How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.

Would you like to have a cry? Yes. Yes you would. Read this @trampset.bsky.social piece by Oladosu Michael Emerald. It's 230 words. You will be grateful you took 3 minutes out of your day, I promise. trampset.org/reasons-to-s...

Jus finished @debdanthewriter.bsky.social In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit - winner of @bathflashaward.bsky.social Novella-in Flash award. Wonderful voice. Broke my heart quietly.

So pleased to share my new novella in flash out for pre-order with AdHocFiction. 3 women’s lives intertwine can unscrupulous adoption agency.

Want to go shadowy with your #flashfiction stories? @stephaniecarty.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social are leading workshops on darker themes at the flashfiction festival 18-20th July! Flashfictionfestival.co

Down the Red Rabbit Hole talking about sleep disorders, the brain and fiction… shows.acast.com/the-red-rabb...

Textile artwork by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico #WomensArt

Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax Them: What band are you in Me: Erm, The Charlatans Them: Your council tax band? 😬

Waiting in bed for me…

99p on kindle for 5 days! My slightly creepy suspense novel about a girl who nobody knows exists amzn.eu/d/81PMan9 A SAFE PLACE

When we say that we hope this post is ‘awesome,’ we don’t mean we want it to be expressive of awe or terror. We mean that we hope you like it. This reduction of a word's intensity is called ‘semantic bleaching.’

Etymology of the day: in the expression ‘just deserts’, ‘deserts’ is an old past participle of the French ‘deservir’, meaning ‘deserve’. To get your just deserts is to get what you deserve. ‘Desert’ in this sense is obsolete, which is why lexicographers see ‘just desserts’ popping up everywhere.

meme | noun | an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media

‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels. Just remember: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.

Want to know how to forge a Great Master and get away with it? Then read THE LAST LETTERS OF VILLA CLARA. She’s out today in paperback in all the usual places. @headlinebooks.bsky.social @sheilland.bsky.social #1960s #art #tuscany #london #vermeer #historicalfiction #publicationday

My little sleeping beauty / wolf flash reprint with Trash Cat Lit 🐺

Hurray I’m in Issue 3 of Trash Cat Lit with a reprint 🐺 Some bedtime reading…

A triple tease for Issue 3 🦝 @emilyrinkema.bsky.social delivers a complex, heart-breaking journey of loss in Grace, @markpeters.bsky.social takes us somewhere children’s dreams become all too real in Last Rites of Spring, and @stephaniecarty.bsky.social reimagines a lupine fairytale in Waking Beauty

A dating app but it's just one picture of someone's bookshelves, one of their usual grocery haul, one of their pets, and one their thermostat

Daily reminder

Normalize celebrating the official completion of absolutely un-commercially viable novels.

Final day to submit. You have till 23:59 GMT today (Saturday 15 Feb) to submit to Micro Fiction Comp (100 words, no theme) & our anthology (500 words, theme of SEASONS). Cash prizes! Huge thanks to everyone who has subbed. Good luck! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

Human: I’ll have two desk chairs in my room so if a cat sits on one I can wheel over the other Cats:

PRICE DROP! Get the 2nd in the Elderwick Mysteries series for only 99p🎉📚 geni.us/TurnUpforTheBooks 🚪🗝️ 🏡 Small villages can hide big secrets #cosymystery #lockedroom #booksky

Just 10 days left to get your submissions in for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Anthology. Up to 500 words on the theme Seasons. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.

This morning’s sunshine has reminded me of the word ‘philocaly’: a love of beauty, even in the smallest things.

Working on a new novella… #Mycophilia

Hello, all. Because of the entry system screw up last night and we're a little low on entries, we'll reopen for 24 hours as soon as we can make it happen on Monday morning, so you have the weekend to get your entry ready, and we'll announce Monday when we're open! Share?! bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

Today! Guess the colour of The Last Minute Club badge & win a book! ( could be a duo of colours!) Badge colour (s) revealed tomorrow

Over the moon with this result and that my novella-in-flash will be published thanks to @bathflashaward.bsky.social and @judehwriter2.bsky.social . Congratulations to everyone named below, new novella-buddies 👊

Help me find fiction writers I can tell about our amazing prize! Please share--there are only three days until the deadline!

Someday you will write the book. Most people will not read it. But someone will, and it will change something inside them. Then they will write a book, wholly their own, but slightly indebted to your ideas. And so on. The chain never ends. There are echoes of you at the end of the world.

Every desk is a standing desk once the cat gets your office chair…

Genuinely excited for this beauty 😍

Just read The Family Next Door by Charlotte Stevenson and CRIKEY, I guarantee you’ll not guess what’s going on. My kind of ending 👌

Say what now?

Haven’t had sleep paralysis for a long time. Wrote a character who has it and sees a man by her bed. Wake up 03:30 to a man by my bed rocking from side to side for several minutes while telling myself it’s not real 😳

Day off work today - did 9 hours of editing and never got round to getting dressed, oops 😅 Looking forward to Severance season 2 tomorrow evening as my reward.

Why not start 2025 with a new series? This year is packed with fabulous sequels, you can jump on board with book one now for 0.99! Exclusive to our website, ends 17/1 23:59, titles vary by country! @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @pennyvixen.bsky.social https://geni.us/Solarissale

My 7-week-old book! 12yo Cate has never left home but everything is about to unravel 🐦‍⬛ 🌳 ✨ www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKJM6JD...

Today’s book post - Lie of the Land by @kerryhp.bsky.social published by @saltpublishing.com - a dark literary thriller

Having hours to write for the first time in a week always feels like such a gift. I find I’m more productive when constrained by time. This side project is quirky and a weird length. Sometimes play is the best form of work!

Are you thinking about entering a flash for NFFD’s anthology but could do with some inspiration? Come and join NFFD’s Artist-in-Residence @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social in a friendly ekphrastic online workshop on 30 Jan. Details below: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/

Out today - love the creepy children’s drawing eek 👀