Hello and welcome to episode 62 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is J.M. Gooding, winner of the 2026 Flash Fiction February Middleweight bracket.

Here are some links to J.M.’s work that we discussed during the interview:

* Flash Fiction February Index

* Still Water Table of Contents

* At Night

* Camellias

* Loup des Ardennes

* Loup des Ardennes II

Community Spotlight

This week’s spotlight is on Richard Pack! As I mentioned in the show, Richard is a master worldbuilder. I highly recommend his book, Bloodsmith, but you really can’t go wrong with anything he writes.

Richard was also my guest on Episode 44 of the podcast!

Be sure to subscribe to his wife Daria as well! Her style of storytelling is equally immersive and always focused on historical accuracy.

Weekly Shout Outs

* The Condition by BentButTrue

* Ours to Keep by Brennen Costa

* Wine by Nimita Kaul

* New Stanton Noir 5: The Neon Mirage Theater by Maxwell Vagus

* The Creation of Fistbump the Sky by Fistbump the Sky

Power up Prompt Stories

* The People of Resonance by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist

* Node Fifty-Five by J.M. Gooding

* Ascension by Terrifying Tales

* Xenopaleobiology by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

* The Pilot by BentButTrue

* Jellybots by Gracie

* Biomech Bedazzled by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr.

* What Wants to be Seen by Every Root, Every Thorn

* The Human Element by Wendy Russell

Please enjoy this narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter Ten. Discover more stories from the realm of D"veen on The Writer's Journey, or head to bradleyramsey.substack.com.

Welcome to episode 61 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! You can find links to all of this week’s featured stories and more information on this week’s guest below.

This Week’s Guest

This week, I sat down with Lynn Harris, the CEO and Founder of GOLD Comedy! Lynn and I had an amazing discussion about the art of comedy writing and the journey she has been on throughout her 25-year career.

Community Spotlight

This week’s community spotlight is a comedy writer in our own community! Hallie Jules, combines nuanced characters with relatable and hilarious comedy. I especially recommend her ongoing series It’s All Greek to Phil.

Weekly Shout Outs

* The Winter Council by lokikone

* Still Water: Table of Contents by J.M. Gooding

* Prodigy: Part One by Mina Howell

* Letter #5 by Rebecca Watson (ReBe) and Jessie Laverton

* A POEM | Cracks in the Flesh Fissure by Edward.Marlo.Ruiz

Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 60 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! This week’s guest was Daniel Coates, winner of the lightweight bracket in Flash Fiction February 2026!

Daniel also asked me to shout out his friend and photographer, Victoria Pappas, as well as his writing mentor, James Breiner, who has a newsletter here on Substack!

Here are links to Daniel’s stories mentioned in the interview, as well as his Flash Fiction February directory:

* Flash Fiction February Story Finder

* Make Your Choice

* The Pride of Dwarves

* Buy Daniel’s Book on Amazon

This Week’s Community Spotlight

This week’s spotlight is for Hazel, who recently rebranded their publication! Hazel is also the creator of BookStack.

Weekly Shout Outs

* The Roots of the Forest by Malrik Raithmoor—The Liturgist

* The Doorway to Wonderings by J. Alleyn Winchester

* It’s Alive! Flash Fiction February 2026 - The Book by Robert C. Worstell

* Fragments of a Life by BentButTrue

* Braids by PancakeSushi

Weekly Writing Discussion

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted responses to this week’s writing discussion! You can find the full thread here.

This is my entry for the week two prompt in Mina Howell’s Micro Fiction March challenge! You can learn more about it here.

Welcome to episode 59 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is Anton Anderson!

You can check out his published works on his website, or if you’d like a quick snapshot of his universe, I highly recommend his new story, Edweena’s Muse, featuring original art and poetry from Mina Howell!

Find links to everything else mentioned in today’s episode below!

Community Spotlight

This week’s community spotlight is Derek James Kritzberg! As I mentioned in the episode, Derek recently celebrated the 50th issue of DREAD Reviews with a massive battle royale that I got to narrate!

Check out the full post with audio here.

