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The Strangies Award

The Drabblecast has made strange stories for strange listeners since 2007, and we have wrestled our 500th weird fiction story into the world. Every episode is narrated, produced with real human flesh and features art made from real human brains. It's the only way to guarantee the strange.

This year we are introducing a re-vamped People's Choice Award that we are dubbing The Strangies. Submitted for your approval and review, are all the stories we have featured in 2023 and 2024. You, the strange little people listening has made all 500 of these episodes possible. We are looking forward to the next 500 too.

One ballot per person, please. Voting closes July 31st!

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Best Art

Ep. 465 "Love Hurts Trifecta" art by Anike Kirsten

Ep. 468 "The Bad Ones are Always the Best" art by Sheryl Schopfer

Ep. 469 "Yummy Tummy" art by Michael Butkovich

Ep. 470 "Personal Best" art by D. S. Oswald

Ep. 472 "The Hard Problem of Consciousness" art by D. S. Oswald

Ep. 478 "Cool Air" art by Talarico Catriel

Ep. 479 "Headhunting" art by Tristan Tolhurst

Ep. 480 "Rusty Sue" art by Tristan Tolhurst

Ep. 481 "The Alamo" art by Tristan Tolhurst

Ep. 482 "That Bloody Frontier" art by Tristan Tolhurst

Ep. 484 "Cosmic Bowling" art by Shane Bevin

Ep. 486 "Those Who Forget, and Those Who Perish" art by Steve Lillie

Ep. 488 "From Earth to Io, With Love" art by Anike Kirsten

Ep. 490 "Slime on my Hackles" art by Jen Czaja

Ep. 493 "China Doll" art by Matt Driver

Ep. 495 "Jared Chapel's The First Car Ballet" art by John Sowder

Ep. 496 "Sundays With Pop Pop" art by Steve Lillie

Ep. 497 "The Goat Wife" art by Cindy Fan

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Best Bo Kaier

Ep. 466 "Is This a Plate?" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 467 "Woods for the Trees" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 471 "The Monster God of Mamurth" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 473 "Trunk to Trunk" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 474 "Exit the Professor" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 475 "Donald Bartleme Doubleheader" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 476 "The Pigeon" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 477 "The Eight Thousanders" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 483 "Snow" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 485 "He Who Ruins Everything" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 487 "Bad Meat" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 489 "The Black Waters of Lethe" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 491 "Learn to Count with the Doomed Expedition" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 492 "Christine Nogle Doubleheader" art by Bo Kaier

Ep. 494 "Sherman Evening Post Trifecta" art by Bo Kaier

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Best Voice

Avery Alexander, who narrated "Taylor Swift (Love Hurts Trifecta)" Ep. 465

Adam Prott, who narrated "The Evolution of a Break Up (Love Hurts Trifecta)" Ep. 465

Dominick Rabrun, who narrated "Is This a Plate?" Ep. 466

Trendane Sparks, who narrated "Woods for the Trees" Ep. 467

The Word Whore, who narrated "Yummy Tummy" Ep. 469; "Arcimboldo (Doubleheader)" Ep. 492; China Doll Ep. 493

Renee Chambliss, who narrated "Personal Best" Ep. 470

Naomi Mercer and Rish Outfield, who narrated "Rusty Sue" Ep. 480

Patrick Bazile, who narraated "The Alamo" Ep. 481

XioVox, who narrated "Cherubim Crushed on I-10" Ep. 494

Nathan Lee, who narrated "The Wishing Rocks" Ep. 494

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Best Story

"Taylor Swift" by Hugh Behm-Steinberg Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"The Evolution of a Break Up" by Etgar Keret Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"May I Come In?" by Adrienne Ryan Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"Is This a Plate?" by Bob McHugh Ep. 466

"Woods for the Trees" by Harley Carnell Ep. 467

"The Bad Ones are Always the Best" by Michelle Anne King Ep. 468

"Yummy Tummy" by Chelsea Pumpkins Ep. 469

"Personal Best" by Michael Bettendorf Ep 470

"The Hard Problem of Consciousness" by Andrew Giffin Ep. 472

"Trunk to Trunk" by Portia B. Yeary Ep. 473

"The Pigeon" by Michelle Knudsen Ep. 476

"The Eight Thousanders" by Jason Sanford Ep. 477

"Headhunting" by Avra Margariti Ep. 479

"Rusty Sue" by Arthur H. Manners Ep. 480

"The Alamo" by Cedric May Ep. 481

"That Bloody Frontier" by Sasha Brown Ep. 482

"Snow" by Em Liu Ep. 483

"Cosmic Bowling" by Mike James Davis Ep. 484

"He Who Ruins Everything" by L. N. Clarke Ep. 485

""Those Who Forget, and Those Who Perish" by K.W. Colyard EP. 486

"Bad Meat" by Chip Houser Ep. 487

"From Earth to Io, With Love" by Adelehin Ijasan Ep. 488

"The Black Waters of Lethe" by Oliver Buckram Ep. 489

"Slime on my Hackles" by Jessica Jewell Ep. 490

"Learn to Count with the Doomed Expedition" by T.B. Jeremiah Ep. 491

"Fall Into Water Become Someone New" by Christine Nogle Ep. 492 (Doubleheader)

"Arcimboldo" by Christine Nogle Ep. 492 (Doubleheader)

"China Doll Kelsea Yu Ep. 493

"Cherubim Crushed on I-10" by Samir Sirk Morato Ep. 494 (Trifecta)

"The Thicket" by Christine Nogle Ep. 494

"The Wishing Rocks" by Megan Kiekel Anderson Ep. 494 (Trifecta)

"Jared Chapel's The First Car Ballet" by Kay Vaindal Ep. 495

"Sundays With Pop Pop" by Zachary Olson Ep. 496

"The Goat Wife" by Avra Margariti Ep. 497

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Best Classic Reprint

"The Monster God of Mamurth" by Edmond Hamilton Ep. 471

"Exit the Professor" by Henry Cutner & C.L. Moore Ep. 474

"Some of Us Have Been Threatening Our Friend Colby" by Donald Bartleme Ep. 475 Doubleheader

"Game" by Donald Bartleme Ep. 475 Doubleheader

"Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft Ep. 478

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Best Weird Sci-Fi

"The Hard Problem of Consciousness" by Andrew Giffin Ep. 472

"Headhunting" by Avra Margariti Ep. 479

"Rusty Sue" by Arthur H. Manners Ep. 480

"That Bloody Frontier" by Sasha Brown Ep. 482

"From Earth to Io, With Love" by Adelehin Ijasan Ep. 488

"Slime on my Hackles" by Jessica Jewell Ep. 490

"Jared Chapel's The First Car Ballet" by Kay Vaindal Ep. 495

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Best Weird Horror

"The Evolution of a Break Up" by Etgar Keret Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"Woods for the Trees" by Harley Carnell Ep. 467

"The Bad Ones are Always the Best" by Michelle Anne King Ep. 468

"Personal Best" by Michael Bettendorf Ep 470

"The Eight Thousanders" by Jason Sanford Ep. 477

"The Alamo" by Cedric May Ep. 481

"Cosmic Bowling" by Mike James Davis Ep. 484

"Those Who Forget, and Those Who Perish" by K.W. Colyard EP. 486

"The Black Waters of Lethe" by Oliver Buckram Ep. 489

"Learn to Count with the Doomed Expedition" by T.B. Jeremiah Ep. 491

"Arcimboldo" by Christine Nogle Ep. 492 (Doubleheader)

"China Doll Kelsea Yu Ep. 493

"The Thicket" by Christine Nogle Ep. 494

"The Wishing Rocks" by Megan Kiekel Anderson Ep. 494 (Trifecta)

"Sundays With Pop Pop" by Zachary Olson Ep. 496

"The Goat Wife" by Avra Margariti Ep. 497

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Best Weird Humor

"Taylor Swift" by Hugh Behm-Steinberg Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"Yummy Tummy" by Chelsea Pumpkins Ep. 469

"The Pigeon" by Michelle Knudsen Ep. 476

"He Who Ruins Everything" by L. N. Clarke Ep. 485

"Bad Meat" by Chip Houser Ep. 487

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Best Weird Fantasy

"May I Come In?" by Adrienne Ryan Ep. 465 (Love Hurts Trifecta)

"Is This a Plate?" by Bob McHugh Ep. 466

"Trunk to Trunk" by Portia B. Yeary Ep. 473

"Snow" by Em Liu Ep. 483

"Fall Into Water Become Someone New" by Christine Nogle Ep. 492 (Doubleheader)

"Cherubim Crushed on I-10" by Samir Sirk Morató Ep. 494 (Trifecta)

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Best Drabble

"The Appointment" by VisciousMeniscus Ep. 478

"The Tree Killer" by Ted Viscian Ep. 478

"The Gift That Keeps on Giving" by Eric7 Ep. 478

"Taming the Larvalands" by Matt Blairstone Ep. 479

"In the Crevice of His Pasture, My Master Found His Body Parts" by Akis Linardos Ep. 480

"Don't Look it In the Mouth" by Ende Mac Ep. 481

"A Big Surprise" by Kai Delmas Ep. 482

"The Summoning" by Ted Viscian Ep. 483

"Lights in the Sky" by Erik Marsh Ep. 483

"Death's Voice" by Ted Viscian Ep. 483

"Last Christmas" by Nichole Neely Ep. 483

"An Open Letter to the Insomnolent" by FNUp Ep. 485

"Hypoxia" by Sean MacKendrick Ep. 486

"Costume" by Johnny Hammersticks Ep. 487

"Totally Normal Treasure" by Chris Clemens Ep. 491

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