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The Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]2024-01-0116 min
The Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]2024-01-0116 minFantasy – The DrabblecastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]2024-01-0116 minAction – The DrabblecastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand […]2024-01-0116 minDrama – The DrabblecastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]2024-01-0116 minDrabblecast – The DrabblecastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]2024-01-0116 minHorror – The DrabblecastDrabblecast 483- SnowThe Drabblecast wraps up 2023 with a Drabbleganza, followed by a story about tough decisions and leaving things behind– a Drabblecast original by Em Liu, called “Snow.” Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand […]2024-01-0116 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 456 – In My Brain in My BodyShark week on Drabblecast has never been so unnerving! Enjoy an original Drabblecast story this week from Evie Mae Barber about what lurks even deeper in the depths… The great white looked like he was having a good time, swimming upside down, bone-white belly above water, teeth gnashing playfully. Like a puppy dreams of finally […]2022-02-0809 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 456 – In My Brain in My BodyShark week on Drabblecast has never been so unnerving! Enjoy an original Drabblecast story this week from Evie Mae Barber about what lurks even deeper in the depths… The great white looked like he was having a good time, swimming upside down, bone-white belly above water, teeth gnashing playfully. Like a puppy dreams of finally […]2022-02-0809 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 443 – The Day I Didn’t Get A Pet NebulaWho says Drabblecast doesn’t do Young Adult Fiction? This week we launch Women & Aliens Month with a fresh, original Drabblecast commission by Effie Seiberg. We’re grateful to be able to bring you this story this week! On the day I turned nine I didn’t get a pet nebula. I’d really really wanted one, just […]2021-04-1629 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 443 – The Day I Didn’t Get A Pet NebulaWho says Drabblecast doesn’t do Young Adult Fiction? This week we launch Women & Aliens Month with a fresh, original Drabblecast commission by Effie Seiberg. We’re grateful to be able to bring you this story this week! On the day I turned nine I didn’t get a pet nebula. I’d really really wanted one, just […]2021-04-1629 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 441 – Trifecta: Strange FuturesThis week on the Drabblecast– three stories about Strange Futures. We bring you Drabblecast originals, “Department of Invention” by R.L. Thull, “The One’s Who Won’t Be” by Martin Munks, and “Cannabilism in the Inhuman Age” by Jaye Viner. Closing Music by 19 Action News Saul broke down in an unusual way for a robot. Saul […]2021-03-0455 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 441 – Trifecta: Strange FuturesThis week on the Drabblecast– three stories about Strange Futures. We bring you Drabblecast originals, “Department of Invention” by R.L. Thull, “The One’s Who Won’t Be” by Martin Munks, and “Cannabilism in the Inhuman Age” by Jaye Viner. Closing Music by 19 Action News Saul broke down in an unusual way for a robot. Saul […]2021-03-0455 min
Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 86 – The Yellow SignThe classic story by Robert W. Chambers, this week on Drabblecast Bsides! There are so many things which are impossible to explain! Why should certain chords in music make me think of the brown and golden tints of autumn foliage? Why should the Mass of Sainte Cecile send my thoughts wandering among caverns whose walls […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 86 – The Yellow Sign appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-12-2342 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 437 – The Shallow OneThe Drabblecast wraps up HP Lovecraft Month this year with a mythos story unlike any variety you’ve likely heard before! We bring you “The Shallow One,” an original Drabblecast story by Matthew Sanborn Smith. Norm closes out with a song about awkward romance called “There’s a Fetus in Your Kitchen.” I first met Madeline at […]2020-12-1341 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 437 – The Shallow OneThe Drabblecast wraps up HP Lovecraft Month this year with a mythos story unlike any variety you’ve likely heard before! We bring you “The Shallow One,” an original Drabblecast story by Matthew Sanborn Smith. Norm closes out with a song about awkward romance called “There’s a Fetus