The Patron Saint of Clues Not every murder. Those who know something do not know enough to guess how many or what they have in common. It doesn't seem to be victim, perpetrator, means, motive, or opportunity. It's just that…

"Not every murder. Those who know something do not know enough to guess how many or what they have in common. It doesn't seem to be victim, perpetrator, means, motive, or opportunity."

#ShortFiction #ScienceFiction #AdversarialMetanoia

The cover of Foster by Claire Keegan. It has a white farmhouse in a blue-dark landscape.

Definitely lives up to the hype. Tremendously moving. Lots of seemingly lived-in moments. I love how writers can pack so much into a small space. The ending had me in tears.

#clairekeegan #foster #novella #shortfiction #fiction #literature #irishliterature

Roller The roller door had a sound when it hit the concrete that Keith could feel in his back teeth.

He picked up the salt cellar. Put it down. Picked it up again. Turned it in his hand the way he'd turn a part he was checking for wear. His wife said: he reminded you of Danny. Keith didn't answer.

"Roller" — third Chez Vegas Tale.

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Short fiction: The End A gun on a brownstone roof

“Do you live here? Do you have a family?” she asked.
“Yes. No,” he said, trying not to be abrupt.
Jeez, he thought, can’t a man blow his brains out in peace.

Short fiction for Saturday.
#ShortFiction #ShortStory #WriteSky

We are 2/3 of the way there! let's gooooo! 40 stories over here for your summer reading fun! I've read some of (but not all) of them and everything I've read has been so much fun!

#queerbooks #queerstories #shortfiction

Sterncastle Magazine - Inaugural Issue. Theme: Tales From the Sea.

The long awaited release of Sterncastle Magazine's first issue has arrived!

Check it out: sterncastle.hflip.co/Q12026

Vote for your favorite story now by joining our community on Patreon.

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Another story is up. This time, it's a heavy story about pain and how it can change you. 

www.amidnightkindofplace.com/vertebrae_by_paul_edmond...

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Hot from the press, this fascinating and highly practical handbook by writer Muli Amaye. It’s packed with examples of fiction by Black writers followed by analysis and exercises. Beautifully written and highly recommended. Published by Bloomsbury Academic. #creativewriting #fiction #shortfiction

The Patron Saint of Clues Not every murder. Those who know something do not know enough to guess how many or what they have in common. It doesn't seem to be victim, perpetrator, means, motive, or opportunity. It's just that…

"Not every murder. Those who know something do not know enough to guess how many or what they have in common. It doesn't seem to be victim, perpetrator, means, motive, or opportunity."

#ShortFiction #ScienceFiction #AdversarialMetanoia

7pm: Open Mic – 5-minute slots to share your own short stories & poems.
8pm: Panel starts – our panellists discuss, followed by Q&A.
Book signings after the panel.

#BritishFantasySociety #QueerLit #SocialRefugeMcr #ShortFiction #ShortStories #Poetry #OpenMic #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity

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## THE THIRD SATELLITE OF PLANET EARTH

The press room of the World Space Agency was full to the brim. To my left there was an old man wearing small, golden glasses writing something in a notebook; to my right, a powerful woman, stiff like a stick, wearing black shades and camouflage clothes […]

The Patron Saint of Clues

"Not every murder. Those who know something do not know enough to guess how many or what they have in common. It doesn't seem to be victim, perpetrator, means, motive, or opportunity."

#ShortFiction #ScienceFiction #AdversarialMetanoia

Scream Sequences, no.3: "The Hatpin" Original short story, ca. 2014 (revised)

Here is short #3 in my #ScreamSequences series. “The Hatpin” is a historical foray into murder.

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It Never Really Happened – Free Flash Fiction *****Guillem arrives late, as always, rapid-firing apologies at his boss as he bustles through the beach bar and pulls on his apron. He stops at my table first, pointing to my near-empty glass. “Anoth...

It Never Really Happened
by
Jaime Gill
@jaimegill.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortfiction #fiction #writing #writerslift #microfiction

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The Greatest Trump: A Tarot LOGLINE: A tarot reading of the American executive branch, dealt face-down.

The Greatest Trump: A Tarot

LOGLINE: A satircal tarot reading of the American executive branch, dealt face-down.

#shortfiction #wip #authorsky #amwritingcommunity #booksky

Interference Pattern

#AdversarialMetanoia stories posted last month

#ScienceFiction #ShortFiction

"Alice was sure within the first hour of meeting Bob that their families had software-entangled them since birth." 1/5

#writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers #novel #shortfiction #amquerying #amwriting #teach #teaching #teacher #englishteacher #highschool

Out of Bleakness and Exhaustion Comes Dark Humor 10 Short Stories About AI, Fascism, and Corporate F**kery

I'm writing a comedic short fiction collection about AI, fascism, and corporate f***kery. First look at the cover and an early listen to the audiobook production inside. Releasing June 2nd!

macashton.substack.com/p/out-of-bleakness-and-exhaustion-comes #WritingCommunity #ShortFiction

Blame it on Monsieur Tournier We met on a tube train, would you believe. She and I boarded the same Northern Line train at Embankment station, though we had not noticed one another on the platform. It was past ten on a weeknigh…

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In far-flung waiting rooms Meanwhile, over on my Stories site, there is a new piece of short fiction.

In far-flung waiting rooms
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It’s no joke, I have TWO new #Fridaythe13th stories out! www.facebook.com/share/p/1CkJ...

#independentauthors #independentpublishers #booksworthreading #bookstoread #authors #PleaseLookAtMe #Diafthora #Diafthorá #horror #shortfiction #fridaythe13th #outnow #jonmintonbooks

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#WomeninHorrorMonth Carla E. Dash's debut collection MONSTERS & OTHER TALES OF HUMANITY! See what Publishers Weekly had to say!

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#shortfiction #CarlaEDash #speculativefiction #horror #darkfantasy @publisherswkly.bsky.social

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Mouth Matters – Free Flash Fiction I once dated this girl who only ever moved half her mouth. She hadn’t had a stroke or anything, no weird neurological disorder, nothing like that; those were the mechanics, plain and simple. Half stif...

Mouth Matters
by
Abbie Doll
@abbiedollwrites.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortfiction #fiction #writing #writerslift #microfiction

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The Quiet Choir The first breakthrough from superhuman AI mathematics was the discovery in 2039 of a meta-statistical pattern common to all screams of pain across almost every species. With the appropriate gauge…

"The first breakthrough from superhuman AI mathematics was the discovery in 2039 of a meta-statistical pattern common to all screams of pain across almost every species."

#ShortFiction #ScienceFiction #AdversarialMetanoia

#writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers #novel #shortfiction #amquerying #amwriting #teach #teaching #teacher #englishteacher #highschool

#Submissions for our Green issue are open through 8 April 2026. Doooo it 💚 #flashfiction #microfiction #prosepoetry #shortfiction #creativenonfiction #visualart

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