I've just signed up with @writershq.bsky.social to write more stories about Brussels sprouts (a niche subgenre of festive fiction)...

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1702

Running Legs, 5th Avenue New York c. 1940-1941 By Lisette Model, Austrian-born US photographer #WomensArt #Monday

We’re excited to announce that next year’s National Flash Fiction Day will be Saturday 13 June.

A little story about wishing for exotic holidays... #Fiction #Writing open.substack.com/pub/doctordo...

The one in the middle makes our beds in the morning.

Sally Wainwright is well-known for creating the popular BBC rom-com “Last Tango in Halifax”.  BBC Scotland is working on a sequel - “Last Irn-Bru in Arbroath”. #BTNRejects #jokes #satire

A little story about pudding... open.substack.com/pub/doctordo...

This one will make you giggle 😉

I have a little story about second chances published on @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today 🏃‍♂️

Fatal Fiction open.substack.com/pub/doctordo...

Calling all hopeless romantics who believe in happily ever afters written in the stars! Have we got the flash for you! This gorgeous little piece is "Seeing Stars" by @judepickledplum.bsky.social‬ and don't waste any more time. Go read it now, right here!👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/seeing-...

Same Hotel Same Place Same Food Same Weather Same Illuminations Same Dad Same Mum

I think we've all encountered someone like Alan at a pub quiz (it might even be me!)... #MicroFiction Tipping Point open.substack.com/pub/doctordo...

Wish I was on the roof with them...

It's the start of a new season at Marchfield Rovers football club, but who's that sat in Tony's usual spot? Read my little story @micromancemagaopen.substack.com to find out... ⚽️💘 open.substack.com/pub/microman...

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1615

TONIGHT WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING A CLOWN-DISCO.

The landlady has more rules than Rugby League.

I was blue walking along the front last night. Ralph ask me if I was alright. The kids in the lodge are getting a bit noisy firing guns all over the bedrooms and jumping about. Hope Alan's Mum is alright. Ralph said I would soon be at home talking to Miss Meacock. No luck yesterday.

Crime Writers - Cambridge University Press is giving away free access to the following, which includes a section on writing crime fiction, for the next two weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

St Paul's Cathedral, they keep trying to hide it, which just makes me love it more.

BEATS BLACKPOOL BUT NOT RHYL.

Mary Quant (1930-2023), British fashion designer and fashion icon who was pivotal the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements #WomensArt

The latest issue of KissMet Quarterly - A Serendipitous Summer - just arrived in the post. Doesn't it look pretty? From @micromancemagazine.bsky.social via Amazon, it's packed with 28 summery meet cutes. My contribution #BallparkSparks is all about baseball...

UK artist Laura Knight, Untrodden Sands, 1912 #WomensArt #Summer

The bumper summer issue of KissMet Quarterly from @micromancemagazine.bsky.social is now available on Amazon. Includes my baseball-themed romance #BallparkSparks 🇬🇧🇺🇲⚾️🐿🎆 open.substack.com/pub/microman...

Woman (about her baby): He puts his fingers in his eyes and cries because he doesn't know they're his fingers and he could stop. Elderly man nearby: Humanity in a nutshell.

Private Eye hits the nail on the head

Located on one of my favourite stretches of Suffolk beach...

Cypress Garden's water skiing troupe as witches. 1955, Florida, US #WomensArt #summer #Sunday

My theatrical short story #NoBusinessLikeShowBusiness is now live on Substack 🎭 open.substack.com/pub/doctordo...

Fiona Watson, visual artist based in Scotland with a diverse body of work including printmaking and digital art... #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Former New Writers Awardee and recently published author Alessandra Thom shares her top tips for adapting a short story into a novel.

This little story was well worth an almost 24-hour wait... 🐙💔

To celebrate one year of @micromancemagazine.bsky.social please enjoy this micro on lasting love ❤️. #romance #anniversary #couple open.substack.com/pub/microman...

Coming soon! The latest issue of #KissMetQuarterly from @micromancemagazine.bsky.social. A Serendipitous Summer is jam-packed full of seasonal reads, perfect for beach, balcony and beyond. My contribution #BallparkSparks can be summed up in the medium of emojis: ⚾🐿️🎆💘

As promised, here’s a roadmap for NFFD (Saturday 14 June). Read with us, write with us or join us in person in Bath! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...

“Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” - Dorothy Parker, US poet, writer and wit #WomensArt

A scene reminiscent of Paddington 2...

Truth.

Girl on a space hopper, 1971, Byker series, Newwcastle, UK , by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling

The spring issue of #KissMetQuarterly has arrived! From @micromancemagazine.bsky.social, this anthology features 11 sweet romance stories, including my 1950s cosy crime #TheEasterEggMystery

Make a splash in our new 50 Word Fiction competition for June. 💦 What lengths will you go to with prizes from @literarygifts.bsky.social and @leughleabhar.bsky.social up for grabs!

Here's what happens when you cross biscuits with art...

Large bee brooch, one of the many designs by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973), Italian fashion designer who made collaborations with surrealist artists #WomensArt

George Orwell mural, Southwold Pier, Suffolk.

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1533

The Kissmet Quarterly spring issue from Micromance Magazine is published today in ebook and paperback formats! Includes my 1950s cosy crime story #TheEasterEggMystery amzn.eu/d/iOOtVU5

"..You have the right to be angry sometimes" - Little My, character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson who first appeared in 1950. She is small, determined, mischievous and fiercely independent and partly based on the author herself. #WomensArt #Monday