Weekly Unfinished Tales and Short Stories from our Dataset
This daily collection presents a selection of nascent narratives drawn from the “Unfinished Tales and Short Stories” project, an ongoing interdisciplinary creative arts and research program. These pieces, ranging from dystopian legal thrillers to post-apocalyptic sports fiction, represent the raw output of our ongoing exploration into narrative structures and thematic development.
Crucially, these stories serve as vital data points for two core research areas: AI-Assisted Storytelling and Scriptwriting, by providing diverse textual examples for generative models, and Talent Development and Training, by offering practical scenarios for creative professionals honing their skills in managing AI tools and navigating complex narrative landscapes within immersive technologies.
Today’s Unfinished Tales and Short Stories
The Last Unpaid Debt
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Dystopian | Genre: Legal Thriller
Alex, a legal intern, grapples with the oppressive summer heat and the weight of a seemingly minor legal case in a world where kindness has become a dangerous commodity. He and his colleague, Casey, are rushing through the city to present evidence for a client accused of ‘Resource Diversion’.
The Ember Run
Author: Tony Eetak | Category: Post-Apocalyptic | Genre: Sports Fiction
A scorching summer day in a decaying urban landscape in late 2025. Two figures, a runner mid-race and her coach, grapple with the physical and societal fallout of a world teetering on collapse, and whether kindness still has a place.
Dust and Whispers on Route 17
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Horror | Genre: Western Style BL
On a sweltering summer afternoon in 2025, the protagonist and two companions are hunkered down in the skeletal remains of an abandoned diner along a desolate highway, evading an unseen but palpable threat that seems to feed on the pervasive societal decay. The air shimmers with heat and an unnatural static.
A Flicker in the Fallout
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Cinematic | Genre: Noir
Late autumn 2025. A dilapidated city bar, dimly lit, rain streaks down the grimy windows. The air is thick with the smell of stale beer and damp wool. A middle-aged man sits at the bar, nursing a drink, engaged in a conversation with the bar owner.
Frozen Ground
Author: Eva Suluk | Category: Hardboiled | Genre: Coming-of-Age
Late 2025. A cold, windswept city street in winter. Two young adults, Alex and Corrine, sit on a grimy bench near a bus stop, bundled in worn coats. The air is thick with the smell of damp asphalt and distant, smoldering trash. The sky is a bruised purple, promising more snow, and the streetlights cast long, weak shadows.
Design Notes and Applied Research
Today’s collection, spanning Legal Thriller, Sports Fiction, Boys Love (BL), Noir, and Coming-of-Age genres, alongside Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, and Cinematic subjects, directly illustrates our project’s focus on skills development within the arts. The varied narrative demands of these categories challenge creators to hone diverse writing techniques, adapt storytelling conventions, and explore new character archetypes. This breadth of creative exploration underscores the continuous need for artistic versatility in an evolving landscape.
Furthermore, the synthesis of traditional and contemporary themes, including Hardboiled and Horror elements, reflects the ongoing digital transformation shaping artistic expression. This project served as a compelling experiment, demonstrating how diverse narrative structures can be explored and presented through modern creative frameworks. The engagement with these varied styles proved to be a rewarding endeavor, yielding valuable insights into the adaptability of storytelling in the digital age.
About the Project
The Unfinished Tales and Short Stories collection was an interdisciplinary arts and narrative storytelling experiment in 2025. It was part of a creative arts and participatory research project by The Arts Incubator Winnipeg and the Art Borups Corners collectives. It focuses on two key areas: AI-Assisted Storytelling and Scriptwriting, exploring AI tools for generating ideas, plot structures, and story arcs; and Talent Development and Training, studying digital skills, literacy and training needs for creative professionals by experimenting with AI and immersive technologies to inform future projects. Funding and support were generously provided by the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program and the Government of Ontario. We thank them for supporting the arts, digital transformation, and applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.
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