Man, this is an unusual one. It might have big tonal problems, or it might be gold. I really don't know. Last month, y'all voted for me to write a story about a bully who gets his hands on a magic ...
2025-09-20 23:43:57 +0000 UTC View PostNote: I missed a few entries and doubled one up. Since it won't allow me to change the poll after posting, I've reposted it. If you voted on the original, please do so again, with my apologies!...
2025-09-16 20:10:37 +0000 UTC View PostYou know the drill, folks! You want a story, post it below or on discord. (Which, by the way, is a great discord. Lots of great c...
2025-09-05 23:49:43 +0000 UTC View PostWe're doing a fantasy-themed live write centered around magical curses this time around. I don't do ...
2025-08-15 19:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostHere it is, last month's bonus story, "The New Girl"! I loved this one. The prompt was that Jordan used TIOS to turn Kristy into a student. (At least I think it was. As usual I kinda read it once o...
2025-08-15 19:07:30 +0000 UTC View PostAll righty, here we have it. Scads of cross-over suggestions this month, plus a variety of individual IB settings and some good old-fashioned original ideas. I have last month's bonus story first-d...
2025-08-14 17:31:38 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy! First off, a quick announcement: this month's 2025-08-06 13:09:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy! Just a heads up that this month's live write will start at 7 PM US eastern, and you're all cord...
2025-07-20 15:24:44 +0000 UTC View PostHere's our list of excellent options for July's bonus story! WE ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF ROOM IN THE POLL THIS MONTH. (Patreon polls only allow 25 options max.) The eliminator for consi...
2025-07-13 19:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis one... man. I always have fun, but this one was FUN. This is the kind of fun I had writing Wesley Plunkett. (Not to say it will measure up, but just for what it's worth in terms of my own enjo...
2025-07-13 19:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy folks! Day late posting this, but holiday weekend and all that fun jazz. Anyway, it's once again time to post suggestions for the monthly bonus story. We did give Miss C some time on stage in...
2025-07-06 19:07:55 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the late notice, folks. There's been a bunch of moving pieces here, travel and a sick dog (who is $700 later recovering wonderfully!). Been a week. Anyway, we're gonna squeeze in the June...
2025-06-29 01:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostVoting is below for the month's bonus story! Vote early, vote often. Lots of great stuff to choose from.
1) Creeps: An update into the life & situationship of The Creep's most miserable c...
2025-06-13 03:38:41 +0000 UTC View PostOh man, you guys, did I ever have fun with this one. As a reminder, the prompt for this story was for the Teaching Her A Lesson universe. If you have not read it, it's 2025-06-11 01:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy hey, folks! It's time for nominations for the June bonus story. I've had myself a busy week, but you can expect last month's bonus story in the next few days. It should be gooood. (As a remin...
2025-06-06 02:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostSo I just now realized I posted the date for this month's live write as Tuesday 5/28, which... yeah, do...
2025-05-27 14:14:52 +0000 UTC View PostMan, that feels like a weird title. It applies, though!
First off, congrats to the winner of this month's bonus story vote! The winning prompt: "Canon's house is undergoing repairs, so he end...
2025-05-21 04:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostIce Bear's Note: I had to redo this post because I forgot to set it to multiple voting, and apparently you can't change it once you publish. So if you voted, please re-enter below. Sorry!<...
2025-05-13 21:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! It's that time again. Thanks so much for the great suggestions for last month's bonus story. The winner was a piece entitled 2025-05-05 20:36:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry I didn't manage to get this to you in April, but it's been a Week. (Weak.) Anyway, the winning vote last month was to have a wedding for Drew and Courtney of 2025-05-05 20:26:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We're doing the live-write shortly, at 7 PM Eastern US. Join us here! We're gonna...
2025-04-24 21:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post
WOW. So the first monthly bonus story poll was a freaking nail-biter, decided by a margin of ONE vote which narrowed from two with only minutes to go. (To see the top three contenders, just click o...
2025-04-20 04:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, our first round of voting for this month's bonus story! I LOVE these prompts, gang. Whatever wins, I'm stoked for it. Here are all the nominations from the suggestion post, plus some fr...
2025-04-12 15:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to our first round of nominations for the monthly bonus story! It's nice and simple. Leave a suggestion for something you'd like to see in a short story. All patrons (Thanks!) are invited (...
2025-04-05 16:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, folks! We've done a little* bit of work improving the site this past month and change, and it starts today. There's a lot of stuff, so... bullet list time.
This post contains downloadable files of all story collections. For a specific list of the contents, go here. (Sorry, it won't let me link.)
Welcome! Included in the attachments is a pdf and ...
2025-04-01 04:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy! This post is to let you all know what's available in the Ice Bear Library, as well as the individual collections available for sale. In each category, the stories are listed in sugge...
2025-04-01 04:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostTemporary note: I'm releasing this post a few days early, just to give everybody some idea of what to expect in my new Patreon starting April 1. The files are cleaned up a bit, formatting impro...
2025-03-30 00:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey! So we have now our third-to-last commission before we kick off the bonus story next month. I have one more in the queue, and one more person who's responded but still thinking over what they w...
2025-03-19 18:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
So evidently the last time I updated my tier benefits was most of a decade ago now, so I thought... maybe I should fix that. Also, just to make this post less dry, attached are re-releases of The F...
2025-03-09 00:26:38 +0000 UTC View Post