The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

Norm Sherman

The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners.

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Jul 7, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Morris and the Machine
The Relaunch Prelaunch marches forward as we present the listener-requested “Director’s Cut: Morris and the Machine.” This fan-favorite story originally aired in 2010. It is a haunting tale about relationships, time travel, and the poisonous nature of nostalgia. Author Tim Pratt lives in Berkely, CA and has been featured on the Drabblecast many times. He […]
Jul 3, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
Drabblecast Compilation: Holiday Specials
A compilation of our holiday highlights, including songs, skits and intros from 10 years of Drabblecast Holiday Specials, including: ~ “How the Government Saved Christmas” ~ Conclusion of the Mongolian Deathworm Saga ~ Cryptkeeper Norm segments ~ “Here Comes Phantom Claus” ~ “Twas the Night” ~ “The Thirteen” (Yule Lads)
Jul 2, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely
As a part of the Relaunch Prelaunch we revisit a listener favorite with special insight from the author, David D. Levine. Enjoy the “Director’s Cut: Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely.” Our feature originally aired in Episode # 113 way back in 2009. It is a unique tale set inside a televised cartoon world. […]
Jun 26, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Teddy Bears and Tea Parties
As a part of the Relaunch Prelaunch we revisit a listener favorite for the “Director’s Cut: Teddy Bears and Tea Parties.” This story was written by S. Boyd Taylor and was originally aired in 2010. It’s a heart-breaking horror story about little girls, stuffed animals, and hunger. Excerpt: Shadows move on the mantelpiece and the […]
Jun 22, 2018 · 6 min
The Relaunch Prelaunch
“That is Not Dead, Which Can Eternal Lie.” What is the Relaunch Prelaunch? The Drabblecast is back in business, with ambitious plans that you won’t want to miss hearing about. Every week we’ll be digging through the archives to bring you fan favorite stories with author commentary. We’ll also be featuring some fun compilations, news, […]
Jan 2, 2017 · 26 min
Drabblecast 386 – Garen and The Hound
This week the Drabblecast presents an originally commissioned story: “Garen and the Hound” by Jeremiah Tolbert. It is a story about the dream world and the relentless pursuit of something dark and sinister. This story is part of our Lovecraft Month, a celebration of all things H.P. and Old Ones. Story Excerpt: The veils of […]
Dec 11, 2016 · 45 min
Drabblecast 385 – The Innsmouth of the South
The Drabblecast continues Lovecraft Month with “The Innsmouth of the South,” an originally commissioned story by Rachael K. Jones. Imitation and authenticity are as much a part of the H.P. Lovecraft mythos as any of the Old Ones in today’s open source fiction universe. If one theme pierces all of Lovecraft’s work it is that […]
Dec 5, 2016 · 15 min
Drabblecast 384 – The Cats of Ulthar
We begin our month-long celebration of H.P. Lovecraft with a dramatic reading of “The Cats of Ulthar.” Lovecraft Month is our yearly celebration of H.P. and his sprawling mythos. All this month you’ll enjoy some awesome original stories commissioned just for Drabblecast listeners. We’re excited to be featuring works by three of our favorite authors, […]
Sep 5, 2016 · 18 min
Drabblecast 383 – SUN MOON CAT MAN
The Drabblecast concludes Women and Aliens month with “SUN MOON CAT MAN” by Julia Reynolds. This is a story about #Language#. #Language# is a key. #Language# can open doors of emotion, of empathy, and of connection. It unites us, it bonds us. #Language# can also lock those doors and keep us together alone. Story Excerpt: […]
Aug 20, 2016 · 35 min
Drabblecast 382 – Down the Well
Women and Aliens month continues with “Down the Well” by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Alaya is the author of speculative and historical fiction and has written six novels. Her stories have been featured in Asimov’s, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Welcome to Bordertown. She is also a recipient of the Cybils and Nebula awards. Story Excerpt: […]
May 8, 2016 · 39 min
Drabblecast 381 – Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs
Women and Aliens Month slithers forward with this week’s story: “Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs” by Lauren Beukes. Lauren Beukes is an award-winning, best-selling novelist who also writes comics, screenplays, and TV shows. Her novels include The Shining Girls, Broken Monsters and Zoo City. Story Excerpt: Unathi was singing karaoke when the creature attacked Tokyo. Or […]
Apr 21, 2016 · 23 min
Drabblecast 380 – The Four Generations of Chang E
We kick off Women And Aliens Month with “The Four Generations of Chang E,” by Zen Cho. It’s a dystopian space story steeping in Eastern mythology and tradition. And rabbits. Moon rabbits. Story Excerpt: In the final days of Earth as we knew it, Chang E won the moon lottery. For Earthlings who were neither rich […]
Apr 4, 2016 · 16 min
Drabblecast 379 – Water Spots
This episode of the Drabblecast presents “Water Spots,” by Rebecca Gomezrueda, a troubling tale of murk, darkness, and the complexity of the human experience. Is it something in the water? Consider yourself warned. Story Excerpt: “They found your brother…” Her mother leaves the sentence unfinished, and she wants to tell her not to go on. He […]
Mar 2, 2016 · 20 min
Drabblecast 378 – Giraffe Cyborg Cleans House!
A plate, a plate, another plate burst upon the kitchen tile. This one broke into three large pieces and assorted ceramic crumbs. Giraffe closed her long-lashed eyes and prayed to her many makers. Why in the world would the people make one hard thing that was so likely to smash into a second hard thing? […]
Feb 17, 2016 · 19 min
Drabblecast 377 – Here There Be Monsters?
The canary yellow shirt read “Camp Fit,” but it didn’t quite fit the bulbous, pre-adolescent boy cringing in the cabin’s corner. Rows of bunks lined both sides of the room. Standing over the boy, Worgly raised his shaggy brown arms and roared with his terrible roar. “You’re going to eat me!” And the monster gnashed […]
Jan 18, 2016 · 40 min
Drabblecast 376 – A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual)
This episode of the Drabblecast brings you “A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters,” another story in 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: […]
Jan 2, 2016 · 34 min
Drabblecast 375 – Ghost in the Coffee Machine
When it comes to ghosts, my grandmother has one solution: brew a pot of coffee. Like today, in Sadie Lancaster’s kitchen. Sadie clutches her hands beneath her chin and stares at our percolator, her eyes huge. The thing gurgles and hisses as if it resents being pressed into service. My own reflection in its side […]
Dec 18, 2015 · 19 min
Drabblecast 374 – Jump I’ll Catch You
Anton drew his legs up underneath him. The car seat was huge and puffy, and the leather made a breathy creak when he moved. It sounded like it was sighing. ‘How much longer?’ he said. For a while, nobody answered. He thought maybe they hadn’t heard him, but then his mother said, ‘We’ll be there […]
Nov 30, 2015 · 24 min
Drabblecast 373 – Trifecta: Things We Made
Sato lay on the cement floor of the workshop in a pool of his own blood and tried desperately to get Kuro-4’s legs working again. The robot, in turn, tried to deal with the gaping wounds in Sato’s smashed leg and pelvis. Useful Objects by Erica L. Satifka After he passes the age of […]
Nov 27, 2015 · 19 min
Drabblecast 372 – Delicate Parts
Earnest was in kindergarten when Jackie the Janitor got fired for “choking the chicken” in the girls’ bathroom. That phrase, along with his best friend Bradley Watson’s accompanying hand gestures, stuck in Earnest’s head so hard that whenever he looked at the thing between his legs, all he could see was a bald, pointed bird […]

The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Morris and the Machine

Drabblecast Compilation: Holiday Specials

Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely

Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Teddy Bears and Tea Parties

The Relaunch Prelaunch

Drabblecast 386 – Garen and The Hound

Drabblecast 385 – The Innsmouth of the South

Drabblecast 384 – The Cats of Ulthar

Drabblecast 383 – SUN MOON CAT MAN

Drabblecast 382 – Down the Well

Drabblecast 381 – Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs

Drabblecast 380 – The Four Generations of Chang E

Drabblecast 379 – Water Spots

Drabblecast 378 – Giraffe Cyborg Cleans House!

Drabblecast 377 – Here There Be Monsters?

Drabblecast 376 – A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual)

Drabblecast 375 – Ghost in the Coffee Machine

Drabblecast 374 – Jump I’ll Catch You

Drabblecast 373 – Trifecta: Things We Made

Drabblecast 372 – Delicate Parts