Our first full year as an arena is now officially in the books and it is time to rest while we look back over what 2015 brought us. The first trend to jump out at us is an alarming one: the arena only ended the world 3 times this year. Donald Uitvlugt … Continue reading
The first wave of butter has splashed against the walls of the arena, and we have selected a winner for our flash fiction contest. All of our competitors are former arena combatants. They found their way back into the sands of the arena just to give you more of that … Continue reading
We are heading into the final weeks of the year. While for the Arena itself these dates have no meaning, those of us who care for this sacred ground will be shortly overwhelmed with celebrations and family. Last year was the first time we had to care for the Arena during the holidays. … Continue reading
The final round of 2015 Writer’s Arena Championship is looming on the horizon. David Webb and Donald Uigtvlugt even now sharpening their quills and oiling their typewriters. Two stories will do battle. One story will emerge victorious. But why should those two guys have all the fun? So in the … Continue reading
Yes, even our arena judges must succumb to the inevitability of our eight questions. This time around, Rich Alix steps down from his lofty judging…place…and gives us some real answers. 1. Do you remember the first story you ever wrote? What was it about? I never thought much about writing until … Continue reading
Benedict Cumberbatch (currently famous for being Sherlock Holmes, and Khan, and a bunch of other stuff, but who didn’t play Loki) is appearing in Hamlet, at the Barbican theatre in London. He managed to drum up a bit of surprise publicity by asking the audience not to film his performance … Continue reading
September 22nd
We here at the arena have decided that the bios we publish at the end of our competitors’ stories are a tad drab, so we’ve come up with a questionnaire that we will be sending to all future writers to get to know them better. J.R.D. Skinner, creator of Professor … Continue reading
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London, is a short story with one of my favorite antagonists ever. This may seem like an odd statement, because the story is about nothing more than a man going for a walk in the Arctic with his dog. Not much room for an epic villain there. But … Continue reading
So you’ve got your story written. You wrung out your brain for a good premise, spent hours putting one word in front of the other; you cut and polished and tweaked that sucker until it shined. You’re proud of this story. It isn’t perfect, but darn it, you gave it … Continue reading
