This week's @scattering is about trying to draw puffins. Plus, microfiction about going to church and getting punched in the face (two separate stories, disappointingly). https://www.scattering.ink/2026/02/the-puffin-guide-to-drawing/ #fiction

A tiny story about going to church https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/02/07/churchgoing/ #fiction #microfiction

A tiny story about chess https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/02/06/chess/ #fiction #microfiction

Strongly recommend that anyone suffering from rejection sensitivity give submitting short stories for publication ago. Before long you will be **craving** the clarity and finality of a rejection.

One thing I have learned from scheduling my daily story for the following day every day is that I'm very glad I'm not a journalist with embargoes to worry about. I am very bad at pressing the right buttons.

A tiny story about amateur dramatics https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/02/05/amateur-dramatics/ #fiction #microfiction

I am narrowing my eyes

Of course it's possible to separate the art from the artist. For example, I think Ed Sheeran seems like quite a nice man.

A tiny story about being punched in the face https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/02/03/punch/ #fiction #microfiction

It's the first Sunday of the month, so as always, this week's @scattering fiction post is free for everyone https://www.scattering.ink/2026/02/double-texting/ #fiction #microfiction

A tiny story about looking around from a tree https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/02/02/ways-of-seeing-the-forest/ #fiction #microfiction

"Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet" What are you talking about? Motorway Services Online is infinitely more interesting

It's the first Sunday of the month, so as always, this week's @scattering fiction post is free for everyone https://www.scattering.ink/2026/02/double-texting/ #fiction #microfiction

A tiny story about the skyline https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/29/cranes/ #fiction #microfiction

A tiny story about finding everyone's lost things https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/27/lost-things/ #fiction #microfiction

This week's @scattering is, once again, about a sad boy near a tree. Also quite a lot of reflections. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/a-felling/ #fiction

Look how pretty my new laptop sleeve is 🐝❤️ See Fibre Haptic for similar delights!

Forgot to share last week's @scattering, as I was staying in a small wooden box in London. Stories about bad times at the library, training crows, being trapped under the ice, and childhood misunderstandings. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/catching-helicopters/ #fiction

Got a new toy from https://zerowriter.ink/ and it is a delight.

A little story about bad times at the library https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/15/return-chute/ #fiction #microfiction

Come discover what the impending deadline for my MA dissertation has done to my brain. Stories about painting, a fake well, and a drifting consciousness. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/passenger/ #fiction

Somebody trying to get in touch with Taylor Marks has received this autoreply and decided it's worth sending their email on to me.

A little story about being trapped under the ice https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/12/under-the-ice/ #fiction #microfiction

Come discover what the impending deadline for my MA dissertation has done to my brain. Stories about painting, a fake well, and a drifting consciousness. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/passenger/ #fiction

Daydreaming about the big stack of books I'm going to take back to the library after I hand in my master's dissertation on Monday

The cat has toned down his morning meowing, so instead I wake up worrying there's something wrong with the cat.

Starting to understand the appeal of this Minecraft thing

If, like many people, your plans for 2026 include lying down in the woods until the mushrooms consume you, then here is a story for you. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/hyphae/ It's the first issue of the month, which as always means it's free 🍄🍄‍🟫 #fiction

Watching someone's AI videos is like listening to them tell you about the dream they had last night.

If, like many people, your plans for 2026 include lying down in the woods until the mushrooms consume you, then here is a story for you. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/hyphae/ It's the first issue of the month, which as always means it's free 🍄🍄‍🟫 #fiction

In case you've ever idly wondered about brass scoppets manufacturing https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/02/sc/

Happy new year everybody. Here's a little story about a horrible rich man being condemnded to death. Look, they can't all be seasonal. https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/01/carstone/

Fitted a new radiator and it doesn't seem to be leaking from any of the joins. I find this highly suspicious.

Dreamed I was put on trial by Wikipedia and they were seeking the death penalty.

Finally found the right print for this spot above my desk. (Print from Inky Conditions) #art #writing

Online safety strategies will never be good because of the the pervasive attitudes that online stuff isn't real life and children aren't real people.

Think I've pretty much nailed this Christmas spirit business, expecting a callup from John Lewis in the new year https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2025/12/25/a-perfect-christmas/

A nice window display, but this mouse is clearly shaking.

So sweet to watch the little temperature sensor snoozing on its shelf.

Happy solstice everybody https://www.scattering.ink/2025/12/the-last-solstice/

If you write a tiny story every day then sometimes they have to be quite stupid. Here's "Sir Gawain and the Athletic Greens Sponsorship" https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2025/12/20/sir-gawain-and-the-athletic-greens-sponsorship/ #fiction #microfiction

Hang on, is everyone else getting more than one?

Christmas shopping at the non-Euclidean Argos https://www.scattering.ink/2025/12/christmas-shopping-at-the-non-euclidean-argos/ #fiction

Vaxxed 💪

Christmas shopping at the non-Euclidean Argos https://www.scattering.ink/2025/12/christmas-shopping-at-the-non-euclidean-argos/ #fiction

Planning a visit to the USA just so somebody has to read my posts

A tiny story about letting a storm carry you away https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2025/12/11/storm-tossed/ #fiction #microfiction

After that Christmas our snowmen stopped coming to life. https://www.scattering.ink/2025/12/snowmen/ #fiction #microfiction

A useful, practical way to know how your dimmer switches are set.