Index of Stories

Collection of Short Stories I've written (in reverse chronological order):

All stories
Realistic
Science Fiction
Most popular
Banned prompts
Stories where none of the characters are me

All stories

My True Love In Tennessee (Sept 2024, ~300 words)
Plot Armor (Sept 2024, ~1000 words)
It's Just Trash (June 2024, ~450 words)
Powers (Jan 2024, ~350 words)
Superchicken (Jan 2024, ~500 words)
Comment (Dec 2023, ~600 words)
Anticheiral (Dec 2023, ~300 words)
New Jerusalem (Nov 2023, ~500 words)
Special (Oct 2023, ~1100 words)
Zeus (Sept 2023, ~800 words)
Hobby (Aug 2023, ~700 words)
Protecting her Kingdom (Aug 2023, ~500 words)
Zero (Aug 2023, ~400 words)
A Grayey Gray Day (Aug 2023, ~900 words)
Swensons (July 2023, ~50 words)
Pseudoflamitis (July 2023, ~1200 words)
Adopted (May 2023, ~600 words)
The Last Service (May 2023, ~500 words)
Spellbooks (May 2023, ~1000 words)
Great Granduncle's (Apr 2023, ~1300+700 words)
Boot Protocol (Mar 2023, ~700 words)
God's Plan (Mar 2023, ~300 words)
Someone Else Incident (Mar 2023, ~300 words)
Shotgun (Feb 2023, ~400 words)
Starfish (Feb 2023, ~200 words)
Collaboration (Feb 2023, ~800 words)
Copyright Infringement (Feb 2023, ~400 words)
Human Pets (Feb 2023, ~300 words)
Want A Banana? (Feb 2023, ~500 words)
Groundhog Day (Feb 2023, ~600 words)
Lima Beans (Jan 2023, ~250 words)
Snowman (Jan 2023, ~3100 words, unfinished)
Battle Scars (Jan 2023, ~700 words)
Soup (Jan 2023, ~100 words)
School Model (Sept 2022, ~850 words)
Duck Army (Sept 2022, ~400 words)
Ugly Mexican (Sept 2022, ~550 words)
Stopped for Walking on the Sidewalk (Sept 2022, ~500 words)
Illustrating Stories as Comics (Sept 2022, ~600 words)
Harmonica (Aug 2022, ~800 words)
Helen (Aug 2022, ~550 words)
Superglue (Aug 2022, ~300 words)
Spaghetti, a Missing Object, and Tapdancing (June 2022, ~400 words)
In a teacup (June 2022, ~300 words)
Hornworm (June 2022, ~1000 words)
Victor Mayhew (May 2022, ~450 words)
Nevermore: Medieval telegraph (May 2022, ~450 words)
Recipe (May 2022, ~400 words)
Story Profit (May 2022, ~700 words)
Henchman Training Demo (May 2022, ~300 words)
Burkehammer Genealogy (Apr 2022, ~1050 words)
Burkehammer: Passing (Apr 2022, ~650 words)
Sweetpea: Lockpicking (Mar 2022, ~400 words)
Sweetpea: Haggling (Feb 2022, ~1850 words)
How I Decided to Become an Evil Minion (Jan 2022, ~600 words)
Something's Been Outside My Door For Months (Dec 2021, ~500 words)
Nevermore: Glark, the musical (Dec 2021, ~200 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story "the sea in my veins" (Dec 2021, ~800 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story on warlord's daughter's 11th birthday party (Dec 2021, ~500 words)
Mirror skit (Dec 2021, ~600 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story on an Ice Wizard living in a walk-in freezer (Nov 2021, ~400 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story on Stephen Hawking's Time Traveller Party (Nov 2021, ~300 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story about Scam Calls about Extended Warranties (Nov 2021, ~300 words)
Describe a tree (second attempt) (Nov 2021, ~1100 words)
Describe a tree (first attempt) (Nov 2021, ~1000 words)
Burkehammer: The Nature of Destiny (Nov 2021, ~1400 words)
What I did yesterday (Nov 2021, ~600 words)
TED Talk (Nov 2021, ~900 words)
Ghost on the Beach (Oct 2021, ~600 words)
Princess Sweetpea Runs an Errand (Oct 2021, ~2900 words)
Marbles (Oct 2021, ~1950 words)
Sweetpea: Dragons Aren't Real (Oct 2021, ~1400 words)
No Music (Oct 2021, ~400 words)
RFOGIIIOA: Being Pointless (Oct 2021, ~1100 words)
RFOGIIIOA: A Real Spy (Oct 2021, ~500 words)
Ignored (Sept 2021, ~700 words)
The Shirt (Sept 2021, ~900 words)
Retellings (Aug 2021, ~700 words)
Dinner Plan (Aug 2021, ~1200 words)
Shaped In Their Image (Aug 2021, ~600 words)
Godzillas Do What They Want (Aug 2021, ~1700 words)
The Hunt of the Buffalo Chicken (Aug 2021, ~400 words)
Heresy (June 2021, ~450 words)
Angelique (May 2021, ~1400 words)
Land Shark (May 2021, ~400 words)
Survey (May 2021, ~750 words)
Unobservant (May 2021, ~1050 words)
A Haunting Gone Bad (May 2021, ~1000 words)
Abduction (April 2021, ~200 words)
My One True Love (March 2021, ~900 words)
Burkehammer: The Curse of the Back Molar (Feb 2021, ~400 words)
Kessler Syndrome (Jan 2021, ~800 words)
Mr. Iseldur (Jan 2021, ~300 words)
Ice Dragon Datacenter (Jan 2021, ~600 words)
But It's Haunted! (Dec 2020, ~650 words)
Burkehammer: Blind Date (Dec 2020, ~1000 words)
Almost Sweetpea: Lawful Good (Oct 31 2020, ~1200 words, still has stubs)
Costa Cola (Oct 31 2020, ~500 words)
Boxes (Oct 2020, ~150 words)
Burkehammer: Celtic Illumination (Sept 2020, ~400 words)
USB (Sept 2020, ~500 words)
Do I have to put up with this? (Sept 2020, ~450 words)
Burkehammer: Grandad's Portrait (Mar 2020, ~900 words)
Next Level (March 2020, ~650 words)
Alien Showdown (Feb 2020, ~850 words)
96% of his DNA (Feb 2020, ~250 words)
I, Bob (Feb 2020, ~650 words)
Almost Burkehammer: Cassie and Frieda (Feb 2020, ~1000 words, still has stubs)
Zookeeper (Feb 2020, ~600 words)
Ambassador (Jan 2020, ~350 words)
Intern Code (Jan 2020, ~1300 words)
Mystic Alert (Dec 2019, ~400 words)
The Voyage of the Thursday Princess (Dec 2019, ~1400 words)
Attraction (Dec 2019, ~4000 words)
First Impressions (Dec 2019, ~1100 words, stubs, unfinished)
Ten Billion (Dec 2019, ~290 words)
Burkehammer: A Snunny Day (Dec 2019, ~450 words)
Lori Lee (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Burkehammer: Crocus (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Neighborhood Watch (Nov 2019, ~800 words)
AudioJava (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Chlothar the Uninvited (Nov 2019, ~3500 words, unfinished)
Recycling (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Two Economists Walked Into A Pancake House ... (Nov 2019, ~1700 words)
The Algorithm (Nov 2019, ~3000 words, unfinished)
Conspiracy (Nov 2019, ~600 words)
Ghost Writer (Nov 2019, ~2500 words, still has stubs)
Image Prompt (Nov 2019, ~2400 words)
Mr. Pookie (Nov 2019, ~450 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story about Strongk Girl (Nov 2019, ~250 words)
Burkehammer: Mr. Grendel (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
Worms (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
Burkehammer: Competition (Nov 2018, ~350 words)
Coming Home (Nov 2018, ~3800 words)
Garage Door Cable (Sept 2018, ~2100 words)
Truckdriver (Oct 2016, old ghost story, ~500 words)
Almost Burkehammer: Mina C Lowry (Feb 2006, biography, ~1300 words)
Shaggy Bob and the Rotten Milk (Sept 2000, ~700 words)
Shaggy Bob's Night Hike ((August 2000, ~800 words)
Shaggy Bob Versus the Raccoon (Feb 2000, ~1400 words)
The Old Gum (Sept 1992, 0 words)
K+M (Jan 1988, ~300 words)
The Place of Man (Sept 1988, ~1050 words)
Escape from Alderbury (May 1981, ~1200 words, age 14)
Worchester (July 1980, ~800 words, age 13)
My time is spent (1977, ~150 words, age 11)
A Story of a Kite (March 1977, ~150 words, age 10)
Moving Star (July 1976, ~100 words, age 9)
GO AND MORCH (1972, 31 words, age 5)

