Stella Corps

The Cellblock Scorch Writing Contest

Fiction EN ↓ 262 episodes

A weekly short-story writing contest among a group of friends that started in 2018 and has continued unstopped since then. In this podcast the members of our group, the Stella Corps, share the winning pieces (aka "scorches") every week. New episodes every Wednesday and SaturdayYou can read all episode transcripts and see some bonus content for free on our patreon, or subscribe and read our Embers and see our other fun bonus contentPatreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CellblockScorch

Author

Stella Corps

Category

Fiction

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

67 - That Place 30.04.2025

Week 67 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: As far as I know, nothing unusual happens there... anymore. Scorch name: That Place Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

247b - Long Live Chivalry 26.04.2025

Week 247b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: If you knew what chivalry actually was in real life, you’d be glad it was dead. Scorch name: Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

66 - High Fashion 23.04.2025

Week 66 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: [Image prompt: the prince from cinderella judging the clothes of his party guests] Original prompt can be seen for free on our patreon Scorch name: High Fashion Winner: Cricket Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

247a - June Snapple Runs the Bakesale 19.04.2025

Week 247a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: three people who absolutely do not belong at the PTA bake sale Scorch name: June Snapple Runs the Bakesale Winner: Cricket Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

65 - Madison 16.04.2025

Week 65 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Only the most unfortunate people have their shoes stolen Scorch name: Madison Winner: Lost Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

246b - I Am Dead 12.04.2025

Week 246b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: “We thought you were dead!” “Well, in many ways I am, but I don’t like to talk about it.” Scorch name: I Am Dead Winner: SafetyMatches Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

64 - The Beautification Project 09.04.2025

Week 64 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: your new neighbor casually claims that they’re a lizard person. you’re suspicious, since you didn’t see them at the last convocation of the lizard people. Scorch name: The Beautification Project Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

246a - Two Moons, On Thursday 05.04.2025

Week 246a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: not ACAB, but a second, more secret sort of bastard Scorch name: Two Moons, On Thursday Winner: Styx Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

63 - Unn and Her Mother 02.04.2025

Week 63 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Who decided that? Scorch name: Unn and Her Mother Winner: Cricket Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

245b - Tineff's New Trick 29.03.2025

Week 245b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: swear word worldbuilding Scorch name: Tineff's New Trick Winner: Cricket Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

62 - M&M Orange 26.03.2025

Week 62 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: The New Spokescandy Scorch name: M&M Orange Winner: Lost Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

245a - Meet Me in the Parking Lot 22.03.2025

Week 245a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: I could take you. This isn't a boast, it's a burn. Scorch name: Meet Me in the Parking Lot Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

61 - Common People's Books 19.03.2025

Week 61 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Bookcases of Rage Scorch name: Common People's Books Winner: Grishmak Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

244b - Profound 15.03.2025

Week 244b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: rhetoric about as profound as a nursery rhyme Scorch name: Profound Winner: Styx Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

60 - Hats 12.03.2025

Week 60 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Hats are like personalities Scorch name: Hats Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

244a - The Climb 08.03.2025

Week 244a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: it’s a lonely climb from the village up to the gods palace. But as the only person who’s ever come back it’s your job to continue to deliver the packages to the gods who live above the clouds. Except for the reason you’ve always come back is that you’ve never gone to the top. Scorch name: The Climb Winner: Bones Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

59 - Cursed: Knives Like Words 05.03.2025

Week 59 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Knives like words Scorch name: Cursed: Knives Like Words Winner: Lost Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

243b - Rueing the day 01.03.2025

Week 243b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: I don't expect you to ever feel bad about killing me, but I will make you regret it Scorch name: Rueing the day Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

58 - Totally Tubular 26.02.2025

Week 58 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Radical dude Scorch name: Totally Tubular Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

243a - Tragedy 22.02.2025

Week 243a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Give me the most self indulgent and/or pretentious tragedy or horror story that you want to Scorch name: Tragedy Winner: Red Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

57 - Out of Place 19.02.2025

Week 57 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Something out of place Scorch name: Out of Place Winner: Grishmak Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

242b - Alone 15.02.2025

Week 242b of the cellblock scorch Prompt: the worst of all Thriller tropes : egregious every other paragraph flash backs to an event that either had nothing to do with the story or to much to do with the story Scorch name: Alone Winner: Bones Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

56 - Invisible Soulmate 12.02.2025

Week 56 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: His only thought was "trick the lady" Scorch name: Invisible Soulmate Winner: Lost Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

242a - The Lightshiner Shadow-Doubts 08.02.2025

Week 242a of the cellblock scorch Prompt: Oh, you didn’t know? [Name/pronoun] came from Somewhere Else Scorch name: The Lightshiner Shadow-Doubts Winner: Rev Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

55 - Nameless 05.02.2025

Week 55 of the cellblock scorch Prompt: "Tis not we who are fickle, its thee who can never return" Scorch name: Nameless Winner: Octo Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stellacorps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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