First, I'd like to say what an honor it was for me to be chosen as the winner of HCC #30, "The Challenge From Before." As far as I know, it was the first time in contest history that an unpublished (and unfinished) story came up as the winner. With that in mind, I am hopeful that Beige Countdown #9 will triumph in this
Thanks to my recent illness (hooray for the common cold!) I'm a week late on acknowledging the nominees for the 31st High Concept Challenge, "Big Monster Battle!" Which means everyone had an extra week to post stories. However... The only story I've been able to find so far that aspires to the
Hey everybody, Please forgive me for taking so long to get to this. As several of you have pointed out, there are, in fact, TWO entrants to the most recent High Concept Challenge: Coherent Super Stories #29, by Dave Van Domelen - and - Superhuman World 2011: Endgame #1, by Scott Eiler
Building Suspenders Lad stared at the envelope in his hands. Why? he thought. Why me? And why now? Why had he, of all the members of the Oddball Legion, been chosen to deliver the news of the winner of the latest High Concept Challenge, whatever that was? Why not another member of the Legion - Penultimate
Jack leapt over the hot dog cart, the dubious aroma reminding him that for good or ill, he'd had to skip breakfast. Sliding under a cluster of leashes between a dog-walker and his charges, Jack tried to make up a few precious seconds, and he thanked his ancestors that none of the dogs had befouled the sidewalk (although that would have made sliding a little easier,
Well, Adrian got something in just under the wire, and I waited an extra half day just in case, but it looks like we've just got the two entries. Go to [link] to vote, polls will be open until the end of November 6, 2012, so I can announce the winner and distract people
So, this summer I moved to Texas. Among its tourist slogans is, "A whole 'nuther country" (spelling varies). So, inspired by this, your challenge for HCC #48 is to write a story focusing on a fictional nation. It could be an established fictional nation in your setting (like Khadam would be f
Hey folks! Time for a new High Concept Challenge. One of the things I was so busy with in my most recent RACC hiatus was the 48 Hour Film Project. It's a fun contest where you have 48 Hours to write/shoot/edit a film and you have to fit in a prop, a line of dialogue and a character to prove you
Due to some requests, I am moving the deadline out one more week, until Friday 9/4. Still plenty of time to join in the fun!