Mike Range
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Writing at End of the Bench Sports, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, MuddyUm.
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Rat Bag
about 1 month ago
Today's story is "He Stole My Bagel" by Moira Richardson.
@moirariom.bsky.social
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He stole my bagel. You stole my heart.
By Moira Richardson
https://ratbaglit.substack.com/p/he-stole-my-bagel-you-stole-my-heart
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Mmmmm, donuts… oh oh.
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3 months ago
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Mmmmm, donuts… oh oh.
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3 months ago
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If you can’t trust a doughnut, who can you trust? Thanks to the rats at
@ratbaglit.bsky.social
for publishing my pastry horror drabble.
open.substack.com/pub/ratbagli...
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Secret Ingredient
By Mike Range
https://open.substack.com/pub/ratbaglit/p/secret-ingredient?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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Not great, but can’t the rodents move over a little to stay dry?
3 months ago
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c’mon zoo, i think there’s more to them than that
4 months ago
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Why are they making us guess which one?
4 months ago
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Sure, it's prime days, but how can amazon afford to do this?
4 months ago
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damn it I only got ruptured today
4 months ago
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the rapture coming on september 23rd is why we shouldn’t have laughed at pumpkin spice stuff being sold in august
4 months ago
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Gotta say I’m feeling pretty good about my matchup this week based on Yahoo projections
4 months ago
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socks gotta start eating better
5 months ago
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The Grapes of Annoyance
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5 months ago
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Slightly diminish a book. On Walden Puddle
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5 months ago
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Over 2000 shows in four days seems crazy.
5 months ago
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CHOAM Nomsky
6 months ago
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The unholy thing shambles in He’s too big for the chair sitting next to me And he makes an unbearable din Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Your skin is a wooden facade You’ve brass pedals for hands And your hair’s copper strands Give unbearable insult to god
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6 months ago
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One long ago offhand joke means my wife and I can only call them Six Pants None That Fit Ya
7 months ago
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WARNING: IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, FOR GOD’S SAKE, WEAR ONLY YOUR LIGHTEST OF JACKETS!!
7 months ago
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C’mon, Breezeline. I mean, I never expected you to be accurate about the wait, but don’t insult our intelligence by claiming to estimate *to the second.*
8 months ago
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Impressed Hollywood didn’t try to Barbenheimer the weekend with Lilo and Mish.
8 months ago
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(kermit, hungry) Someday I’ll find it, the
9 months ago
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“dramatically thinner” yet I can’t floss with it smh
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9 months ago
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“I hope Real Housewives calls.”
9 months ago
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This fall, on NBC.
9 months ago
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The conclave considered switching to an electoral college but stuck with the pope-ular vote.
9 months ago
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Can’t wait to hear about the pope’s time at Second City.
9 months ago
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“Will you be voting in the swimsuit or non-swimsuit section?”
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9 months ago
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Timely suggestion, Roku
9 months ago
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"I have never accepted a bribe." The prosecutor pounced. "Explain this ten thousand dollar deposit!" "That? That's from my Medium story about using AI to buy crypto while doing Keto."
#30words30days
#pounce
9 months ago
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The Olympian dove, earning perfect tens. "I wish I could dive without the water rippling," said Fred. "If you don't want ripples," said his coach, "lay off the fudge ripple."
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#ripple
9 months ago
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"You'll never make any progress if you don't challenge yourself!" my personal trainer shouted. So I grunted, heaved, pulled, and... I did it! I'd squeezed into last year's workout clothes!
#30words30days
#challenge
9 months ago
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George and Paula stared at each other, mouths agape. Parenting had been full of surprises, but none had shocked them so deeply as their eight-year-old announcing, "I'm gonna skip dessert."
#30words30days
#skip
9 months ago
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It'll be a blue wave, the pollsters predicted. They were right, Carol thought, watching the jubilant red hat wearers on TV while a wave of the blues crashed upon her.
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#wave
9 months ago
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A headache cutting his long run short, Ken rummaged through his wife's purse for aspirin. Before he could wonder about the condoms inside, he heard the moan from the bedroom.
#30words30days
#rummage
9 months ago
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Gerald swung the racket. Heard the poiiing of a string breaking. He hadn't scored a point all match, but now he had something almost as good as victory--an excuse!
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#string
9 months ago
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"I've come to gather my belongings, Gary said." "That truck isn't necessary," said Jenny. "You changed your mind about breaking up?" "Hardly," Jenny said, handing him a bag of ashes."
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#gather
9 months ago
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Daryl dribbles furiously, weaving between defenders. He heaves a shot from midcourt, that falls through the hoop as time runs out. Dream come true, Daryl thinks, just before waking up.
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#weave
9 months ago
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What hope do we have when even our socks have given up?
9 months ago
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One beer during the news, thought Jake. Just to wind down, de-stress. After a half-hour of CNN, he sped to the liquor store, wondering what his credit card limit was.
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#wind
9 months ago
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“You are a feast for the eyes,” said Anbrgkk, approaching the human woman. She screamed as his pupils dilated, then opened in a smile, baring hundreds of razor sharp teeth.
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#feast
10 months ago
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“Look, Midnight!” Paula set the fifty-dollar cat toy on the floor and pushed a button. Ribbons wiggled. Lights threw dancing patterns on the rug. Midnight yawned, licked himself, and slept.
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#wiggle
10 months ago
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“Awesome!” shout my friends, watching the hawk swoop down to nab the fish. I join in the high fives, though I imagine I can feel the talons piercing my flesh.
#30words30days
#swoop
10 months ago
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Pop! Little Tommy giggled wildly. He imitated, “Pop!” Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop. “Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!” Mary turned to Tom. “If you ever give him bubble wrap again…”
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#pop
10 months ago
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The table bears dinners with gray moldy fuzz Glasses of soda that no longer fizz We know this is where the Smith family was But wonder where the family is.
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#fizz
10 months ago
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“How could we let this happen? We let our guard down, and we’ve been plundered. Everything valuable stolen from us. There is no recovering from this horrible fantasy football trade.”
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#plunder
10 months ago
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Sometimes you need to relax, Daryl thought. Let your mind wander. His brain summoned images of girls and sports and movies, and when the bell rang, algebra hadn’t intruded once.
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#wander
10 months ago
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This
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update is great. Commercials when they say none, movie format screwed up after most commercials, requiring a birthdate to access the site. Cool.
10 months ago
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“New videogame system? That’s a switch.” “Yep.” “What’d you get?” “A Switch.” “I know, what to?” “A Switch.” “That’s what I said! What do you have now?” “A Switch.” “Aaaaggghhhh!”
#30words30days
#switch
10 months ago
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Does anything say “summer” like that first refreshing dive into the community pool? And does anything say “selective amnesia” like forgetting what every kid does while they are in there?
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#dive
10 months ago
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