Feb 11, 2026
A woman slowly smokes herself to death to protest an atrocity. When her cigarette supply runs low, a local kid grappling with both the protest and the atrocity brings her a cigar.
Content warnings: Self-harm (smoking), references to genocide, a dead body, autopsy, body horror
Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story...
Feb 4, 2026
When her mother is absorbed into the local flesh monolith, Kayla struggles with her identity and looks for a way in.
Content warnings: Violence, nudity, racism/discrimination, body horror
Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by Mary Miseon Wu, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Elissa Park and Alice...
Jan 7, 2026
Able Seaman Pol has a lot of problems — getting the cats fed, watered, and reporting for duty, keeping tree roots from destroying the wiring, the monkeys out of the pantry and the mines from exploding on deck. Talking octopuses, though? That was new.
Content warnings: Mention of a battle in a flashback, threat of...
Dec 23, 2025
It's about the things that become a part of you when you aren't paying attention, without your even realizing they're there.
Copyright © 2025 khōréō magazine. Story by T. Chiu-Chu, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by D Casellian, with production by Aaron Kling and casting by Jenelle DeCosta.
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Dec 16, 2025
An alien-human symbiote tries to sort out complicated feelings at his former friends’ wedding.
Content warnings: Brief mention of suicide
Copyright © 2025 khōréō magazine. Story by Sharang Biswas, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Eli Khanam and J Cuevas, with production and casting by Jenelle...