in Your Kitchen.” I first met Madeline at […]2020-12-1341 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 433 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 1The Drabblecast Annual Halloween Special kicks off this year simultaneously with HP Lovecraft month on the show, a full month of original Drabblecast-commissioned stories playing around with elements of Lovecraft’s style and mythos. We kick things off this year with a fullcast adaptation of one of Lovecraft’s most popular stories– The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Do […]2020-10-1851 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 433 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 1The Drabblecast Annual Halloween Special kicks off this year simultaneously with HP Lovecraft month on the show, a full month of original Drabblecast-commissioned stories playing around with elements of Lovecraft’s style and mythos. We kick things off this year with a fullcast adaptation of one of Lovecraft’s most popular stories– The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Do […]2020-10-1851 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 85- Nothing ChangesA sadistic tale from a sadistic future on the Drabblecast this week; we bring you a Drabblecast original from People’s Choice Award winning author Robert Reed. Brought to you by the ever-sexy and captivating voice of the internet’s one and only Word Whore. For Drabblecast Bsides subscribers only! A work colleague suffers a stroke and […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 85- Nothing Changes appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-10-1812 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 84 – Rubble PeopleAnother fantastic strange story sure to blow your mind from Drabblecast author Matthew Sanborn Smith. The local Partyville starts to peel apart around us: the booth, the ball pit, a video game and the netting between them, the pizza on the table, and the table too. Shards of pressboard and plastic fly toward me while […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 84 – Rubble People appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-07-2932 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-sides 83- Spar (Bacon Remix)In the tiny lifeboat, she and the alien eat bacon endlessly, relentlessly. They each have their own preference. Hers is the usual, crispy but not too crispy, the creamy fat just firm enough to bite through, the salt making grainy little bumps that she licks off her fingers. The alien is not humanoid. It is […]
The post Drabblecast B-sides 83- Spar (Bacon Remix) appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-06-1610 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 82 – HP’s Mad GibbsWe take the classic Mad Libs formula and give it an eldritch twist. On this special B-Sides episode turn your ears up for H.P. Lovecraft inspired purple prose with listener submitted prompts…
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 82 – HP’s Mad Gibbs appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-05-2515 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 423- The Martians Claim CanadaThe Drabblecast begins it’s 9th Annual Women & Aliens Month”– a full month of original commissioned stories by women about (you guessed it) aliens. First though, the Drabblecast presents a story by author Margaret Atwood about musicals, fungus, aliens and… well, you’ll see! The Martians descend to Earth in their spaceship. They intend to go […]2020-04-0116 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 423- The Martians Claim CanadaThe Drabblecast begins it’s 9th Annual Women & Aliens Month”– a full month of original commissioned stories by women about (you guessed it) aliens. First though, the Drabblecast presents a story by author Margaret Atwood about musicals, fungus, aliens and… well, you’ll see! The Martians descend to Earth in their spaceship. They intend to go […]2020-04-0116 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 81 – SallySally was coming down the lake road, so I waved to her and called her by name. I always liked to see Sally. I liked all of them, you understand, but Sally’s the prettiest one of the lot. There just isn’t any question about it. She moved a little faster when I waved to her. […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 81 – Sally appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-03-2640 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 80 – The Peoria PlagueFor Drabblecast Bsides Premium Subscribers this week, we bring you the classic 1972 Full Cast radio production of The Peoria Plague. Don’t worry, it’s just a fictional audio drama! …isn’t it?
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 80 – The Peoria Plague appeared first on The Drabblecast.2020-03-2254 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 79 – My Father’s CrabI don’t know where it was—that miniature golf course in the sand—but it had to be the Gulf of Mexico somewhere. We were driving from one coast to the other, like always. “The Great Southern Route,” my dad called it. It had to be Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas—one of them. I was seven…
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 79 – My Father’s Crab appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-12-2326 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 419 – Trifecta: Halloween SpecialSpecial Guest Host Cryptkeeper Norm hosts this year’s Drabblecast Halloween special. The Drabblecast brings you a special 3 original stories from Editors past and present, all centered around the history of a lonesome Texas Graveyard. We present to you,The Lich Gate Trifecta: They Went Into the Graveyard, One by One by Matthew Bey The Armadillo […]2019-12-0851 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast 419 – Trifecta: Halloween SpecialSpecial Guest Host Cryptkeeper Norm hosts this year’s Drabblecast Halloween special. The Drabblecast brings you a special 3 original stories from Editors past and present, all centered around the history of a lonesome Texas Graveyard. We present to you,The Lich Gate Trifecta: They Went Into the Graveyard, One by One by Matthew Bey The Armadillo […]2019-12-0851 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-sides 78 – The Shadow Over My Dorm RoomDrabblecast Exclusive Premium Content for $10/month Subscribers The sky is falling,” Chicken Little said, but of course I didn’t understand him right away. He forgets sometimes that he no longer has lips and teeth and all the other bits you need to produce intelligible speech. I gave him a moment to remember. He isn’t stupid—he’s […]
The post Drabblecast B-sides 78 – The Shadow Over My Dorm Room appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-09-1527 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 77 – Looking for JakeDrabblecast Premium Content. Sign up here to support the Drabblecast and listen! I don’t know how I lost you. I remember there was that long time of searching for you, frantic and sick-making … I was almost ecstatic with anxiety. And then I found you, so that was alright. Only I lost you again. And […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 77 – Looking for Jake appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-08-2542 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 76 – Sad, Dark ThingDrabblecast Exclusive Premium Content. Aimless. A short, simple word. It means “without aim”, where “aim” derives from the notion of calculation with a view to action. Lacking purpose or direction, therefore, without a considered goal. People mainly use the word in a blunt, softened fashion. They walk “aimlessly” down the street, unsure whether to have […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 76 – Sad, Dark Thing appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-07-1535 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 75 – The Five Hundred Days of Ms. BetweenFor this bit of Drabblecast Member Premium Content, we bring you “The Five Hundred Days of Ms. Between” by Joshua Alan Doetsch. Joshua Alan Doetsch is a “sentient word virus spreading across the collective unconscious through the vector of human language.” His writings include novels, short fiction, and video games (including Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey). Click […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 75 – The Five Hundred Days of Ms. Between appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-05-3127 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Director’s Cut – The Box Born Wraith“Just Lookin’ for Chocolate.” Norm and author Kevin Anderson discuss the horror genre, the origins of Cryptkeeper Norm, and of course, the hit story “The Box-Born Wraith” featured as Drabblecast episode 87 back in 2008 and published as our second official Halloween Special. “We all die in the dark, Benny…” Another Drabblecast Director’s Cut bringing […]2019-05-121h 01The Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Director’s Cut – The Box Born Wraith“Just Lookin’ for Chocolate.” Norm and author Kevin Anderson discuss the horror genre, the origins of Cryptkeeper Norm, and of course, the hit story “The Box-Born Wraith” featured as Drabblecast episode 87 back in 2008 and published as our second official Halloween Special. “We all die in the dark, Benny…” Another Drabblecast Director’s Cut bringing […]2019-05-121h 01Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 74 – In the End, You Get ClarityThe first time Leopard-Print Girl killed someone, it was an accident. She wasn’t Leopard-Print Girl then. She was Nicole Davis, an urban studies sophomore at the University of Chicago. When she got home for Christmas break, her mom told her things were getting worse at work…
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 74 – In the End, You Get Clarity appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-05-0926 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 73 – That Only A MotherThis Drabblecast B-Sides episode features Judith Merril’s story “That Only A Mother” This story is available to our $10/month B-Sides subscribers! Not a member yet? Here’s how you can support the show! Story Excerpt: Margaret reached over to the other side of the bed where Hank should have been. Her hand patted the empty […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 73 – That Only A Mother appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-03-3125 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 72 – Looking for a KeyThis Drabblecast B-Sides episode features S. L. Bickley’s story “Looking for a Key” This story is available to our $10/month B-Sides subscribers! Not a member yet? Here’s how you can support the show! Story Excerpt: My lover is a used bookstore, and when I have money we play a game. He closes me inside […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 72 – Looking for a Key appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-03-0718 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Director’s Cut – Trifecta: Things We Made“My Kids Think I’m Nuts” Norm and Drabblecast Audio Producer Adam Pracht talk about the Maker’s Movement, everything wrong with Gloucester, the finer points of audio production and of course the three stories in this classic Trifecta Special themed around “Things We Made.” Drabblecast Director’s Cut Specials are regular monthly features where we bring back […]2019-03-0554 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Director’s Cut – Trifecta: Things We Made“My Kids Think I’m Nuts” Norm and Drabblecast Audio Producer Adam Pracht talk about the Maker’s Movement, everything wrong with Gloucester, the finer points of audio production and of course the three stories in this classic Trifecta Special themed around “Things We Made.” Drabblecast Director’s Cut Specials are regular monthly features where we bring back […]2019-03-0554 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 71 – The Man Who Has Been Killing KittensThis Drabblecast B-Sides episode features “The Man Who Has Been Killing Kittens” by Douglas Warrick. This story is available to our $10/month B-Sides subscribers! Not a member yet? Here’s how you can support the show! Story Excerpt: So you want to know about the man who has been killing kittens. There’s a little congress of dead […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 71 – The Man Who Has Been Killing Kittens appeared first on The Drabblecast.2019-02-0517 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 70 – Saint Darwin’s SpiritualsThis Drabblecast B-Sides episode brings you “St. Darwin’s Spirituals,” a new tale from D.K. Thompsons’s Saint Darwin’s Spirituals series. You can check out our previous installments Heart of Clay, A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters, and Blessed Are Those Who Have Seen and Who Do Not Believe. One women’s quest for the truth will take her down […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 70 – Saint Darwin’s Spirituals appeared first on The Drabblecast.2018-12-1736 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 69 – Blessed Are Those Who Have Seen and Do Not Believe (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual)This Drabblecast B-Sides episode features another from D.K. Thompson Saint Darwin’s Spirituals series, which includes Heart of Clay and A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters. This one is called “Blessed Are Those Who Have Seen and Do Not Believe.” This fantastical story follows two sinister individuals and their brush with the divine. Story Excerpt: Despite […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 69 – Blessed Are Those Who Have Seen and Do Not Believe (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual) appeared first on The Drabblecast.2018-12-0333 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Reborn MetacastThe Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, folks. That’s right, our Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter Campaign comes to a close this Wednesday, October 17th @ 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. In our recap, Norm wraps up the final Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch episode with gratitude, news, and […]2018-10-1614 minDrabblecast – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Reborn MetacastThe Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, folks. That’s right, our Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter Campaign comes to a close this Wednesday, October 17th @ 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. In our recap, Norm wraps up the final Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch episode with gratitude, news, and […]2018-10-1614 minComedy – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Reborn MetacastThe Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, folks. That’s right, our Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter Campaign comes to a close this Wednesday, October 17th @ 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. In our recap, Norm wraps up the final Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch episode with gratitude, news, and […]2018-10-1614 minHorror – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Reborn MetacastThe Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, folks. That’s right, our Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter Campaign comes to a close this Wednesday, October 17th @ 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. In our recap, Norm wraps up the final Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch episode with gratitude, news, and […]2018-10-1614 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Reborn MetacastThe Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, folks. That’s