Norm ShermanFiction
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The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners.

  • Drabblecast 506 – Window Boy
    Silosibyn Sandalhemp (Cryptkeeper Norm) returns to host the Drabblecast Hallowellness Special, and the Drabblecast presents a production of Thomas Ha’s creppy short story, “The Window Boy.” Narrator: Norm ShermanDid you know Norm is working on an album? More details here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drabblecast/the-instruction-book/rewards Author: Thomas HaThomas Ha is a Nebula, Ignyte, Locus, and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated writer […]
  • Drabblecast 505 – No Real Creatures
    ⁠The Strangies⁠ ⁠Norm Sherman’s latest CD, “The Instruction Book” Would you like to look on the inside of the Drabblecast to see if we look like what the outside does? Come look for fresh insides at our Patreon.
  • Drabblecast 504 – The Mub
    We can, as well. Create. Respect. His. Might. This story originally appeared in Clarkesworld. Go here to learn more and vote for your favorite stories of 2023 and 2024: ⁠The Strangies⁠ ⁠Norm Sherman’s latest CD,
  • Drabblecast 503 – The Bleeding Tree
    Listen to the Diggerman, the crooked music in his steps, the muddled drumbeat in his cusses. He can’t walk straight or talk straight. All those years of digging left him bent. A story of change and renewel and supernatural bears on this week’s Drabblec...
  • Drabblecast 502 – Good Boy
    At last! Another touching dog story on the Drabblecast! This week we bring you an original by H. Robert Barland. Enjoy! H. Robert Barland is a teacher, Viking re-enactor and black belt martial artist. A former climber, film extra,
  • Drabblecast 501 – Pastorale
    In a little pastel house, a seer and a psychopomp have questions. This week on Drabblecast– something’s fishy in a curious small town. We bring you a paranormal murder-mystery byCormack Baldwin & EV Smith. Enjoy!
  • Drabblecast 500 – The Repairers of Reality
    We made it everyone! On this, the 500th episode, a commissioned original from a Drabblecast favorite– Shaenon Garrity. Episode Art: Bo Kaier Your Local Repairers of Reality By Shaenon K. Garrity When Oreos came out in Red Bull flavor,
  • Drabblecast 499 – Nowhere
    John Brown wears brown John Brown pants, on this week’s Drabblecast! We present an original story by Kay Vaindal called “Nowhere.” Enjoy! Kay Vaindal (she/her) is a coastal ecologist and weird fiction writer.
  • Drabblecast 498 – The Sol Searching Fool
    A lesson on loneliness on this week’s Drabblecast– an original story by Arasibo Campeche called “The Sol Searching Fool.” Arasibo Campeche (he/him)”Arasibo is originally from Puerto Rico and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics.
  • Drabblecast 497- The Goat Wife
    This week on the Drabblecast- a melancholy story about loss, abandonment, and the perils of old magic. Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling.
  • Drabblecast 496 – Sundays with Pop-Pop
    Stop asking so many damn questions. Come and listen to the newest weird story from Pop-Pop. He’s got something important to tell you. Zachary Olson(he/him) is a freelance writer and composer from Phoenix, Arizona currently residing in Chicago.
  • Drabblecast 495 – Jared Chapel’s The First Car Ballet
    Lights! Wheels! Wipers! Curtain! This week, a marvel of machines and carbureted choreography awaits you. Kay Vaindal (she/her) is a coastal ecologist and weird fiction writer. Her work has appeared in Seize the Press, Dark Matter,
  • Drabblecast 494 – Trifecta: The Sherman Evening Post
    You have a ring on your door bell, and laid on your stoop is a brown papered parcel, tied with damp twine. You bring the package inside, noticing that the sky is tinged a weird green. You smell burning hair. You pull the ends of the twine,
  • Drabblecast 493 – China Doll
    Your curiosity and your inner voyeur are calling. Will you be able to meet their gaze? This week on the Drabblecast we bring you “China Doll,”by Kelsea Yu. Our artists is Matt Driver. Sydney based artist. Instagram @mdriverart Read by the Word Whore.
  • Drabblecast 492 – Doubleheader: Christine Nogle
    This week on the Drabblecast, become something new! We bring you two stories about transformation by author Christine Nogle. Narrated by The Word Whore. Reach your full biological potential at the Drabblecast’s patreon. FALL INTO WATER,
  • Drabblecast 491 – Learn to Count With the Doomed Expedition
    One, two, three, what’s that staring back at me? Four, five, six, I know what this viscera predicts… This week on the Drabblecast, we are going on a journey. Pack your bags, and bring extra socks for the clown.
  • Drabblecast 490 – Slime on my Hackles
    This week on the Drabblecast, we have arrived in the seedy side of space. The sign on the front says, “Boffel’s”, and the sensation on your back you don’t recognize. “Slime on My Hackles” is an original story by Jessica Jewell.
  • Drabblecast 489- The Black Waters of Lethe
    This week on the Drabblecast, we bring you a dark ancient tale from a distant lost land called “The Black Waters of Lethe,” by Oliver Buckram. Also, exciting news! Norm is launching a new Kickstarter for his 3rd album, “The Instruction Book.
  • Drabblecast 488- From Earth to Io, with Love
    Tickets, please! Tickets! Right this way! Coupons to the right, and fast passes to left. NO pushing, folks. Watch your tendrils! Keep your goo to yourself. All lines will get you to the newest episode, “From Earth, to Io with Love.
  • Drabblecast 487- Bad Meat
    Our story this week is spoiling for a good time. Enjoy a delicious exploration of the human condition, “Bad Meat” by Chip Houser! Chip Houser (he/him) has stories in Bourbon Penn, PodCastle, Daily Science Fiction, and various other markets.