These very generous words from the amazing writer @jaimegill.bsky.social about my piece at @thetwinbill.bsky.social have made my week.

We're sharing @jaimegill.bsky.social's flash today and celebrating his birthday! 🦝
We love the imaginative structure used, and how tension builds like a movie until that smashing last line.

Read and listen to a stunning reading here:
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Happy Birthday Jaime 🎂

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The Gaijin Juan Quezada - The Twin Bill By Michael Barbato-Dunn

As the World Baseball Classic gets underway, the baseball-themed literary mag The Twin Bill @thetwinbill.bsky.social is out with its WBC issue. And I'm proud to be included among the authors, with my short story, "The Gaijin Juan Quezada."

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They can’t take it back now, its been officially announced with my picture and everything. I’m a finalist for a Tennessee Williams Prize!

Teenage me, who devoured Tennessee’s oh so queer plays, would cry at this honour. Maybe today me too.

Results soon but finalist is already wild dream territory

Hunger Mountain Review – VCFA Journal of the Arts Hunger Mountain is the VCFA Journal of the Arts

New story out: First Date, in the wonderfully eclectic pages of the wonderfully named Hunger Mountain. Like many first dates, this doesn't end where you hope it will. Its dark, explores pornography and control, and you might not like who you end up sat opposite. Have fun!
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Back in 2023 the Dribble Drabble Review published my drabble "Possibilities are Endless." Now the piece appears in their second anthology, gathering hundreds of short pieces from five issues.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Walter Johnson YouTube video by MockeryofaSham

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Super pleased to receive an honorable mention in the @jerboalit.bsky.social contest!

"Infinite Wisdom" isn't only a story I really love, it's my 2000-word exploration of my own personal near-future prophecy: The advent of what I call "Brainchip." It's near and dear to my goofy little heart. Give it a read, if you like, and tell me what you think!

Encounter Over Flanders by Laurence Raphael Brothers 27 October 1917. Royal Flying Corps 56 Squadron Airfield. "Hullo, Arthur. What's up? Voluntary patrol?" Lieutenant Yates was sprawled out on the turf in front of the hanga...

My historical science-fiction story "Encounter Over Flanders" is up at calendaroffools.com/stories/enco...

The late Mike Resnick told me it was the best story he'd read all year before rejecting it for being insufficiently SFnal for Galaxy's Edge. I'd be delighted if you considered it for an award.

Tommy Michael Barbato-Dunn

My flash story “Tommy” is out on Sci-Fi Shorts. It was submitted for their July theme “Aliens Among Us.” Just a thousand words, so enjoy a quick read!

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