right, our Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter Campaign comes to a close this Wednesday, October 17th @ 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. In our recap, Norm wraps up the final Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch episode with gratitude, news, and […]2018-10-1614 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minAction – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minFantasy – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minStrange – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minComedy – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor ChoadsworthThree days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and get some awesome Drabblecast rewards. In this Relaunch Prelaunch episode, you’ll hear excerpts from Drabblecast resident Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth’s past adventures, and also about how you can help fund his next adventure by helping us reach our 45K Kickstarter […]2018-10-1419 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Fan Picks: To WhateverDrabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, in this Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch fan pick. The smallness we feel in big places; the conversations we have with ourselves. The real lesson of life is to laugh. “Because life, no matter how dark, when read as […]2018-10-1327 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Fan Picks: To WhateverDrabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, in this Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch fan pick. The smallness we feel in big places; the conversations we have with ourselves. The real lesson of life is to laugh. “Because life, no matter how dark, when read as […]2018-10-1327 minHorror – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Fan Picks: To WhateverDrabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, in this Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch fan pick. The smallness we feel in big places; the conversations we have with ourselves. The real lesson of life is to laugh. “Because life, no matter how dark, when read as […]2018-10-1327 minComedy – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Fan Picks: To WhateverDrabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, in this Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch fan pick. The smallness we feel in big places; the conversations we have with ourselves. The real lesson of life is to laugh. “Because life, no matter how dark, when read as […]2018-10-1327 minDrabblecast – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Fan Picks: To WhateverDrabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, in this Drabblecast Relaunch Prelaunch fan pick. The smallness we feel in big places; the conversations we have with ourselves. The real lesson of life is to laugh. “Because life, no matter how dark, when read as […]2018-10-1327 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Presents: Far Far AwayA special throwback episode. With One week left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter, Norm presents one of his favorite surreal stories from deep in the archive by Hootingyard writer and Resonance FM radio personality Frank Key, and gives us a teaser about Frank’s commissioned story for Drabblecast Kickstarter Supporters The bullet-riddled corpses of our dead […]2018-10-1016 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Fan Pick: FollowedThe Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter campaign continues! Today, Fan Picks: Followed, by Will McIntosh as chosen and introduced by Drabblecast fan Boo Yeah. Hear her thoughts on an unsettling story about living with the consequences of our actions… This story originally aired in 2011. Story Excerpt: She came wandering down the sidewalk like any other corpse, […]2018-10-0826 minThe Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Presents: Inside Drabblecast AudioThis episode takes you inside Drabblecast audio production. Ever wonder how we produce an episode of the Drabblecast? Wonder no more! We dig into all the technical aspects like voice acting, sound editing and mixing, foley effects, music and more. Preproduction? Reading? Acting? Yeah, it’s all here folks, all the blood sweat and tears that […]2018-07-311h 36The Drabblecast Audio Fiction PodcastDrabblecast Presents: Inside Drabblecast AudioThis episode takes you inside Drabblecast audio production. Ever wonder how we produce an episode of the Drabblecast? Wonder no more! We dig into all the technical aspects like voice acting, sound editing and mixing, foley effects, music and more. Preproduction? Reading? Acting? Yeah, it’s all here folks, all the blood sweat and tears that […]2018-07-311h 36Drabblecast – The DrabblecastDrabblecast Presents: Inside Drabblecast AudioThis episode takes you inside Drabblecast audio production. Ever wonder how we produce an episode of the Drabblecast? Wonder no more! We dig into all the technical aspects like voice acting, sound editing and mixing, foley effects, music and more. Preproduction? Reading? Acting? Yeah, it’s all here folks, all the blood sweat and tears that […]2018-07-311h 36Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 68 – The WanderersWe came to your planet because we knew that you, the peoples of Kill Bill and Saw and Vietnam and Columbine Massacre would understand us. You could not call us monster, as our subjects had done, and you would not call us morally reprehensible, arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct. We had […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 