Chad Frame

Poet, writer, gamer, fencer, giant nerd.

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

I joined the upcoming Tempest Raven Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Feb 3, 2026! @WritingBContest
#flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

Join the Battle and Learn More https://t.co/KiPNWVgSOI

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The four Fear 2025 Battle winning stories have been added to the Past Winners page and include interviews with the authors!

Disassembly by Chad Frame @chadryanframe
Red is the Ribbon by Anne Wilkins
Some People Need Erasing by Sara Wesley McBride
Until You're Better by Joseph Miller

Explore the stories and interviews with our winning authors by clicking the link in our bio and navigating to Past Winners. (you may have to refresh the page)

Each of these authors won $3,400 USD, with a total of $20,000 USD shared amongst the authors of the top 16 stories.

Congrats to the winners and all that fought in the Battle!

Next up: Tempest Owl 2025 Battle. 5 days to write a 1000 word short story! Up for the challenge?

Join the next Battle today! https://t.co/DUh1B6srxk

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

Honored to have placed 1st in Rounds 1 and 2, 6th in Round 3, and 1st overall from Group 1.

🎮 Twisted Tournament Results:
🎯 Total Score: 28.7
⭐ Average: 9.57
📊 Rounds: R1: 9.86 R2: 9.63 R3: 9.21

Congrats, all, on a great Tournament!

Join the next:
https://t.co/1KTDvYL73o

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

Honored to have won with Dystopia in Writing Battle, Fear Edition! Congratulations to all who entered -- truly stellar stories, all around.

[Writing Battle @WritingBContest]

🎉Fear 2025 Final Results!🎉
Of the 2330 registered writers, 1700 entered a short story to face off in Battle.

Four Winners, four Runner-Ups and eight Semi-Finalists emerged from the Fear 2025 Flash Fiction Battle.

We are proud to announce our four Winners! Each won $3,400 USD!
Dystopia -- Disassembly by author Chad Frame
Horror -- Red is the Ribbon by author anne wilkins
Mystery -- Some People Need Erasing by author Sara McBride
Thriller & Suspense -- Until You're Better by author Joseph Miller

The four Runner-Ups of this Battle each won $800 USD!
Dystopia -- Dead or Alivened by author Jesse Locatelli
Horror -- The Jeremies by author NIkki Blakely
Mystery -- Last Laugh by author Robert Dyer
Thriller & Suspense -- The Last Supper by author Vasa

The eight Semi-Finalists of this Battle each won $400 USD!
Dystopia -- The Bell by author Glen Creed
Dystopia -- Circus Terriblé by author Nova Sommers
Horror -- The Listening Pond by author A. Lou
Horror -- Unnatural Order by author Christopher Kruse
Mystery -- The Anatomy of a Bomb by author Lyss Buchthal
Mystery -- Wildflowers by author Ej Sidle
Thriller & Suspense -- 40 Per Cent by author Rupert Webb
Thriller & Suspense -- Hiking with Stella by author Kevin (Foofaraw)

Congratulations everyone!

Explore all of the results on the Debrief page, as well as your Pip Charts from the Battle.
Click the link in our bio, make sure you're logged in, navigate to the Debrief page, then click on the feedback tab to view your story's feedback. You may have to refresh the page if you already have the website open.

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@WritingBContest Congratulations, all!

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@AKScotland Soon we'll be calling you Amandroid.

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@AKScotland @QuiteWriteEd Thank you for the kind callout on the podcast, @AKScotland! (If you're trying to woo me to your team, it may be working.)

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

I joined the upcoming Autumn Short Story Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Oct 26, 2025! @WritingBContest
#flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

Join the Battle and Learn More https://t.co/feq52Dlwrg

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

I joined the upcoming Winter Flash Fiction Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Feb 6, 2025! @WritingBContest
#flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

Join the Battle and Learn More https://t.co/feq52DkYBI

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@nycmidnight Congratulations, all!

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@NQWpodcast How many inches are we talking?

(Oh, sorry. Wrong contest.)

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@AKScotland Write-ins: Frasier, Niles, Martin

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@LouLou832832 @AKScotland @QuiteWriteEd @deankoorey I kind of figured it was a Wonder Twins sort of scenario where they shout "Amandean Powers, Activate!" and then merge to shapeshift into something.

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

I joined the upcoming Spring Microfiction Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on May 2, 2025! @WritingBContest
#flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

Join the Battle and Learn More https://t.co/feq52DkYBI

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@NQWpodcast @deankoorey I could never! They only follow the Spice Girls and several guys named Herb to make the total eleven.

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

Joining a new team writing contest, Twisted Teams 1, at Twisted Tournament! Come write with us! https://t.co/jTkafX2WyW #TwistInTaleContest #writingcontest

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

Honored to be reading virtually on Sunday with Ohio Poets Laureate Kari Gunter Seymour and Amit Majmudar!

Tickets at: https://t.co/1TVS3JJsFv

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

@Twistinthetalex Huge congrats, you two! And to everyone who participated!

[Chad Frame @chadryanframe]

Honored to have my 100-Word Microfiction Challenge entry published today at NYC Midnight, complete with gorgeous art by Yevgenia Nayberg!
"Sonnet Found in the Ruins of Babel"

[NYC Midnight @nycmidnight]

We’re happy to announce that we'll be publishing the top 3 stories from last year’s 100-word Microfiction Challenge! First up is the 3rd place story, “Sonnet Found in the Ruins of Babel,” by @chadryanframe at https://t.co/PL4pYWaKd8. Original illustration by @znayberg. Enjoy!