“Discs of Gold” by Tony Southcotte vs “The London Hammer” by Tomi Wiley Here we go, short story lovers! This week the arena brings you two tales of out of place artifacts. We asked our authors to do some story telling to explain away one of the mysterious artifacts … Continue reading
Looking back, it turns out it was a love story after all. Perhaps the first the earth has ever known, and definitely the most violent. Kara stared up at the seamless silver ceiling, watching ripples of light across its surface cast from stars that had gasped and died millennia ago, … Continue reading
Kara sat in a haze of cigarette smoke illuminated only by her monitor. On the screen, hundreds of forum posts scrolled along as she looked for a new target. Another pseudo-anonymous kid posted about global warming and the bullshit corruption that was going on in Washington to cover it up. … Continue reading
Another Friday, another hard fought round in The Writer’s Arena. Ellie Ann hit hard with “The Aether Wars.” Albert Berg lashed back with “The Weight and the Balance.” Who was the winner? Let’s see what the judges have to say. Donald Jacob Uitvlugt is our guest judge this week (we … Continue reading
“The Aether Mine” by Ellie Ann vs “The Weight and the Balance” by Albert Berg Welcome short story lovers. It is time to pit two tales of steampunk vengeance against one another. Albert Berg winds up and lets go, bringing us a tale with western flair in: “The Weight and the Balance.” … Continue reading
And so ends the battle of Machine Made Art. Both of our human authors did wonders in creating machines which in turn created beauty. But which writer’s story took top prize? Let’s go to the judges. Ellie Ann is a New York Times and USA Today best selling author, as … Continue reading
Our warrior writers have fought admirably, but ultimately only one can emerge victorious. Our esteemed judges have sifted through the carnage and rendered their decisions. Without further ado, here is what they had to say on TWA #8 Donald Jacob Uitvlugt is our guest judge this week. Donald strives to write what … Continue reading
Welcome lovers of short stories. This week we have a writing prompt that will please the big-hearted in all of us. The really big-hearted. Like…the absolutely monstrously massively huge-hearted. The prompt is: “Take your kaiju to work day.” And what does that mean? Well, we’ve all seen movies where some … Continue reading
Let me ask you this, if you lost the love of your life, what would you do to get them back? The answer for me was anything. Five days ago life was different. Julie and me were happy, preparing for the wedding, excited about our life, then the driver of … Continue reading
Once upon a time there lived a man who loved a star. Each night he looked up into the sky through the window of his house and watched her shining in the darkened sky. Each night he would lay in bed and talk to her for hours upon hours … Continue reading
