Our second piece of audio fiction for February is “A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” written by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu and read by Kate Baker.

 

 Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 65 - A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight by Xia Jia [45:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (9568)

Awakening of Insects, the Third Solar Term:
Ghost Street is long but narrow, like an indigo ribbon. You can cross it in eleven steps, but to walk it from end to end takes a full hour.
At the western end is Lanruo Temple, now fallen into ruin. Inside the temple is a large garden full of fruit [...]