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Another month, another LIVE Poetry reading featuring work from Substack authors! This was Stefan’s and my third time hosting one of these, and they truly get better every time. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, and to the authors who submitted work. Find links to everything read on this month’s stream below: * Sylvan by Kate M. Sine * The Dog Who Never Asked me to Audition by Tavis Ferguson * Kryptonite by Hallie Jules * I Will Die on This Street by Sarah-SMR * Broken, not Broken by Tricia Meyer * Lover (A Poem) by Sam Lexow * Everbloom by 𓏸𓈒𓆡 Ocean Being 𓇼𓈒𓏸 * A Grave Within a Grave by Laura B * Hosanna by Melanie Cole * Oversoul by Alicia * The Bell-Phony by Stefan Pasek * Quantum Immortality by Bradley Ramsey Subscribe now so you don’t miss the next LIVE Poetry Reading (or your chance to submit!) 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

Welcome everyone to episode 83 of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week’s episode is all about Week 3 of the Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge I’m hosting alongside The Circus Dragon! Don’t forget to also check out the new Autumn Anthology publication from Gracie Autumn. You can learn more and submit your work here. Find links to all the people and stories mentioned in the episode below: Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is Alexa! We’re all excited that she’s back after a break from Substack, and you should absolutely head on over to her publication to check out the new projects she’s writing. Week 3 Smogust’s Story Hoard Challenge StoriesBelow are nine stories selected from this week’s entries! A huge thank you again to everyone who is participating this month. * Here be Homeowners by BentButTrue * Open House - A Smogust Story by Elizabeth Hagenlocher * Lift Off by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * A Good Sulk Disrupted Gleefully by Leeron Heywood * Selling Drakendell - A Smaugust Prompt by Hallie Jules * Castle of Your Dreams by Bradley Hurt * The Strong Silent Type by Jenifer Jorgenson * Chapter 1 - Brewing a Roar by Alexander Aviles * But I was a Fool by Leanne Shawler 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

Please enjoy this reading of my poem, "Prison of Ink." Find more poems and short fiction on my Substack! 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

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

Quantum Immortality is a theoretical concept that suggests we never experience death. Instead, every time our lives end, we jump to another universe. Another timeline where we’re still alive.This poem is inspired by that concept. Audio + headphones recommended.Please enjoy. 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

Hello Saved as Draft listeners! Finton Merrybrook here, the greatest storyteller in all of D’veen! I’m once more back to help host his podcast while he spends time with family. Mercifully for us all, he’ll be back next week to recap the first two weeks of the Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge, so please look forward to that! This week, my friends and I looked back at stories from The Halls of Pandemonium, and I also briefly discussed some of the new challenge stories with Smog himself! Here’s all the links: Halls of Pandemonium Shout Outs * The Spirit of Foul Play by Gregory Blair * Waiting on Nothing by Lila Cave-Park * A Hymn Sung Softly by Yorviing * Ya’ll are Making too Much Work for Kira by J.M. Gooding * Welcome to the Hallieverse by Hallie Jules Week 1 Smogust’s Story Hoard MentionsThese stories will get a more formal shout out on next week’s episode when Bradley is back, but Smog asked me to share them all the same because he really enjoyed them: * A Captain’s Tale by Verdant Butterfly * Starfall by Gracie Autumn Find all of week one’s prompts and entries here! Remember, prompts are open all month, so if any of the art inspires you, be sure to submit! 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

Please enjoy this immersive narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 12. Find more chapters and D'veen Tales on my Substack. 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

Greetings, one and all! Lord Devereaux here. I have been tasked with writing up what you humans call “Show Notes.” Not to worry, I have watched several tutorials online on how to do this. Let us begin! Flash Fiction February Stories* Crashing, Together! by Richard Pack * The Playpen Incident by ReBe * Mountain Music by Sarah Tinney * I do Adore a Rebrand by Wendy Russell * A Helpy Home Hand by Leeron Heywood D’veen Challenge Stories* The Memory Keepers by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * The Pride of Dwarves by Daniel Coates * Tourney of Fates by Mina Howell 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 79 of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week’s episode is packed, and it includes stories written for a Power up Prompt by J.M. Gooding! He also took the time to review all of the entries submitted before Friday night. Find links to everything from this week’s episode below, and if you’re curious about my next big writing challenge in partnership with The Circus Dragon, you can find all the details about that right here. Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is on L.G. Wells! L.G. is a wonderful horror author with a range range of work here on Substack. He’s also a fellow AudioMazes author! Learn more about him in the episode, and hear from our favorite hired hitman as well. Wandering Prompt Winner This week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Nimita Kaul with her piece The Music in Me. Since Wandering prompts will be on hold during August, I read the full poem on the show.Check out the full post (and the art she did for it) right here. Writing DiscussionOur Writing Discussion thread this week was all about the monsters in our stories. Some absolutely amazing responses here, and a few new faces as well! Click here to check out the full thread. Weekly Shout Outs* Queen’s Quest: Final Route by Anton Anderson * The Day I Learned I Won a Book Award by Chital Mehta * Learning to Keep Still by Valentina Starling * Well Known and Beloved by E. H. Lau * Legacy of the Solar Order: Volume One by J. Alleyn Winchester Power up Prompt StoriesA huge thank you to J.M. Gooding for writing this week’s prompt and reviewing the stories! * The One Time Kira Took Me to Meet The Architect of the Universe…or Something Like That by J.M. Gooding * The Mute Princess Breaks the Beaker by The Taint3d Quill * Those You Would Call Gods by M. Brandon Robbins * Chapter 12: The Eye in the Well by Every Root, Every Thorn * Round and Round by Mina Howell * The Risky Betrayal by Bradley Hurt * Knights of Memory, Carry On by E. H. Lau * The Human Factor by Hallie Jules * Waking up… by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Purple by Johnathan Vance 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 78 of the Saved as Draft podcast! This week, my guest is the lightweight bracket winner of the Halls of Pandemonium challenge, M. Brandon Robbins! Find a few links to his work from the challenge below, followed by all the links for stories and people mentioned in this episode: * Flesh Consumed * The Thing Inside* The Downward Spiral Community SpotlightThis week, the spotlight is on Jenifer Jorgenson, who just celebrated her 1-year Stackiversary. Head on over and subscribe to check out her incredible library of superb stories. Wandering Prompt WinnerThis week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Richard Pack, with the story The Birth of Desideriat. Check out the full story, and remember, there’s a new prompt hidden in this week’s episode as well! Weekly Writing Discussion This week’s discussion thread was all about pitching your stories to readers and agents! A huge thank you to everyone who participated. You can check out the pitches in the full thread here. Weekly Shout Outs* It’s All Greek to Phil: Episode 9 by Hallie Jules * Things I Wish I Knew Before Making a Horror Feature by Miguel Martinez * A Quick Rant About The New Carrie by Ghost Horses Writing Page * Shakespeare Turned me Outdoorsy by Beks Roen * Earl Grey, Earl Grey by E. H. Lau Power up Prompt Stories* Till Death Do We Part by Gracie Autumn * The Curious and Extraordinary Case of the Reclusive Clockmaker by J.M. Gooding * The Compass and the Clock With Terms and Conditions by Every Root, Every Thorn * Turn Back Time by Mina Howell * Keeping Time by Gregory Blair * Marta’s Message by Bradley Hurt * A Proschemata by lokikone 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

