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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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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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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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2016 Round IV: Neighbors

  By Joseph Devon • October 11, 2016 Battle Threads

“Alone” by Hannah Newell vs “Good Neighbors” by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to Round 4 of the 2016 Arena Tournament. We asked our authors to explore a very specific type of relationship for the arena this week. It is a relationship built entirely on chance. … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Round III: Delivery

  By Joseph Devon • October 4, 2016 Battle Threads

“Deadwood Run” by Tony Southcotte vs “The Foghorn Leghorn Tribulation” by Thomas Mays   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to the third quarterfinal round of our 2016 tournament. We’ve had some journeys so far in the arena, our walls are no stranger to the idea of a road trip, … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Round 2: Fire

  By Joseph Devon • September 27, 2016 Battle Threads

“All Our Incandescent Yesterdays” by Albert Berg vs “The Dark” by Lu Whitley   Over the course of the past year at the arena we’ve found ourselves going back to the basics. We’ve especially enjoyed rounding out some of the major themes that our older prompts dipped into. For example, … Continue reading

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2016 Tournament Round 1: Transformation

  By Joseph Devon • September 20, 2016 Battle Threads

“The Queen’s Cure” by Joseph Devon vs “Impossible Wings” by David Webb   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to the very first prompt of the very first round of this year’s tournament. Nothing ever stays the same. But some changes are more…noticeable than others. As readers you are no … Continue reading

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TWA #88 – Man’s Best Friend

  By Joseph Devon • September 7, 2016 Battle Threads

“One of Nine” by Phil Melchers   Well it’s a weird week here at the arena, short story lovers. There was the obvious confusion that Labor Day Weekend brought us and the delay there, and then for this week’s battle we only wound up with one competitor’s story. However, we … Continue reading

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TWA #87 – Heist

  By Joseph Devon • August 30, 2016 Battle Threads

“Antwerp Bound” by Tony Southcotte vs “A Stolen Heart” by Alicia Aringdale   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to this week’s prompt. It’s time for a caper here in the arena. We’re in the mood for a sting. We want ourselves an owl job. What on earth are we talking … Continue reading

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TWA #86 – UFOs

  By Joseph Devon • August 23, 2016 Battle Threads

“Maconochie Man” by Albert Berg vs “The Lights of Wasashe Springs” by Donald Uitvlugt   Greetings, short story lovers, and welcome to this week’s mystery prompt. Oh, we know what you’re thinking. “UFOs? But hasn’t the arena had aliens in it many times before?” Yes. Yes we have. But who said … Continue reading

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