Years ago, I started writing Weekly Stories, where I’d get an idea, hammer out a story, and post it each week. There were three main reasons I did that. One, it’s good practice for writing. Two, it gave me a pool of stories to draw from to fill up collections. And three, it gave a reason for people to visit my webpage. But I stopped because I wanted to spend that time and energy on my “more important” stories. Also, back then I could get an idea and hammer out a somewhat decent story in a few hundred words. Now it seems every idea I get is for a novella. I don’t know if I’ve “grown” as a writer and want to delve deeper into topics, or if I’ve just burned through all of my few hundred-word story ideas.
That’s how everything stood at the end of 2022 when Twitter went into a death spiral. Which sucked for me because probably 90% of all my social media interaction/book marketing was done on Twitter. So I was in a bit of a panic trying to figure out how to adjust. One thing I had been thinking about was trying to do more with my webpage. So Monthly Stories was born. The original plan was to take a month to come up with an idea and write it, and that’s how I went through 2023 and most of 2024.
For 2025, I wanted to give myself a bit of a break when it came to the Monthly Stories, and how I did that was to scrap the idea of coming up with the idea and writing it all in that month. This way I can have a few stories prewritten and not get so stressed trying to do everything in a month. And we’ll see how this goes.
January - “Legacy” - We don’t always know how we’ll be remembered.
February - “Stamp of Approval” - For those looking for last minute Valentine’s Day gifts.
March - “I Wish” - I know there are like a million better things to do with that power, but I would be tempted.
April - “On Your Sleeve” - Sometimes it can be hard to remember, but not everyone is an asshole.
May - “Mountain out of a Molehill” - I would not be surprised if this happened.
June - TBD
July - TBD
August - TBD
September - TBD
October - TBD
November - TBD
December - TBD
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January - “Scheming” - What can I do to get you to look at my book?
February - “Outstanding Merit” - A rich prick gets his just deserts.
March - “Always a Catch” - There’s always something that derails great plans.
April - “When You Put it Like That” - The sad thing is, this could apply to so many elected politicians.
May - “Let That Be a Lesson” - Sadly, too many people will have chapters in that book.
June - “Die Trying” - I’m somewhat surprised nobody has done this.
July - “Sink to Their Level” - “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.” - Friedrich W. Nietzsche
August - “Hot Enough for Ya?” - A disturbing look at a possible 2025.
September - “Other Means” - Some reasons why Trump shouldn’t be assassinated.
October - “What is it?” - What is it about Trump that his supporters love?
November - “A Possibility?” - Even more Trump firsts.
December - “A Noble Act” - Sometimes, we get rewarded for doing the right thing.
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January - “Resolved” - New Year’s resolution to screw up.
February - “Long Shot” - DNA tests for racists.
March - “Work Smarter” - Workers know their job better than their boss.
April - “Inevitable?” - Terrorist group bombs gun shops.
May - “Two Futures” - Two possible futures for a trans person.
June - “In a Privileged World” - A world with no pride coffee cups.
July - “It’s Too Hot” - Government inaction on climate change.
August - “The Struggle is Real” - A writer wanting to write a happy story.
September - “Forbidding Knowledge” - A witch saves her poetry books.
October - “That’s … a Plan” - This island doesn’t exist.
November - “Sweet Dreams” - If this technology existed, you know companies would be doing this.
December - “He Knows” - He sees you when you’re sleeping/He knows when you’re awake.
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