This month, what was meant to be a quick discussion about revisions evolved into a deep-dive, where the guys get into its purpose and how it works into their own process. After that, they have two brand new stories for you!

This month, the guys finally get around to discussing their reading and writing goals for 2025. In addition, Ian gives an update on his work-in-progress, Matt is embarking on a new adventure, and they may or may not get a bit sidetracked talking about whales and letter writing. And as always, they’ve also got two brand new stories for you!

This month, the guys return from a longer-than-expected hiatus and they’ve got two stories each for you! It’s been far too long, so they’re excited to get back into the swing of things.

Ian flies solo this month with a piece of microfiction created from a previously unused prompt. We’re working behind the scenes to get things back to normal sooner than later. Stay tuned and make sure to join the Facebook Group for updates!

This month, the guys have a special Christmas episode for you! They forwent most of the general banter and jumped right into the stories. Thanks for another great year!

This month, the guys host another Promptly Written Book Club, in which they discuss The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. They also take a trip to Watch Corner, and talk about their experience in the first round of the NYC Midnight 250-Word Microfiction Challenge. All that is capped off with two brand new stories for you!

This month, the guys contemplate whether or not to take part in the NYC Midnight 250-Word Microfiction Challenge for the 2nd year running. In doing so, they decide to share their stories from last year with you. That means that this month, you’re getting three extra stories (five total) for your listening pleasure.

This month, the guys discuss their Top 10 Books of all time before getting into this month’s stories. Afterwards, an idea is brought up that could potentially impact an entire future season of the podcast. Intrigued? So are they. Head on over to the Facebook group to let them know what you think!

This month, the guys make a stop in Watch Corner before talking about a current movement where people are looking to “despecialize” the original Star Wars trilogy. Stick around afterwards for two brand new short stories, and who knows? You might even learn a little something.

This month, the guys look back to 2023 to discuss their participation in the NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge, reveal their reading and writing goals for 2024 (finally), and as always, finish things up with two brand new short stories for you!

What’s up, everyone? The guys return from their short hiatus and they have a lot to catch up on. In addition to that, they’re each bringing two stories to the table to ensure that no prompts were lost in the shuffle, and to make up for lost time.

Ian is flying solo again, with a story crafted from a previously unused prompt.

Ian flies solo again, sharing a piece of microfiction crafted from one of our previously unused prompts.

Ian shares a piece of microfiction crafted from one of our previously unused prompts.

What's up, everyone? It's just Matt today, with a quick announcement.

This month, the guys discuss the frustration of finding typos after publication, list some of their favorite Christmas movies, and prepare for their participation in the upcoming NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge. They end the year with two Christmas(ish) stories for you. Happy Holidays!

The guys are back with a plethora of topics for you. NaNoWriMo season is here. Does Matt have a new project in the works? They also talk about developing characters and both are eagerly anticipating the start of a 250-word microfiction challenge they’ll be embarking on in early December. All of that, plus two brand new stories for you! Happy Thanksgiving!

This month, the guys tackle one of the most difficult prompts they’ve had to date. They get to the stories right away, giving Matt a chance to go off on a tangent about Gilligan’s Island afterwards. This one was a lot of fun, from cover to cover.

The guys are back with a lot to talk about! Ian has the next installment of The Reeve series well underway and Matt has taught his first classes. A discussion on incorporating writing into other art forms turns into a revelation for Matt, and he is left with a lot to think about in terms of writing goals and how to go about meeting them. And as always, they have two brand new stories for you!

The guys are back after some unplanned time off. Matt shares some big news and they discuss Ian’s approach to his next novel, sans-outline. As always, they finish up with two brand new stories for you.