Short stories from all the past battles are gathered here on one page. Browse, read, enjoy, and share!
Short Story Battle #84 – Airplanes:
- “The Plane in the Woods” by Joe Prosit
- “Look Up at the Sky” by Josh Springs
Short Story Battle #83 – The Sun:
- “Sol Survivor” by Tony Southcotte
- “Peter’s Denial” by Mark Byrk
Short Story Battle #82 – Explosions:
- “Seconds Remaining” by Albert Berg
- “Suspicion” by Lu Whitley
Short Story Battle #81 – Coffee:
- “Withdrawal” by Joseph Devon
- “Tunda” by Michael Landry
Short Story Battle #80 – Magicians:
- “Impractical Magic” by D.M. Slate
- “Brigid, of Lightning” by Eric Petty
Short Story Battle #79 – Farms:
- “It Won’t Catch” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Persistence of Dust” by Jarrod Withers
Short Story Battle #78 – Animation:
- “Living Memory” by Albert Berg
- “Awaken the Mother” by Logan Noble
Short Story Battle #77: Life of a Salesman:
- “Transactional Costs” by Joseph Devon
- “Forever” by Bethan Grylls
Short Story Battle #76 – Satellite Coverage:
- “The Man in the Maria” by Daniel Hale
- “The Moon in the Man” by Jeff Conklin
Short Story Battle #75 – The Lottery:
- “Culling Numbers” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Luck of the Draw” by Christina Durner
Short Story Battle #74 – Acrophobia:
Short Story Battle #73 – Computer Games:
- “First Lessons” by Joseph Devon
- “A Wonderful Guy” by Andrea Obaez
Short Story Battle #72 – Toys:
- “Robot and T-Rex at the End of the World” by Albert Berg
Short Story Battle #71 – Haunted House:
- “The Complex” by Tony Southcotte
- “House Rules” by Kevin Veldman
Short Story Battle #70 – Dinosaurs:
Short Story Battle #69 – Alien Abduction:
- “Procedure” by Joseph Devon
- “Fish Out of Water” by David Webb
Short Story Battle #68 – Telephones:
- “I’ll Call You Later” by Danny Brophy
- “Outgoing Connections” by Teresa Edmond-Sargeant
Short Story Battle #67 – Mirror Mirror:
- “Arlovski’s Maze” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Mirror Maze” by Jemma Beggs
Short Story Battle #66 – Teachers, Mentors, Trainers:
- “Tree Stand” by Albert Berg
- “Throw an Orange” by D.M. Slate
Short Story Battle #65 – The Afterlife:
- “Devil’s Reign” by Joseph Devon
- “Endless Rite” by Tony Southcotte
Short Story Battle #64 – Robots:
- “Kid A: A Story in Ten Songs” by Danny Brophy
- “Execute Order #66-6” by Brea McCoy
Short Story Battle #63 – Sea Monsters:
Short Story Battle #62 – The Goblin King:
- “A Curiosity” by Albert Berg
- “The Goblin King” by Gabriel Necochea
Short Story Battle #61 – Trains:
- “Christmas Haul” by Joseph Devon
- “Last Stop” by Frederick Doot
Short Story Battle #60 – TWAT FINAL ROUND – Butter:
- “Dairy of a Madman” by David Webb
- “The Butter Thief” by Donald Uitvlugt
Short Story Battle #59 – TWAT Round 6 – The Guy in the Corner:
- “The Shadow’s Void” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Serpent’s Tooth” by David Webb
Short Story Battle #58 – TWAT Round 5 – A Picture is Worth:
- “Visible Image” by Joseph Devon
- “Snapshots” by Donald Uitvlugt
Short Story Battle #57 – TWAT Round 4 – We Don’t Need No Thought Control:
- “Gravedigger” by Danny Brophy
- “Passengers” by David Webb
Short Story Battle #56 – TWAT Round 3 – Phat Ink:
- “Broken Chains” by Tony Southcotte
- “Transistor” by Hannah Newell
Short Story Battle #55 – TWAT Round 2 – Death:
- “The Thief” by Albert Berg
- “La Santa Muerte” by Donald Uitvlugt
Short Story Battle #54 – TWAT Round 1 – Traps:
- “The Burnt Passage” by Joseph Devon
- “Monster Trap” by Lu Whitley
Short Story Battle #53 – Paint By Letters:
- “Cerulean Blue” by Danny Brophy
- “Three Daughters Fight for the Secrets of Colors and One Earns It” by Ellie Ann
Short Story Battle #52 – Quit Bugging Me:
- “Blattodea Boogaloo” by Tony Southcotte
- “Red Silk” by Darryl Foster
Short Story Battle #51 – Solve My Maze:
- “Alas, Ariadne” by Albert Berg
- “Micah’s Promotion” by Eric Lange
Short Story Battle #50 – Mad Science:
- “There’s Always Time” by Joseph Devon
- “Scientific Inquiry” by J.R.D. Skinner
Short Story Battle #49 – Grains in an Hourglass:
- “The Damned Spot on Black Cat Lane” by Danny Brophy
- “Red Sands” by Logan Noble
Short Story Battle #48 – Who You Calling Small:
- “Medivox and the Nano-Bots” by Tony Southcotte
- “Abysmal Midnight Blue” by Bret Carter
Short Story Battle #47 – File Not Found:
- “In Real Life” by Albert Berg
- “Pre-Triage” by Joe Prosit
Short Story Battle #46 – Who Was That Masked Man:
- “Sky Kid and Captain Tomorrow” by Joseph Devon
- “Dionysia’s Bridle” by L.K. Feuerstein
Short Story Battle #45 – X Marks the Spot:
- “The Book of the Memory” by Danny Brophy
- “Smuggler’s Moon” by Simonas Juodis
Short Story Battle #44 – Follow Your Nose:
- “Cadillac Mist” by Tony Southcotte
- “Flowers and Rot” by BreAnn McCoy
Short Story Battle #43 – One Wish, Two Wish:
- “The Lives of Leylo Toolmoon” by Albert Berg
- “The Widower’s Djinn” by Daniel Hale
Short Story Battle #42 – Dream a Little Dream:
- “Waking Slumber” by Joseph Devon
- “News From Wise Monkey” by B.T. Joy
Short Story Battle #41 – Walk Like an Addiction:
- “All for the Best” by Danny Brophy
- “In Need of Space” by Tom Wortman
Short Story Battle #40 – Sawbones:
- “Kill the Devil You Know” by Tony Southcotte
- “Patient #5” by D.M. Slate
Short Story Battle #39 – There’s Something in the Lake:
- “The Pond Monster” by Albert Berg
- “Something in the Water” by Ian Williams
Short Story Battle #38 – Weight Loss:
- “Weightlessness” by Joseph Devon
- “Rolls” by Lilith Morgan
Short Story Battle #37 – The Duel:
- “White River Roses” by Danny Brophy
- “Primum Proditione” by Thomas Mays
Short Story Battle #36 – Spelunking:
- “Howling in the Deep” by Tony Southcotte
- “Reluctant Hors d’oeuvres” by David Neilsen
Short Story Battle #35 – Siren Song:
- “The Birds and the Trees” by Albert Berg
- “Someday My Blues Will Cover This Town” by Tom Leins
Short Story Battle #34 – Hungry Hungry Hydrangeas:
- “Plant Life” by Joseph Devon
- “Rites of Spring” by Donald Uitvlugt
Short Story Battle #33 – Arrrrrggh!!:
- “A Darker Shade of the Earth” by Danny Brophy
- “Wrathsin’s Wrath” by Jordan Rutherford
Short Story Battle #32 – Curses:
- “Forgotten Faces” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Rite of Father Marcus” by Eric Petty
Short Story Battle #31 – Prison Break:
- “Punitive Measures” by Albert Berg
- “A.N.G.E.L.s” by J.R. Frontera
Short Story Battle #30 – Water Water Everywhere:
- “Ocean’s Bounty” by Joseph Devon
- “Come Sail Away” by Matt Black
Short Story Battle #29 – Do You Want to Build a Snowman:
- “Alive in the Superunknown” by Danny Brophy
- “And then it Came” by Jeff Woodward
Short Story Battle #28 – Here There Be Dragons:
- “Build-A-Knight” by Tony Southcotte
- “The Wiles of Dragons” by Lu Whitley
Short Story Battle # 27 – It’s About Time:
Short Story Battle #26 – Attack of the Clones:
- “Self Reflection” by Joseph Devon
- “Dolly” by Rachel Henderson
Short Story Battle #25 – To and Fro:
- “Flight” by Hannah-Elizabeth Thompson
- “Hey, Little Songbird” by Becca Elizabeth
Short Story Battle #24 – Heat Meets Meat:
- “Universal Soup” by Tony Southcotte
- “Ginger Snaps” by Tabatha Mathis
Short Story Battle #23 – A Hard Rain:
- “Preservation” by Albert Berg
- “Words on the Wind” by Lu Whitley
Short Story Battle #22 – Animal Within:
- “Hunter and Hunted” by Joseph Devon
- “Marshall in the Bayou” by Alyse DeVan
Short Story Battle #21 – Sickness in Space:
- “Everywhere Station” by Danny Brophy
- “Incubation” by Michael John Weldon
Short Story Battle #20 – Create a Supervillain:
- “Ebola Erica” by Tony Southcotte
- “Judas” by Jeff Martin
Short Story Battle #19 – Reality Bites:
- “Excerpt of Classified Data Recovered in the Aftermath of Project Lethe” by Albert Berg
- “The Gaslight Consultant” by Thomas A. Mays
Short Story Battle #18 – A.I. Absurdity:
- “User Error” by Joseph Devon
- “The Eye That Sees, the Ear That Hears” by B.T. Joy
Short Story Battle #17 – Circus Circus:
- “Big Top Barry and Tammy the Lion Tamer” by Danny Brophy
- “Blood in the Tent” by Jyoji Fee
Short Story Battle #16 – Wide Open Spaces:
- “Seventeen Ways Your Home Can Kill You” by Scotch Frye
- “Dust Bunnies” by Tony Southcotte
Short Story Battle #15 – Cult Classic:
- “Faith Detector” by Albert Berg
- “Elixir” by Nicholas Alti
Short Story Battle #14 – Cthulhu in Space:
- “The Incident in the Delta Quadrant” by Joseph Devon
- “Above” by David Webb
Short Story Battle #13 – Intergalactic Hitman:
- “Contracts” by Ian C. Williams
- “Out of the Universe by Sundown” by Danny Brophy
Short Story Battle #12 – OOPAs:
- “Discs of Gold” by Tony Southcotte
- “The London Hammer” by Tomi Wiley
Short Story Battle #11 – Steamy Revenge:
- “The Weight and the Balance” by Albert Berg
- “The Aether Mine” by Ellie Ann
Short Story Battle #10 – Machine Made Art:
Short Story Battle #9 – Dessert Island:
- “Pillow” by Hannah Elizabeth Thompson
- “The Gluten-Free Man” by Nathan Cabaniss
Short Story Battle #8 – TYKTWD:
- “Illuminating Lunatics” by Tony Southcotte
- “Ragnaroach: A Remembrance” by Daniel Hale
Short Story Battle #7 – Long Lost Lovers:
- “What Must Be Done” by Amber Keller
- “The Stars Also” by Albert Berg
Short Story Battle #6 – Edge of the Universe:
- “The Pedestal” by Joseph Devon
- “The Price of Knowing” by Nick Nafpliotis
Short Story Battle #5 – Soul for Sale:
- “Frozen Chosin” by Tony Southcotte
- “Going Cheap” by David Webb
Short Story Battle #4 – This Man:
Short Story Battle #3 – The Butler Did It:
- “The Lovebug Murders” by Jacob Uitvlugt
- “God of Fire, God of Ashes” by Albert Berg
Short Story Battle #2 – A Sense of Scale:
- “Creatures Great and Small” by Caleb Newell
- “Expanding Scope” by Joseph Devon
Short Story Battle #1 – Paranormal Cowboys:
- “Daisy Daisy” by Albert Berg
- “Black Gold” by Joseph Devon
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