We are actively developing a change to the story system that will go with our forum software upgrade.  There are a lot of things going on under the hood, but there is a fairly sizable visual change coming as well.

Clicking on Newest Stories currently shows you this:

Our still-in-development software update shows you this:

A couple of notes here on the image:

1. This is a work in progress and subject to change
2. This is in the default color scheme and has not been updated to GA colors yet

The idea with the interface is to put all the story sorting options right in front of you and have the listing update as you make changes.

For example, if I wanted to list all the stories by either @Cia or me, I can do this:

Or maybe I want to see the Premium Stories?

We are working hard to make things easier for everyone.  The Stories Archive software offers some really powerful features, but they are a bit fidgety and in out of the way places.  The idea of the new update is to put the power right in front of you.

Like... show me just the stories that I follow:

Do you think this sorting method will be easier for you? Do you think it will be helpful to find specific stories? 

Now is a great time for feedback!