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A younger version of myself probably would have really resonated with this story, when I was full ofmore "bahumbug". Sometimes you just wanna cause some shit during the joyous holidays.

This cover art is also just amazing!!!

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Drabblecast 437 – The Shallow One [/u][/b] By: Matthew Sanborn Smith I first met Madeline at the local drug store, IBS, in the digestive aids aisle. We were both buying constipation products when our hands touched. Electricity passed between us, though it may have been the carpeting. My drone quive...

Drabblecast 436- The Wallpaper Out of Space [/u][/b] By: Adam-Troy Castro All right, so it’s Cheryl’s kid, okay? I didn’t know she had a kid until we were two months in and already deeply involved, and then she tells me she has a sixteen year old from a prior marriage, and that he was what you’re w...

Drabblecast 435 – Maternal Instinct [/u][/b] by Chris Lester They say you can find absolutely anything on the Internet. The authenticity and good condition of said “anything,” however, is by no means guaranteed. This caveat applies to rare movies, import CDs, collectible knickknacks of all kinds … ...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth [/u][/b] By H.P. Lovecraft Performed By: Dark Adventure Radio Theatre During the winter of 1927–28 officials of the Federal government made a strange and secret investigation of certain conditions in the ancient Massachusetts seaport of Innsmouth. The public first learned ...

Drabblecast 432 – Housebound [/u][/b] By: Ao-Hui Lin “Hey babe, where did the closet go?” The Hubby, Victor, gives me a blank look, like the word “closet” is Swahili for “bratwurst”. He neither understands the question nor the purpose of the question. “The closet. It used to be here, through this d...

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Drabblecast 431 – A Promise [/u][/b] By: Jennifer Hudak [/u] I reach out nonexistent fingers to catch your arm, the hem of your shirt. You, there. Sitting on the edge of the bed, head bowed, dripping with sorrow. Your hair is thinning, shiny scalp peeking through the gray-streaked brown at the top ...

Drabblecast 430 – Notes from the Assistant’s Intern [/b][/u] By: Bryan Miller [/u] The bulletin board posting specifically stated that the internship required “special skills,” “unorthodox hours,” and an “old-fashioned go-getter,” so I can’t really complain as I’m digging up coffins in search of he...

Drabblecast 429 – Letter from Lynchburg [/u][/b] By: Edward J. Knight 7 August 1865 My darling Emily, I do not know if this letter will reach you, but if it does, I hope it finds you well. General Lee has sent word to President Johnson requesting the evacuation of Washington, and I fear that Baltim...

Drabblecast 427 – Doubleheader- Matthew Sanborn Smith I wonder what will happen when I’m not up for it, when the weight finally overcomes my rigidity and I snap. Will I be a bloody mess when I turn back? Will I be too afraid to turn back and just take my chances with the landfill? https://www.drabbl...

Drabblecast 426- Trifecta: Friends Close, Enemies Closer [/u][/b] Time Cookie Wars by Benjamin C. Kinney Sandy by Bruce McAllister Oh What a Privilege to Dwell in the Grand Palace of the Tungerils! by Kelly Moore https://www.drabblecast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/drabblecast_ali_goldaper_trifec...

Drabblecast 425 – The Bodies [/b][/u] By: Tim Pratt Finding that first body wasn’t so bad, though it rattled me at the time. The dead man was curled up on a piece of cardboard in the alleyway I cut through sometimes on my way to the good coffee shop, and I would have assumed he was just sleeping ro...

Norm and author comedian/writer Bryan Miller about comedy and horror, editing and frog country, Lovecraft and fish horror. Also, Bryan’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired story, “Necessary Cuts.” Link to original Forum Post The manuscripts I read are haunted. Commas vanish forever into the void. Subjects and ...

Drabblecast 425 – Unlike Most Tides [/u][/b] By: Darcie Little Badger The prima donna sun has not yet risen to outshine every other star in the Milky Way. Overhead, a flash of light arcs between Orion and Taurus, the hunter firing at the bull. With a grunt, Mathilda lowers her kayak and admires the...

Havent listen to the story yet but that Twabble is horrifying! Nice work Tiredguy.

Drabblecast 424 – On the Feeding Habits of Humans: A Firsthand Account By: Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali and Rachael K. Jones On this diplomatic mission, I, Scholar, have two objectives: first, to advise Master Feeder TikTik on Earth customs and linguistic differences, and second, to accurately record wha...

Drabblecast 423 – The Martians Claim Canada [/u][/b] By: Margaret Atwood The Martians descend to Earth in their spaceship. They intend to go to New York – they want to see something called ‘a musical’ – but they get the directions mixed up, as many before them have done, and end up in Canada instea...

In these trying times, this for me was a great regrounding in the weird and a needed distraction from the world. This is classic Drabblecast. Point 1: Intro for Depends.... This was just down right weird and amazing. From the the natural distain for babies we all share to embracing laziness of movin...