Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 20-OCT-25 is: License & Device #Prompt

The Real Reason We Haven’t Returned to the Moon ©2025 Alan Vincent Michaels 📷 NASA *Name of the Apollo 17 lunar module. #ScifaikuSaturday #peace #SciFanSat October #Moon (haiku sequence only) #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF

Cold corpse grey and holding a firefly lantern, he emerges from the reeds with a low moan under a pale moon. “Hey, Zeke,” I answer, “thanks for the light. Cattail Witch got you working the swamp zombie gig again, huh?” He shrugs, rolling his eyes with a groan. “It’s an unliving.” #SciFanSat #sff

The 18 October 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #PEACE ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

Submissions are now closed for October’s #SciFanSat issue, and we have begun assembling it for publication on Saturday, 10.25.2025. Many thanks to all the writers and poets who submitted pieces! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy

Still a few hours left to get your flash, poetry, short stories and so on in to the fabulous magazine #SciFanSat 👽🐉 on the subject of "Moon" before 11:59 PM! I've just submitted two pieces, one fantasy🐉 flash that revisits characters from Issue 22 (IYKYK), and one piece of poetry; fingers crossed!🤞

Authors! If you haven’t gotten your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More in yet, it’s time to shoot for the moon because #SciFanSat submissions close at 11:59 PM EST tonight at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

“Houston, We Have a Problem” Art by me for October’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of MOON! Writers, submissions are due tonight by 11:59 pm EST for the new issue next Saturday. Full details available at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Last call to the published author alumni of #SciFanSat: Before we retire the issue twenty-six peer review poll to bask in the moonlight, be sure to vote for your favorite piece in it! One day remains before it closes on October 16th and September’s Bartleby B. Boar Nomination is determined!

Writers, don’t let your ambitions be eclipsed! You’ve still got two days to moonwalk your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat at scifansat.com/landing.html before submissions close on October 16th! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Authors, avoid last-minute lunacy! Five days remain to get your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat before submissions close on October 16th at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

She plunges the silver dagger into the werewolf, and leaves it backing away. He howls, pulling it out of his shoulder. “Ow! You suck!” “But, you should—” The werewolf’s eyes hold an old man’s wisdom in the moonlight. “Long ago, I learned to take the lore into my own hands!” #SciFanSat #vss #sff

The 11 October 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #WAR ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

“Halloween is for Lovers” Art by me for October’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of MOON! Authors, 7 days remain until submissions are due on October 16th. You can find full details at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Writers, submit something that will send us into orbit! Nine days remain to get your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat before submissions close on October 16th at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Published author alumni of #SciFanSat: In a world rife with lunacy, remember to chart your course by the right stars and vote in the issue twenty-six peer review poll! Nominate your favorite piece and author to put them in the running for the 2025 Bartleby B. Boar Award!

He presses play, and the Moonlight Sonata begins. He pours wine. Checks his suit. Lights candles, marks the circle, casts the spell. Her ghost appears. A translucent hand to his, he places a ring. It clatters on the floor. She is gone. The music stops. #SciFanSat #vss #sff

The 04 October 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #STORM ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

“Harvest Moon” Art by me for October’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of MOON! Writers, 14 days remain until submissions are due on October 16th. Full details are on our landing page at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for October’s #SciFanSat issue until 10.16.2025 at scifansat.com/landing.html! Our theme this month is… MOON! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Proud to have a short story in this month’s issue. It’s a reprint from a magazine which went defunct in 2019, so I’m glad it is resurrected here.

Delighted to have my flash sf appear once again at @scifansat.bsky.social, courtesy of editor @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social - this time, 'Flechette', a schoolroom tale that may leave you pensive. scifansat.com/bibi/?book=S... Do read the editorial, too, particularly if you're in North America.

So, although I've got a sci-fi/black humor short story in this month's #SciFanSat, and I'd LOVE for you to read it, please allow me to draw your attention to the editorial by @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social It's important, so take the time time to read it, and stay safe.💖 Free at: scifansat.com

From the staff of #SciFanSat, and all the alumni who voted for their favorite #SFF authors in the August poll, we extend our congratulations to R.J. Glynn who earned a 2025 Bartleby B. Boar Nomination for their short story, “ALIEN REQUIEM”! #AmWritingScifi

AVAILABLE NOW: School is in session and the latest issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is up at scifansat.com! Enjoy a recess within our worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More! Many thanks to every contributing #SFF author, and to our readers... like you! #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy

Surf pounds the shore. We watch water plume from underground caves as I draw my bowstring. I’ve developed a way to sing with them. My voice cannot match those of the giant alien sea worms, but my cello can. I’ve taught them Handel. It’s wonderful. #SciFanSat #vss #sff

The 27 September 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #HOPE ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

“The New Student” My September #SciFanSat cover art for the issue coming out this Saturday. I loved the escape school provided me from my dysfunctional family as a child, and hated the abuse I got there from peers that almost became my supervillain origin. Almost. Fearsome masks also conceal pain.

Date: September 22nd #ScifFiMicro #45 Word prompt: Ancient Beacon Image prompt: uncredited pixabay.com Image is NOT tagged AI give the artist a ❤️ on pixabay.com! Any and all takes on the prompts are welcome.

She sat motionless, except for her hands on the viol. The professor approached amidst strange melodies. “How many days? Zann was terrified of his music: You’re obsessed with it!” He found a corpse, as soulless an instrument as the viol it still played. #SciFanSat #vss #sff

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my debut flash science fiction collection, 'Mars & More' 😀 Available at books2read.com/MarsMore Or order in print (paperback) through your favourite bookstore: the ISBN is 979-8-227-17966-1

The 20 September 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #CARE ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

Submissions are now closed for September’s #SciFanSat issue, and we have begun assembling it for publication on Saturday, 09.27.2025. Many thanks to all the writers and poets who submitted pieces! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy

Burnt, you, and all the other writers that got their manuscripts in before the deadline, have earned an A+ in Submission Promptness, 101! ⭐️

Their parents #opinion had been there was a lot to #gain from studying at #the_firefish_school. Years later they’d been proven right; Earth had been flooded. But with the firefish’s wisdom, they were able to adjust into an aquatic way of life, with ease. #2wordprompt #scifansat

Authors, homeroom attendance is about to be taken! Get your written assignments of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More in before #SciFanSat submissions close at 11:59 PM EST tonight at scifansat.com/landing.html and be saved by the bell! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

“The Firefish School” Art by me for September’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of SCHOOL! Writers, submissions are due tonight by 11:59 pm EST for the new issue next Saturday. Full details are on our landing page at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy

Last call to the published author alumni of #SciFanSat: Before we recess on the issue twenty-five peer review poll, be sure to vote for your favorite piece! There’s only one day left before it closes on September 18th and August’s winner of a 2025 Bartleby B. Boar Nomination is determined!

Writers, don’t be truant! You can still make the grade with two days left to get your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat at scifansat.com/landing.html before submissions close on September 18th! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Date: September 15th #ScifFiMicro #44 Word prompt: An Electric City Image prompt: Placidplace pixabay.com Image is NOT tagged AI give the artist a ❤️ on pixabay.com! Any and all takes on the prompts are welcome. #writingprompt #imageprompt

Authors, we don’t have an entrance exam. However, only five days remain to get your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat before submissions close on September 18th at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

“Where are we, Ms. Hansen?” Scott asks. She steers the raft and starts their journey. “Going by this shallow sea and the triceratops we saw, it’s North America in the Cretaceous.” “This isn’t part of the field trip, is it Teacher?” Mia asks. “No, it’s not.” #SciFanSat #vss #sff

The 13 September 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #CRAVE ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

“Extracurricular with the Professor” Art by me for September’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of SCHOOL! Authors, 7 days remain until submissions are due on September 18th. You can find full details at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Published author alumni of #SciFanSat: Even if you’re clacking out a manuscript old school on your typewriter, please remember to vote in the issue twenty-five peer review poll! Nominate your favorite piece and author and put them in the running for the 2025 Bartleby B. Boar Award!

Writers, don’t neglect your homework! Only nine days remain to get your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat before submissions close on September 18th at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Horror Short Stories feat. @charliefish.bsky.social @bulletpoints.bsky.social @scifansat.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

The 06 September 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is #FEAR ✍️ 👽 🛸 👍 #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #Haiku #MicroPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SciFi #SFF #WritingPrompts

#RetroArtPrompt #Challenge The best creative wins Week 6! Combine these #Prompts for 5.9.2025: #Melodic 6.9.2025: #Spark 7.9.2025: #Fixation - Inspired?🦄 Share your #art , #photography , #writing - Tag: #RetroArtPrompt - I will #repost *Shameless Plug* See current issue of @scifansat.bsky.social

“The Dragon Tutor” Art by me for September’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of SCHOOL! Writers, 14 days remain until submissions are due on September 18th. Full details are on our landing page at scifansat.com/landing.html! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts