Fiction Archive

Fiction 2019

December stories (prompt: goodbyes)
October stories (prompt: key made out of own bone)
September stories (prompt: a bite can kill you or give you powers)
August stories (prompt: tree house vs. castle)
July stories (prompt: cryogenic sleep ends when disease cured)
June stories (prompt: first line, last line)
May stories (prompt: mystery letter)
April stories (prompt: original obscure holiday)
March stories (prompt: magical powers don’t work)
February stories (prompt: dance with me)
January stories (prompt: original origin story)

Fiction 2018

December stories (prompt: story-by-correspondence)
November stories (prompt: fill-in-the-blank)
October stories (prompt: out of apples)
September stories (prompt: dream visitor)
August stories (prompt: time travel)
July stories (prompt: first line, last line)
June stories (prompt: title from past Cafe story)
May stories (prompt: mythical beast vs. mythical beast)
April stories (prompt: survivor)
March stories (prompt: revenge/breaking point)
February stories (prompt: phone call)
January stories (prompt: new beginnings)

Fiction 2017

December stories (prompt: freestyle)
October Stories (prompt: new key appears on keychain)
September Stories (prompt: mirror’s surface devoid of human reflection)
August Stories (prompt: worst person to come through someone’s door)
July Stories (prompt: Seventh Sanctum prompt generator)
June Stories (prompt: song lyrics)
May Stories (prompt: unscary terror)
April Stories (prompt: cursed friend)
March Stories (prompt: undeserved accolade)
February Stories (prompt: unlikely friendship)

Fiction 2016

December Stories (prompt: freestyle)
November Stories (prompt: trickster tales)
October Stories (prompt: what does the little kid want?)
September Stories (prompt: the repo man)
August Stories (prompt: charm bracelet of lives taken)
July Stories (prompt: bizarre family traditions)
June Stories (prompt: business of the afterlife)
May Stories (prompt: a case of mistaken identity)
April Stories (prompt: Brainstormer app idea generator)
March Stories (prompt: title from past Confabulator Cafe stories)
February Stories (prompt: fill-in-the-blank line)
January Stories (prompt: leftovers from 2015)

Fiction 2015

December Stories (prompt: unexpected gifts)
October Stories (prompt: fall/Halloween theme)
September Stories (prompt: fairy tale retelling II)
August Stories (prompt: first line, last line)
July Stories (prompt: dining room setting)
June Stories (story title based on Wordle)
May Stories (photo prompt)
April Stories (prompt: 3 Steps to World Peace)
March Stories (prompt: unlikeable midnight)
February Stories (prompt: Valentine’s Day)

Fiction 2014

“Death by Inches” by Andrew Putnum
“Meals on Wheels” by Aspen Junge
“Murder Limit” by Neil Siemers
“Paternity” by Ashley Hill
“Closure” by Jason Arnett
“Old Devil Moon” by Jack Campbell Jr.
“The Night of Many Names” by Jason Arnett
“John’s Mistake” by Neil Siemers
“The Runaways” by Andrew Putnum
“Murph’s Law” by Jack Campbell Jr.
“Composure” by Jason Arnett

Fiction 2013

October 2013

“Mono-Life” by Neil Siemers
“Reunion” by Ashley Hill
“Circuit Rider” by Andrew Putnum

August 2013

“Six-word Stories” by Aspen Junge
“Love Through Status Updates” by Eliza Jaquays
“Shadows” by Sara Lundberg
“My Mistakes” by Jack Campbell Jr.

July 2013

“Exhausted Beauty” by Eliza Jaquays
“The Ship” by August Baker
“TAG” by Jack Campbell Jr.
“On the Proper Treatment of Plucky Girl Sidekicks” by Aspen Junge
“At the Edge” by Eliza Jaquays

June 2013

“Storms” by August Baker
“Where’s My Sock?” by Sara Lundberg
“Soul Mate” by Larry Jenkins
“Timber” by Jason Arnett
“Last Dance” by Jack Campbell Jr.
“Throwing in the Towel” by Eliza Jaquays
“Genesis” by August Baker

May 2013

“Steampunk and Sea Monsters” by Sara Lundberg
“Donation” by Ashley Hill
“The Builders” by Jason Arnett
“Going to See the Godmother” by Eliza Jaquays
“Ten Minutes Until the End of the World” by August Baker

April 2013

“Life and Limb” by Larry Jenkins
“Sensitive” by Jason Arnett
“Enter the Dragon” by Aspen Junge
“Auditioning” by Eliza Jaquays
“Night to Remember” by August Baker

Prompted Writing Fiction

Fiction 2012

Straeon Manor

The Straeon Manor Stories