Episode 505: No Real Creatures Author: JMJ Brewer Narrator: Norm Sherman Artist: Bo Kaier THIS...is a weird one. Just go listen to it. Trust me. JMJ Brewer knows how to deliver my favorite kind of world-building, the bag-over-your-head-in-a-white-van kind. #jmjbrewer #fiction #weird #newepisode #sf

Congratulations to Patrick Bazile for being one of the two winners of a Strangies Award for "Best Voice" in the story, "The Alamo" on the @drabblecast.bsky.social podcast! Thank you for making the story sound so amazing! www.drabblecast.org/2023/11/23/d... (scroll to bottom of page for audio)

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Oh, and we have long admired you. ❤️

💜💜💜 I wish there were 7 Nicholes!

Nichole's decommissioning was done with a heavy heart, but we are so excited to see what's growing over at Violet Lichen and Apex.

Love, hate, or indifferent - sports are ingrained into Midwest culture, particularly football, & especially in a place w/out pro-teams. The season kicks off today, so I'm gonna share my body horror pee-wee football story "Personal Best" @drabblecast.bsky.social www.drabblecast.org/2023/04/18/d...

The Apex Magazine team is thrilled to announce that our Kickstarter for 2026 begins OCTOBER 1ST!! 🎃🍁 We're keeping all the rewards you love, adding exciting new rewards for readers and writers alike, AND reopening submissions! Mark your calendars, and we'll see you at the graveyard smash! 👻🌙🐈‍⬛📅

Catching up on some podcasts over the weekend and loved “The Mub” by Thomas Ha as much in audio in the Drabblecast as in print! The art is fab too. Fantastically unsettling “spreading incoherence.” Admittedly I may be biased but the Aussie accent for the man in the hat was a perfect choice! 💯 🙌🏻

Slush Update: Whew you made this hard. We had around 1,200 stories sent in, and we have pulled around 130 into the first round. Now, we place Nichole into the Backrooms, where each first round story decision gets her 1 cup of water and 1 clue to the exit! If you haven't gotten an email, query us!

*taps mic*. Okay, the mub is back. Check out the audio here. Great narration, voice acting, effects, and the rest. Thanks to the Drabblecast team for looking into things quickly and reissuing as needed.

RESPECT HIS MIGHT! We are officially members of the Mub Club. Be careful what you make. Author: Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social Artist: Samir Sirk Morató @spicycloaca.bsky.social Narrator: Kristin Holland of Nocturnal Transmissions Podcast www.drabblecast.org/2025/07/31/d...

expert-trained creators have brought you this stunning episode of The Drabblecast. Be careful what you make. Respect his might. Author: Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social Narrator: Kristin Holland of Nocturnal Transmissions Podcast www.drabblecast.org/2025/07/31/d...

Mubs everywhere guys! Better safe than sorry.

Ooof. It's come to my attention that art used for a reprint of mine might be genAI (thanks for flagging @davidniallwilson.com)! Just to be safe, going to delete any promo until I can confirm. Luckily the publisher has a contract provision for no genAI art, so if confirmed/changed, will promo again!

Well, we tried to stop the portal, but it looks like it’s opening anyway. Oh well. We open for submissions at midnight. Ish. Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each. Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.

There's IS an I in "WTF did my parents make me drink??"

Heavens, yes! Samir's roadkill is our cream of the crop.

not only are the Strangies in full swing, but my flash fiction about coastal angelic roadkill is up for Best Weird Fantasy! 😇🫀💫 read it & vote for it, if you're so inclined, and definitely check out everyone else on the ballot www.drabblecast.org/2024/10/14/d...

We like to think it's about how when life gives you grass make green lemonade. 🐐🍵 And Ernie. We love Ernie.

HUT🏈! HUT 🏈! HIKE 🏈!

Personal Best, my Weird body horror story about a fucked up pee-wee football team is up for a Strangie award @drabblecast.bsky.social alongside a ton of incredible stories, artwork, voice acting performances, etc. I appreciate any consideration 💚💀🏈 Deadline: July 31 docs.google.com/forms/d/1vK-...