This Week’s Shout Outs

This week, I chose ten stories submitted by the community from Flash Fiction February:

* Reflections on Flash Fiction February by J.M. Gooding

* A Redo by Anton Anderson

* Another Day in Paradise by Sarah Tinney

* It’s Her Party After All by Robert C. Worstell

* Water Over Whiskey by Sorin Cloud

* Meeting Gramma by Daniel Coates

* The Retirement Party by Daria & Richard Pack

* Perk and Purge by Jonathan Hogue

* The Vest Guy by T.P. Kaaos

* Hellfire | Torn Asunder 17 | Bright Side by Margo Margan

Hello and welcome to episode 58 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. This week, I’m excited to welcome Evil-izabeth to the show for a full interview about their work, creative journey, and much more.

Don’t forget to check out Connor Mancuso’s new serial Seam Eater as well, if you’re a fan of his mythos, D’veen, or both!

And, a shout out to our community spotlight this week, T.P. Kaaos! Here are links to everything mentioned in today’s episode:

March Writing Challenges

* PORTALS: New Beginnings Teaser

* Micro Fiction March, hosted by Mina Howell

* Worldbuilding Wednesdays, hosted by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

Flash Fiction February Leaderboards

* Cosmic Inspiration - Local Representation by Dave Boyko

* Science Fiction/Double Feature by Sarah Tinney

* October Confessions (Now w/Voiceover) by Jeremy Lo

* Such a fun game! by Anton Anderson

* Evidence Item 66-B by Jon Mountjoy

* The Life You’ll Get to Live by Richard Pack

* The dragon stole my homework! by The Circus Dragon

* Echo’s First Lie by J.M. Gooding

* I Do Adore a Rebrand by Wendy Russell

* A Survivor’s Letter by Terrifying Tales

* The Hartford Collection by Sara da Encarnação

* The Reliquary of Saint What’s His Face by Verdant Butterfly

* We Had 300,000 Years by Rebecca Watson (ReBe)

* This Cursed Collection by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

* An Echo of the Mother by Jenifer Jorgenson

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast! Since we had two episodes this week, I don’t have a guest for this week’s episode.

Even so, I hope you’ll join me for a look at the top 5 stories in each bracket for Flash Fiction February: Week 3!

And, I’d like to formally welcome Mr Hallie Jules and Mr Circus Dragon to the community! They are both part of our Community Spotlight this week.

And now, on to the leaderboards for week 3.

Week 3 Lightweight Leaderboard

* Gradient Descent by Sarah Rusch

* A Matter of Scale by Dave Boyko

* The New Update by Jeremy Lo

* Make Your Choice by Daniel Coates

* Mountain Music by Sarah Tinney

Week 3 Middleweight Leaderboard

* Alignment Field Coherence by J.M. Gooding

* A Helpy Home Hand by Leeron Heywood

* Atlantis by The Circus Dragon

* Pet Management by Wendy Russell

* The Watcher in the Wire by lokikone

Week 3 Heavyweight Leaderboard

* The New Update by Sara da Encarnação

* In Death, No Redemption by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

* Lover Boy AI by A.M. Bowman

* Evermore the Endless by Verdant Butterfly

* The New Update by Mina Howell

Please enjoy this reading of my Flash Fiction February Day 18 story.

My friends! It’s Wednesday, and we somehow have an episode of the podcast?! Yes, indeed. This mini-episode (at almost 30 minutes) is a look at the top 10 stories from the D’veen Challenge I opened up as part of Flash Fiction February: Day 5.

Now, if you want to know who won, you’re going to have to listen! Below are links to all the entries in no particular order.

D’veen Challenge Entries (In No Particular Order)

* The Memory Keepers by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

* Shards over Skar by Connor Mancuso

* Mother Furnace by Rebecca Watson (ReBe)

* Tourney of Fate by Mina Howell

* The Registry of Ash by BentButTrue

* What we do in the Bunker by Wendy Russell

* Small Things by Jenifer Jorgenson

* Anagnorisis by Verdant Butterfly

* He Feared Anyway by Every Root, Every Thorn

* Exile of Fire and Stone by T.P. Kaaos

* The Pride of Dwarves by Daniel Coates

* Letters to the Bard by The Circus Dragon

* The Hollow Hammer by Graeme Brandham

* Not while I can still write by Clara MacGauffin

If you’d like to skip to the top 10 list in the episode, go to 8:40.