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Episode 25: "5 Phoenix Court"

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2024/10/25

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 25, for Friday the 25th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is: 5 Phoenix CourtAs Mara leaves the station, she can smell smoke. She hears the sirens before she's halfway up the hill.She checks the little group huddled on the pavement. The Barries, the Patels. The old man from 2 is sitting on the wall, the new couple are holding their screaming baby. Mrs

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00:01:51

Episode 24: "Recognition"

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2024/10/24

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 24, for Thursday the 24th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:RecognitionMy neighbour was always odd. Harmless, but odd; staring with a strange intensity whenever we crossed paths. Until he started screaming. Every night, for hours, his howls drilled into my skull.Then, suddenly, he was gone. Dead, I think. His flat was larger, so I gave notice and

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Episode 23: "Unicorns"

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2024/10/23

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 23, for Wednesday the 23rd of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is: UnicornsWhen the barriers crumbled between our worlds, everyone went exploring. Especially the motorcyclists. On whining two-strokes and beefy Harleys, they tore through the winding roads of Fairyland.The King of the Fairies met the King of the Bikers at the Border, and begged him to stop

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Episode 22: "Yo Ho Ho"

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2024/10/22

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 22, for Tuesday the 22nd of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Yo Ho HoThe last visitor trudged reluctantly into the lashing rain, and Nigel rolled down the shutters. He rested his forehead against the window, enjoying the brief moments of peace.There was a crash from the main exhibition hall, then muffled swearing.He drew a deep breath."It's ok," he

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Episode 21: "Great New Ones"

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2024/10/21

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 21, for Monday the 21st of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Great New OnesThere'd been trouble at Mill 3 for weeks. Rumours, mutterings, machine operators thinking they could bargain with me for an extra penny or another break. I sent men to break up their meeting. They found the operators chanting, fleshy horror already half-materialised in the

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Episode 20: "Afternoon Out"

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2024/10/20

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 20, for Sunday the 20th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Afternoon Out"Oh my god, oh my god, Bob's gone!""What?""He's gone! Just like that! Gone! Oh my god!" Harry snapped his pincers frantically. "Calm down, calm down. He'll be back.""He's gone! He saw a bit of food, and then just... Gone! Whisked away!""Stop panicking! This is always

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Episode 19: "Skirmish"

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2024/10/19

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 19, for Saturday the 19th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:SkirmishThe war ended, and neither side truly won. The farmers brought in the harvest, and worshipped the Autumn God, just as they always had done. The colonists stayed. They settled in the rocky places, and thanked Arhayun for the good food they could buy.The farmers threw water on

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Episode 18: "Jump!"

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2024/10/18

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 18, for Friday the 18th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Jump!"Jump!"She clambered onto the windowsill, her small fingers clutching the frame. When she looked down, she whimpered."I don't want to, Billy.""Hold my hand. We'll jump together."Billy's strings trailed from his wooden arm."It's so far down. I'll die.""You're going to jump, Judy.""But I'm

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Episode 17: "Sudden Autumn"

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2024/10/17

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 17, for Thursday the 17th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Sudden AutumnLily loved the oak tree in their new house's garden. After a day of customer complaints swamping her optical feeds, connecting with nature was so important.Stepping outside, she almost dropped her tea. The oak's branches were bare against the June sky, drifts of leaves piled

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Episode 16: "Firedogs"

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2024/10/16

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 16, for Wednesday the 16th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:FiredogsThe feast-frenzied guests waited restlessly for the firedogs to dance against the midsummer sky. My lord, fury covering his fear, sent us to the cave."Prick them out!"No red glow flickered, and I blundered in assuming it deserted. A hissing bulk loomed above me, then slumped to the

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Episode 15: "Gunpowder and Wine"

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2024/10/15

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 15, for Tuesday the 15th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story, which today contains a minor swear, is:Gunpowder and WineMy grandfather refused to go near the bar. "Too many damn idiots," he said, of the tourists who poured in. They bought overpriced jugs of gritty cocktails to toast the revolution 'in gunpowder and wine'."Better off with beer," he grumbled."Mrs

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Episode 14: "Like a Bear"

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2024/10/14

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 14, for Monday the 14th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Like a BearGood morning, welcome to Sicut Urso. You're right on time.You've been eating well, I take it? What's that? Pasta for every meal? Ideal, sir, glad to hear it. Ha ha, yes, I'm sure you enjoyed it. But you took plenty of lemon juice too? Great.Leave your things here, we'll keep them

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Episode 13: "Duty of Care"

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2024/10/13

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 13, for Sunday the 13th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Duty of CareAdam always wanted to be a doctor. He wanted to help anyone who was in trouble. His teachers laughed, given his grades and his slow reading. Then the apocalypse came, and suddenly careers didn't matter any more. Very few things mattered."Get inside, love."Adam gave his daughter a

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Episode 12: "We're Adults Now"

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2024/10/12

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 12, for Saturday the 12th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:We're Adults NowWe were around ten, I guess. The summer was hot, bakingly hot, and no-one noticed us building a spaceship behind the greenhouse. We used old plywood, the gears from Emily's bike, and a car battery, and blasted off for the Moon.We were back in time for tea, of course.Years

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Episode 11: "These Bills Don't Pay Themselves"

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2024/10/11

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 11, for Friday the 11th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:These Bills Don't Pay ThemselvesCursing people is easy. Anyone can do it. Removing curses, now. That's a skill. Learned it from my grandmother and I'm good at it.No-one who comes through that door and pays up leaves with any kind of curse on them. Those who won't pay, mind, that's another

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Episode 10: "Would You Like a Flake With That?"

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2024/10/10

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 10, for Thursday the 10th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Would You Like A Flake With That?The kids tumbled giddily from the car."Let's get ice creams!"Dad bought 99s for the family, and they raced onto the beach. Elderly ladies strolled along the promenade, nibbling at melting vanilla. Teenagers dared each other into waves that washed off the last

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Episode 9: "Set Fair"

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2024/10/09

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 9, for Wednesday the 9th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Set FairElla turned her back."I'm not a child any more. I'm not stupid!"Steve laid gentle hands on her six-year-old shoulders. "I know, love." He stared at the horizon. In the milky light from the silica skymesh, thepodhouses soon shimmered into misty distance."It's true, though.""It's not

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Episode 8: "Wrath"

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2024/10/08

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 8, for Tuesday the 8th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Wrath"And Henry rode up with the head on his lance...""Don't be stupid.""He did! Though he must have stopped at the ford to stick it there, just to show off. It'd be too heavy to ride far...""He wouldn't even be able to pick the lance up.""Are you saying my brother didn't slay the dragon? I saw

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Episode 7: "Don't Let Go"

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2024/10/07

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 7, for Monday the 7th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:Don't Let GoWhen Lily slipped, I caught her and we fell screaming together. Snow tore our faces until I slammed into rock, and she disappeared over the edge.Pain stretched the seconds, and spun the sky dark. I clung to my grip on her wrist, hers on mine.Eventually, help arrived."Save Lily!" I

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Episode 6: "Titration"

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2024/10/06

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 6, for Sunday the 6th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:TitrationAfter the earthquake, shorn power conduits shook and writhed until downtown was flooded with electric. Dirty, unaligned electric - no use to anyone, and lethal. The council set up cordons, and tried to explain they couldn't clean up yet. Couldn't plan operations until they knew the

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