Drabblecast 50- Trifecta II

 
Chi
by Greg van Eekhout

Headroom
by Tom Williams

Performance Anxiety
by Weldon Burge

Drabblecast 49- Heart to Heart
by Christopher Kastensmidt

Drabble- Swept Off Her Feet
by Gary Lee

 
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..

Drabblecast 48- The Destiny of Man
by Drew Arrants

Drabble- Death at the Bowling Alley
by Keith Burnett

 
I know what they teach you in school, Bobby, but don't let anyone tell you that the human race isn't the greatest, most glorious of all earth's creatures...

Drabblecast 47- The Silver Ring
by Joanne Hall

 
"What have you got there, Dell?"
Lars twisted his hand painfully to get a look at the ring. 
"Where did you find that?..."

Drabblecast 46- The She-Wolf
by Saki

Drabble- Sour Cream Scream
by Faith Gardner

 
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...

Drabblecast 45- The Fine Point
by Gary Cuba

 
Once you start to see them, they seem to be everywhere...

Drabblecast 44- The Arc of Hronos
by Anden Sharp

Drabble- Can You Guess My Name
by Greg Gibby

 
I’ve almost finished checking those measurements. That tooth—it looks homo sapien. This could be huge...

Drabblecast 43- Jelly Park
by Aliya Whiteley

Drabble- Choosing Home
by Josh Hugo

 
"I'm not sure I belong here."
"Then where do you belong?"
The others stopped chewing and looked at me expectantly.
What am I?...

Drabblecast 42- 40 Quarters
by Tom Williams

 
“Your work does sound most commendable, but I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do.  Volunteer work, no matter how worthy, doesn’t pay taxes.  There’s no such thing as a free lunch...”

Drabblecast 41- Set Another Place at the Table, I’m Bringing My Pimple
by Kim McDougall

Drabble- Urgent Request
by Amina Fatima

 
It starts off like any normal bout of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome.  I'm constipated, I'm depressed and I've got a pimple the size of a hazelnut on my chin...

Drabblecast 40- Marbles by Ayn Sauer

Drabble- Shark Attack by Ayn Sauer

 
"Michael..." his mother said, smiling and bending toward him. "Don't you think we should invite your new neighbor over to play?

Drabblecast 39- The Beekeepers
by J. Alan Pierce

 
The Tehtix move so damn fast- scientists can't ever keep up... and populations never know what hit them...

Drabblecast 38- Trifecta

 
Witness
by Susan McElheran

Wiggin’s General Store
by Basil Godevenos

Pork and Steak-Eye meet Phelan Sheppard
by Graham Fielding

Drabblecast 37-Luna Springs
by Patrick Hurley

 
They say the gravity's lessened here, air's purified, filtered with vitamins and proteins.  Even the light's better- Luna Springs is on a mobile foundation timed to keep optimum reflected sunlight at all hours...

Drabblecast 36- Pumpkinseeds
by Kevin Anderson

Drabble- Outrunning the Bear
by Kevin Anderson

 
Their orange gazes came from devilishly carved eyes and their vigilant stares sent a chill up Kincade’s neck.  He had never liked the gutted vegetables that people found hauntingly ornamental this time of year...

Drabblecast 35- The Guilt Trader
by Mike Hood

 
The rocking of the train soon lulled Patience into a deep sleep, and when Brian noticed her unconscious state he moved over opposite Eddie and asked, "So Eddie, what's in the bag?  It has a rather unpleasant odor..."

Drabblecast 34- The Suit
by G.W. Thomas

 
I watched him traverse the crowded room. He seemed physically different.  It was not his attire, for that was unchanged.  He was in the same ice-cream white suit....

Drabblecast 33- Desert Storm
by Paul Neads and Chris Newbould

Drabble- “Dummy”
by Ashley Callender

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

Drabblecast 32- The Warden's Last Day
by Anden Sharp

 
"It was 11 at night, and only a few shouts of men in the lifer block penetrated the concrete walls of death row.  My name is Michael Zlocinac, and I am a warden of U.S. Federal Penitentiary at Magdalena, New Mexico..."

Drabblecast 31- Office Consultation
by Jeffery Scott Sims

 
"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....

Drabblecast 30- 2084
by Tom Williams

 
"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!"...

Drabblecast 29- Code Brown
By Dermot Glennon

 
"We cannot destroy it- it's too valuable" said Klugscheisser
"And yet, it would be dangerous to keep it.  We must hide it in the last place that anyone would ever think of looking for it..."

