Season 2, Episode 31: The Singing of Drowned Sailors

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.

Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 31, season 2, for Friday the thirty-first of October 2025. I'm Elizabeth Guilt.

Your one-hundred word story for the day is:

The Singing of Drowned Sailors

by Elizabeth Guilt

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Me dad always told the stories. Strange calms in dark storms, and the hush that fell during the wildest winds.

"You keep yer head down, lad, and pay them no mind. They'll lure you away, drag you under to join their songs."

I was half-drowned already when I heard them; frozen and clinging to the mast, not even caring if anyone heard me crying.

Their voices were gentle between the wind's screams.

Heave her to. Turn her round.

We steered towards the familiar rhythm of the chorus.

And, drifting ragged grey over the waves, they sang us back to harbour.

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Happy Hallowe'en. Today is the final day of Drabbletober 2025. If you'd like to keep up with the bonus episodes throughout the year, make sure you're subscribed to the podcast feed. Thanks for listening, I hope you've enjoyed this year's series of tiny stories.

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Take care, everyone, and I'll see you again soon.

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