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Drain
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...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:25 pm
- Forum: Twit-Fic!
- Topic: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
- Replies: 7855
- Views: 1416071
Re: Trapped Beneath
That is absolutely awesome (and I can totally relate).BigDumbYak wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:27 pmThe 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.
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:17 am
- Forum: Drabblenews
- Topic: Planning to hide from the cops? Might want to lay off the egg salad...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1141
- Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:59 pm
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2626
Re: Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change
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...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:06 am
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabblecast 405 – Wet Fur
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2772
Re: Drabblecast 405 – Wet Fur
Oh wow. Now I have to go back and listen to the EP one again!
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:01 am
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2626
Re: Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change
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.
- Fri May 17, 2019 6:37 pm
- Forum: Twit-Fic!
- Topic: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
- Replies: 7855
- Views: 1416071
The Test
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.
The dentist was solemn. A hand fell on my shoulder.
Now we know. You’re one of them.
- Sat May 11, 2019 3:46 pm
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabblecast 405 – Wet Fur
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2772
Re: Drabblecast 405 – Wet Fur
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...
- Sat May 11, 2019 3:26 pm
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabbleclassics 29- Primary Pollinator (191)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2067
Re: Drabbleclassics 29- Primary Pollinator (191)
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 ...
- Sat May 11, 2019 3:16 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: one night stand
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2654
Re: one night stand
This is just so awesome.
- Sat May 11, 2019 3:14 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Uncle Ernie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 821
Re: Uncle Ernie
Thanks, it came to me in a dream. I awoke with the story fully formed and jumped out of bed to write it down.
- Wed May 01, 2019 3:02 am
- Forum: Drabblenews
- Topic: Man Saved by Pothole
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1162
Man Saved by Pothole
There's a buttload of potholes around here, so we should all be safe from having heart attacks, at least.
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- Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:06 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Reborn into the Sea
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1869
Re: Reborn into the Sea
The imagery here is, for me anyway, of vast and infinite evolution that is completely outside the realm of human comprehension.
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:01 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Uncle Ernie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 821
Uncle Ernie
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...
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:52 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: No wrong answers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10907
Re: No wrong answers
Wow. This gives me an ominous, skin-crawly feeling. Fantastic imagery. I will never look at sheep the same way again.
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:40 pm
- Forum: Story Discussion - Main and Drabbleclassics
- Topic: Drabbleclassics 29- Primary Pollinator (191)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2067
Re: Drabbleclassics 29- Primary Pollinator (191)
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...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:27 am
- Forum: Twit-Fic!
- Topic: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
- Replies: 7855
- Views: 1416071
Re: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
I have read this one about five or six times now, and I laugh out loud every time. New favorite.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.
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:46 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Fourth Grade
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1302
Fourth Grade
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 ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Twit-Fic!
- Topic: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
- Replies: 7855
- Views: 1416071
Re: Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)
It was storming that dark night when I met the meaty urologist. Lightning crashed. I thought it was love. Now I pee funny.
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:24 pm
- Forum: Short Stories (Public)
- Topic: Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4225
Re: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Hair-raising.
doomsday. heh.
doomsday. heh.