This is an experience. An experiment. Part poem, part audio, part confession, part reflection, and all of my soul on the page. This is for the ones who are struggling. For the ones who can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. For the ones who have spent years drowning like me. Grab a pair of headphones, listen along as you read, and then check out the playlist at the end.I didn’t know the divine until I heard music and song. I only feel free on the road, where I belong. My church is metal. Four doors and four wheels. My demons ride passenger, hands steady on seven seals. My prayers ride the waves. Emotions in perfect sync. I scream the words. Push my lungs to the brink. I lay the pedal down all the way to the floor. Trying to run from the past. From problems I can’t ignore. What if I kept going? Missed that next turn? Would I arrive somewhere better? Or would it all continue to burn? The temptation to run it whispers in my ear. But I have to go home to the place where she is near. So I stay for communion. Eat of the flesh, drink of the blood. It tastes bitter like broken promises washed away in the flood. It’s the holy spirit packaged neatly in chords. The words comforting. like protection wards. But when the window’s down nothing else compares. I can see the face of god And I feel like she cares. This is my car communion. My place away from it all. My sanctuary of peace as the world continues to fall. Go Forth in PeaceHere’s a playlist for your next ride. Come worship with me. 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

And that’s a wrap on Stefan Pasek and I’s third-ever LIVE Poetry Reading here on Substack! As with the first two, we were able to read and discuss some absolutely amazing poems alongside the lovely folks in the chat. At nearly two hours, we still didn’t manage to get through all the submissions, but don’t fret! We’re exploring ways to utilize prior submissions while also accepting new ones in future streams. In the meantime, please find links to all the poems read in the recording below: * After the Bombs Dropped by Mina Howell * It Has Brought Me Down There With Her by Lila Cave-Park * Cottonwood by Hazel * The Eyes of Depression by Sarah-SMR * I See You by Nimita Kaul * The Ballad of Sanguine Sally Fair by Labyrinthia Mythweaver * Floral Revenant by Coral Evermore * Where Tha Bee Knelt by Ilias Shepherd Marrow * NecRomance by David T Etheredge * Inferno’s Reach: The Call to Burn by Bradley Ramsey * Isolation by Stefan Pasek New LIVE Poetry readings every month! Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. 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

Welcome to episode 77 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! A big thank you to J.M. Gooding for writing this week’s intro, based on a joke between us and Hazel in my subscriber chat earlier this week. You can read the entire story here. Here are a few other links to items mentioned in the show’s intro/outro as well: * Click here to submit poetry links for my LIVE poetry reading with Stefan Pasek next week. * Submit your questions for my upcoming interview with Halls of Pandemonium winner M. Brandon Robbins by July 15th! * Learn more about Audrey Anderson 🏳️‍🌈🍉’s brand new book, and how to get your copy! Read chapter one here. And now, on to our regularly scheduled show notes… Community Spotlight This week, our community spotlight is on Johanna C. Eschwald! Be sure to check out the amazing art she did earlier this week in this note thread. Wandering Prompt WinnerThis week’s winner was J. Alleyn Winchester with the story The Forgotten Cosmic Egg. A new prompt is hidden somewhere in this week’s episode! First to post a link in the comments wins. Weekly Shout Outs* Jack by Anomie * A Child, Nameless Part 1 by Tilting at Windmills * Forever the Understanding Girl by ReBe * Chapter 1: Serenity by Alexander Aviles * Slipper’s Dare by Stories Sown With Hope Power up Prompt #35 Stories* The Splintered Hinterland by Gregory Blair * Relay by J.M. Gooding * Wastelands by Gracie Autumn * The Highway to Hell by Every Root, Every Thorn * After the Bombs Dropped by Mina Howell * The Heroic Nomad by Bradley Hurt 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

Welcome back to Saved as Draft, the weekly writing podcast focused on writing discussion, community building, and of course, plenty of laughs as well. My guest on the show this week is author E. H. Lau! Edward joined me once again here to talk about his latest projects, including his recently finished comic series Audrey the Unicorn Girl. Click below to get your own copy: You can also find a link to read the comic on Substack right here. And last, but not least, be sure to check out his recent poem inspired by some of Hazel’s work. Before we dive into this week’s links, don’t forget to also check out the new project from Anton Anderson: a branching narrative story called Queen’s Quest, launching July 5th! Subscribe now, so you don’t miss out. Community SpotlightThis week, the community spotlight is on Asta Writes Lore! This author is already producing some amazing stuff, including the article about nachos I mentioned on the podcast. So, head on over to their profile and subscribe if you like what you see!Wandering Prompt WinnerLast week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Alden Crowe with an excellent poem that I read on this episode! Find the full poem here as well. Also, shout out to Jenifer Jorgenson, who submitted a runner-up story that you’ll find right here. Weekly Shout Outs * Maybe I’ve Arrived by Nimita Kaul * Half Baked Tale #34 - Pious Betrayal by Half-Baked Tales * Raymond Finch’s New Service by Robert Collins * Truly I Would Not Change it For the World by Beks Roen * A Quiet Moment by Sarah Tinney Power up Prompt #34 Stories* The Right Man for the Job? Part One by Mina Howell * Tears of the Twin by Gregory Blair * What Remains by J.M. Gooding * Good Luck (Written in Blood) by Every Root, Every Thorn * A Love Transformed but Never Extinguished by Leeron Heywood * The Forlorn Island by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Weeds Found in Eden by Yorviing * Scott by Laurie MacIntosh * Wannabe by Leanne Shawler * Epic Poem: The Lonely One by The Faraday Room * The Kiss of a Shadow by Terrifying Tales * Destiny Gets its Comeuppance by Bradley Hurt 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

