CoW Ep. 527: Both Hope and Breath

[Languorous Lass]

Cast of Wonders 527: Both Hope and Breath

• Author: Riley Tao
• Narrator: Hugo Jackson
• Host: Katherine Inskip
• Audio Producer: Jeremy Carter

"Both Hope and Breath" is a Cast of Wonders original.

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Content Warning:

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Transphobia, misgendering, rejection

It’s perfectly normal for breath to fog up mirrors. Everyone knows that. For most of my childhood, I never thought twice about the way mirrors went cloudy when I drew near. The only time it really mattered was when Dad flew me to school; even well into my upper school years, I never could sit in the front seat without frosting over the rearview mirrors, much less pilot an aerostat myself.

In my senior year at Ettwood Upper, I was the only person still flown to school by a parent–and Dad never let me forget it.

Tags:  families, flying cars, friendship, gender identity, high school, Hugo Jackson, Jeremy Carter, Katherine Inskip, LGBTQ, magic, prejudice, Riley Tao, shopping, steampunk, teen protagonist, transphobia, young adult fiction, young author