Realistic (reverse chronological)

My True Love In Tennessee (Sept 2024, ~300 words)
It's Just Trash (June 2024, ~450 words)
Powers (Jan 2024, ~350 words)
Comment (Dec 2023, ~600 words)
New Jerusalem (Nov 2023, ~500 words)
Special (Oct 2023, ~1100 words)
Hobby (Aug 2023, ~700 words)
Protecting her Kingdom (Aug 2023, ~500 words)
A Grayey Gray Day (Aug 2023, ~900 words)
Swensons (July 2023, ~50 words)
The Last Service (May 2023, ~500 words)
Great Granduncle's (Apr 2023, ~1300+700 words)
Boot Protocol (Mar 2023, ~700 words)
Collaboration (Feb 2023, ~800 words)
Want A Banana? (Feb 2023, ~500 words)
School Model (Sept 2022, ~850 words)
Ugly Mexican (Sept 2022, ~550 words)
Stopped for Walking on the Sidewalk (Sept 2022, ~500 words)
Superglue (Aug 2022, ~300 words)
Hornworm (June 2022, ~1000 words)
Recipe (May 2022, ~400 words)
Passing (Apr 2022, ~650 words)
Something's Been Outside My Door For Months (Dec 2021, ~500 words)
The Nature of Destiny (Nov 2021, ~1400 words)
What I did yesterday (Nov 2021, ~600 words)
Lost in Translation (Aug 2021, ~600 words)
Dinner Plan (Aug 2021, ~1200 words)
The Curse of the Back Molar (Feb 2021, ~400 words)
Celtic Illumination (Sept 2020, ~400 words)
Grandad's Portrait (Mar 2020, ~900 words)
Cassie and Frieda (Feb 2020, ~1000 words, still has stubs)
Intern Code (Jan 2020, ~1300 words)
A Snunny Day (Dec 2019, ~450 words)
Lori Lee (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Crocus (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Neighborhood Watch (Nov 2019, ~800 words)
Image Prompt (Nov 2019, ~2400 words)
Mr. Pookie (Nov 2019, ~450 words)
Burkehammer: Mr. Grendel (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
Competition (Nov 2018, ~350 words)
Coming Home (Nov 2018, ~3800 words)
Garage Door Cable (Sept 2018, ~2100 words)
Mina C Lowry (Feb 2006, biography, ~1300 words)
Shaggy Bob and the Rotten Milk (Sept 2000, ~700 words)
Shaggy Bob's Night Hike ((August 2000, ~800 words)
Shaggy Bob Versus the Raccoon (Feb 2000, ~1400 words, age 33)
Worchester (July 1980, ~800 words, age 13)
Moving Star (July 1976, ~100 words, age 9)

Science Fiction (reverse chronological)

Superchicken (Jan 2024, ~500 words)
New Jerusalem (Nov 2023, ~500 words)
Zeus (Sept 2023, ~800 words)
Spellbooks (May 2023, ~1000 words)
God's Plan (Mar 2023, ~300 words)
Someone Else Incident (Mar 2023, ~300 words)
Starfish (Feb 2023, ~200 words)
Human Pets (Feb 2023, ~300 words)
Lima Beans (Jan 2023, ~250 words)
Class studying story "the sea in my veins" (Dec 2021, ~800 words)
Class studying story on warlord's daughter's 11th birthday party (Dec 2021, ~500 words)
Class studying story on an Ice Wizard living in a walk-in freezer (Nov 2021, ~400 words)
Class studying story on Stephen Hawking's Time Traveller party (Nov 2021, ~300 words)
Class studying story about Scam Calls about Extended Warranties (Nov 2021, ~300 words)
TED Talk (Nov 2021, ~900 words)
Currency (Oct 2021, ~1950 words)
No Music (Oct 2021, ~400 words)
RFOGIIIOA: Being Pointless (Oct 2021, ~1100 words)
RFOGIIIOA: A Real Spy (Oct 2021, ~500 words)
Ignored (Sept 2021, ~700 words)
Shaped In Their Own Image (Aug 2021, ~600 words)
Survey (May 2021, ~750 words)
Unobservant (May 2021, ~1050 words)
Kessler Syndrome (Jan 2021, ~800 words)
Ice Dragon Datacenter (Jan 2021, ~600 words)
Alien Showdown (Feb 2020, ~850 words)
96% of his DNA (Feb 2020, ~250 words)
Zookeeper (Feb 2020, ~600 words)
The Voyage of the Thursday Princess (Dec 2019, ~1400 words)
Attraction (Dec 2019, ~4000 words)
First Impressions (Dec 2019, ~1100 words, stubs, unfinished)
Chlothar the Uninvited (Nov 2019, ~3500 words, unfinished)
Recycling (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Two Economists Walked Into A Pancake House ... (Nov 2019, ~1700 words)
The Algorithm (Nov 2019, ~3000 words, unfinished)
Class studying story about Strongk Girl (Nov 2019, ~250 words)
Worms (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
K+M (Jan 1988, ~300 words)
A Story of a Kite (March 1977, ~150 words, age 10)

Most popular (by rWritingPrompts upvotes)

It takes at least 23 upvotes, regardless of length, for the world to be entertained enough to justify the time I spend writing a story. Only these stories were worthwhile by that measure. The number of upvotes seems very disconnected to me from the worth of the story. These are not my favorite stories. It feels more like a truly random selection.

