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Old tech wants to stay here on the Drabblecast this week! We bring you "Mindful Objects," by Sandy Parsons, read to you by Jonathan Lee Wilson! Art by Tierney Steele   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show, the price for knowledge is steep! The Drabblecast presents an original story, "Storage Spaces," by Hans Ege Wenger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norm gives us the low down on his disgusting clot procedure, and we present the story "All Roads Lead to Roam" by Christopher R. Muscato. Narrated by Kurai Kitsune Episode Art by Joel Bisallon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come walk the road (or unsettling staircase leading down into the earth) less traveled this week on the Drabblecast, as we present author Rory Say's story "The Bridge." Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Quantum Doctor is in!  …on this week’s Drabblecast.  We bring you “Fatal Conditions,” by Chris Campbell.  Read by Onicia D Mueller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silosibyn Sandalhemp (Cryptkeeper Norm) returns to host the Drabblecast Hallowellness Special, and the Drabblecast presents a production of Thomas Ha's creppy short story, "The Window Boy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show, "No Real Creatures," by JM Brewer. Also we announce the Strangies winners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Respect His Might on the Drabblecast this week! We bring you "The Mub," by Thomas Ha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A story of change and renewel and supernatural bears on this week's Drabblecast! We bring you "The Bleeding Tree,"by Joe Koch. Also, Norm announcies The Strangies awards! Go here to learn more and vote for your favorite stories of 2023 and 2024: The Strangies Norm Sherman's latest CD, "The Instruction Book" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At last! Another touching dog story on the Drabblecast! This week we bring you an original by H. Robert Barland. Enjoy! H. Robert Barland is a teacher, Viking re-enactor and black belt martial artist. A former climber, film extra, and resident of the UK, he has now returned to Newcastle, Australia where he lives with his wife and two boys. His work has been published in Etherea and Nightmare Fuel magazines and also in the Wicked Flashes of Fantasy and Written into the Wind anthologies. He considers himself well adapted for life on land and can be followed on X ( @hrobertbarland) and Instagram (@h.robertbarland)." Episode Art: Ben Mueller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Drabblecast-- something's fishy in a curious small town. We bring you a paranormal murder-mystery by Cormack Baldwin & EV Smith. Enjoy! Art by Shane Bevin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We made it everyone! On this, the 500th episode, a commissioned original from a Drabblecast favorite-- Shaenon Garrity. Episode Art: Bo Kaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Brown wears brown John Brown pants, on this week's Drabblecast!  We present an original story by Kay Vaindal called "Nowhere." Enjoy!  Kay Vaindal (they/she) is a coastal ecologist and weird fiction writer. Her work has appeared in Seize the Press, Dark Matter, and anthologies including This World Belongs to Us and Death's Other Kingdom: Horror Tales of WWI. Art by Bo Kaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lesson on loneliness on this week's Drabblecast-- an original story by Arasibo Campeche called "The Sol Searching Fool." Arasibo Campeche (he/him)"Arasibo is originally from Puerto Rico and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics. He writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror that's often inspired by scientific principles. His work has appeared in numerous venues. His short story collection, Strained Sigma Bonds, will be published by Water Dragon Publishing in the fall of 2024.  Łukasz Godlewski (he/him) is a comic book creator from Gdańsk - Poland. He is an author of Painter, his first big graphic novel which is a tribute to Lovecraft and other classic weird fiction authors. Currently he is about to publish his new horror comic book - Black Heart. Facebook - @godlewskiart Instagram - @godlewski_art. Lonely? There's even more episodes, art, and behind the scenes at the Drabblecast's patreon. Still need more? Come over to the Drabblecast Discord.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Drabblecast- a melancholy story about loss, abandonment, and the perils of old magic. Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, F&SF, Podcastle, Asimov's, Vastarien, and Reckoning. You can find Avra on twitter (@avramargariti). Drabble: "The Hills," by Jonathan Lee Wilson. Jonathan is an aspiring narrator and crafter of short stories. Some of Jonathan’s voice work can be found on the Dunesteef, Anklecast, and Dribblecast. You can find more of his stories @taletellersuniverse on Youtube. Art by Cindy Fan Give the gift of Weirdness this holiday season with a Drabblecast Patreon Subscription! Click here: www.patreon.com/drabblecast/gift Join the Drabblecast patreon. Come hang out at the Drabblecast Discord.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop asking so many damn questions! Come and listen to the newest weird story from Pop-Pop. He's got something important to tell you. Zachary Olson(he/him) is a freelance writer and composer from Phoenix, Arizona currently residing in Chicago. Updates on his work can be found on Twitter @obfuscatingGod and here.  Steve Lillie Find them here: Twitter @SteveArtyPerson and Instagram instagram.com/lillie.steve Come wander the Sherman Cabin at the Drabblecast's patreon. Want to stand guard with other weirdos? Come over to the Drabblecast Discord.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lights! Wheels! Wipers! Curtain! This week, a marvel of machines and carbureted choreography awaits you, with an original story by Kay Vaindal called "Jared Chappel's The First Car Ballet." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have a ring on your door bell, and laid on your stoop is a brown papered parcel, tied with damp twine. You bring the package inside, noticing that the sky is tinged a weird green. You smell burning hair.  You pull the ends of the twine, which is warm and wet and reminds you of manhandling spaghetti. Inside are dozens of magazines, "The Sherman Evening Post", and as you move the issues, the covers invoke a strange feeling. The air around you is green now, and the last thing you see are the covers of these stories.  Reach your full biological potential at the Drabblecast's patreon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Drabblecast, we bring you "China Doll" by Kelsea Yu. Narrated by the Word Whore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Drabblecast, become something new! We bring you two stories about transformation by author Christine Nogle.  Narrated by The Word Whore. Reach your full biological potential at the Drabblecast’s patreon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take you on a voyage into the weird this week, with an original story by TB Jeremiah, called "Learn to Count with the Doomed Expedition." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast explores the seedy side of space this week with an original story by Jessica Jewell called "Slime on My Hackles." Enjoy! Norm Sherman Kickstarter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Drabblecast, we bring you dark ancient tales from distant lost lands, by Oliver Buckram. Also, Norm is launching a new Kickstarter for his 3rd album, "The Instruction Book." How exciting! Follow the upcoming campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drabblecast/the-instruction-book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast takes you to Jupiter's moon this week, with Adelehin Ijasan's story "From Earth to Io, with Love." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bout of Drabblecast is about to hit-- hope you get to your headphones in time! We bring you "Bad Meat," by Chip Houser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the horse horror genre! Our story this week is "Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish" by K. W. Colyard. Enjoy! Cover art by Steve Lillie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drabblecast delves into godhood this week with L.N. Clarke's original story, "He Who RuinsEverything." Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast hits the lanes this week with original story, "Cosmic Bowling" by Mike Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 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." Enjoy, Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast Weird West Event closes out this week with another original story– this time with epic train shoot-outs, centaurs, and manifest destiny! We bring you, “That Bloody Frontier” by Sasha Brown. Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Tristan Tolhurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weird Wild West continues this week with "The Alamo," by Cedrick May.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast Weird West event continues, with “Rusty Sue” by Arthur H. Manners. Cover art by Tristan Tolhurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast kicks off the Weird West event, with Avra Margariti's story "Headhunting" and 100 word story Quickdraw contest winner "Taming the Larvalands" by Matt Blairstone. Enjoy! Art by Tristan Tolhurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the summer winds down and things cool down, the Drabblecast brings you a story that will give you chills! We present, "Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft.  Cover art by Catriel Tallarico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mountain climbing might be more treacherous than you think. This week on the Drabblecast, we bring you Jason Sanford's "The Eight-Thousanders." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norm talks birds on this week's episode, before presenting Drabblecast's production of "The Pigeon" by Michelle Knudson. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A merry hanging and a game of jacks this week on the Drabblecast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mutant hillbillies on this week's Drabblecast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast brings you an original tale of interspecies aid. We present "Trunk to Trunk," by P.B. Yeary. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#Hivelife this week on the Drabblecast! We bring you "The Hard Problem of Consciousness" by Andrew Giffin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast takes you on an expedition you're gonna have to see with your own eyes to believe! We bring you The Monster-God of Marmurth by Edmond Hamilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast presents an original story by Michael Bettendorf about sports, parental expectations and growing up the hard way in a literal way. Read to you by Renee Chambliss. Art by DS Oswald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dating is weird this week on the Drabblecast. We bring you a Drabblecast original, “Yummy Tummy,” by Chelsea Pumpkins, read by Word Whore. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Drabblecast returns with a sinister tale of generational ick. We present “The Bad Ones Are Always the Best,” by Michelle Ann King. The Bad Ones Are Always the Best by Michelle Ann King Marty’s grandson takes the cup of tea he’s offered — without saying thank you, mind — and stares at it dubiously, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Drabblecast, Dendrology meets Criminal Psychology. A story by Harley Carnell. Art by Bo Kaier. Woods For the Trees by Harley Carnell On the second day of our search for John Shaw, John Shaw joins our search party. Frustrated after years of incompetence and inaction from the authorities, and after Shaw recently committed […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever feel Déjà vu on the road supposedly less traveled? Truth and lies on this week’s Drabblecast, we bring you an original story from Bob McHugh called “Is This a Plate?” Enjoy! Produced by Adam Pracht Read by Dominick Rabrun   Beyond this point, two paths lie One you live, one you die Ask one […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s show has it all: vampires, evolutionary biology, and quivering jacked up Taylor Swifts. We bring you three flash fiction pieces about the complications of being in love: Taylor Swift by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, The Evolution of a Breakup by Etgar Keret, and May I Come In by Adrienne Ryan. Narrations provided by Avery Alexander, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we the Drabblecast brings you some interesting original historic found footage uncovered by author Jonathan Louis Duckworth called, “The Follower’s Revel.” Enjoy! Art by Bo Kaier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Sponsor– Mothmen 1966 The secret’s out on this week’s Drabblecast, and nothing will ever be the same. We bring you an original Drabblecast story called “A Hymn Upon the Lips of the Dead,” by Mav Lux. Oh and Norm sings us a song about singing that he should have just told you. Enjoy! Cover […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An uncanny episode of original fiction this week on the Drabblecast– we bring you, “The Tenant” by Sarah E. Stevens. Cover created by Bo Kaier in concert with the midjourney text-to-image AI (and unidentifiable, scraped contributors). We hope to experience your enjoyment.    The Tenant by Sarah E. Stevens  Vanessa […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices