Superstars and super humans, as is @kiklodge.bsky.social who tagged me first and, I figured, was out of the running. Maybe I’ve lived in a rule-abiding culture too long…

Lovely idea. Here goes (since I can't tag someone who tagged me 😉): @nancyfreund.bsky.social @yallaalia.bsky.social @meredithwadley.bsky.social

"In Renaissance Venice, women bleached their hair with horse urine and lemon juice, lying on sun-soaked roofs. Blonde, they believed, was closer to the divine. The sting, the smell, the heat." Gripping piece here from @yallaalia.bsky.social

I'm thinking it's better to celebrate now in case it's the end of the road. Thank you, @smokelong.bsky.social. And writers both on and not on the list? Let's keep writing, of course.

The #Trouble issue is out, and it's a good one.

'I fight a twin urge to comfort the kid and stick that bloody pin in the Botox Babe’s fat lip, imagining it releasing air like a deflating balloon, squealing and whining as it collapses.' You're not the only one! A complex glimpse of entrapment in this wee #flashfiction here...

Thank you so much, @fictivedream.bsky.social, for the honor - and for believing in this story to begin with.

For those across the Atlantic, a better value and probably more enjoyable than dinner out :)

If you're up for a class, Matt's classes rock and are well worth every cent, pence or Rappen.

'The first drops of rain fell. The catfish breached the surface, mistaking the rain for food. I thought about how easy it was to do that sometimes, mistake one thing for another.' An unsettling and real read here.

Subs open through 10 October. Let the trouble begin.

This was excellent - the instruction, conversation and funny little things borne during the prompts (speaking for myself there). Thank you @saloneurope.bsky.social and tutor @julieirigaray.bsky.social, who kept us inspired and in check :)

This one had me until the end.

Very proud of this issue (nothing new there, though)

The answer is write more, unfortunately

Nudge-nudge and possibly wink-wink...

Ooof, squeezed between ceramic and lobster-pink skin indeed... a wee and wild flash by @yallaalia.bsky.social

You have just over a week to send us more fabulous words & art for our Bully issue. Dooo it... #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstories #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart thewoolfx/com/submit/

Out like a...lion.

ICYMI my short-short story "Bark" is out in the world. Thank you again, @fictivedream.bsky.social!

Thank you so much, @kiklodge.bsky.social, for the shout-out - and all the oomph along the way

Am so happy this piece - which took its sweet, maddening time - found such a welcoming home. Thank you @fictivedream.bsky.social (and @theargylelitmag.bsky.social for the original prompt).

Writers and artists, do check it out. The theme? Bully.

You really do leave with 3, and 3 that go somewhere!

'That was the year your mood ring turned black.' Haunting and vivid little #flashfiction here.

This badge feels earned even if there's so much more on my to-do list now (as is the way with all this writing stuff, eh?). Huge thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for the though-provoking material, level of engagement, flexibility and, of course, intro to great new writers and writing.

Set the alarm!

Hurry, don't even...no, stop...time's ticking...c'mon!

Clucking and freaking out with you 🐔