Welcome to episode 75 of the Saved as Draft podcast! You’ll find links to everything discussed on the show below, but first, I wanted to remind you all to check out Tamsin G.’s Cozy Quill Fantasy Writing Competition, which is taking entries until June 30th. Click here to learn more and find out how you can enter. Featured Guest This week, I interviewed Tom Schecter on a Substack LIVE, and this episode features the audio from that interview as well. You can find links below to grab your copy of Tom’s books, either in Ebook or paperback formats: Community SpotlightThis week, our spotlight is on Vonnie G. Clemens Jr.! Check out Vonnie’s publication for multiple ongoing serials, and his series reading bedtime stories to his dog, Cooper! Weekly Shout Outs* Three Fish on the Wall by Asteria Geisterblum * Concrete Angel by Mina Howell * The Lore by Alden Crowe * Salt and Mango by 🐠🌊ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ * The Witch by JR Phillips Power up Prompt #33 Stories* Putrid Delta by Laurie MacIntosh * The Perilous Peeks of The Pernian Peaks by Gregory Blair * The Mountain Woman by J.M. Gooding * The Forth Point by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Trees All Stained in Glass by Yorviing * You Ain’t Never Had a Friend Like Me by Every Root, Every Thorn * Slipping by Jenifer Jorgenson * The Kalindanimtam by Mercedes de Santiago * A Cover up of Olympic Proportions by Bradley Hurt * The Mountains Hold by Richard Loader * Ben Macdui by Verdant Butterfly 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

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 74 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! As mentioned in the intro, be sure to check out Edward.Marlo.Ruiz’s new magazine that’s out now. Please find links to everything else discussed on this episode below: Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is on A Writer’s Voice! Don’t forget, you can also grab a copy of their poetry collection that’s out now too! Weekly Shout Outs* Millcreek Village Library Life: Closed for Inventory by Jenifer Jorgenson * Embodied Memories by Coral Evermore * Part 1: Before the Election by Laurie MacIntosh * 10 Most Common Homestead Animals by Alley Hart * Padre Celestial and Mother Mugre by Edward.Marlo.Ruiz Power up Prompt Stories* What the Water Remembers by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * An Empty Name for Water by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr. * A Transformative Love for Nature by Leeron Heywood * The Putrid Truth by Gregory Blair * The Bog by J.M. Gooding * Where Crows Don’t Drink the Water by Yorviing * Putrid Delta Blues by Every Root, Every Thorn * La Rivière Revoltante by Bradley Hurt As I mentioned on the show, Laurie MacIntosh posted a piece today after the deadline called The Putrid Delta. I’ll be covering this one on next week’s episode, but check the link in the meantime! 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

There are some seriously talented poets on Substack. So many, in fact, that Stefan Pasek and I have decided to feature their work in a new monthly series! That’s right, this recording of our stream from June 18th is the first in a new monthly series where we read and discuss your poems LIVE! We’ll also take submissions for these streams ahead of time, so keep an eye on both of our subscriber chats if you want to have your work read in a future stream. In the meantime, please find links to all the poems (barring one that wasn’t published at the time of recording) from this month’s stream below in the order they were read: * When Will Cascadia Speak? by Hazel * Unpublished Lovecraftian poem by Mark S, PhD * Caged Smoke by Kate M. Sine * Our Nation by Sage Taylor Kingsley * Exquisite Devastation by Joel L * The Bottom by David C. Roberson * The Secret of the Little Leaves by Silvia de Negrobosco * God is a Woman (And I learned That Early) by Tavis Ferguson * We’re Still Here by Mina Howell * The Art of Observation by Labyrinthia Mythweaver * Look it in the eyes by Jake Gardner * Flesh to Gold by Novaheart * I’m too stupid to do this anymore by Spencer D.W. * The Guardian’s Heart by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Dread by Lila Cave-Park * Simpler Times by Bradley Ramsey * A Feather on the Floor by Stefan Pasek Subscribe Now so you don’t miss out on submissions for the next LIVE Poetry Reading! 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

This story is my submission for Hallie Jules’ birthday prompt, in which one of her characters accidentally pulls other fictional characters into our world and has to get them back home. Learn more about the prompt here. Also, happy birthday, Hallie! 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 73 of the Saved as Draft podcast. Here are links to the two items I mentioned in the introduction: * Hallie Jules’ Birthday Prompt* Novaheart’s 400 subscriber special video Please find links to everything else mentioned in today’s episode below: Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight for pride month is on Avery Bridge! Avery also shared a link to an anthology they were included in, which highlights Bi+ authors. Shout out to Bi+ Book Gang as well for putting that collection together. Find a link to purchase your copy below: This Week’s SponsorThis week’s sponsor isn’t fictional! Well, it is fiction, but that’s beside the point. I am very excited to spotlight my friend J. Alleyn Winchester and the upcoming second book in his Nature Calls series! The second book is out very soon, so find a link below to grab your copy of the first book in the series today: Weekly Story Shout Outs And of course, a HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted links for a shout out this week. I pick five at random, so here are the stories featured on this week’s episode: * Not My Father’s Son by Brennen Costa * The Sable Mere by Sara da Encarnação * Another Request for Time Off by Jenifer Jorgenson * Selket Hara by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Gods, Ghosts, and Ghastly Fanfiction by Hallie Jules Stay tuned for the next shout outs thread this coming Tuesday in my Subscriber chat! And, don’t forget, Power up Prompts resume tomorrow as well. You know what? Better subscribe, just in case: I’ll see you all next week! 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 72 of the Saved as Draft podcast! This week, my guest is KJ Harlow, and it’s an amazing interview about his recently finished series Slice of Death, which you can check out by clicking the link below: Community SpotlightThis week, the community spotlight is on Novaheart! Her series The Crown of Ashes and Blood is not one to be missed! Find all of her published works on Amazon, and be sure to subscribe to her Substack as well! This Week’s SponsorThis week, our sponsor isn’t entirely fictional! Shout out to Hazel and the Your Potato Digest Podcast. A huge thank you to Wendy Russell as well for reprising her role as Russet in this week’s episode. Weekly Shout OutsThis week, the shout outs were picked from The Halls of Pandemonium. Here are the featured works: * This Old House by Mina Howell * Thoughts Before the Storm by Daniel Coates * Second Blood by Anton Anderson * The Archivist by L.G. Wells * La Nuit Rouge by Hallie Jules * Death Takes a Vacation by Tina Crossgrove * The Sampler by BentButTrue * Grocery Store Tater Talk by Hazel New Writing Challenges to Check OutBe sure to check out some of these awesome new challenges happening around Substack: * June Poetry Adventure hosted by Verdant Butterfly * The Cozy Quill Fantasy Writing Competition hosted by Tamsin G. * Prompts From the Valley Nis hosted by Hazel Halls of Pandemonium WinnersBelow are the first place winners from each bracket! To see the full, final leaderboard, head on over to Scriptorum. M. Brandon Robbins takes home the win for the lightweight bracket! * Total Submissions: 14* Final Score: 232 * Top Story: The Downward SpiralNimita Kaul is our grand prize winner for the middleweight bracket! * Total Submissions: 32* Final Score: 939* Top Story: I Got ToldGary L Taylor is the winner for the heavyweight bracket! * Total submissions: 32* Final Score: 2,774* Top Story: Ship Comes in Every Day 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

This is my entry for Day 30’s microfiction prompt in The Halls of Pandemonium challenge. Check out other entries from the final week here. 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

Welcome to episode 71 of the Saved as Draft podcast! I hope you’re all enjoying my ongoing series set in the world of Pandemonium. You can read this week’s episode here. Community SpotlightA huge thank you to Hazel and L.G. Wells for organizing the collection of amazing messages I received and reacted to on Episode 2 of the Your Potato Digest podcast. And of course, thank you to everyone who sent in words of encouragement for me: Daria, Richard Pack, Wild K. Nebula, Edward.Marlo.Ruiz, Mina Howell, Maryellen Brady 💗📚, Verdant Butterfly, J.M. Gooding, The Circus Dragon, Daniel Coates, and Wendy Russell. Thank you so much for all of your messages! Week 4 Halls of Pandemonium LeaderboardsWe’ll start with links to the unranked stories I featured this week: * Consumption Becomes You by Coral Evermore * Hold the Door by Hallie Jules * Ya’ll are Making too Much Work for Kira by J.M. Gooding * Steered by the Heart-Compass by Leeron Heywood * Rats Don’t Drown by Yorviing * Rainfall by M. Brandon Robbins * I am the Storm by Daria * Bracing the Storm by Nimita Kaul * The Friendly Spinetail Steve by Bradley Hurt * The Song That Never Ends by Sarah Tinney * Wurstland by Gary L Taylor * Blort Reginald the Third by Verdant Butterfly * But You Left by Mina Howell 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

Hello and welcome to episode 70 of The Saved as Draft podcast! This week, I sat down with Wild K. Nebula to talk about her latest projects and much more. It’s a fantastic interview, so I hope you all enjoy it! And, if you’re curious to check out an excerpt from her upcoming novel, Beta Gamer Three, you can read an excerpt at the link below: Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is on Rebecca Watson (ReBe). If you’re interested in donating or sharing the recent GoFundMe page that launched to support her, you can find that right here. Halls of Pandemonium Week 3 LeaderboardsHere are links to all the stories featured in this week’s episode, starting with our unranked shout outs: * A Special Love Language by Terrifying Tales * Cat Piss at the Foot of God by Every Root, Every Thorn * So, I Wrote an ‘Axe’ Murderer by Wendy Russell * My Draft-Eating Parasite Has Better Taste Than the Algorithm by J.M. Gooding Week 3 Lightweight Leaderboard* The Thing Inside by M. Brandon Robbins * A Hymn Sung Softly by Yorviing * Persephone’s Footsteps by Daria Week 3 Middleweight Leaderboard* Scars Refusing to Hide by Nimita Kaul * Where Are They? by Sarah Tinney * The Bone Witch Cometh by Richard Pack Week 3 Heavyweight Leaderboard* The Changing by Gary L Taylor * The Tape by Verdant Butterfly * The Director’s Cu— by L.G. Wells 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

Hello everyone! Welcome to this week’s episode of the Saved as Draft podcast. Please find links to all this week’s stories (and a link to Scriptorum, where you can see the mid-month leaderboard) below: Community SpotlightThis week, the spotlight is on Vonnie G. Clemens Jr., who has been hosting a new series called Bedtime with Cooper that I absolutely love. Be sure to check out his profile and subscribe so you don’t miss out on new episodes! Week 2 Unranked Story Shout Outs* Melody Beneath Concrete by Eira Linden * The Muses by Hazel * My Muse Abandoned me and I Returned to Splatterpunk Roots by J.M. Gooding * A Flight Curtailed by Leeron Heywood * Limited Bandwidth by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 Week 2 Lightweight Leaderboard* The Downward Spiral by M. Brandon Robbins * Waiting on Nothing by Lila Cave-Park * Me Times Three by Daria Week 2 Middleweight Leaderboard* Via Con Me by Nimita Kaul * All The Time to Spare by Jeremy * Dig Down to the Core by Sarah Tinney Week 2 Heavyweight Leaderboard* Ship Comes in Every Day by Gary L Taylor * My Fairy Muse by Verdant Butterfly * The Grief Buffet by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) 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

Hello everyone! Apologies for the late upload, but this week’s episode is here. I’m really excited to unveil the top stories from week 1 of The Halls of Pandemonium challenge. And of course, my guest this week is eco-fiction author, poet, and podcaster, Mina Howell! Mina is here to share updates on all her projects and to talk about what’s next in 2026. Find links to everything else mentioned on the show below: Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is on Tamsin G., a writer of cozy fiction, and an artist of immense skill and talent. She’s been stuck in Substack jail after a short hitatus, so please head on over to her publication and check out some of her work to boost her back into the algorithm’s good graces! Unranked Shout Outs* My Must Got a Promotion and Rewrote my Childhood by J.M. Gooding * Beginnings (Cento I) and (Cento II) by Wendy Russell * The Spirit of Foul Play by Gregory Blair * Art Imitates Life by Memphis King * That’s No Iceberg by Hallie Jules Week 1 Halls of Pandemonium Leaderboards* DEIGN by Albert Kivak * Chop-Chop! by Anton Anderson * Joint Interplanetary Link Layer (J.I.L.L.) by Brennen Costa * Paint with all the Colors of the Wind by Daria* Morning Coffee by DJ Stapleton * I Got Told! by Nimita Kaul * My Mother, My Hero by Richard Pack * Again by Sarah Tinney * Multifaceted by Daniel Coates * Main Sea Suction Valve by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr. * Two Letters, One Truth by Verdant Butterfly * Wet, Red, and Slick by Gary L Taylor * Dear Kira by Mina Howell * He Could Have Drawn Worlds by BentButTrue * Tumble’s Bath by A.M. Bowman 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

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 67 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. I’m switching to a bi-weekly interview schedule, so it’s just me yapping this week, but I hope you’ll still tune in for all the great stories.Community Spotlights * Check out the brand new newsletter from J. Alleyn Winchester titled A Look into the World Tome. * Get ready for Ani Beeler and Eliza James’ Porch Prompts challenge launching May 4th! * A huge thank you again to my writing group for all the awesome feedback on my novel outline this week. Be sure to subscribe to Wild K. Nebula, Richard Pack, Daria, Daniel Coates, and Wilhelmina Owings. And of course, shout out to Trayvon R. as well, who is not currently on Substack, but is part of our group as well. Wandering Prompt WinnerWell, J.M. Gooding did indeed make me cry again with his winning story Photographs. Read at your own risk, and bring tissues. Weekly Shout OutsThis week, I took a look at five of my favorite stories from Flash Fiction February, to celebrate the launch of my new challenge, The Halls of Pandemonium. * For the Love of Hot Water by Mariah K. Porter * Mountain Music by Sarah Tinney * The Playpen Incident by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * Xenophilia by The Circus Dragon * Tourney of Fates by Mina Howell * BONUS: A Heart Isn’t Born Black by Terrifying Tales Power up Prompt Stories Thank you again to Hazel for helping with this week’s prompt, and for reviewing some of the stories/ballads!* The Tavern of Unfinished Things by Wendy Russell * The Hush by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Other Conditions of the Good Life by Guy Craig * Memories of You by Mina Howell * The Door in the Song by Sara da Encarnação * The Hills of Peregrin by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr. * Ballad Man by Hallie Jules * The Ballad Called Felix by Felix Thornfell 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

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 66 of The Saved as Draft podcast. This week, my guest is author A. M. Shilling who recently published THE DEVOURING, which I reviewed over on The Writer’s Journey. Be sure to check out her website, and click below to get your copy of this excellent cosmic horror thriller: This Week’s Shout Outs* Mermaid in the Bathtub by Tina Crossgrove * Excess: The Useless Thing That Made Us Human by The Biological Imagination * Night Watch by JR Phillips * Cocooned in Wonder by Sarah Tinney * A.V.A by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 Wandering Prompt Winner* Blade Mistress Gail, Formerly Known as Pam by Verdant Butterfly Power up Prompt Stories * The Cleanest Restrooms in Hell by L.G. Wells * Echoes of Dathomir by L.G. Wells * A Body Made of Wanting by Connor Mancuso * Bruises by J.M. Gooding * The Ghost Weight by Abhishek Banerjee * Site LETHE by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * The Shadow Mirror by Every Root, Every Thorn 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

Welcome to episode 65 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is LM Sypher, an author and artist who many of you may recognize! If you have yet to check out their book The Serpent’s Rise, get your copy at the link below: And don’t forget to check out the Indie Ink Fund’s new weekly portal prompt! You can also support this awesome group by grabbing some merch from their website. Community SpotlightThis week, our community spotlight is on Luden Gray's Symposium! I recently got to meet Luden in person at an author event near where I live. Her book, The Kingdom of Deception, is out now! Wandering Prompt WinnerOur winner of last week’s Wandering Prompt was Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist with the story Mars to Major Tom. Weekly Shout Outs* On Entanglement by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * The House With No Address by Mathew C. Bryant • Horror Poet * RTSA 38 - Don’t Encourage Him by Wendy Russell * Obviously Oblivious and Unfair Game by Nimita Kaul * The Worms Took Less Than You by Spencer D.W. Power up Prompt Stories* The Spirit’s Gift by Anton Anderson * Changing Places by Suparna Chakraborti * The Bucc-ees at the Edge of Forever by J.M. Gooding * Lock in, Chat by Wendy Russell * Meet-Cutes in the Time of Brisket and Wormholes by Hallie Jules * Parallax by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Aisle Seven Incident Report by BentButTrue * Wings of Suburbia by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * The Hunger Between Shelves by Every Root, Every Thorn 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

Hello, and welcome to episode 64 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest on the show is Trevor Cohen! Find links to all the stories mentioned in the show below: Community SpotlightThis week, our community spotlight is BentButTrue! Be sure to subscribe to him and to the Indie Ink Fund as well! Weekly Shout Outs* The Medusa Glitch: Part 2 by Tina Crossgrove * Audrey the Unicorn Girl: Chapter 1 by E. H. Lau * The Legend of the Broadsword Samurai by John Grishak * Memories Worth Fighting For by Terrifying Tales * Why do they feel familiar in a way I can’t explain? by Joel L Wandering Prompt Stories * Winner: Out of Leaves by Wendy Russell * Runner-up: Madam Lurk’s Tick Tock Tea by Tamsin G. Power up Prompt Stories* Angel of Death by Mina Howell * Black Dahlia Tea - A Short Story by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * The Cursed of the Forlorn Forest by Gregory Blair * The Girl and the Queen of the Grove by J.M. Gooding * A Years and a Day by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * The Half Son Returns by Terrifying Tales * The One Who Came Before by Every Root, Every Thorn * Appointed Night by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * Patchwork Heart by Mina Howell * Ruby by Anthony Michael Malec 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

