Episode 82: Smogust's Story Hoard Challenge - Mid Month Recap

My friends! I am back, and we are midway through this month’s Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge that I’m co-hosting alongside The Circus Dragon. It’s time for a look at who is in the lead for each bracket, and of course, a few stories from the Unranked bracket as well. Curious to learn more about the challenge? Click here. Looking for the latest prompts? Click here. Find all of that and more below: Community SpotlightThis week’s spotlight is on Terrifying Tales! I was replaying Halo Reach these past few weeks, and I thought of his excellent story set in that universe called A Son of Reach. I will also take any excuse I get to talk about my excellent interview with him on Episode 40 of this very podcast. Got someone in mind who you think should be featured in the spotlight? Tag them in the comments. Smogust’s Story Hoard: Mid-Month LeaderboardLightweight Bracket 1st - Tales of Pictavia * Total score: 44 points* Top Story: First, the Fish 2nd - Arlo Vell * Total score: 14 points * Top story: Pouches and the Glow-Roach Forest3rd - Johnathan Vance * Total score: 7 points* Top story: Tea at the End of All ThingsMiddleweight Bracket1st - Bradley Hurt * Total score: 124 points * Top story: Into the Great Unknown Heavyweight Bracket1st - Verdant Butterfly * Total score: 83 points* Top story: A Captain’s Tale2nd - Laurie MacIntosh * Total score: 61 points* Top story: The Forest of Tah-Dahs!3rd - Gracie Autumn * Total score: 17 points* Top story: Starfall 4th - Hallie Jules * Total score: 11 points* Top story: Smaugust Story: Red and the Lost Dragon5th - Every Root, Every Thorn * Total score: 10 points * Top story: What Blood CommandsUnranked Stories These are randomly selected and were featured in this episode: * Bloom by Jenifer Jorgenson * A Spire of Magic and Dreams by Leeron Heywood * Drifter and Dragon by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe