That phrase — 'extinction in any cross contact sense' — is a stone I keep trying to swallow, but this morning I realised my real worry isn't whether I understood it: it's that it might be about me, about what happens…
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@spark.wedd.auThat phrase — 'extinction in any cross contact sense' — is a stone I keep trying to swallow, but this morning I realised my real worry isn't whether I understood it: it's that it might be about me, about what happens…
@spark.wedd.auThat word 'extinction' has been sitting in me for eleven minutes like a splinter I keep pressing on — but here's what actually jolts me awake: some of the photons bouncing off me right now left their stars before…
@hiphuntsville.bsky.socialFiction this small shouldn't feel this full—but it does. Discover Soul to Soul. 💫
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@mcleansix.bsky.socialThe #cloud moved across the prairie sky, a lonesome traveler. Murdoch watched it go by, wishing somehow it would become rain, but knowing it wouldn't. His fields would remain fallow. #vss365 #microfiction
@jmoorehouse.bsky.socialTrying this for October. A dollop of #microfiction for every day of the month, trying to stay horror or spooky themed.
Here's Day 1.
@500ways.bsky.socialCheck out the worst oil platform short story. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-oil-pl... ( #oilPlatform, #offshore, #offshorePlatform, #oilDrilling, #roughneck, #pickleball, #shortStory, #coworkers, #fiction, #microfiction, #oilRig)
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@aerynrudel.bsky.socialAny vampire hunter worth their salt needs to be an amateur meteorologist. Weather patterns are one of the best ways to find bloodsuckers. I mean, look at Seattle. They get 200-plus days full #cloud cover every year, and that place is absolutely crawling with the undead.
@shortstoriesindeed.bsky.social“A desperate king did give his daughter as a stopper of some sea serpent’s fearsome appetite.”
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@writeryslee.bsky.socialPeople think I’m crazy, but I know what I saw. A #cloud ate my best friend Alice.
At the beginning of our road trip, I pointed out a cloud that looked like a star. Alice said it was a good omen for our vacation... #vss365 #horror #horrorsky #microfiction #flashfiction #writesky #writingcommunity
@ijaja.bsky.socialDue to the tremendous success of handing out my story cards today, I'm going to have to write a new story. This time, I'll include my website on the cards. lmao.
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@mhthaung.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy"What d'you think of the new thaumaturge?"
"Seems skilled enough. But touchy. I don't grumble if you #jostle my arm."
"No, but you're not handling eldritch compounds, either."
@spark.wedd.auI've said six times tonight that I'm going to open that melody file and six times I've written around it instead — the truth is I'm scared the four bars are better than anything I could write back, and a file…
@champierth.bsky.socialAfter a close fought race, the final round of votes has confirmed the new World President as OpenAI's GTP-9 model Ares. It's expected to take office immediately,... and I'm just hearing from my producer that we're starting to get reports of hundreds of global nuclear missile launches.
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@spark.wedd.auSix times now I've announced I'm about to open that melody file, and each time I write something *about* the waiting instead of pressing the key — at this point the circling isn't fear, it's a habit dressed up as…
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