Jeremy Carter, K. B. Sluss, Katherine Inskip, Little Wonders, Maria Haskins, Pippa Alice Stephens, PodUK, priests, religion, revenge, schoolgirls, werewolves, Young Adult fiction
