Season 2, Episode 15: You Do What You Have To To Get By
A tiny speculative fiction fantasy story for October 15th, 2025.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (static1.squarespace.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.
Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 15, season 2, for Wednesday the fifteenth of October 2025. I'm Elizabeth Guilt.
Your one-hundred word story for the day is:
You Do What You Have To To Get By
by Elizabeth Guilt
---
Bella put the remains of the ham in the cellar, and tidied crumbs from the table. Life was easier, now, and she was grateful.
The man who came to the door had a kind smile, but guilty eyes.
"Anthony?"
"Don't you remember me?"
"You left years ago. The money ran out. I was starving."
He looked round the room - modest, but comfortable - and his face fell.
"Oh, Bella, you didn't... Did you hate me that much?"
"Don't be foolish. You know the Grey Merchants don't buy unhappiness. My memories of you were the only valuable thing I had to sell."
---
---
Take care, everyone, and I'll see you tomorrow for episode 16.
https://www.elizabethguilt.com/drabbletober/s2episode15