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An Announcement from the Arena

  By Joseph Devon • December 21, 2016 Posts

After a lot of thought over the past few months, we have decided that we will not be opening up the arena again in January for a 2017 season. The simple fact is that Tony and Joe have been absolutely crushed for time as Human Echoes has grown and matured. … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Final Round

  By Joseph Devon • December 6, 2016 Battle Threads

“Cloudcuckooland” by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt vs “Of a Feather” by David Webb   Greetings, short story lovers. And so we come to the final prompt for this year. Both authors have fought hard and delivered some incisive victories thus far and we are looking forward to this battle. Besides, who … Continue reading

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“Cloudcuckooland” by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt

  By Joseph Devon • December 6, 2016 Stories

Once upon a time there lived a boy named Victor. Victor was a very sick child. He could not go outside to play with the other children. He couldn’t go for walks in the part or play on the sports teams. He couldn’t even go to school. Except for his … Continue reading

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“Of a Feather” by David Webb

  By Joseph Devon • December 6, 2016 Stories

There was once a little American girl who liked to feed birds. There’s nothing unusual about that, you might think.  Lots of little girls are American and a great many of them also feed birds.  What was unusual, because a part of this story is true, is that the birds … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Round VI: Parents

  By Joseph Devon • November 8, 2016 Battle Threads

“My Mother, The Superhero” by Donald Uitvlugt vs “Padre De Dios” by Thomas Mays   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to this round’s mystery prompt. We’ve explored a lot of different characters in the arena so far, but we rarely decide to focus in on one specific type of … Continue reading

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“Padre De Dios” by Thomas Mays

  By Joseph Devon • November 8, 2016 Stories

The delta counter decremented to zero and Zachary Emilio Fuentes swore in frustration. He slapped the side of the cryo-cooled cabinet and stalked away to pace in the open end of the lab. Lydia Marchand raised an eyebrow, but that was the extent of her acknowledgement concerning Zef’s behavior. It … Continue reading

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“My Mother, The Superhero” by Donald Uitvlugt

  By Joseph Devon • November 8, 2016 Stories

I got the call last Wednesday at 10 pm. I know it can’t be good news. Even though we both live in Chicago, my sister never calls just to talk. “Hey, Dufus.” No response to the hated nickname. It really must be serious. “It’s time, Marcus. If you’re coming, you … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Round V: Luck

  By Joseph Devon • November 1, 2016 Battle Threads

“Be a Lady” by Lu Whitley vs “King of the World” by David Webb   Greetings, short story lovers. Today’s topic is a bit on the nebulous side. It’s hard to say if it even really exists. Those who believe in it know fully well that it governs their lives, … Continue reading

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“Be a Lady” by Lu Whitley

  By Joseph Devon • November 1, 2016 Stories

“Full house: Queens over Fours.” The cards fan out for everyone to see, but it don’t matter, the guy sitting behind them’s been a hot streak all night. With that win, he’s turned eighty-three bucks into almost four thousand. He stacks his chips up all anal-like while the dealer sends … Continue reading

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“King of the World” by David Webb

  By Joseph Devon • November 1, 2016 Stories

The people not cool enough for nightclubs meet in pubs and bars where their voices compete with, and are lost in, a pulsating mixture of feel-good music and big screen sports. They shriek at one another clutching over-priced drinks, strike poses, and adopt exaggerated expressions in order to be understood. … Continue reading

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