The Drabblecast

Drabblecast 137- Doubleheader V: Quantum P.I. and The Last Outlaw by Igor Teper Drabble- Yarn by Steve Lidster

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:18:31 -0500

Sam Android found Gail Galaxy skipping monopoles off the inactive accretion disk of a small black hole on the outskirts of the galaxy. Every once in a while, she shot one in at too large an angle, and it was captured by the black hole and, with a blinding burst of X-rays, swallowed up.
"I was wondering when you'd get here," she narrowcast while he was still decelerating..."

Steve Lidster
Igor Teper
Geek Pantheon
Simply Scripts
Artwork by Liz Mierzejewski
Music by Gringo Motel and Phil Cuneff

Drabblecast 136- The Great Old Pumpkin by John Aegard Drabble- And Then the Whole Town Gets Their Brains Eaten by Ayn Sauer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:58:53 -0400

You must know, Doctor, that I did not choose to seek psychiatric help. I have no faith that I shall exit this room a healed man; I know now that I have been destined for the asylum since childhood. No mere conversation with you can steer me clear of that fate. That said, let us proceed with this court-compelled farce before my mad prattle provokes your crabbiness further...

Ayn Sauer
John Aegard
Closing Music by Eskit
Artwork by Bo Kaier

Drabblecast 135- “Hello,” Said the Stick by Michael Swanwick Drabble- Eat the Dog by Reverend John Sleestaxx

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:05:56 -0400

“Hello,” said the stick.
The soldier stopped, and looked around. He did not touch the hilt of his sword, but he adjusted his stance so he could reach it quickly, if need be. But there was nothing to be seen. The moors stretched flat and empty for miles about. “Who said that?”

Michael Swanwick
Revsleestax
Escapepod
freemodemedia

Music by Gringo Motel

Drabblecast 134- Bone Sigh by Tim Pratt Drabble- Squid Ink by Abbie Hilton

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:35:08 -0400

I put the tenderizer down on the white formica table and look at my bonsai scar. It is like a flower, a jellyfish, a pinwheel of raised flesh, yellow bruises, subcutaneous hemorrhaging...

In Search of the Mongolian Death Worm: Part Three
Tim Pratt
Abbie Hilton
Super Animal Mega Beast III
Bo Kaier
Drabblecast Fan Archive

Drabblecast 133- Over the Walls of Eden by Jay Lake

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:45:17 -0400

"Why do you remember the books?" he finally asks.
She smiles again. "O Sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state I fell, how glorious once above thy sphere, Till pride and worse ambition threw me down..."

Bo Kaier
Jay Lake
Bill Glover

Music by Scott Shannon, Bonnie Mitsch and Norm Sherman

Drabblecast 132- Doubleheader IV: A Baker’s Dozen and The Wrong Cart by Bruce Holland Rogers

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:42:24 -0400

People don't like to admit mistakes. You know how it is. Sometimes it's just easier to act like you didn't make a mistake at all, like you're doing exactly what you meant to do all along...

In Search of the Mongolian Death Worm: Part Two
Bruce Holland Rogers Subscription
FinalRune

Music by Lyle Mays, Dave Grisman, Norm Sherman and U2 (Parody)

Drabblecast 131- Storm Comes A' Callin’ by Jeremiah Tolbert Drabble- Hanging by Doug McIntire

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:32:24 -0400

I heft the axe. Lighter now, and warm in my palms. My old bones creak, I lift it over my head. I stare at the groove in the ground, beaten into the land. Many a storm been broke here. Too many, maybe...

In Search of the Mongolian Death Worm: Part One
Doug McIntire
Jeremiah Tolbert
Cheyenne Wright
Super Animal Deathmatch Season III

Music by Big Bill Broonzy, John Campbell, Cheyenne Wright and Norm Sherman

Drabblecast 130- Trifecta IX

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:22:57 -0400

Dinosaur by Bruce Holland Rogers
Monster Talk by Steve Calvert
The Curse of the Android’s Wife by Bruce Boston

Dave Thompson
The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid
19 Nocturne Blvd.
The Devil’s Dictionary

Music by Scott Shannon, Norm Sherman, Roland Dyens, Cliona Ni Dhuill

Drabblecast 129- Annabelle's Alphabet by Tim Pratt Drabble- Tell-Tale Signs by Ralph Gamelli

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:17:11 -0400

Annabelle's mother closed her eyes. "Get it sharp," she said. "Very sharp, so it doesn't hurt much. I'll boil some water."

Somewhere in the house, far from the green places she'd known, baby Annabelle lay on her stomach and cried...

Tim Pratt
Bone Shop
Radio Drama Revival
FinalRune

Music by Gringo Motel, Devin Anderson, Marco Esu, Sara Ayers, Palestrina, Chopin, The Brothers Femme and Norm Sherman
Art by jvgphoto.com

Drabblecast 128- The End of the Universe by Eugie Foster Drabble- The Story by Michael Young

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:47:50 -0400

"Countdown commencing," the computer announced. "Termination of the universe in 10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . ."

Eight seconds until the end of everything. No Earth, no galaxy, no existence...

Eugie Foster
Kim and the Geek Pantheon
Xray Visions
The Dunesteef
The Prophet of Panamindorah
Music by Steve Stanger, Paradroid, Chris Willits and Norm Sherman

Drabblecast 127- Nanuq by John Kratman Drabble- The Place Where Dogs Go When They Die by John Medaille

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:02:40 -0400

His years away from me had bled any belief he once had in the old ways. I had thought to educate him, to make him wise in the ways of science and the world. I thought after he graduated he would return and learn the way of the _angatquq_, the shaman, and take his place in the secret circles of the People, as his mother had.
But the University had narrowed his mind instead of widening it. He had turned his back on his people...

Nothern Pike-- "The Water Wolf"
Escapepod
John Kratman
Geekspeak
Dragoncon
The Most Disturbing Video EVER
Music by Seraphic Panoply and Terje Isungset

Drabblecast 126- Dagon by H.P.Lovecraft Poetry- The Fungi from Yuggoth by H.P. Lovecraft Bbardle- The Heartache Over Innsmouth

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:30:06 -0400

As I crawled into the stranded boat I realized that only one theory could explain my position. Through some unprecedented volcanic upheaval, a portion of the ocean floor must have been thrown to the surface, exposing regions which for innumerable millions of years had lain hidden under unfathomable watery depths...

The Cthulhu Podcast
Fungi from Yuggoth
Dagonbytes
Steredian Technologies
Norm Sherman CD
Bbardle- The Heartache Over Innsmouth

Drabblecast 125- Little Brother™ by Bruce Holland Rogers Drabble- Prayer to Human by Christopher Perria

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:54:18 -0400

This year when Peter ran into the living room, there sat Little Brother™ among all the wrapped presents, babbling baby talk, smiling his happy smile, and patting one of the packages with his fat little hand. Peter was so excited that he ran up and gave Little Brother™ a big hug around the neck. That was how he found out about the button.

Bruce Holland Rogers
The literary side of furry fandom

Drabblecast 124- Ghosts and Simulations by Ruthanna Emrys Drabble- Navy Wife by A.S. Lowe

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:39:07 -0400

"You're looking for people to mind the ghosts?" I asked, as I signed for the co-pay...

Corpse-fueled robots
Ruthanna Emrys

Drabblecast 123- Toast by Jamie Lackey

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:56:09 -0400

Elayne won't eat toast anymore. A week ago, she never would have dreamed of giving up toast. It was her favorite breakfast food, and breakfast is the most important meal of the day...

Scam Spam Winner
Jamie Lackey
Prophet of Panimadorah
Music by Phil Keaggy and Phil Cuneff
Pimp my Satellite Music Video

Drabblecast 122- The Fallen and the Muse of the Street by Tim Pratt Drabble- The Most Wonderful Dream by Tim “ShoEboX” Crist

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:28:13 -0400

Angels, fallen or otherwise, weren't known for their appreciation of human art...

Worm Quartet
The Fump
Tim Pratt
Marla Mason
Music by the Dukes of Dixieland
Muse Repellent

Drabblecast 121- Trifecta VIII

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:36:41 -0400

Paranormal Kansas: Cretaceous Ghosts by Jeremiah Tolbert
Aqua Vita by Stephanie Campisi
Jake and the Carpet Sharks by Michelle Howarth

Matthew Bey
Escapepod
Revolution SF
Shock Totem
Spacesquid
Special music performed for Drabblecast on harp by Monika Vasey (Victory at Sea by Richard Rogers)
Coolest art ever- Dan Varner, Oceans of Kansas

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
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