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Hopin to hear from you. Hello and welcome to the troublecast, episode 485. The Drouble

cast is an audio fiction magazine that brings strange stories by strange

authors to strange listeners such as yourself. I'm your host Norm Sherman. Fun story for you folks

this week, but first a hundred word travel story. Drabbles are the name of the game

around here, 100 words, no less, no more.

Fun little writing exercise, try it yourself.

This one comes to us by way of the Drapylcast discord from author F& Up,

and it's called an open letter to the insomulent. Here goes.

Readers, you must stay awake.

Filth is being smeared upon our eyes nightly

and the powers that be are selling it as dreams.

Our pain comes from one man.

I intend to free us from his tyranny.

It may be the end for me, but you will be saved. I haven't slept for weeks now.

This has strengthened my will to strike down the evil that plagues us.

I will lie in wait tonight, ready to destroy the bringer of our torment.

This is my message to our oppressor.

I'll sleep when you're dead.

Yes, Mr. Sandman, when you're dead.

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