68 – The Wanderers appeared first on The Drabblecast.2016-12-0619 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 67 – Bad Shit“Fat Jimmy,” said Wilbur. “I told you: Fat Jimmy.” “You told me it was a skinny guy,” said the uniform. “Fat Jimmy is skinny,” said Wilbur. The uniform sighed. “So you bought the weed from a skinny dealer called Fat Jimmy?” “Didn’t buy, just holding.” “For Fat Jimmy?” “That’s what I said: Fat Jimmy.” “Where […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 67 – Bad Shit appeared first on The Drabblecast.2016-07-1111 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 66 – Heart of Clay (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual)The Drabblecast brings you “Heart of Clay,” part of D.K. Thompson’s Saint Darwin’s Spirituals series. D.K. Thompson was the host and co-editor of PodCastle, a fantasy fiction podcast, for five years, and has narrated audiobooks by Tim Pratt, Greg van Eekhout, and James Maxey, among others. Story Excerpt: Awareness terrified the golem, but the burning […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 66 – Heart of Clay (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual) appeared first on The Drabblecast.2016-03-2129 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 65 – The Country of the BlindThree hundred miles and more from Chimborazo, one hundred from the snows of Cotopaxi, in the wildest wastes of Ecuador’s Andes, there lies that mysterious mountain valley, cut off from all the world of men, the Country of the Blind…
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 65 – The Country of the Blind appeared first on The Drabblecast.2016-01-171h 05Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 64 – The Top 10 Post Apocalypse Short FilmsNorm shares the top 10 best (and free online!) post apocalypse short films in an exlusive video podcast. Access Drabblecast Bsides Premium Content by signing up for an automatic $10/month subscription to the Drabblecast. Your support is greatly appreciated!
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 64 – The Top 10 Post Apocalypse Short Films appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-11-2700 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 63 – DoorsteppingThere was a buzz at the door. Mike Jansen sighed. Just when you got yourself settled after a long day working on the cheese counter; just when you were looking forward to some quality TV; the door had to go. He’d been standing up all day. His feet were killing him. He nestled down into […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 63 – Doorstepping appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-08-3111 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 62 – War of the ClownsOne time two clowns set themselves to arguing. The people would stop, amused, to watch them. —What’s that? they asked. —Why, it’s only two clowns arguing. Who could take them seriously? Ridiculous, the two comedians reparteed. The arguments were common nonsense, the theme was a ninnery. And an entire day passed. The following morning, the […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 62 – War of the Clowns appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-07-1505 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 61 – The Horses of LirI sent this one to The Saturday Evening Post. Three times. They kept losing the ms. I stopped. The moonlight was muted and scattered by the mist above the loch. A chill breeze stirred the white tendrils to a sliding, skating motion upon the water’s surface. Staring into the dark depths, Randy smoothed his jacket […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 61 – The Horses of Lir appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-05-2430 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 60 – The Great VüDü Linux Teen Zombie MassacreeBob and I attracted a pack of zombies when we stopped to fuel up at the Texaco in Buffalo Springs. I hoped we’d lost them, but hope was all I had. Bob said they were the fresh remains of a high school football team who’d been drowned and de-souled by water daemons at a lakeside […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 60 – The Great VüDü Linux Teen Zombie Massacree appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-04-0722 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 59 – The Sound of Useless WingsI try to ignore my brothers and sisters as I do my work under the hot twin suns. They call me names. They call me dreamer. They call me innocent. They call me ridiculous. All the while, I herd the rodents into the pen. I collect animal droppings and scatter them in the garden. I […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 59 – The Sound of Useless Wings appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-03-2623 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 58 – CopycrimeOn a grey misty day in November 2028,the clock in Winston’s room struck fourteen. He’d hacked the clock’s mechanism to make his point. Old-fashioned clockwork was the only thing left that could still be hacked. “Fourteen chimes,” he declaimed into his diary,”represents the fourteen years that copyright originally lasted. But today is the centenary of […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 58 – Copycrime appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-03-0811 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 57 – The Pain PeddlersThe phone bleeped. Northrop nudged the cut-in switch and heard Maurillo say, “we got a gangrene, chief. They’re amputating tonight.”