Drabblecast 28- The Hog-Faced Man
by Mark Fewell

 
I listened to my father talk about the hog-faced man who came into his hospital room and stood at the foot of his bed.
“What does he say to you?” I asked.
My father turned his head and looked at me. 
“He tells me he’s too early...”

Drabblecast 27- Crazy
by Patricia Russo

 
Ma called it the crazy.  She always had.  The old lady called it something else.  Most of the time, before I- touched one- I used the word Ma used, or sometimes I called it the weirdness, to myself....

Drabblecast 26- Once Upon a Hill in this City
by Lida Broadhurst

 
Two young men slink behind her...I catch the glint of metal from their back pockets and the answering glint of their teeth as they exchange smiles..

Drabblecast 25- The Worm Within
by Vincent Eaton

 
After so many years, there are few surprises left for me sitting on a toilet.  Yet it was there where I first discovered an uninvited entity that wanted to call me home..

Drabblecast 24- Black and White Animals III: Chromatic Conclusions
by Kendall Marchman, Luke Coddington and Norm Sherman

 
Part Three of the Black and White Animals Trilogy

Brenda and the Black and White Animals Prepare for the Final Battle with Emperor Mersatz...

Drabblecast 23- Momentum
by Kevin Anderson

 
Even after it really hit the fan out there, Dwight never ventured far from the carnival grounds.  His fellow carneys had all left in search of family members to be with.   But Dwight's family was still here...

Drabblecast 21- The Metamorphosis of the Phosphorescent Avenger
by Daniel Ausema

 
Jell, Porp and Oct decide to stick it to the man...

Drabblecast 20- A Day with Daddy
by Brian J. Smith

 
A man and his daughter encounter trouble at the local grocery store....

Drabblecast 19- Sredni Vashtar
by Saki

 
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...

Drabblecast 18- The One That Got Away
by J. Alan Pierce

 
"Christ, what the hell is that thing?"
"Hell if I know, but it ain't no speckled perch- I can say that much..."

Drabblecast 17- Morton
by Adam Carvin

 
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...

Drabblecast 16- I-81
by Luke Coddington

 
A man and his wife encounter a new type of road rage....

Drabblecast 15- Roanax
by Norm Sherman

 
Taygath couldn't wait- the scouts had reported that these predator specimens were truly magnificent.  His pedipalps twitched with anticipation....

Drabblecast 14- Mouse
by Oscar Jackson

 
A day in the life of a varmint....

Drabblecast 13- RORRIM
by Paul Clement Czaja

 
This is a story about how one thing leads to another, if you know what I mean.  It's about what the Chinese mean when they say: "I curse you with an interesting time"....

Drabblecast 12- Free Willy 2.4
by Anna Luther

 
A textbook example of whale robotics gone terribly wrong....

Drabblecast 11- Black and White Animals:  Secret Weapons
by Kendall Marchman and Norm Sherman

 
Part One of the Black and White Animal Trilogy

A day at the zoo turns into humanity's ultimate struggle for survival....

Drabblecast 10- A Little Black Death
by Lance Arthur

 
He kept them in jars in his garage.  Row after row of mayonnaise jars, each one containing a small, shiny blob of instant death....

Drabblecast 9- Vengeance at 4 a.m.
by Lindsey Anderson

 
Rushing to clean the house before Aunt Mary comes home, April and her sister realize that Grandpa's old clock is broken...

Drabblecast 8- Epiphany
by Adam Carvin

 
Ever had one of those days?....

Drabblecast 7- Rutabaga
by Norm Sherman

 
Tony goes undercover for the police to get a deal with "The Boss" recorded on tape...

Warning:  Some adult language and grossness...

Drabblecast 6- The Frog Prince
by Shirley Beaman and Norm Sherman

 
Nikki's looking for a Prince...

Drabblecast 5- Guardians
by Norm Sherman

 
A terrible accident on the highway brings about an even greater collision of forces....

Drabblecast 4- Uncle Ollie's Gift
by Kendall Marchman

Some things are just too precious to leave behind...

Warning: Some grossness in this one!

Drabblecast 3- Next Stop
by Luke Coddington

 
The metrotrain at 6am can be a great place to make new friends....
 

Drabblecast 2- Longing for Love: A Unicorn's Story
by Lindsey and Lacey Anderson

 
Not your average fairy-tale about an obese squirrel and a unicorn with back acne....

Drabblecast 1- The Coughing Dog
by Norm Sherman

 
Brothers Matt and Adam return home for the holidays to find that things have changed a little...