The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast
The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast
Norm Sherman
The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners.
Drabblecast 491 – Learn to Count With the Doomed Expedition
One, two, three, what’s that staring back at me? Four, five, six, I know what this viscera predicts… This week on the Drabblecast, we are going on a journey. Pack your bags, and bring extra socks for the clown. “Learn to Count with the Doomed Expedition” is a reprint story by T.B. Jeremiah. T. B. […]
Jul 25, 2024
14 min
Drabblecast 490 – Slime on my Hackles
This week on the Drabblecast, we have arrived in the seedy side of space. The sign on the front says, “Boffel’s”, and the sensation on your back you don’t recognize.  “Slime on My Hackles” is an original story by Jessica Jewell. Jessica Jewell (she/her) is a science fiction writer. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario with […]
Jun 27, 2024
Drabblecast 489- The Black Waters of Lethe
This week on the Drabblecast, we bring you a dark ancient tale from a distant lost land called “The Black Waters of Lethe,” by Oliver Buckram. Also, exciting news!  Norm is launching a new Kickstarter for his 3rd album, “The Instruction Book.”  And how! Follow the upcoming campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drabblecast/the-instruction-book The Black Waters of Lethe […]
Jun 16, 2024
Drabblecast 488- From Earth to Io, with Love
Tickets, please! Tickets! Right this way! Coupons to the right, and fast passes to left. NO pushing, folks. Watch your tendrils! Keep your goo to yourself. All lines will get you to the newest episode, “From Earth, to Io with Love. ” by Adelehin Ijasan!     Adelehin Ijasan is a Nigerian writer living […]
May 24, 2024
21 min
Drabblecast 487- Bad Meat
Our story this week is spoiling for a good time. Enjoy a delicious exploration of the human condition, “Bad Meat” by Chip Houser! Chip Houser (he/him) has stories in Bourbon Penn, PodCastle, Daily Science Fiction, and various other markets. “Dark Morsels,” a chapbook of his very short fiction, is forthcoming from Red Bird Chapbooks. He’s […]
Apr 21, 2024
21 min
Drabblecast 486- Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish
Our story this week is “Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish” by K. W. Colyard. Enjoy! Cover art by Steve Lillie Do you long to be a part of the mob? Did this week’s story give you mob-envy? Then do we have something akin to a mob, but less angry, and less muddy, and […]
Mar 23, 2024
12 min
Drabblecast 485- He Who Ruined Everything
Let us quell your unease with our favorite platitude, “When God closes a door, he opens a window, but when Tom Floss squints at the mob through his window, Roy boards up the door for him.” Our story this week is “He Who Ruined Everything” by L. N. Clarke. Cover art by Bo Kaier Do […]
Mar 1, 2024
22 min
Drabblecast 484- Cosmic Bowling
The Drabblecast hits the lanes this week with original story, “Cosmic Bowling” by Mike James Davis.  Cover art by Shane Bevin! Drabblecast Patreon Cosmic Bowlingby Mike James Davis I’m a frequent bowler, very frequent in fact, and nothing tickles me more than when my local lanes fire up an old throwback: Cosmic Bowl. The nostalgia […]
Feb 6, 2024
19 min
Drabblecast 483- Snow
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.”  Happy New Year! Drabblecast Patreon Cover art by Bo Kaier Snow by Em Liu I step out into the deep snow. In my right hand is a flashlight, […]
Jan 1, 2024
16 min
Drabblecast 482- That Bloody Frontier
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     That Bloody Frontier by Sasha Brown August 2, 1855 The bones of the railroad […]
Dec 19, 2023
23 min
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