Titles From Adventure Of Creation

The comment section of the last post on titles was so much fun that I thought I’d play a game. Here is a pseudo-random list of titles from the Adventure Of Creation short story collection (my own title has been removed).

If you had to choose only five of these short stories to read, which ones would you pick, based on title alone?

They’re numbered for easy commenting, not because that’s the order in the book.

Some Other World
My Soul to Take
The Forest King
Finding Light
Just Add Copper
Treasures
Knitting
Boneless
The Café
Eighty-One
The Mistake
The Unicorn Quilt
Worlds of Clay
The Burn
A Splash of Art
Tortellini
Spoilers
Make A Sound
The Wish
A Play of Hopes and Fears
Whisper
West’s Prelude
Hedda of the Upworld
Restoration
I Need a Story
Innocence
Hitting the High Notes
Trial of the Magideem
Glass
New Life
Crazy Uncle
The Interview
Memory Book
After the Fire

My Picks

I FINALLY have my copy of the book (and it looks fantastic!) but I haven’t read any of them yet. Without knowing anything, I would choose the following as my possible favorites:

The Unicorn Quilt – for obvious reasons. I love unicorns, and I love quilting, and I’m immediately curious.
Just Add Copper – Such an interesting title. Is it steampunk? Is it alchemy? I’m hoping it’s magic related, but in any case, I want to know more.
Tortellini – I love cooking, and that’s just a FUN word, isn’t it?
Trial of the Magideem – Cheating a little, as I know the person who wrote this one, but honestly? It’s a great title that indicates there will be magic and some kind of test. I love that stuff.
Hitting the High Notes – I had a hard time picking the last one, but this one might have to do with singing, which I almost always enjoy reading about

Lots of these have intriguing titles. My Soul to Take, Crazy Uncle, Knitting — all of those seem interesting and I can’t wait to read them.

Now the real fun begins, because I can start reading them, then come back and see whether my guesses were even close to the actual stories I loved the most.

Related posts:

Adventures In Creation: Available Now!
How To Title Your Story
Saucy Chronicles 1: The Unicorns Now Available!