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 57 – The Pain Peddlers appeared first on The Drabblecast.2015-01-2522 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 56 – Tick FlickGreg jabbed Jeff’s third shoulder, though he made sure he didn’t hit hard enough to capsize the snack bucket. Jeff would make him pay if he did. “Quit hoggin’ the candy. Trailer’s almost over.” Jeff took his mouth out of his food long enough to ask, “What kind you want?” “You know. A softy.” “None […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 56 – Tick Flick appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-12-3011 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 55 – The Lonely ChildSomething pricked Marla’s hand. Groggily, very much so, she turned over in bed and spoke to her husband. “John,” Marla whispered, trying to keep the irritation out of her voice, “turn on the light. There’s a pin in the bed.” “What?” Her husband rolled over in the dark, and she felt his elbow bump into […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 55 – The Lonely Child appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-11-2421 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 54 – Sorry About Your DogSee, I was comin’ back from a round-up at Deacon’s Bluff – I catch rattlesnakes and milk them for their venom back in my apartment – you’d be surprised how much money there is in that. Anyway, I had a young diamondback tied up in my gunnysack on the front seat of my pickup – […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 54 – Sorry About Your Dog appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-11-1011 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 53 – 21 Steps to Enlightenment (Minus One)1. When a spiral staircase appears in front of you, don’t panic. Just know that if you place your feet on that first step, it shows commitment. You can’t go back. You can only go up and up and up until you reach the very top. Watch your step. That’s the main thing to remember. […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 53 – 21 Steps to Enlightenment (Minus One) appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-10-0122 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 52 – Fiction Editor LagerklatschDrinks and shop talk with short fiction editors John Joseph Adams (Lightspeed Magazine), Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld), Scott K. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) and Norm Sherman.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 52 – Fiction Editor Lagerklatsch appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-09-171h 19Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 51 – Francisca Montoya’s Almanac of Things That Can Kill YouIf you get ill after eating or touching something that didn’t make anyone else sick, you may be allergic to it. Especially if there’s a rash. Allergies are caused by your body rejecting substances it doesn’t like. There is no treatment but to avoid those substances. Fortunately, only a few types of allergies can kill […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 51 – Francisca Montoya’s Almanac of Things That Can Kill You appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-08-2730 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 50 – The Nameless CityWhen I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was traveling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar I saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts of a corpse may protrude from an ill-made grave. Fear spoke from the age-worn stones of this hoary survivor […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 50 – The Nameless City appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-08-1134 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 49 – TrashThe day she left we forgot to take out the trash. At five-thirty in the morning, I heard the city trucks lumbering down the street with their mechanical, prehensile arms and remembered that we had forgotten to take out the trash. I didn’t care though. I knew that in a few hours I would help […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 49 – Trash appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-07-2921 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 48 – Last Son of TomorrowJohn was born with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, and he often wondered why. But as a boy, it was simply wonderful to have those abilities. He could lift his father’s tractor overhead before he learned to read. He could outrace a galloping horse. He couldn’t be cut or bruised or […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 48 – Last Son of Tomorrow appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-07-1624 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 47 – Statement in the CaseSure, I know Istvan Horvath. We met about a year ago before Eva died. That’s my wife, Eva. You knew that? Yah, I figured you were pretty thorough…
