Drabblecast 131 – Storm Comes A’ Callin’
I heft the axe. Lighter now, and warm in my palms. My old bones creak, I lift it over my head. I stare at the groove in the ground, beaten into the land. Many a storm been broke here. Too many, maybe…...
View ArticleDrabblecast 173 – Go Beep
I’m a fan of Nirvana. I mean I’m a fan of the band rather than a fan of the concept. Although, hey, what’s not to like about the idea of being no longer subject to torture over the fires of greed,...
View ArticleDrabblecast B-Sides 15 – In Search of the Brain-Eating Nandi Bear
“The Nandi… a magical bear… a brain-eating bear…” Oddly-accented cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth once again embarks on a quest to find mythical beasts, this time in the deep jungles of Kenya. The...
View ArticleDrabblecast 225 – Trifecta XIX
Once, at the beginning, you asked why you were brought here. This is what I told you: your parents made a deal. I would rid them of their plague of rats, and they would pay me. I cleared the town of...
View ArticleDrabblecast 251 – The Music of Erich Zann
My room was on the fifth story; the only inhabited room there, since the house was almost empty. On the night I arrived I heard strange music from the peaked garret overhead, and the next day asked old...
View ArticleDrabblecast B-Sides 28 – TGIF
TGIF, a covers medley by The Drabblecast’s Norm Sherman The post Drabblecast B-Sides 28 – TGIF appeared first on The Drabblecast.
View ArticleDrabbleclassics 12 – Gifting Bliss: Fifteen Years Later, Jason Avery’s Magic...
“When I first met Jason he was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the studio, surrounded by burning candles. The air smelled like flowers and a sort of a fog hung in the room and I’m thinking- this...
View ArticleDrabbleclassics 14 – Jelly Park (43)
“I’m not sure I belong here.” “Then where do you belong?” The others stopped chewing and looked at me expectantly. What am I?… As Norm detailed his Christmas plans, the common theme of this episode...
View ArticleDrabbleclassics 18 – Sing (53)
Child, you sing all the time- when you’re walking, when you’re eating, even when you’re laughing. You people make the most beautiful music in the entire galaxy… The post Drabbleclassics 18 – Sing (53)...
View ArticleDrabbleclassics 22 – Go Beep (173)
I’m a fan of Nirvana. I mean I’m a fan of the band rather than a fan of the concept. Although, hey, what’s not to like about the idea of being no longer subject to torture over the fires of … read more...
View ArticleDrabblecast B-Sides 1 – Norm Sherman Live at the Sub, Thomasville Ga
Awkward applause and laughs are what we live for… The post Drabblecast B-Sides 1 – Norm Sherman Live at the Sub, Thomasville Ga appeared first on The Drabblecast.
View ArticleDrabblecast 91 – Gifting Bliss: Fifteen Years Later, Jason Avery’s Magic is...
“When I first met Jason he was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the studio, surrounded by burning candles. The air smelled like flowers and a sort of a fog hung in the room and I’m thinking- this...
View ArticleDrabblecast 95 – On Dasher
Seen from a hundred feet up–if one could see any of this meeting, which they can’t – Saint Nick and his reindeer are red and brown dots standing on a potmarked gray island spanning hundreds of feet,...
View ArticleDrabblecast B-Sides 2 – 2135: The Year Disco Came Back
And with a mighty crack the sky opened up! There, sitting on a throne of ivory and omnipotence, was the Lord in all his terrible glory. And God said: “Let there be Funk!” On this episode of the...
View ArticleDrabblecast 106 – Boiled Black Broth and Cornets
“From fortress-building to cornet-playing, you never cease to amaze me, Beckie.” I replied, dumping my weekend luggage in a corner of the grm brickish vestibule… In this episode’s Drabble, reading a...
View ArticleDrabblecast B-Sides 5 – Pimp My Satellite Music Video
You thought the space race with was over? Hell no! That mess is just gettin’ started son… Video by Josh Hugo The post Drabblecast B-Sides 5 – Pimp My Satellite Music Video appeared first on The...
View ArticleDrabblecast Presents: Bases Covered
In this week’s Relaunch Prelaunch a chunk of classic Drabblecast musical joy: Bases Covered – “For His—or Her—or Its—or Their Glory” This (fake) album unites all faiths (fake or not) into one perfectly...
View ArticleDrabblecast Presents: The Parasite Parade
The Drabblecast presents “The Parasite Parade,” an audio version of an original children’s book written by Norm Sherman. The illustrations are by Caroline Parkinson. It’s a children’s book about—you...
View ArticleDrabblecast Director’s Cut: Jelly Park
“It’s about getting on the bus…” Norm and author Aliya Whiteley talk double decker busses, double decker tacos, embracing weirdness for what it is and reinventing yourself. They also get into the in’s...
View ArticleDrabblecast Director’s Cut – Sing
“A Musical on a Submarine” Norm and author Kristine Kathryn Rusch discuss her story from way back in 2008 for Drabblecast #53. This is the “Director’s Cut – Sing.” We also dive into a discussion about...
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