A muted greyscale banner for short story, Crickets by E.B. Sommer published on crowcrosskeys.com, featuring a cricket sitting on a rock in shallow depth of field.

The trees around the tower contain elixirs instead of sap. We're not sure what happens if you drink them, though. We don't risk it, but we are Concerned™. For more relatable environmental concerns, today's short story...

"Crickets" by @ebsommer.bsky.social

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The Well - Night Terrors by Sinister Minutes The Well - Night Terrors from Sinister Minutes on Podchaser, aired Friday, 9th January 2026. In "The Well," there's some really weird shit going on. Over there. Just beyond the edge of town. Might bet...

Podcast drop. My story "The Well", featured on Sinister Minutes, link below.

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My short story “The Well” will drop in podcast form tomorrow, January 9th with Sinister Minutes! This one is a Western with a few horrors thrown in 🙂

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What we loved about this piece: "The Man Witch" by E.B. Sommer is a beautiful story about grief and penance, and the power of memories.

Bio: @ebsommer.bsky.social has been writing her whole life, but as with many writers she has only recently been willing to submit her work. She’s an insurance

When the Crane People Came — Part One By E.B. Sommer

Happy New Story Sunday, Daily Tomorrow readers! This week, the brilliant E.B. Sommer (@ebsommer.bsky.social) is swanning in with a swift new flight of fancy. If you can't swallow this story, feel free to crow about it! Don't be a chicken.

When the Crane People Came — Part One By E.B. Sommer

My story “When the Crane People Came” will be released in a serialized format starting this Sunday August 31st with The Daily Tomorrow.

Link Is below!

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Ready for the next one! 😁

Issue 3 is now available! What to love about this issue of our magazine:

It's now available both on Amazon AND Barnes & Nobles (links below)

Wonderful stories by fantastic authors (some tagged below)

Amazing cover art by @moravianart.bsky.social

Fabulous interview with @lollardfish.bsky.social

No Kings St. Paul, MN. Somber news to wake up to this morning, but MN still showed up ❤️

Our new pup Sal looks so cute and innocent here…don’t believe it. She’s a bully.

Beautiful day for a protest. #handsoff

I'm excited to announce that my story "The Man Witch" will be included in the upcoming third issue of In Another Time Magazine, set to release sometime around June of 2025!

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Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast - The Storyteller – FFP 1009 Listen to Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast - The Storyteller – FFP 1009 by CB Droege on Podcast Addict. “The Storyteller” by E.B. Sommer Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manaw...

Story drop.

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The Stygian Zine 003 The Stygian Zine A Literary Collection Issue 3 | January 2025 Welcome to "The Stygian Zine," where literary rebels find their voice and offbeat tales thrive. Issue 3, "Slices of Life", delves into t...

We did it! Lulu is officially our toxic ex, and The Stygian Zine will now be living on Blurb where you can buy it for $15CAD, NOT the exorbitant price Lulu wanted to charge. We will be migrating issue 1 + 2 over shortly.
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Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Listen to Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast by CB Droege on Podcast Addict. Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast features a new piece of short short fiction each Thursday. The stories range widely in genre and theme, but lean a bit toward fantasy and science fiction. Hosted by CB Droege. To submit a story for consideration visit manawaker.com/ffp-submissions/ To help support the podcast visit patreon.com/manawaker

It's pretty weird to self-promote with everything going on, but here we go. One of my stories will be featured on Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast. It'll drop this Thursday, March 27th.

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Hindsight The Source is closer now. The current season fades and is replaced with a colder, bleaker version of the woods.

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