"Suggestion Mode" Writer's Blog

Victory, The Unfamiliar Taste: A Review Post

Judge feedback as we scrape by into the final round

Feb 26 • Sami Teeny

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The 35th Rastagon the Great

A suicidal wizard clone tries to foist his responsibilities onto the next one.

Feb 24 • Sami Teeny

Math Corner: Copyright in the Library of Babel

Or why every story has already been written.

Feb 21 • Sami Teeny

January 2026

The Tree of Life

A daughter goes to check on her reclusive father to see what he’s discovered.

Jan 16 • Sami Teeny

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Surprising News, and Our First Review Post

What are contest judges looking for?

Jan 10 • Sami Teeny

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November 2025

Rye Humor

Two young brothers attempt to pull off a robbery, but their plan is half-baked.

Nov 25, 2025 • George Cooksey

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Child of Winter

A mysterious weather phenomena strikes a rural town coincidentally as a nameless girl arrives.

Nov 7, 2025 • Sami Teeny

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October 2025

The Baptism of Jack Sunday

A world-weary frontiersman agrees to help a desperate preacher, but there is one thing he wishes in return.

Oct 17, 2025 • Miguel Flores

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J is for Junichiro

Amid the rising racial tensions of 1940s America, a young Japanese-American competes in a spelling championship in the hopes of finding acceptance.

Oct 9, 2025 • George Cooksey

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Math Corner: Infinite Worlds with Infinite Travelers

Why is every third world in an infinite universe empty? And what does this have to do with aliens?

Oct 6, 2025 • Sami Teeny

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What's Greater than Teeth

A clan of post-apocalyptic vikings attempt to interpret the meaning of an artifact of a long-extinct society.

Oct 6, 2025 • Sami Teeny

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The "Suggestion Mode" Writer's Group

Three friends' collective writings, drafts, and musings on math.

Oct 6, 2025 • Suggestion Mode

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