Join us, have a laugh.

Join us...*not a cult*. Lovely to meet other writers.

A story within a story told by a brilliant storyteller. Magical work.

These will definitely be fun. Also useful in a writer-ly way. Join us....

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Interesting and accessible piece in @therumpus.net by Sean Cho about what AI will never be able to do. therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...

@matgost.bsky.social This press takes reprints and is looking for cat themed horror. Time again for ghost kittens? www.apeppress.com

@mattkendrick.bsky.social Maybe more of a poem than a flash, but wins it for long-title award.

Delighted to see my Halloween haiku included in this issue of The Solitary Daisy.

Now you can listen to my actor son Conall read my story on Trash Cat Lit. trashcatlit.com/awakening/

So pleased to have this piece up at Thin Skin Magazine. Thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for detailed editing notes! thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...

Interesting.

Wishing for more Short Fiction before we close on Friday! Don't be late, submit by end of day GMT 31st October for your chance to make our wishes come true! www.frazzledlit.com

One for you @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social A popup Christmas card that has a Kraken inside (well it looks more like an octopus). Strap line on the card reads Have a Kraken Christmas. paperbear.ie/products/hav...

A delightful entanglement of Cinderella with Snow White by @jcpillard.bsky.social in Corvid Queen corvidqueen.com/stories/glas...

Some excellent little stories here.

The wonder of bookshops. Thinking of you, @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

In the mood for nostalgia? Thrilled to have my East Berlin story published by @doesithavepockets.bsky.social "Jan has no time for their cotton-candy happiness. His father disappeared 5 years ago. No Stasi shadows, no neighbours with a grudge. Just gone. www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...

I'm delighted to have a haiku of mine included in this podcast. Lots of tiny lovelies within, take a listen.

#30Words30Days Day 30 Connect What a month it has been! Each daily challenge firing new connections; inspiring all the writers in this wonderful group. The essence of a story captured in just 30 words.

#30Words30Days Day 29 Pickle Gran’s pickle jars line her kitchen shelves. I open one to top up my cheese sandwich. She was right when she said they’d make my eyes water. Love you, Gran.

#30Words30Days Day 28 Check He used that ‘don’t-be-such-a-little-girl-about-it’ voice, the one that made her do things that she hadn’t wanted to. On route they checked each other’s parachutes. She made sure hers were final.

#30Words30Days Day 27 Organ The gothic arches soar, igniting sparks of faith. One catches, smoke billows through the stone ribs. Crashing timbers and fiery air - the cathedral organ bursts out its last song.

Food based Issue of Reverb magazine open for submissions until Sept 30th ( @pleomorphic2.bsky.social , I'm thinking of you...). Instagram link only, hope this works www.instagram.com/p/DNSyl9VNok...

This one is good. Take a look.

#30Words30Days Day 25 Smooth You scrape the old words from the vellum, smoothing it out to whiteness, hiding the past. If only you could wipe away what you had done with this knife yesterday.

#30Words30Days Day 24 Wave A waving flag on a sandcastle greets the small boy who has just arrived on the beach. He is not welcome in that country, it says. He lies there, lifeless.

#30Words30Days Day 23 Frame The picture is perfect. Her face framed by long hair; the sunlit blue sea. You can’t see the freezing bite of the icy air, the sneer on the photographer’s face.

#30Words30Days Day 22 Paste Typing formulaic replies had ground her down. ‘Copy and paste’ was working well until “Congratulations” slipped in in place of “Unfortunately”. Who knew there could be so many angry writers?

#30Words30Days Day 21 - #Wiggle She wiggled as she walked. The old man watched through his binoculars, breathing heavily. She was what he had been waiting for - his first sighting of an American Woodcock. (Take a look, it'll make you smile) www.youtube.com/shorts/ne6nj...

#30Words30Days Day 20 Slice After many meetings, all fuelled by generous helpings of wedges, slices of pizza, and ice-cream, the decision was (finally) finalized. The take away? Going forward, everyone was to eat in.

#30Words30Days Day 19 Expedition He set out on expeditions across the seas to discover the wonders of the world. Returning home to his garden, his wife and children, realised he need never have left.

Got a whimsical prose or poetry piece? Send it to this lovely flock.

Any #writing place that might take a short story (over 2k words) #historical, possibly #YA? #submissioncall #litmag

#30Words30Days Day 18 Pine The susurration in the branches – sighing siren stories. She follows the pine-scented air, feels soft comfort underfoot. She is lost but is finding herself. In the shadows a wolf watches.

#30Words30Days Day 17 Lace Her face screws up to cast her curse at him. As she snarls her words, her mouth shows blackened gaps. He roars, triumphant, “I knew you’d stolen the liquorice laces!”

A short foray into science fiction from me.

#30Words30Days Day 16 #Single I stand in the quiet kitchen now, released from duty. Tired out by hugs, the shaking of hands. I take down two mugs and make a single cup of tea.

Still plenty of time to join in with #30words30days 🎉 Stretch those typing fingers and come write with us! ✏️ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #30words30daysSeptember2025

#30Words30Days Day 15 Flood The debate heats up as temperatures rise. Not enough ice melt and carbon dioxide to put out the fires, they laugh. Low-lying small voices drown in the flood of words.

I’m a sucker for a retelling of a classic story … here’s @lucimcummings.bsky.social Nemesis … www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-cumm...

Day 6 #Swivel She grips the steering wheel to stop herself drowning in her fear. The old man beside her swivels his head, owl-like. He pronounces judgement. “You have passed your driving test.”

#30Words30Days Day 13 - #Memory We read in secret, committing each precious word to memory. Before the soldiers arrive, we burn the books. Inside us we hold tight to stories of light defeating the dark.

#30Words30Days Day 12 - #Grain The sea-witch floats a suggestion in the water. The grain of suspicion eats away at happiness, lays down mother-of-pearl in his heart. It swells until it can beat no more.

"The three moons float in the night sky – they look down on us like the mothers we barely remember" Lovely connection between opening and ending in this piece from @iamagnat.bsky.social; such a unique and creative story

#30Words30Days Day 11 #Yarn The tribe gather in the long evenings. Fleeces cleaned and piled up high, spindles ready. They talk and spin, spin and talk. Creating yarns that will knit the people together.

An excellent read from Garry Finnegan.

Sometimes you have to side with the AI