Pruning shears
'Welcome to our lessons in close quarter zombie fighting. Today: How to use pruning shears. The method is simple: as soon as some part of the zombie is close enough, you snip it. After a certain time, the zombie will stop.'
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Please gift yourself a few minutes today for Ron Dionne’s short story, “Son O’Mine.” We did. Wow.
www.muleskinnerjournal.com/son-omine
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And in this week's Shadows & Sorcery? A horde of silent, sombre undead laying siege to a palace-temple, a hit on a gang leader in a crypt of warring corpses gone wrong, and one hell of a wizard battle!
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Around 1,000 short stories. Writers and illustrators from all over. Plenty to read, study, and share. thestoryshack.com/flash-fiction/ #FlashFiction #Storytelling
"We've lost contact with all planetary defense drones and relays. We've isolated a control signal but cannot jam it."
"Source?"
"Research Station Felinus One."
"Oh, no."
"Is that where they..."
"Yes, they've been experimenting with Cat intelligence."
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#rap #hiphop #judaism #logic #ethics #politics #philosophy #mathematics #settheory #deconstruction #buddhism #phenomenology #existentialism #numbertheory #metaphysics #epistemology #meta #writing #poetry #story #flashfiction #nonfiction #postmodern #editorial #opinion #history #economics
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Want to hear the beginning of my little springtime fairytale?
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The Guns of Saint Adamis - A priest-commander in a war-torn future faces the ultimate test of faith.
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🌱✨ Missed Friday (health stuff, but I'm better now! 💙) so welcome to 🌶️ Spicy Sunday 🌶️! Juvielle keeps her promise and returns to her love, the Ice Queen, but something's not right. 🧊❄️ #FlashFiction #SapphicErotica #LGBT #Fantasy #nsfwsky #smut #erotica #wlw
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Adria Bolton was kind enough to share one of my favorite flash pieces published back in 2022 by The Arcanist. It's a fun little twist in the classic cheat-the-devil story. :)
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February and March's compilations/JP translations are also coming next weekend and the weekend after that, so please stay tuned!
Also tags :p
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Delighted to have this story out in the world! It's called "The Dots," and it's in the latest Flash Fiction Magazine! It's about love, and not being afraid of it. #flashfiction flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/03...
Photo of a magnolia tree by the water, with bare trees in the background.
Photo of cherry blossoms with water in the background.
Close-up on a magnolia tree with water in the background.
Photo of a small waterfall with grass and moss growing to its sides.
Happy #spring!
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Our beautiful Japanese garden inspired me for the latest #Paranatellonta video: "Holding the Sun".
Watch it now on YouTube: youtu.be/Qp7RDkBc5YM
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More #flashfiction! Surgery as social correction… #Substack #writer #writing #writers #fyp #foryourpage #stories #creative #read #reading #readers #entertainment #share #fiction #oc #signalboost #storytelling #story #fun #fantasy #horror #shortstory #spooky #creepy #mysterious #creepypasta #share
Give it as a gift—or keep it close for yourself.
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The Old wizard Galen pulled his apprentice out of the pub without warning. "What have I done?" asked the novice. "Nothing," replied Galen, "but a tavern that serves a #sprite spirits is bound for trouble."
"Sprite? I didn't see any – "
It was then the pub exploded. #vss365 #flashfiction #skywrite
A ghost, elf, or fairy, they can be found just about anywhere. But you can you #write about it? Let's see. #vss365 #promptshare #flashfiction #skywrite
Just read this today, and I love it so much!! #FlashInTheFeed #flashfiction
Thank you so much for this, @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social!!! ⛈️ #flashfiction #writersky #booksky #flashprose
A lighthouse, a dagger, and a family curse. Some secrets don't haunt a place—they wait for the next hand to hold them. My new short story, "The Keeper Beneath the Lighthouse," is live.
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Thrilled to announce that my short story "Arlene the White Oak Tree" has just been published by Flash Fiction Magazine. #WritingCommunity. #IndieAuthors. #ShortStories. #FlashFiction.
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Hey, y'all...
*My* #SubmissionSunday means we:
Set aside however much time on Sundays—5, 15...120 mins—to submit your #shortstories, #flashfiction, #CNF, and #poetry to your favorite #litmags /zines.
Okay? Got it? Great. Let's skip to the queue!
My first sub today: Granta ✅
Good Luck, #writers 🍀
'One stormy spring day, Arlene Wollemacher dug a hole in the backyard. She took off all her clothes, climbed in...'
Great #flashfiction by @scottfist.bsky.social in #FFM
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Flash Fiction is a short-form writing exercise: land a complete story in 100 words. Tiny space, big impact at spark.thestoryshack.com #FlashFiction #CreativeWriting #Storytelling
#SUBMISSIONS are still open for our next edition. ‘MIDSUMMER’ full details :
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Spread the word!
“Hooked” by Mike Bown is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction