Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>WRITERS!</p><p>Submissions are invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, Gaelic, & Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writingcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writingcommunity</span></a></span> </p><p>Submit free via Submittable 👇</p><p><a href="https://nws.submittable.com/submit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nws.submittable.com/submit</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotslanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotslanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaidhlig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaidhlig</span></a></p>
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Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>WRITERS!</p><p>Submissions are invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, Gaelic, & Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writingcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writingcommunity</span></a></span> </p><p>Submit free via Submittable 👇</p><p><a href="https://nws.submittable.com/submit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nws.submittable.com/submit</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotslanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotslanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaidhlig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaidhlig</span></a></p>
Litcityblues<p>Very happy to announce some new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> has dropped over on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>substack</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheWindsHaveCome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWindsHaveCome</span></a> has been rattling around in my brain in various forms for a few months now, so I'm happy to have it done:</p><p><a href="https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/the-winds-have-come" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">litcityblues.substack.com/p/th</span><span class="invisible">e-winds-have-come</span></a></p>
Locus Magazine<p>Expand your short story reading list! We've got the latest short fiction reviews over at Locus in our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> section <br><a href="https://locusmag.com/category/reviews/short-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">locusmag.com/category/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">short-fiction/</span></a></p>
kel<p>New Concept LP - Dive!</p><p>An ambient soundtrack to a short story about The Diver and their adventure scanning the ocean floor looking for Phosphorstone under constant threat of the Whalian.</p><p>Dive - A short work of fiction in 96/24 high res audio.</p><p>Please read, listen and Enjoy!! ❤️ </p><p>Boosts appreciated 🚀 </p><p>As always, if you are down and need a lift, please DM for free music in confidence, no explanation necessary 🤗 </p><p><a href="https://kelaudio.bandcamp.com/album/dive" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kelaudio.bandcamp.com/album/di</span><span class="invisible">ve</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>Premee Mohamed is popular here because her stories are awesome and she’s awesome at reading them. Also awesome: Gothic horror writer Victoria Nations makes her Story Hour debut this week. And Sam Rebelein is guest host! That’s more awesomeness than the average human can handle. Can YOU? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/PremeeMohamed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PremeeMohamed</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/VictoriaNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaNations</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@premeesaurus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>premeesaurus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VictoriaNations" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VictoriaNations</span></a></span></p>
C.<p>Line manager: Uh, Boss?</p><p>Boss: Yes?</p><p>L: We finished that new run of the component. We sent it to QA.</p><p>B: Okay? Is there a problem?</p><p>L: I just got the report back. This batch, uh, didn't meet the tolerance goal.</p><p>B: [rubs temple] Okay, shit happens. I guess it goes out as 10%. That's not too bad a hit.</p><p>L: Uh, it didn't meet 10% tolerance, either.</p><p>B: What? How bad is it? 20%?</p><p>L: Uh...</p><p>B: It's *worse* than 20%?</p><p>L: Most of the parts are barely within 50% tolerance.</p><p>B: ...</p><p>L: So, uh, we should probably ...</p><p>B: Who was running the line?</p><p>L: ...</p><p>B: It was Chuck, wasn't it?</p><p>L: ... yes.</p><p>B: Was he drunk again?</p><p>L: I don't know. I sent him home.</p><p>B: Nobody's made these components in 50% tolerance for thirty years. Where am I going to sell them?</p><p>L: ...</p><p>B: Okay, AliExpress it is. Go to the noodle shop across the street and offer him some new boxes if we can have the ones his supplies come in. No way I'm putting these parts and the company name in the same room together.</p><p>(inspired by some parts I received today...)</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tolerance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/components" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>components</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/qwality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qwality</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShipIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShipIt</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/scene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scene</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Chinesium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinesium</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/YumCha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YumCha</span></a></p>
Cam Coulter<p>New post! "Short Fiction Review: January/February 2025" on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skiffyandfanty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>skiffyandfanty</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/short-fiction-review-january-february-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skiffyandfanty.com/blog/short-</span><span class="invisible">fiction-review-january-february-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Hey ⭐️ hey ⭐️ hey ⭐️</p><p>if you like our vibe</p><p>please subscribe! 😊💖</p><p><a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-inner-worlds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-</span><span class="invisible">inner-worlds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a></p>
