The Drabblecast

Drabblecast 120- Doubleheader III: Fishermen & A Sandwich Shop in Chicago, 1 AM by Jeremiah Tolbert Drabble- The First Swim by Richard Asbury

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:40:44 -0400

We reach the rocky banks, out of breath. We do not speak. We can barely hear our voices over water raging against the rocks. Our breath makes white clouds. I buckle my helmet and cinch my gloves tighter...

Nigerian Scam Spam Contest
Jeremiah Tolbert
Flash Fiction Online
Music by Bonnie Rideout and Al Petteway

Drabblecast 119- The Seven Deadly Drabbles by Jake Bible

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:00:41 -0400

Damascus started to object, but feeling the stares from those in the infinite line behind him, he angrily flipped open his courier’s bag and grabbed two bloody, dripping muslin bags. He slapped them on the counter and huffed away...

Music Seraphic Panoply, Vivaldi, Gringo Motel, Paula Cole and Norm Sherman
Art by Bryan Dubreuiel

Drabblecast 118- The Relativity Prison by Igor Teper Drabble- Coiffuture Conundrum by Jake Webb

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:32:18 -0400

It took weeks for me convince myself that my condition is universal, and I'm still not entirely sure. It's almost always something in the eyes, and sometimes also in the corners of the mouth. Resignation. I had to learn to look for it. Otherwise, the illusion of volition is perfect. Everyone looks as if they're just going about their business, even as their business is going about them...

Monster Jellyfish
Winn Mountain Restorations
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Music by The Outsyder and Bartok

Drabblecast 117- Curse of the Alien's Wife by Bruce Boston Drabble- The Entertainer by Brett Reynolds

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:42:48 -0400

Now that his supernal caress has become the familiar sanctum of her nights, she fears that no mere human partner could ever satisfy her again...

2nd Annual Nigerian Scam Spam Contest
Sam’s Dot Publishing
Eotu
Bruce Boston
Music by John Doyle and Steve Urwin

Drabblecast 116- It's All in the Knowing by Mikal Trimm Drabble- Tax Form Zero-G by Sonny Traylor

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:42:59 -0400

Kelly Lester, a soft-spoken, unassuming young girl, with lovely sparkling green eyes and a smile that seemed fresh-born each time she used it. I fell in love with her the day she started here, and I convinced myself she'd never have anything to do with me the day after.

Of course, I was not all-knowing at the time...

Zombie Ants
Mikal Trimm
Music by Pierre Bensusan

Drabblecast 115- Clown Eggs by Jay Lake Drabble- The Absurdly Connected Machine by J. Alan Pierce

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:27:25 -0400

The spring tide rolled across Momus Beach, tossing the flaccid corpses of clowns like so many torn balloons. Weathered to a dispirited pallor, they twisted in the foamy surf with the eternally surprised expressions of the dead...

Jay Lake
Music by Bach (Bradenburg Concerti) and Julia Ecklar

Drabblecast 114- Arms and the Man by Mary Turzillo Drabble- Happy Ending by Michael Young

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:46:26 -0400

Courtney had never considered squid love before. She was an accountant for a Chicago restaurant chain, and not really looking. After a bitter, acrimonious divorce, Courtney was burned out on romance...

The Hubble Gets a Makeover
Pimp My Satellite MP3
Mary Turzillo
Music: Curt Siffert, Handel’s Water Music

Drabblecast 113- Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strange by David D. Levine Drabble- The Good Doctor by Jake Webb

Wed, 6 May 2009 13:43:17 -0400

A change came over Charlie then, like a cloud passing in front of the sun. He placed his hands flat in his lap, straightened his neck, and took a deep breath. "Us," he said at last. "They read us."

David D. Levine
Balticon

Drabblecast 112- The Guardian by Michael Anthony Drabble- 3:52 to Oblivion by J.D. Riso

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:09:48 -0400

She sprinted along the sidewalk, the bag bouncing against her back. The sun melded into the horizon, disappeared, engulfing the city in grave dark. Blood-thirsty screams could be heard in the distance, human howls. The gangs and muties were waking, to reclaim the city in their nightly routine...

Racist Dolphins as Weapons
The Guardian at Pseudopod
Music by Scott Shannon and Bartok
Art by Josh Hugo

Drabblecast 111- Frequent Flier Miles by Greg van Eekhout

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:00:58 -0400

He folds his barely eaten burrito away in its paper wrapper and regards me seriously with his warm, friendly eyes. "I have a *lot* of frequent flier miles. I'd be more than happy to share them."
I understand that we're not talking about the kind of miles the airlines give you. This has nothing to do with credit card rewards...

Greg Van Eekhout
Cat Rambo
Eric Peters
Norm Sherman
Radioactive Runaways

Music by the Klezmer Conservatory Band, the Klezmatics, Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra

Drabblecast 110- Trifecta VII

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:53:23 -0400

The Frozen People by Danny Adams
Sheltered by Ralph Gamelli
In Order to Conserve by Cat Rambo

Music: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto I
Debussy Piano Prelude II and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn
Ray Sizemore
Fantasy Magazine
Paper Golem Press
Cat Rambo
The Hooting Yard
Penguicon

Drabblecast 109- Babel Probe by David D. Levine, Bbardle- The Babylon Battle of the Bands

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 05:20:17 -0400

I have been sent to investigate one of the greatest mysteries of all time. The identity of Jack the ripper, the fate of the lost colony at Roanoke, even the hidden story of the Crucifixion have all been revealed, but the truth--if any-- behind the Tower of Babel myth, found in so many cultures, still lies shrouded in secrecy...