Please enjoy this reading of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 11! 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

Hello and welcome to episode 63 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. My guest on today’s episode is Maryellen Brady 💗📚, the winner of the heavyweight bracket in Flash Fiction February 2026. Maryellen and I sat down to talk about her status as a two-time champion in my writing challenges, and she answered a bunch of questions submitted by the community. Community SpotlightOur community spotlight this week is Caley Robison! The first book in Caley’s enemies-to-lovers romantasy series is on sale until TOMORROW for just 99-cents. Grab you copy at the link belowWeekly Shout Outs * The Threshold by Edward.Marlo.Ruiz * It is Raining by Hazel * The Art of Line Editing: How to Turn Prose into Music by High Priestess Lakeisha and Dansinger | Daan Katz* Footprints by Tamsin G. * Mass Extinction Event by Suswati Basu Wandering Prompt Winner & Runner-up This week, Sarah Rusch joins me on the show to talk about the winning Wandering Prompt story, Playtheon by Verdant Butterfly We also discuss the runner-up from last week’s prompt, which was of course The First Spark by J. Alleyn Winchester. Power up Prompt #28 Stories* Extraction by Gregory Blair * The Guy Who Hates Hard Tacos Asked me to Write a Haunted Scalpel Story. Kira Showed up by J.M. Gooding * The Manor that Kept by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * SUBCLINICAL by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * They Found a Way by Terrifying Tales * The Kiss of Peace by Hallie Jules * Power up Prompt #28 by Mercedes de Santiago 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

This is a continuation of my entry for Mina Howell’s Week 5 Micro Fiction March prompt. While not required to understand this one, I recommend reading or listening to that first. You can find it here.This is Jameson’s final story. I hope I did him justice… 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

Hello and welcome to episode 62 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is J.M. Gooding, winner of the 2026 Flash Fiction February Middleweight bracket. Here are some links to J.M.’s work that we discussed during the interview: * Flash Fiction February Index* Still Water Table of Contents* At Night* Camellias* Loup des Ardennes * Loup des Ardennes IICommunity SpotlightThis week’s spotlight is on Richard Pack! As I mentioned in the show, Richard is a master worldbuilder. I highly recommend his book, Bloodsmith, but you really can’t go wrong with anything he writes. Richard was also my guest on Episode 44 of the podcast! Be sure to subscribe to his wife Daria as well! Her style of storytelling is equally immersive and always focused on historical accuracy. Weekly Shout Outs* The Condition by BentButTrue * Ours to Keep by Brennen Costa * Wine by Nimita Kaul * New Stanton Noir 5: The Neon Mirage Theater by Maxwell Vagus * The Creation of Fistbump the Sky by Fistbump the Sky Power up Prompt Stories* The People of Resonance by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * Node Fifty-Five by J.M. Gooding * Ascension by Terrifying Tales * Xenopaleobiology by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * The Pilot by BentButTrue * Jellybots by Gracie * Biomech Bedazzled by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr. * What Wants to be Seen by Every Root, Every Thorn * The Human Element by Wendy Russell 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

Please enjoy this narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter Ten. Discover more stories from the realm of D"veen on The Writer's Journey, or head to bradleyramsey.substack.com. 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

Welcome to episode 61 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! You can find links to all of this week’s featured stories and more information on this week’s guest below. This Week’s GuestThis week, I sat down with Lynn Harris, the CEO and Founder of GOLD Comedy! Lynn and I had an amazing discussion about the art of comedy writing and the journey she has been on throughout her 25-year career. Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is a comedy writer in our own community! Hallie Jules, combines nuanced characters with relatable and hilarious comedy. I especially recommend her ongoing series It’s All Greek to Phil.Weekly Shout Outs * The Winter Council by lokikone * Still Water: Table of Contents by J.M. Gooding * Prodigy: Part One by Mina Howell * Letter #5 by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) and Jessie Laverton * A POEM | Cracks in the Flesh Fissure by Edward.Marlo.Ruiz 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 60 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! This week’s guest was Daniel Coates, winner of the lightweight bracket in Flash Fiction February 2026! Daniel also asked me to shout out his friend and photographer, Victoria Pappas, as well as his writing mentor, James Breiner, who has a newsletter here on Substack! Here are links to Daniel’s stories mentioned in the interview, as well as his Flash Fiction February directory: * Flash Fiction February Story Finder* Make Your Choice* The Pride of Dwarves * Buy Daniel’s Book on AmazonThis Week’s Community SpotlightThis week’s spotlight is for Hazel, who recently rebranded their publication! Hazel is also the creator of BookStack.Weekly Shout Outs* The Roots of the Forest by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * The Doorway to Wonderings by J. Alleyn Winchester * It’s Alive! Flash Fiction February 2026 - The Book by Robert C. Worstell * Fragments of a Life by BentButTrue * Braids by PancakeSushi Weekly Writing Discussion A huge thank you to everyone who submitted responses to this week’s writing discussion! You can find the full thread here. 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

This is my entry for the week two prompt in Mina Howell’s Micro Fiction March challenge! You can learn more about it here. 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

Welcome to episode 59 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is Anton Anderson! You can check out his published works on his website, or if you’d like a quick snapshot of his universe, I highly recommend his new story, Edweena’s Muse, featuring original art and poetry from Mina Howell! Find links to everything else mentioned in today’s episode below! Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is Derek James Kritzberg! As I mentioned in the episode, Derek recently celebrated the 50th issue of DREAD Reviews with a massive battle royale that I got to narrate! Check out the full post with audio here. This Week’s Shout Outs This week, I chose ten stories submitted by the community from Flash Fiction February: * Reflections on Flash Fiction February by J.M. Gooding * A Redo by Anton Anderson * Another Day in Paradise by Sarah Tinney * It’s Her Party After All by Robert C. Worstell * Water Over Whiskey by Sorin Cloud * Meeting Gramma by Daniel Coates * The Retirement Party by Daria & Richard Pack * Perk and Purge by Jonathan Hogue * The Vest Guy by T.P. Kaaos * Hellfire | Torn Asunder 17 | Bright Side by Margo Margan 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

Hello and welcome to episode 58 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. This week, I’m excited to welcome Evil-izabeth to the show for a full interview about their work, creative journey, and much more. Don’t forget to check out Connor Mancuso’s new serial Seam Eater as well, if you’re a fan of his mythos, D’veen, or both! And, a shout out to our community spotlight this week, T.P. Kaaos! Here are links to everything mentioned in today’s episode: March Writing Challenges* PORTALS: New Beginnings Teaser* Micro Fiction March, hosted by Mina Howell * Worldbuilding Wednesdays, hosted by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 Flash Fiction February Leaderboards* Cosmic Inspiration - Local Representation by Dave Boyko * Science Fiction/Double Feature by Sarah Tinney * October Confessions (Now w/Voiceover) by Jeremy Lo * Such a fun game! by Anton Anderson * Evidence Item 66-B by Jon Mountjoy * The Life You’ll Get to Live by Richard Pack * The dragon stole my homework! by The Circus Dragon * Echo’s First Lie by J.M. Gooding * I Do Adore a Rebrand by Wendy Russell * A Survivor’s Letter by Terrifying Tales * The Hartford Collection by Sara da Encarnação * The Reliquary of Saint What’s His Face by Verdant Butterfly * We Had 300,000 Years by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * This Cursed Collection by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * An Echo of the Mother by Jenifer Jorgenson 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast! Since we had two episodes this week, I don’t have a guest for this week’s episode. Even so, I hope you’ll join me for a look at the top 5 stories in each bracket for Flash Fiction February: Week 3! And, I’d like to formally welcome Mr Hallie Jules and Mr Circus Dragon to the community! They are both part of our Community Spotlight this week. And now, on to the leaderboards for week 3. Week 3 Lightweight Leaderboard* Gradient Descent by Sarah Rusch * A Matter of Scale by Dave Boyko * The New Update by Jeremy Lo * Make Your Choice by Daniel Coates * Mountain Music by Sarah Tinney Week 3 Middleweight Leaderboard* Alignment Field Coherence by J.M. Gooding * A Helpy Home Hand by Leeron Heywood * Atlantis by The Circus Dragon * Pet Management by Wendy Russell * The Watcher in the Wire by lokikone Week 3 Heavyweight Leaderboard* The New Update by Sara da Encarnação * In Death, No Redemption by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Lover Boy AI by A.M. Bowman * Evermore the Endless by Verdant Butterfly * The New Update by Mina Howell 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

Please enjoy this reading of my Flash Fiction February Day 18 story. 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

My friends! It’s Wednesday, and we somehow have an episode of the podcast?! Yes, indeed. This mini-episode (at almost 30 minutes) is a look at the top 10 stories from the D’veen Challenge I opened up as part of Flash Fiction February: Day 5. Now, if you want to know who won, you’re going to have to listen! Below are links to all the entries in no particular order. D’veen Challenge Entries (In No Particular Order)* The Memory Keepers by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Shards over Skar by Connor Mancuso * Mother Furnace by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * Tourney of Fate by Mina Howell * The Registry of Ash by BentButTrue * What we do in the Bunker by Wendy Russell * Small Things by Jenifer Jorgenson * Anagnorisis by Verdant Butterfly * He Feared Anyway by Every Root, Every Thorn * Exile of Fire and Stone by T.P. Kaaos * The Pride of Dwarves by Daniel Coates * Letters to the Bard by The Circus Dragon * The Hollow Hammer by Graeme Brandham * Not while I can still write by Clara MacGauffin If you’d like to skip to the top 10 list in the episode, go to 8:40. 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

Hello and welcome to episode 56 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! Please find all the links to this week’s stories, indie release radar, and some information about this week’s guest below! This Week’s GuestOn this episode, I welcome Gabriel Garcia to the show! Gabriel is an author of historical fiction, alternate history, fantasy, and science fiction! The interview begins at 46:00. Here are some links to get to know him and his work: * Gabriel’s Official Author Website* Gabriel’s Published Books* The Wandering Scribe Podcast on YouTube* My Interview with Gabriel from 2025* The Wandering Scribe Newsletter on LinkedIn Community SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is Possim Kingdom! I highly recommend their I was a Man Once poetry series! Check it out here. Flash Fiction February: Week 2 Leaderboards* #1) Carried in the Code by Sorin Cloud * #2) Do Simulated Bees Dream of Simulated Roses? by Dave Boyko * #3) It Tastes the Same by Every Root, Every Thorn* #4) Game Night by Sarah Tinney * #5) The Assassin’s of Dreadfall Moor by Luden Gray's Symposium * #1) The Annual Review by J.M. Gooding * #2) Star-eyes by The Circus Dragon * #3) The Conference of Knives by lokikoné * #4) That Dinner Party Episode by Felix Thornfell * #5) Tuesday Night by Wendy Russell * #1) Pardon Our Dust by Sara da Encarnação * #2) Pardon the Dust by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * #3) Theo & Juno - VR Maintenance by Verdant Butterfly * #4) A Day in the Life by Mina Howell * #5) The Playpen Incident by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) 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

Please enjoy this reading of my new D'veen Tale: The Savior of Dragons. 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

Hello and welcome to episode 55 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week’s guest is BentButTrue! Find links to some of the things mentioned in the show below: * An Invitation to the Hollow Realm* The Indie Ink FundIndie Release Radar: Powered by BookStack* Bloodlines by Carly Bryant Black* String of Fate by Simran Kaur* Golden Boy by M.E. SammWeek 1 Lightweight LeaderboardThe Lightweight bracket is for authors with 0-100 subscribers. Here’s the top 5 stories from this bracket for week 1: * Love in the Stars by Dave Boyko * Guess the Liar by Daniel Coates * For the Love of Hot Water by Mariah K. Porter * 37 Degrees of Violence by Graeme Brandham * Alphabetical Order by Sarah Week 1 Middleweight LeaderboardThe middleweight bracket is for authors with 101-300 subscribers. Here’s the top 5 stories from this bracket for week 1: * Xenophilia by The Cursed Dragon * Daisy of the Stacks by J.M. Gooding * Crashing, Together! by Richard Pack * The Other Little Miss Psychopomp by LM Sypher * Confessions of the Bookshop Marquis by Felix Thornfell Week 1 Heavyweight LeaderboardThe heavyweight bracket is for authors with 300 or more subscribers. Here’s the top 5 stories from this bracket for week 1: * The Morning Star by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Defrost by Tamsin E. * STILL by BentButTrue * Red to Play, Red to Stay by Verdant Butterfly * N’gha ahor n’fhtagn—shugg uaaah by Connor Mancuso What About Author Scores? Leeron Heywood and I are tracking all of your total author scores behind the scenes! In the middle of the month, we’ll reveal the current leaderboard across all authors participating in the challenge in each of the three brackets. Then, at the end of the month, we’ll find out who took home the grand prize in each bracket. You all voted, and the prize this year is a special interview on The Saved as Draft Podcast, including questions from me and questions submitted by the community! 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

Welcome to episode 54 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! A huge thank you to Hallie Jules for joining me this week. Here are links to her ongoing challenge, her series It’s All Greek to Phil, and a look at her upcoming novel: * Slice of Life Valentine’s Day Contest * It’s All Greek to Phil * The Making of a “Bad” RomantasyCommunity SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is on Verdant Butterfly! Be sure to check out her amazing work and all of her art. Weekly Shout Outs* Not Quite Home by Natasha Johnson * Houseguest by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * Tuned to Tomorrow by Sarah * We Let The Dark In: Chapter One by Alex Jeter * Stormkeepers by Rachel Tribble Wandering Prompt Winners* Grand Prize: Turning in the Ring of Never by lokikone * Runner-up 1: The Rest of the Day by Jenifer Jorgenson * Runner-up 2: Ambivalence by Verdant Butterfly Indie Release Radar: Powered by BookStack* Little Wolf in the Storm by Adik Graves* Frost and Iron by Edale Lane* Perfect Strangers by J. RhysPower up Prompt Poems * From Rise to Ride by James Mayes * Boxed In by Nimita Kaul * Alteration (Wings in a Case) by Nicholaus Bairley * Drumming to Youth Gone Wild at 3:000 in the Afternoon by Mel Ruth * Shake Me Out by Hallie Jules * Not Poetry by J.M. Gooding * Identity by Theresa Greene * The Ravishing New Me by Gregory Blair * A Puppet With No Handler by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * The Note That Stayed by Dblkrose of BSP * Verdant & Sable by Verdant Butterfly * Ghosts by Mina Howell * Where Colors Hide by Mariah K. Porter * Haiku by Suparna Chakraborti * Mirror Mirror by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Cognisolitude by Tamsin G. * The Architecture of a Ghost by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * The Weight of Roads Untrod by lokikone * Identity is a Scam by Happy Nielsen * Punk Rock Mike by Every Root, Every Thorn * A Short Poem by Asteria Geisterblum * A NAME IS A DOOR YOU FORGOT YOU OPENED by Connor Mancuso 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

Please enjoy this reading of my D'veen Tale, The Sable Sapphire 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

Hello, and welcome to episode 53 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, I was traveling for work, so a lot of usual segments are missing. Even so, this is still a fun episode, because it features an interview with yours truly conducted by the Prompt Goddess herself, Sarah Rusch! And the best part? All of the questions were submitted by the community. Sarah even threw in a few surprise questions of her own at the end. We’ll be back to our usual episode structure next week, so don’t fret! In the meantime, I’d love to know what you think of this week’s weird and wonderful interview, so let me know in the comments. Shout out to Mina Howell, J.M. Gooding, Hallie Jules, J. Alleyn Winchester, Rebecca Watson (ReBe), Jenifer Jorgenson, Theresa Greene, Nimita Kaul, Mariah K. Porter, and Verdant Butterfly for submitting questions! 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

Hello, and welcome to this week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my featured guest is Tom Schecter, author of THE SHIELDBREAKER SAGA. The interview begins at 55:46 if you’d like to skip straight to it! Here are some links to get you acquainted with Tom’s work: * Start Here * Fiction Is Culture Presents: THE DAUGHTERS OF VEICommunity SpotlightThis week’s community spotlight is the wonderful Asteria Geisterblum, who had a birthday this past week. Shout out to KJ Harlow and Happy Nielsen for organizing the wonderful birthday posts, which you can check out here and here. Wandering Prompt Winner Last week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Mariah K. Porter with her story My Son the Beast. The Tendrils of the Cosmic Piper by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist was our runner-up. Indie Release Radar, Powered by BookStack* Little Wolf by Adik Graves* Frost and Iron by Edale Lane* Perfect Strangers by J. RhysWeekly Shout Outs * The Notebook of Moriah Bend by lokikone * The Phantom of Nibelheim Act I by J. Alleyn Winchester * Chocolate Truffle Surprise by imarkanx || istvan markan 🍁 * Gone Viral, Send Help by Sarah* Poetic Melancholy by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * Bradley Ramsey Presents…. by Verdant Butterfly Power up Prompt Stories* The Lightkeeper of a Bloody Heart by Dblkrose of BSP * For Now by Wendy Russell * Keeping the Light by Jenifer Jorgenson * The Siren’s Lighthouse by Mercedes de Santiago * Crescent and Cross by Nicholaus Bairley * Emotional Codeine: Infernis by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist * The Altar of Blackrock by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) * The Light by J.M. Gooding * Angel’s Envy by Mina Howell * Sanguis Memorans by Mariah K. Porter * Between Worlds by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Salt and Rust by Elizabeth Hagenlocher * The Case of the Haunted Lighthouse by Robert C. Worstell * Pharus Mortuorum by Matthew E Meurer * The Lighthouse by Jada Halliday * The Mercy of Refusal by Connor Mancuso * The Keeper Counts by Abhishek Banerjee * Memory is the Lock by Daniel Coates 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

Please enjoy this reading of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter Nine. The series will return in March 2026. 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