Dragons Aren't Real (Oct 2021, ~1400 words, 262 upvotes)
Henchman Training Demo (May 2022, ~300 words, 101 upvotes)
Soup (Jan 2023, ~100 words, 95 upvotes)
Ignored (Sept 2021, ~700 words, 94 upvotes)
Spellbooks (May 2023, ~1000 words, 56)
Class studying story on warlord's daughter's 11th birthday party (Dec 2021, ~500 words, 52 upvotes)
Ghost on the Beach (Oct 2021, ~600 words, 49 upvotes)
A Haunting Gone Bad (May 2021, ~1000 words, 41 upvotes)
Battle Scars (Jan 2023, ~700 words, 40 upvotes)
Nevermore: Class studying story on Stephen Hawking's Time Traveller Party (Nov 2021, ~300 words, 25 upvotes)

Stories where none of the characters are me

My True Love In Tennessee (Sept 2024, ~300 words)
Plot Armor (Sept 2024, ~1000 words)
Anticheiral (Dec 2023, ~300 words)
Zeus (Sept 2023, ~800 words)
Protecting her Kingdom (Aug 2023, ~500 words)
A Grayey Gray Day (Aug 2023, ~900 words)
Pseudoflamitis (July 2023, ~1200 words)
Adopted (May 2023, ~600 words)
Shotgun (Feb 2023, ~400 words)
Collaboration (Feb 2023, ~800 words)
Duck Army (Sept 2022, ~400 words)
Ugly Mexican (Sept 2022, ~550 words)
Spaghetti, a Missing Object, and Tapdancing (June 2022, ~400 words)
Sweetpea: Lockpicking (Mar 2022, ~400 words)
Sweetpea: Haggling (Feb 2022, ~1850 words)
How I Decided to Become an Evil Minion (Jan 2022, ~600 words)
Mirror skit (Dec 2021, ~600 words)
What I did yesterday (Nov 2021, ~600 words)
Ghost on the Beach (Oct 2021, ~600 words)
Princess Sweetpea Runs an Errand (Oct 2021, ~2900 words)
Marbles (Oct 2021, ~1950 words)
Sweetpea: Dragons Aren't Real (Oct 2021, ~1400 words)
No Music (Oct 2021, ~400 words)
RFOGIIIOA: A Real Spy (Oct 2021, ~500 words)
The Shirt (Sept 2021, ~900 words)
Retellings (Aug 2021, ~700 words)
Shaped In Their Image (Aug 2021, ~600 words)
Godzillas Do What They Want (Aug 2021, ~1700 words)
The Hunt of the Buffalo Chicken (Aug 2021, ~400 words)
Land Shark (May 2021, ~400 words)
Abduction (April 2021, ~200 words)
Kessler Syndrome (Jan 2021, ~800 words)
Mr. Iseldur (Jan 2021, ~300 words)
But It's Haunted! (Dec 2020, ~650 words)
Burkehammer: Blind Date (Dec 2020, ~1000 words)
Almost Sweetpea: Lawful Good (Oct 31 2020, ~1200 words, still has stubs)
Costa Cola (Oct 31 2020, ~500 words)
USB (Sept 2020, ~500 words)
Burkehammer: Grandad's Portrait (Mar 2020, ~900 words)
Next Level (March 2020, ~650 words)
Alien Showdown (Feb 2020, ~850 words)
Almost Burkehammer: Cassie and Frieda (Feb 2020, ~1000 words, still has stubs)
Zookeeper (Feb 2020, ~600 words)
The Voyage of the Thursday Princess (Dec 2019, ~1400 words)
Attraction (Dec 2019, ~4000 words)
First Impressions (Dec 2019, ~1100 words, stubs, unfinished)
Ten Billion (Dec 2019, ~290 words)
Burkehammer: A Snunny Day (Dec 2019, ~450 words)
Neighborhood Watch (Nov 2019, ~800 words)
AudioJava (Nov 2019, ~500 words)
Chlothar the Uninvited (Nov 2019, ~3500 words, unfinished)
Conspiracy (Nov 2019, ~600 words)
Nevermore: Class studying story about Strongk Girl (Nov 2019, ~250 words)
Burkehammer: Mr. Grendel (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
Worms (Nov 2019, ~900 words)
Truckdriver (Oct 2016, old ghost story, ~500 words)
Almost Burkehammer: Mina C Lowry (Feb 2006, biography, ~1300 words)
The Old Gum (Sept 1992, 0 words)
K+M (Jan 1988, ~300 words)

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