Wheatland Press
Bento Press
Norm Sherman CD
Eisenbrauns
Music by Children’s Choir of Radio Sofia and Aram Gulezyan
The Babylon Battle of the Bands

Drabblecast 108- The Wicked Witch Looks at 40 (Decades) by Janet E. Sever Drabble- The Moth by Zac Alexander

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:33:34 -0400

The wicked witch business wasn’t what it used to be. It had been such a simple thing, to lure children with candy; back in the old days when candy had been hard to come by...

Science Fiction in the Classroom
Music by The Season of Us, Gringo Motel, Palestrina, Debussy, The Noisemakerz

Drabblecast 107- The Alchemical Automaton Blues by Ian McHugh Drabble- Hide and Seek by Liz Mierzejewski

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:26:53 -0400

"How often does it do that?" the faun asked.
"Most of the time. The poor thing's totally neglected. They never speak to it or interact with it-- except for when the kids are throwing rocks at it..."

Ian McHugh
Death by Natural Causes
Music by Kaveh and Phil Cuneff

Drabblecast 106- Boiled Black Broth and Cornets by Frank Key Drabble- Deep in Flemming by David Steele

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37:50 -0400

"From fortress-building to cornet-playing, you never cease to amaze me, Beckie." I replied, dumping my weekend luggage in a corner of the grm brickish vestibule...

Frank Key's Hooting Yard
Music: Kansas City Kitty by The Rhythmic Eight
Echos by Seraphic Panoply
Misc., Norm Sherman

Drabblecast 105- Doubleheader 2: The Blueberry Pie & The Last of the Pie Hunters by Mur Lafferty

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 14:32:16 -0500

She'd been hunting full-grown pies for four years now. The little hand-held fruit pies were for kids-- the preservatives made them slow and stupid-- but pies in the wild, they were the true treasure, they had formed the culture of her people...

Mur Lafferty's Murverse

Drabblecast 104- The Food Processor by Michael Canfield Drabble- To Market by Carson Beker

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:54:53 -0500

Though the boy's birthdays occurred weeks apart, Mother combined their gift to please Father.
"You may choose your present this year, boys," said she. "Something to fulfill your destiny, perhaps." The boys were born to change the world...

Drabblecast People’s Choice Awards
Michael Canfield
John Medaille Stories- Radiodemonology and Uberman
Robert Reed
Music by Devin Anderson and Norm Sherman

Drabblecast 103- Out of His League by Bruce Golden Drabble- Sammy Has a Good Day by Josh Hugo

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:14:53 -0500

An influx of uniformed combatants filed into the room, some mumbling, others grumbling-- the sure sign of another loss. In moments the place smelled of dirty socks and planetary jocks...

Who Wants to Watch Fox?
Bruce Golden
Josh Hugo's Free Mode Media
Music by Victor Stellar and Ed Meeker

Drabblecast 102- The Last Dog by Mike Resnick Drabble- Rain in the Wind by Jake Freivald

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:49:09 -0500

He was panting now, his breath coming in a never-ending series of short spurts and gasps. His sides ached, his eyes watered, and every now and then he would trip over the rubble of the decayed and ruined buildings that lined the torturously fragmented street...

Flash Fiction Online
Mike Resnick
Drabblecast People's Choice Awards
Drabblecast Archive Discs
Drabblecast Tshirts
Music by Bonnie Rideout

Drabblecast 101- Bemused by Michael R. Fosburg Drabble- A Gentleman Caller by Rodney Elliot

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:59:32 -0500

My Muse is the life of every party. He does keg-stands and plays beer-pong like he was born to the game...

Michael Fosburg
Rooneyfish Invasion
Samantha Henderson
Music by Chi Weapon

Drabblecast 100- Trifecta VI

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:48:36 -0500

Trifecta VI

Cork RIngtone and the Break Dancing Pig by Mel Bosworth
Gerri's Sounds by Michelle Howarth
Cupid, Playing by Ken Goldman

Drabblecast 2nd Annual People's Choice Award
Pseudopod
Cthulhu Podcast
Shock Totem Magazine
Music by Gringo Motel and Curt Siffert

Drabblecast 99- Sarah's Window by Janni Lee Simner Drabble- We Slept Through the End of the World by Brian Baer

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:05:29 -0500

The shadow lingered at Sarah's window, balanced on air, certain to fly away the next step I took. Another moment and it would be gone. Another moments and I would call the police, report my daughter missing, and spend the rest of my life convincing myself I'd imagined it...

Drabblecast CD's: Seasons 1-3
Janni Lee Simner
Bones of Faerie

Drabblecast 98 The Graggleberry Thief by Steve Clancey Drabble Culling the Herd by Nicholas Empey

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:51:23 -0500

"Mark my words Monkey," said the chicken. "If you're up to no good, Felonious Peck will find you out..."

Eagle vs Deer vs. Electricity

Drabblecast 97- Daydream Nation by Paul Di Filippo Drabble- Cryosleep by Jake Freivald

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:17:55 -0500

From a small, dusty box similar to a contact-lens case, she took a fresh iDreams bindi, a self-adhesive circlet displaying the iDreams logo: a stylized human head wreathed in fluffy clouds and displaying a Third Eye...

Paul Di Filippo
Flash Fiction Online
Heather Welliver
Form Letter Rejection Theatre
P.C. Haring's Cybrosis
Music by Kaveh, Gringo Motel and Devin Anderson

Episode contains brief sexual references

Drabblecast 96 L'wek and Sarah by Samantha Henderson Drabble Any Day by Shane Shennen

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:58:55 -0500

Since the Emergence they'd all had to learn: humans, certainly, but mostly the Lemurians...

The Drabblecast Top 10 Badass Animals of 2008
Samantha Henderson
Shane Shennen
Music by Sara Ayers and Stone Jack Jones