“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
