"Wax and Full Circles" is the quiet story of a couple navigating life where one of them is a werewolf.

Content warnings: Death, animal death, grief

Copyright © 2025 khōréō magazine. Story by Stefani Cox, edited by Isabella Kestermann. Audio edition read by Xperience J, with production by Lian Xia Rose and casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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In Japanese-occupied Malaya, an older Chinese immigrant reflects on his arrival to this land in his youth and embarks on a daring rescue.

Content warnings: Blood

Copyright © 2025 khōréō magazine. Story by Joshua Lim, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Sam Yeow, with production by Aaron Kling and casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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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 © 2025 khōr�ō magazine. 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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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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