Every author I know and every author I've read has talked about an "ideas drawer"; the place where stories begin...and sometimes the place where stories must die.
Unfortunately, I've found that I can't murder my own children. *smiles* Here is where I'm placing my beginnings... to nuture and grow into short stories, novelles, or novels... or to die a quick (hopefully painless) death.
Feel free to poke and prod each one, looking for problems. I'll gladly take ratings/reviews and use them as a measuring tool.