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 47 – Statement in the Case appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-06-1927 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 46 – The HodagI still remember that cold October afternoon in 1936 when Whitey McFarland’s old coonhound Maggie dragged herself out of the forest, whimpering and yowling. Her skin hung off her sides in red flaps and her eyes rolled wildly. She collapsed on the ground and howled. All us kids loved Maggie, but not one of us […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 46 – The Hodag appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-05-1534 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 45 – Buried TalentsA man in a wrinkled, black suit entered the fairgrounds. He was tall and lean, his skin the color of drying leather. He wore a faded sport shirt underneath his suit coat, white with yellow stripes. His hair was black and greasy, parted in the middle and brushed back flat on each side. His eyes […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 45 – Buried Talents appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-05-0417 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 44 – Drabblecast Live Video PodcastDrabblecast Live Video Podcast – recorded at the EMP Collective in Baltimore Maryland.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 44 – Drabblecast Live Video Podcast appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-04-2218 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 43 – The Parasite ParadeIf you could shrink tiny, and drop down your own throat Like the tiniest of captains on the tiniest of boats I bet you’d be shocked at the things that you saw In the dark and the damp of your damp and dark maw. Your body’s a marvel, it’s one of a kind Which is […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 43 – The Parasite Parade appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-04-2008 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 42 – ChrysalisDear Grandma, Your letters beat me to Husa and I’ve told the computer to dole them out at the intervals that you sent them. I got no idea why I’m telling you that, since there’s zero chance you’ll read this. Helps me focus, I guess.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 42 – Chrysalis appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-04-0630 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 41 – Drabblecast Presents: Audio Fiction Production pt. 2Norm breaks down the nuances of audio fiction production. Based on fan questions.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 41 – Drabblecast Presents: Audio Fiction Production pt. 2 appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-03-1257 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 40 – Drabblecast Presents: Audio Fiction Production pt. 1Norm breaks down the nuances of audio fiction production. Based on fan questions.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 40 – Drabblecast Presents: Audio Fiction Production pt. 1 appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-02-2737 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 39 – Becca at the End of the WorldI nestle the video camera on its makeshift tripod, carefully centering my daughter’s image. She tucks her hair behind her ear and gives a strained smile. She is sixteen, and that hair is long and golden–kissed light brown and straight; she has the gangly grace only teenagers have, that sleek gazelle form. She is wearing […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 39 – Becca at the End of the World appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-02-0813 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 38 – Drabblecast Interview: Tim PrattA special Drabblecast interview with author Tim Pratt. Tim’s frequent appearances include Happy Old Year, Annabelle’s Alphabet, Morris And The Machine, A Fairy Tale Of Oakland, Cinderlands, Angel of the Ordinary and others.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 38 – Drabblecast Interview: Tim Pratt appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-01-3128 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 37 – ParasiteThere was a black, one-way window between me and my father, watching my interrogation. I imagined he was looking down at me with the rest of the generals on the second story. Their room looked down into empty cement room where I sat, alone, on a white chair, watching a black video screen. The decision […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 37 – Parasite appeared first on The Drabblecast.2014-01-2712 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 36 – Warm RegressionThere were always bright rings on the doorbell and smiling faces carrying covered dishes. There was always a peck on the cheek for us kids when grandma came, and always a strong handshake from grandpa. His big warm hands always convinced us that he was as strong as he was wise. All of them would […]
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 36 – Warm Regression appeared first on The Drabblecast.2013-12-2405 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 34 – Drabblecast Interview: Elizabeth Bear & Sarah MonetteA special Drabblecast interview with authors Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette, Authors of Mongoose, Boojum, and The Wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 34 – Drabblecast Interview: Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette appeared first on The Drabblecast.2013-12-0127 minDrabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 31 – The Black and White Animals TrilogyThe complete Black and White Animals Trilogy, uncut. Written by Kendall Marchman, Luke Coddington and Norm Sherman, produced by Norm Sherman. Originally appeared as episodes 11, 22, and 24… Part 1: Secret Weapons, Part 2: Vengeful Hearts and Part 3: Chromatic Conclusions.
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 31 – The Black and White Animals Trilogy appeared first on The Drabblecast.2013-10-231h 16Drabblecast B-SidesDrabblecast B-Sides 28 – TGIFTGIF, a covers medley by The Drabblecast’s Norm Sherman
The post Drabblecast B-Sides 28 – TGIF appeared first on The Drabblecast.2013-09-2500 min