Butterflies, last night’s 10-Minute Stories took us through Witches, Curses & Dark Magic—with ancestral power, Black culture, family secrets, dangerous wishes, and plenty of supernatural mess! The audience chose each genre, main character, location, and suspicious object. Then our writers had exactly 10 minutes to turn those four choices into a complete story. Here are the three rounds: 🔮 ROUND 1 ☕ Genre: Magical Black Romantic Suspense ☕ Main Character: A retired blues singer whose voice can summon the dead—but only after midnight ☕ Location: A Black-owned beauty supply store where the mannequins switch places after closing ☕ Suspicious Object: A pair of Sunday gloves that force the wearer to confess their family’s oldest secret 🕯️ ROUND 2 ☕ Genre: Hoodoo Murder Mystery ☕ Main Character: A church mother whose prayers have started coming true in the worst possible ways ☕ Location: A late-night fish fry where nobody remembers inviting the woman dressed entirely in white ☕ Suspicious Object: A bottle of hair oil that causes forgotten ancestors to appear in every mirror 🪄 ROUND 3 ☕ Genre: Afrofuturist Dark Fantasy ☕ Main Character: A successful Black attorney forced to defend the witch who cursed her entire bloodline ☕ Location: A Sunday service inside a church that disappeared from the neighborhood fifty years ago ☕ Suspicious Object: A gold tooth that grants one wish every time it is placed beneath the tongue 🔮 PARTICIPANT SHOUTOUTS Heiress Moon Annisa the Author E. Solenne Thank you to everyone who wrote, listened, voted, and supported our storytellers! Want to try it yourself? Choose one round, set a timer for exactly 10 minutes, and start writing. Strange, dramatic, romantic, frightening, or completely unhinged—there are no wrong turns! Share your story below and join us LIVE every Friday at 8:00 PM CT for the next challenge.

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026 Good afternoon, butterflies! 🦋☕ We’ve got a fun Friday night ahead. 📖 TONIGHT — 10-MINUTE STORIES 🔮 Witches, Curses & Dark Magic ⏰ 8 PM CT | TikTok LIVE You bring the choices, and I get ten minutes to turn them into a story. Come make it chaotic. 😂 🌻 YESTERDAY AT THE COFFEE TABLE A big thank-you to Felicia “FeeFee” Tillman, author of It All Starts From Something, for joining us yesterday! 💛 📅 COMING UP 🎙️ Oct. 22 — Velanie M. Turner | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎭 Oct. 23 — Unmask the Author | 6 PM CT | Virtual | FREE 🎙️ Nov. 3 — Nikki Baker + Taylor Higgins | 2 PM CT | Virtual 🎭 UNMASK THE AUTHOR — ONE WEEK AWAY Characters, clues, author reveals, literary resources, and a little mystery. 👀 🦋 TODAY’S READER CHECK-IN Since tonight is Witches, Curses & Dark Magic: Would you rather read about a powerful witch, a cursed family, or a town hiding dark magic? Your coffee is brewed. Your next story is waiting. Open the book. ☕🦋📚

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026 Good morning, butterflies! 🦋☕ Happy Sunday! We’ve got a fresh week of Coffee Table conversations coming up. 🎙️ TODAY No confirmed Coffee Table interview today. 📅 COMING TO THE COFFEE TABLE 🎙️ Oct. 14 — April Finley | 1 PM CT 🎙️ Oct. 15 — Felicia “Fifi” Tillman | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎙️ Oct. 22 — Velanie M. Turner | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎭 Oct. 23 — Unmask the Author | 6 PM CT | Virtual | FREE 🎙️ Nov. 3 — Nikki Baker + Taylor Higgins | 2 PM CT | Virtual 🎭 UNMASK THE AUTHOR 📅 October 23 | 6 PM CT 💻 Virtual Only 🎟️ FREE Come meet authors, discover characters, follow the clues, and enjoy a little mystery with us. 👀📚 🦋 READING ROOM REMINDER Use this space to share your current reads, reviews, recommendations, favorite characters, and indie book discoveries. Somebody else’s next favorite book may come from your comment. 🌻 SUNDAY READER CHECK-IN What book are you starting—or hoping to finish—this week? Your coffee is brewed. Your next story is waiting. Open the book. ☕🦋📚

📅 Friday, October 9, 2026 Good morning, butterflies! 🦋📚 It’s Friday, and tonight we’re getting a little spooky. 👻 TONIGHT — 10-MINUTE STORIES 🎃 MONSTERS & GHOULS ⏰ 8 PM CT You bring the choices, and I get TEN minutes to turn the chaos into a story. 😂 Come hang out and help make tonight completely unhinged. 🎙️ COFFEE TABLE RECAP A big thank-you to everyone who joined us for Michelle Davis-Newell and The Roots Between Us yesterday! 💛 📅 COMING TO THE COFFEE TABLE 🎙️ Oct. 14 — April Finley | 1 PM CT 🎙️ Oct. 15 — Felicia “Fee Fee” Tillman | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎙️ Oct. 22 — Velanie M. Turner | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎭 Oct. 23 — Unmask the Author | 6 PM CT | Virtual | FREE 🎙️ Nov. 3 — Nikki Baker + Taylor Higgins | 2 PM CT | Virtual 🦋 TODAY’S READER CHECK-IN Since tonight is Monsters & Ghouls: What’s your favorite kind of monster in a story—vampire, werewolf, ghost, demon, witch, fae, or something else? 👀 Your coffee is brewed. Your next story is waiting. Open the book. ☕🦋📚

📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026 Good morning, butterflies! 🦋☕ 🎙️ TONIGHT AT THE COFFEE TABLE 📚 Michelle Davis-Newell — The Roots Between Us ⏰ 6 PM CT 💻 Virtual Interview Come hang out with us tonight and get to know Michelle, her book, and the story behind it. 💛 📖 COMING UP 🎙️ Oct. 14 — April Finley | 1 PM CT 🎙️ Oct. 15 — Felicia “Fifi” Tillman | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎙️ Oct. 22 — Velanie M. Turner | 6 PM CT | In Person 🎭 Oct. 23 — Unmask the Author | 6 PM CT | Virtual | FREE 🎙️ Nov. 3 — Nikki Baker + Taylor Higgins | 2 PM CT | Virtual 🦋 READING ROOM REMINDER Use this space to share what you’re reading, recommend indie books, talk about your favorite characters, and help other butterflies find their next read. 🌻 TODAY’S READER CHECK-IN What’s one book you think deserves more readers? Drop the title below and tell us why. 👀📚 Your coffee is brewed. Your next story is waiting. Open the book. ☕🦋📖