Journeys Into the Unfinished
This collection offers a unique journey into the heart of storytelling. Each piece is an incomplete narrative fragment, a moment captured mid-scene, or a page torn from a larger book. They invite your imagination to fill in the gaps, pondering what came before and envisioning what might happen next.
This project stands as an experiment at the intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence. It explores how digital tools can act as a partner in the writing process, shaping new forms of storytelling and enhancing digital literacy in a collaborative environment.
This collection spans genres from imaginative Fantasy and observant Slice of Life to chilling Supernatural Thriller, speculative Sci-Fi, and witty Satire. This particular selection features contributions from Eva Suluk and Jamie F. Bell.
We invite you to explore these unfinished tales not just as a reader, but as a co-creator, completing the narrative in your own mind and shaping its ultimate direction.
Today’s Unfinished Tales and Short Stories
Exploring Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural Thriller, and Sci-Fi, complemented by categories like Political Thriller and First-Person Narrative, we empower digital literacy. Utilizing creative technology for captivating short stories, we investigate the evolving impact of AI-assisted narrative on the future of publishing.
The Glass Orchid’s Promise
Author: Eva Suluk | Category: Political Thriller | Genre: Fantasy
The oppressive summer sun beat down on the Glassrock Steppe, turning the air into a shimmering, distorted canvas. Orrin, barely nine cycles old, felt the unique, metallic tang of the Glassrock in his nostrils, a scent as ancient as Elder Cygnus’s own weary bones. He clutched the worn leather pouch, its contents pressing a familiar anxiety against his small frame, knowing the honour of this task was matched only by its quiet danger.
Frozen Ghosts on the Horizon
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Coming-of-Age | Genre: Slice of Life
The Haddington Park, known simply as ‘the Ravine,’ stretches under a heavy, grey Winnipeg sky. Snow, fresh and deep, muffles all sound, leaving the skeletal trees and rusted playground equipment in stark, cold relief. The air bites with a crisp, dry chill, and the only movement comes from a young man, bundled against the elements, and his white-muzzled Labrador.
The Index of Lost Selves
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Romance | Genre: Supernatural Thriller
The smell was what Denny hated most. Not dust, but something else. The scent of decaying information, of brittle paper and silver halide, the ghosts of a million forgotten headlines. The microfilm room in the basement of the Grand Avenue Library was his purgatory. He hunched over the viewer, the machine’s fan whirring a monotonous dirge as he scrolled through an old newspaper, looking for a past that wasn’t his, but one that held the key to his future.
The Fraying Edges of Dawn
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: First-Person Narrative | Genre: Sci-Fi
The morning light, thin and hesitant, fought its way through the gap in the curtains, painting a pale, indifferent stripe across the wall. Don lay still, the heavy thrum of the Somnus rig beneath his pillow vibrating faintly against his skull, a lingering echo of a reality that felt more real than this one. The scent of lavender, Margaret’s favourite, was fading from his nostrils, replaced by the faint, stale odour of his own room. He felt her hand, cool and familiar, just moments ago tucked into his, a phantom weight now. The mattress, unforgiving and singular, pressed against his back, a stark reminder of the solitary space he now occupied.
The Nordic Concept
Author: Jamie F. Bell | Category: Minimalist | Genre: Satire
The family gathers in a hyper-modern, sterile living room to decorate a sparse Christmas tree, battling over the conflicting desires for aesthetic perfection and sentimental chaos.
About the Project
By design, these stories have no beginning and no end. Many stories are fictional, but many others are not. They are snapshots from worlds that never fully exist, inviting you to imagine what comes before and what happens next. We had fun exploring this project, and hope you will too.
The Unfinished Tales and Short Stories collection is an experimental, creative research project by The Arts Incubator Winnipeg and the Art Borups Corners Storytelling clubs. Each chapter is a unique interdisciplinary arts and narrative storytelling experiment, born from a collaboration between artists and applied AI researchers, designed to explore the boundaries of creative writing, automation, and storytelling. The project was made possible with funding and support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program and the Government of Ontario.
