The Cellblock Scorch Writing Contest

Stella Corps
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A weekly short-story writing contest among a group of friends that started in 2018 and has continued unstopped since then. In this podcast the members of our group, the Stella Corps, share the winning pieces (aka "scorches") every week. New episodes every Wednesday and Saturday You can read all episode transcripts and see some bonus content for free on our patreon, or subscribe and read our Embers and see our other fun bonus content Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CellblockScorch

  1. 1D AGO

    266b - Walking the Wire

    Week 266b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Use the title of the most recent fanfic you read as your prompt - Walk the Wire Scorch name: Walking the Wire Winner: Bones Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    26 min

  2. 4D AGO

    101a - The Ones

    Week 101a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: You really have to put effort into ruining lives to do it like [Name] does Scorch name: The Ones Winner: Octo Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    17 min

  3. JAN 17

    266a - Ecclesiastical Mixup

    Week 266a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: the false high priest of a pair of rebel gods serving a different fallen god entirely Scorch name: Ecclesiastical Mixup Winner: Octo Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    27 min

  4. JAN 14

    100b - Yours, First and Forever

    Week 100b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Platonically yours Scorch name: Yours, First and Forever Winner: Peixe Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    7 min

  5. JAN 10

    265b - Feeding Time

    Week 265b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: “don’t you know how the marsh is fed?” Scorch name: Feeding Time Winner: Octo (Styx won, Octo's piece is being read for reasons to be explained) Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    8 min

  6. JAN 7 · BONUS

    2025 Annual Recommendations pt. 2

    A celebration of one year producing this podcast! A few of our members give recs from the past year! This episode has recs from Peixe, Octo, and Red Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    20 min

  7. JAN 3 · BONUS

    2025 Annual Recommendations pt. 1

    A celebration of two years producing this podcast! A few of our members give recs from the past year! This episode has recs from Bones, Styx, Lost, and Cricket Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    24 min

  8. 12/31/2025

    100a - Sprites and Suspicion

    Week 100a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: I hear things. At night. They crawl along the pillows and into my ears. Scorch name: Sprites and Suspicion Winner: Cricket Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    5 min
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A weekly short-story writing contest among a group of friends that started in 2018 and has continued unstopped since then. In this podcast the members of our group, the Stella Corps, share the winning pieces (aka "scorches") every week. New episodes every Wednesday and Saturday You can read all episode transcripts and see some bonus content for free on our patreon, or subscribe and read our Embers and see our other fun bonus content Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CellblockScorch

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