5.4 The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire by J.A.W. McCarthy
A woman returns to burn the last of her mother's body, in the wake of her mother's death — an effort to escape a dark entity that has sealed itself to the bones of three generations of Thai women. Content warnings: Racism, ageism, self-harm, blood, dismemberment/amputation, fire, child abandonment, implied sexual assault Copyright © 2026 khōréō magazine. Story by J.A.W McCarthy, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Rebecca Jensen Uesugi, with casting and production by Jenelle…
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