The Story Engine Blog

In my last blog from the “How to Have Halloween at Home” series, I recommended hosting an online scary story circle as an alternative to going out ...

I’ve been on a mission to give people fun, spooky alternatives to going out on Halloween during COVID-19. So far, I’ve given my suggestions for hos...

Maybe you, like me, are bummed out that Halloween isn't going to be the same with COVID-19. But, just because you're staying home and avoiding the ...

I’m a big horror fan, and I'm bummed that Halloween isn't going to be the same this year with COVID-19. So I put my horror-loving brain to the task...

A lot of you will know that I developed The Story Engine deck of writing prompts while I was writing weekly "postcard" stories for my microfiction ...

With kids headed back to school, both in online classes and socially distanced classrooms, I’ve been reflecting on the teachers who guided me in be...

One of the most common questions I got during The Story Engine deck Kickstarter was this: "Will the box fit cards with protective sleeves?" Right a...

I was shaking with the excitement the day the final produced copies of The Story Engine deck arrived. I set up a camera to record opening and seein...

To date, we've given out 1,702 free PDF copies of The Story Engine deck to families & educators in quarantine! The plan is to keep it going! (W...

I usually post production and fulfilment updates to Kickstarter and BackerKit, but I want to start keeping everyone updated here on the new hub sit...

The big day is here! I’m thrilled to announce the winners of The Story Engine/The Shortest Story 100-word microfiction contest! We are also hosting...

  Thank you to the 172 writers who shared their stories in our microfiction contest! We don't have the results for you quite yet, but as promised...