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[The Shopkeeper]

Welcome to the Fortnightly Writing Competition where our local wordsmiths put together beautiful short (sometimes) stories for all to read and enjoy!

This week our theme will be:

The Shopkeeper



Oftentimes The Shopkeeper is an integral, yet overlooked individual in the world of fiction. Protagonists make their way through their shops, collecting the goods and baubles which will ultimately lead them to reaching their goals. But who is The Shopkeeper? Is there more to their existence than peddling goods? Do they have stories to tell?

In this FWC I challenge you to write a story with a shopkeeper integral to the plot. From the item shop selling magical swords to yet another hero, to the bored cashier who is just another cog in the corporate machine.

This fortnightly competition of writing shall end at midnight of September 22.

Thanks for playing and... can I offer you a candy bar to go along with your purchase?

[Shipwrecked!]

Welcome to the Fortnightly Writing Competition where our local wordsmiths put together beautiful short (sometimes) stories for all to read and enjoy!

This week our theme will be:

Shipwrecked!



Here we stand before our vessel, broke down, inoperable, possibly beyond repair.  Whatever shall we do?

Entrants will be tasked with writing a short story that somehow includes being shipwrecked, whether taking the term literally or stretching the bounds of the word. Judging will follow the standard secret 10 votes at the end of two weeks.

I look forward to everyone's stories!

The deadline for entries will be: August 2nd!

[May 19th, 2021]

Welcome to the Fortnightly Writing Competition, where everything is made up and the points don't matter! (Other than for voting purposes, of course, and AGS Forum street cred)

Participants will have roughly two weeks to write a short story of the current theme.  All are welcome!

This week the theme will be:

â˜...Betwixt the Starsâ˜...

I love the allure of the cosmos, the unknown, the infinite possibilities, the danger that could be lurking behind the nearest cosmological object. Feel free to let your fingers run wild across your keyboards from hard sci-fi to whimsical space whales frolicking in zero-g. This is a place of wonder and awe!



The competition begins now! Participants will have until May 19th, 2021 May 21st, 2021  to post their story!

Voting will commence the same as the previous FWC with each voter having 10 points to spread between each entry, awarding points as you see fit.  Critique is always welcome and it's nice to get a paragraph of feedback on your work (and justifying your tally of votes). Any unused votes will be spread among the other participants.

[Ejected Star]

Hey everyone!

Ejected Star is a comedy, point n' click adventure! Join Tommy Tektite as he explores the galaxy in a quest to hunt down Havok, an evil, conniving robot who has framed him for the destruction of his ship and all those aboard. Along the way he must make friends, obtain a spaceship, build up his crew and follow clues to uncover Havok's whereabouts and bring him to justice.

Free, fully voiced prologue, with an hour's worth of comedy-filled content!

Don't forget to bring a mop!

Ejected Star did start life as an AGS title, but I was enticed away to Unity and Adventure Creator.

Ejected Star has an hour long, fully voiced prologue! Download Here!




The game will be fully voiced, span about 6-8 hours in length and will be full of classic PnC style humor and fun. I'm still on the fence about having to throw a boot at a cat within in the first hour of the game that will ultimately leave you soft-locked 5 hours later, so we'll put a pin in that for now.

I'm hoping to put up a Kickstarter in the next couple months, but I'm not the greatest at running Social Media/Kickstarter stuff, so we'll see how that all pans out.

Thanks for checking it out everybody!  If anyone wants to see updates I'll be sure to post here on anything major, or you can follow me on Twitter.