Oh man, we loved this one. 🤠

Exciting news from The Drabblecast! The Strangies have been extended until July 31st for you to vote. This is your chance to share those moments that made you laugh, gasp, or hit rewind multiple times. Make sure your favorites get the recognition they deserve. www.drabblecast.org/the-strangies/

Hooray! Bluebird, we hardly knew you 🫡 but you haunt the narrative

happy to say that i've got some weird, cute, and kinda gross stories on the horizon--can't wait for y'all to read these 💖💫 many thanks to @analogsf.bsky.social, @electricliterature.com, @smallwondersmag.com , @drabblecast.bsky.social, and The Banshee for giving my short fiction a home!

You aren't ready for this one. LONG LIVE BLUEBIRD!

First short story acceptance of the year from @drabblecast.bsky.social (the perfect home)! 🎉 Can’t wait to share my unsettling bird/anti gen AI story with you… 👁️ 🖥️ 👩‍💼 🐦 🏙️ 👥 🎵

The Drabblecast is seeking a Black female narrator for an upcoming episode. If you are interested, please drop us an email at [email protected] with NARRATOR in the subject line and a little about yourself, including any links to your website or other narration. This is a paid role.

Interested in becoming a part of the flesh-mass that is the Drabblecast? We are looking for assistant editors! This is a volunteer opportunity with flexible commitment. Click through to learn more about us, ask questions here or through the website. docs.google.com/forms/d/1QWX...

We are very happy to announce the return of our own People's Choice Awards. This is not a trick to get you to select the next sacrifice or Chosen One. We super duper promise. Click the link below to find out more and to cast your vote! It's open now to June 30th! www.drabblecast.org/the-strangies/

Listen to the Diggerman, the crooked music in his steps, He can’t walk straight or talk straight. All those years of digging left him bent. Author: Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog Artist: Łukasz Godlewski @godlewskiart.bsky.social Narrator: Norm Sherman www.drabblecast.org/2025/05/29/d...

Very happy to announce that my story "Storage Spaces" has been accepted for publication by @drabblecast.bsky.social. Excited to share my questionably hopeful, cosmic horror take on making friends with your creepy next-door neighbor. Plus - circuit board eating for fun and profit (you'll see)!

Update! We will be closing to submissions on April 30, 2025. Right now, we have 1,000 submissions pending, so we are going to close while we get caught up. We will re-open once we have gotten through our pile. Thank you to all the strange authors that have trusted us with your work.

If you submitted something to us, we want to let you know that we are running behind on our 90 day turn around time. Some things happened behind the scenes (turns out that when your shadow beckons you to follow a hallway that you don't remember being there, you will get VERY lost).

But which?? And if you haven't taken a listen to Effie's stuff with us, we have linked them below to catch you up. ROCKET SURGERY www.drabblecast.org/2021/02/06/d... THE DAY I DIDN'T GET A PET NEBULA www.drabblecast.org/2021/04/16/d...

The @drabblecast.bsky.social just dropped a terrific new story today, and, MAN, did it break me at the ending! www.drabblecast.org/2025/03/31/d...

Wait, hold on. THE MUB DUB.

Some good news. Reprint contract's signed, so I am very happy to say that @drabblecast.bsky.social is doing an audio version of "The Mub!" Can't wait to hear what they do with my strange story-child (orig. pub @clarkesworldmagazine.com). The small but dedicated mub club will be so jazzed.

What happens when a seer and a psychopomp go on vacation? Why, a paranormal murder mystery about a body in a pipe organ, listen to see if you can solve it. Authors: Cormack Baldwin & EV Smith Artist: Shane Bevin Narrator: Norm Sherman www.drabblecast.org/2025/03/21/d...

I forgot to mention that this past Sunday was the 5th anniversary of my narration of "The Full Moon Group" for @drabblecast.bsky.social! www.drabblecast.org/2020/03/19/d...

I have a story in the 500th Drabblecast!

What an insane, horror tinged, Futuramaesque, cheese-dream of a story.* *this description is a compliment.

Red Blue Oreoes, Cherry Pringles, Flamin Hot Toothpaste Are you real? Are we real? Is this effervescent glowing screen real? Find out if you can make things really real. www.drabblecast.org/2025/02/27/d... Author: Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social Artist: Bo Kaier Narrator: Norm Sherman

Blue guy in brown John brown pants

I AM OBSESSED THIS IS SO GOOD

John Brown john brown brown john pants. Brown john john brown. Brown john John Brown, john brown; john brown brown john john brown. Author: @kayv.bsky.social Narrator: Norm Sherman Artist: Bo Kaier www.drabblecast.org/2025/01/22/d...