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There it is again. That slithering sound that always comes in the dead of night. The floor is frigid under your feet and, shivering, you pull on your fuzzy socks. In the dark kitchen, you paw through drawers, looking for…what? A spatula? Tongs? It’s probably nothing, anyway. Armed with kitchen utens...

BigDumbYak wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:27 pm

The scraping sound drags me from my sleep.
I cannot move. I cannot scream.
I COULD, but I'd wake up the cat.
Death can wait.

That is absolutely awesome (and I can totally relate).

I was kinda hoping the cats would stick around after earning their voice . My icon shows 1 of 3 black house panthers who tolerate cat-dad and cat-mom. He'd be out the door (as he started out life as a stray). The other 2 are little lemons (bad hips; a touch of brain damage). :( I do love our little...

acpracht wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:31 am

As the narrator who read this when it first aired over at Escape Pod, I very much echo these sentiments.

If you think it made you cry... I was a blubbering mess after ending that recording...

-Adam

Oh wow. Now I have to go back and listen to the EP one again!

Everything--from the main story to the music to the art, to the twitfic...Hit me just right. This is why I listen faithfully every week. Currently reloading this so I can hear it again in the car tomorrow. Thanks a million.

This mouthwash hurts my teeth, I said.
The dentist was solemn. A hand fell on my shoulder.
Now we know. You’re one of them.

I first heard this on Escapepod, and I loved it then, but this second listen helped me engage with it more fully. Sometimes when something is really good, more of it is revealed if you read/listen again. I loved how it built and coalesced slowly, the revelation near the end about whose family pet wa...

I thought that was cool too, I had never thought of this story from that angle. It reminds me of the Dead Duck Day Drabblenews segment from back in the day, where female ducks have evolved convoluted trapdoor vaginas that they can open for "nice guy" ducks that will treat them right haha. Speaking ...

This is just so awesome.

Thanks, it came to me in a dream. I awoke with the story fully formed and jumped out of bed to write it down.

There's a buttload of potholes around here, so we should all be safe from having heart attacks, at least.
https://www.1011now.com/content/news/Gi ... 61271.html

The imagery here is, for me anyway, of vast and infinite evolution that is completely outside the realm of human comprehension.

On a clear day, the basement flooded. We had no sump pump. “I’ll siphon it,” Uncle Ernie said, grabbing a hose. He stuck one end through the hopper and the other into his mouth. Ma said, “That hose has been lying in the garden all summer. No telling what might’ve crawled inside.” Ernie’s eyes widene...

Wow. This gives me an ominous, skin-crawly feeling. Fantastic imagery. I will never look at sheep the same way again.

This one's an all-time favorite of mine. But the new analysis that follows really articulates what is so awesome about it--that maybe in the end it isn't necessarily sheer might and aggression that ensure natural selection and survival of a species, but rather decency, integrity, and compassion. Wou...

Nia_Zolanski wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:43 am

“Hey cutie, Did it hurt? Ya know when you fell from heaven?” I wink at Lucifer as I enter the gates of hell. He’s not amused.

I have read this one about five or six times now, and I laugh out loud every time. New favorite.

Every morning as I wait for the bus, I pray that when we get to school, they will quietly lead us into the gym, and the principal will offer some comforting words and say our parents have been notified to come pick us up or make arrangements, and the guidance counselor will tell us they are setting ...

It was storming that dark night when I met the meaty urologist. Lightning crashed. I thought it was love. Now I pee funny.

Hair-raising.
doomsday. heh.