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I loved this week's winning Twabble, where time order changes. Super clever and smart. The main story this week was good (to me) but not great. I love my pets but it took long to figure out who the narrator was and then it wasn't really clear who we were hearing from. If it was a swarm of sentient n...

So much to love about this one. I’d never heard any Tiptree stories either and am now researching which of hers to start with. If anyone has recommendations I’m all ears. One theme I enjoy in stories (and life) is oppressed people biding their time while planning a rebellion or escape from oppressor...

I just heard this one “on air” and wow was it good.
Oof. Right in the feels.

Good story but ended pretty abruptly to me. I wasn't sure whether the main character had never been turned into a human, or had been turned into a human in a painful process, and then turned back into a fish frog without feeling it or noticing it. Also, it wasn't clear that her sisters' previously d...

I loved this one in part because it was gruesome and crazy but also because it how in certain societies everyone can just "get used to" certain bizarre and cruel rituals. We all cringed at the bat hitting the nutsack but what things in our own world are pretty crazy and we just accept them as that's...

Exciting and great news about Nathan Lee stepping (fully) into the spotlight. This transition seems like the best of all worlds. As for this story, I too am completely zombie'd out. The whole genre just makes no sense from the perspective of basic physics once a zombie lasts to the point that it nee...

This was great to listen to. Did not realize there was video until I came here just now.

I'd love to get to a live Drabblecast event someday!

I found this to be a sad but sweet story. One discordant note for me was the father's seemingly irrational reaction. If my son had been writing letters to someone and then disappeared and that someone was my only lead, I wouldn't threaten to kill him. On an unrelated note, you might be surprised to ...

It was bizarre for me to hear these stories come to life since I am the guy who makes up new cat with blue fur stories every other night for my little boys. It's one thing to see some stories submitted in a contest and something totally different to listen to them professionally produced. It will ob...

After a frustrating effort I can safely say I've tried everything I can think of to get my iPhone to subscribe to B sides. No dice, and I think that there's no solution in sight that gets B-sides directly onto our phones so long as it remains as a password protected feed because Apple says they won'...

Damn good episode. Hilarious, thought-provoking, and wonderful to hear all our favorite voices. Great casting.

Loved this episode

Thank you to everyone who took the time to write and enter a story! It may be many years before I can read some of the darker ones to my kids.

I'm excited to hear the winners turned into audio productions, and to see one of the authors continue to the next phase of this project!

If anyone finishes a story after the deadline and would like me to read it and comment, please post it someplace and message me and I'll be glad to take a look!

This was an excellent story and a great Drabble too.

I really liked the episode overall and see a semi-hidden message that feels worth discussing here. Or should I say it feels worth me bringing it up. If anyone responds we have a discussion. The intro fake album was brilliant, and I can’t help but wonder if Norm paired it with this story to draw atte...

I loved this one for so many reasons. It all started with what seemed to be an irrational reaction by Ethan to a seemingly hostile presence. Instead of reacting reflexively negative to an unknown, however, he was open and tolerant and attempted communication, and wound up creating a relationship of ...

unseentangerine wrote:Bitey the Snake is the most kickin' character name I have ever heard
juss sayin'

Unseentangerine - I encourage you to come up with more fun onomatopoeia-type names! Lately I've been daydreaming about introducing a grizzly bear named Huggy and a snail named Slimey.

Marise - in my world, the Cat with Blue Fur is his proper name. That's what other cats call him. Not just a description. In this contest, there is more leeway, such as it being fine for him to have a different proper name or other nicknames but it should be clear to the reader that the story has a c...