Category «Genres Not Included»

Episode #6: The Trunk

Episode #6: The Trunk

The Trunk It’s easy to do the wrong thing. It’s what we do after the deed is done that truly defines us. The Trunk is the sixth episode of Genres Not Included is a touch of noir that author Joe Nelson starts with a bang and that author Eva Newcastle finishes with a flourish. It …

Episode #5: Rebranded

Episode #5, Rebranded

Rebranded What separates the mundane from the great? Is it one good idea? The execution of that idea? Or is it something else? In this modern day and age, is it the BRANDING that is key? This fifth episode of Genres Not Included, the Best Typewriter Improv on the Planet, examines that question. Eva Newcastle …

Episode #4: Day of the Heist

Episode #4: Day of the Heist

Day of the Heist The difference between a perfectly executed plan and a total farce can often be attributed to the whim of Fate. And boy, is Fate feeling fickle as our two protagonists try to get rich quick in this, the fourth episode of Genres Not Included! Joe Nelson presents the start to this …

Episode #3: Camouflage Blues

Episode #3, Camouflage and Blues

Camouflage Blues Living in a small town as an outsider often means finding types of camouflage to hide yourself among the rest of the populace. But what if you found someone you could be honest with? Would you take the chance? Would you dare? In this third episode of Genres Not Included, Eva Newcastle lays …

Episode #2: Two Mercenaries and Some Skynyrd

Two Mercenaries and Some Skynyrd

Two Mercenaries and Some Skynyrd Hello readers. This is the second episode in the first season of Genres Not Included, the best Typewriter Improv on the Planet. And in it you will meet two mercenaries, of a sort, negotiating their business, of a kind. Eva Newcastle provided the introduction, and Joe Nelson started this one …

Episode #1: How Are You?

Episode #1, How Are You

“How Are You?” Welcome to “How Are You,” which is the first episode of Genres Not Included, an experiment in flash fiction two writers chose to challenge themselves with. Joe Nelson introduced the initial Twitter thread. Each alternating quote is his. The others? Those belong to me, Eva Newcastle. Read the episodes as they unfold …