Comedy – The Drabblecast

“Once upon a time there was a little girl named Bertha, who was extra-ordinarily good…”

The third Drabblecast trifecta. Featuring facial hair and fantasy fair!

“Get into the prep room!  We need to wash you off and destroy your pants!”

He was the size of a child. One of those twiggy ones they show you on the guilt-o-mercials that you can keep in shoes and chickens for just 30 cents a day. Only he was an old man. His black t-shirt had holes in it.

Here’s the thing Sheila- you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.  You’re also funny, intelligent, sex is fantastic and you certainly have an interesting career but…I just don’t think I can date you anymore..

Leonard returned to his home circle garrulous about his Russian strike experiences, but oppressively reticent about certain dark mysteries, which he alluded to under the resounding title of Siberian Magic… Norm details numerous urban legends about revolting items found in fast food as an introduction to this week’s Drabble, a terrifying story about moldy fast […]

Fimlick the thief becomes restless as he and his companions journey across the desert….

“What seems to be the problem John?” “It’s difficult to explain Doctor.  To put it in a nutshell, I’m increasingly unable to come to grips with being…. On this episode of the Drabblecast, a panicked patient visits his physician with a ‘unique’ ailment.

“What are you doing tonight?” asked Julian, with a sly smirk on his face.  He knew that Winston was prone to doing the most outrageous things. Winston smiled in return.  “You know me Rick, nothing too risky!”…

The Drabblecast presents “Code Brown” by Dermot Glennon. This episode opens with a little gospel, hehe. Then we move on to the Drabble Poetry Corner with a wonderful diddy by William D. Tucker. This poem is the second in a three-part series. We also tease the People’s Choice awards with special props to today’s episode. […]

Part Three of the Black and White Animals Trilogy, Brenda and the Black and White Animals Prepare for the Final Battle with Emperor Mersatz…

With humanity’s fate at stake, Ling Ling and his Black and White followers face a new and mighty foe…

Sredni Vashtar went forth, His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white. His enemies called for peace, but he brought them death. Sredni Vashtar the Beautiul…

“Christ, what the hell is that thing?” “Hell if I know, but it ain’t no speckled perch- I can say that much…”

He was a genetic disaster – holding in his impressive repertoire of infirmities: asthma, severe lactose intolerance, a disposition to rashes, acute ugliness, a chronic blob shape and an allergy to anything you can find on the periodic table…

Warning: Some gore A day at the zoo turns into humanity’s ultimate struggle for survival… Episode 11 of the Drabblecast brings us Secret Weapons – the first chapter of the Black and White Animals trilogy. Norm and Kendall Marchman share this story of a trip to the zoo turned strange and terrible. Drabble News reports […]

Tony goes undercover for the police to get a deal with “The Boss” recorded on tape… In Episode 7 Norm shares the full version of ‘Rutabaga’, a tale of crime and unusual punishment, the now iconic song played as opening theme music for every episode of the Drabblecast. He reports on the progress of the […]

Nikki’s looking for a Prince… Episode 6 of the Drabblecast brings us The Frog Prince, a story exploring the transformative potential of frog smooching. Norm recommends his favorite podcast Escape Pod, and invites authors to submit their weird stories. He closes by asking the fans to spread the word about the Drabblecast.

Warning: some grossness in this one.. Some things are just too precious to leave behind… Episode 4 of the Drabblecast brings us “Uncle Ollie’s Gift,” a story of keeping your family close, and your prized possessions closer. The story’s author Kendall Marchman joins Norm to provide sound effects and records a moral for the story’s […]

The metrotrain at 6am can be a great place to make new friends… The Drabblecast’s third episode brings us Luke Coddington’s Next Stop, a short, atmospheric story of an encounter with a homeless man on Baltimore’s metro, with some unexpected consequences. Norm puts his versatile voice to good use, delivering both an unnerved protagonist and […]

In the Drabblecast’s very first episode, ‘Norman’ Sherman introduces his own story The Coughing Dog. It’s a tale about a family reuniting at Christmas, and a domestic pet with a very… unusual condition. Norm also introduces the basic concept of the show. He describes it as “flash fiction of an atypical nature […] by very […]