The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

When Dr. Lopez came for me, I was plunging the geo lab toilet. She carried a red stickle suit in one hand and a spray can of anti-fungal lubricant in the other. "Great news, Oliver! Big Spike is in season," Dr. Lopez said. "He finally wants to fertilize Thick Root..." The theme of this Drabblecast is propogation and legacy for future generations. The feature lets us into the world of Oliver as he imitates a bora monkey-bird and goes to fertilize a massive jerk of a tree. Norm recaps and wonders what we can learn from the story and it relates to state tax.

"I'll tell you what's going to happen tomorrow, Davie. In the orning the priest will come here to see your box. It'll be still there because nobody dares to touch it..." This episode of Drabblecast deals with fear and rationality. The feature takes us to a world where fear of knowledge and how it can be used for evil prevents humanity from progressing.

They needed a virgin to make a bargain with the sea monster who hunted the waters off their coast, and they were not willing to sacrifice their daughters... With the theme this week being about freedom, this episode of Drabblecast sees Norm musing about the irony of song about freedom written by a man name Key... it could be a trap. Mermaids of the Old West centers on the mistreatment of captured Mermaids. In Darkness we learn what makes a sacrifice worthy. Special thanks to Salim Fahdley and Jan Dennison for lending voices and artistic help.

Tompkins sighed. "What happens is this: You pay me my fee. I give you an injection which knocks you out. Then, with the aid of certain gadgets which I have in the back of the store, I liberate your mind..." This episode of Drabblecast starts with Norm recommending and playing an excerpt from Frank Key's story anthology. In the feature we learn about Mr. Wayne, a man who visits the store of the world in order to discover his deepest desire. Is it simply an escape from a post-apocalyptic world, or is it something more?

The episode begins with a DrabbleNews segment on blow-up weaponry (it's Nerf or Nothing!). Next, a drabble from Kelley Zanfardino. on What follows is a doubleheader from Hugo nominated, cognitive psychologist, author Lawrence M. Schoen (with author's notes), as read by Phil Rossi. In A Fool's Death we follow a man as he attempts a mime assisted death, jumping into a volcano. In Pidgin we witness the intense frustration arising from a culture clash as an alien tries to buy fruit from a hardware store.

His home is in the dense jungle along the banks of the Liverpool River. Should anyone venture into that jungle Garkain, who can fly as well as walk, will wrap himself around the intruder, and smother him with the loose folds of skin which are attached to his arms and legs. —Charles P. Mountford, The First Sunrise, 1971 In this episode of the Drabblecast podcast, the theme is mythical beasts and creatures, imagined, extinct or otherwise. Norm discuss fantastic animals from down Under (Australia). In the feature we are presented evidence of the existence of the frightful Garkain. The monster's aspects are recalled in several accounts from eye witnesses and scholars.

Kyle lifted another lightsaber. "Want one? They’re not as random or clumsy as a flamethrower." "Sh*t. The geek is strong in this one. Sure, Jedi me." Kyle tossed it to her with a grin. Hang on Grandpa. We’re coming... Norm starts this week's Drabblecast starts with a bbardle about Phantom Claus, to get us in the Halloween spirit. The two part Horror World 2025 is concluded. We rejoin Ben to see if he is any closer to rescuing his grandfather from bedeviled robo-zombies.