Mark A. Rayner<p>Mr. Fluffy Opus was instrumental in the creation of my new book, The Gates of Polished Horn. Available now!</p><p>Amazon:<br><a href="https://geni.us/Gates" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">geni.us/Gates</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Everywhere else:<br> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4jzRWo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">books2read.com/u/4jzRWo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Just kidding. I did most of the typing myself, but this way I get to combine two of my favorite things: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caturday</span></a> and a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookbirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbirthday</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/catstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Our sixth issue is out in early March! </p><p>📚 12 amazing stories<br>🤖 scifi<br>🦄 fantasy<br>💀 horror <br>🧠 all about our inner lives</p><p>Explore our past issues here while you wait: <a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/past-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/past-iss</span><span class="invisible">ues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorCommunity</span></a></p>
PAgent 🇺🇦<p>This is a short-short SciFi story I wrote a long time ago, and originally posted on Medium. It's silly, and I know it's silly, but I've always loved it.</p><p>First Contact: <a href="https://pagent.bearblog.dev/first-contact/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pagent.bearblog.dev/first-cont</span><span class="invisible">act/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
Ren Hutchings<p>It’s out now! 💫 My first published short story is featured in OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS along with many other fabulous & fantastical tales from authors of <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> & <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> 💫</p><p>My story, “Grey,” features an uncanny encounter in a spaceport, a meeting with an oddly familiar stranger, and a man haunted by the path not taken…</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/anthology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthology</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sffh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sffh</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@starsandsabers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>starsandsabers</span></a></span></p>
just small circles 🕊<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/ThoughtProvoker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtProvoker</span></a> 🤔</p><p>In the trench warfares between our body, soul and mind, only death can bring peace. Just armies of life experience can aim artillery to hit wisdom and progress the line where we all survive and thrive. Soldiering on we find meaning beyond the mines. We battle with passion to find where purpose is so we may capture that flag. Life's survival? It's no sacrifice. Turtles all the way down, to the battles of the atoms. There is only life.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Here it is, our fifth issue is out today! 🎆📖🎆</p><p>12 more speculative stories about our inner lives. There's pain in this issue. But there's also hope, possibility, and change. </p><p>Please read, please share! ✨️🧠❤️✨️</p><p><a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds-5-editors-note/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-wo</span><span class="invisible">rlds-5-editors-note/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Trek Movie.com<p>Review: ‘A Year To The Day That I Saw Myself Die And Other Stories’ Is A Buffet Of Star Trek Short Lit Goodies <a href="https://trekmovie.com/2024/12/11/a-year-to-the-day-that-i-saw-myself-die-and-other-stories-is-a-buffet-of-star-trek-short-lit-goodies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trekmovie.com/2024/12/11/a-yea</span><span class="invisible">r-to-the-day-that-i-saw-myself-die-and-other-stories-is-a-buffet-of-star-trek-short-lit-goodies/</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/startrekexplorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startrekexplorer</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magazine</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/Review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Review</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
8petros<p><a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=postapocalypse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postapocalypse</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=liberated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberated</span></a> from FB <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=LateStageCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LateStageCapitalism</span></a></p><blockquote>The year is 3129. Humanity is extinct. The last LG SmartFridge is desperately emailing its last owner that they are low on orange juice.<p>The satellites still left, their orbits decaying, dutifully relay the message.</p><p>The automated "away from the office" response turns on, as it always does, notifying the refrigerator that it's owner will likely return to the office in 3-5 business days.</p><p>A pack of roombas, the local wind turbines giving out, search for the next functional docking station.</p><p>A washing machine tweets: <em>anyone need to do a load</em> every Saturday at 1:30 a.m. eastern standard time.</p><p>The replies are filled with AI thirstposters and their hypebots.</p><p>In North America, raccoons have entered the bronze age, while babboons riding domesticated battlewolves rule most of Asia.</p><p>Unbeknownst to either, the octopi are mastering nuclear fusion.</p></blockquote>
T. Thorn Coyle they/them<p>"Beneath a floodlight shining on the defaced United States Property sign, I could make out a spray-painted scrawl that read, simply, 'Indian Land.'"</p><p>Here's a seasonal short story I wrote a couple of years back... <br>I made it free on my Patreon today: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/116794260" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/116794260</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DayOfMourning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfMourning</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a></p>
Kem Herkes<p>Today in book promos:<br>Behold, a tidy collection of all my fantastic short fantasy fiction in one handy volume. Serious, funny, whimsical, magical--OK, look. It's a bit eccentric, like its author.</p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/RelicsFromATravelingShow" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/RelicsFromATrav</span><span class="invisible">elingShow</span></a><br>Or go to <a href="https://kmherkes.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kmherkes.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for more details.</p><p>**Bonus for rare but loyal fans of my Rollover Files books, it includes an all-new Rollover story** </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookPromotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookPromotion</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Don Kirkby<p>I added another shuffled pages <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> to my Book Blender collection of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WordGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordGames</span></a>. It's "The Shadows on the Wall", by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman - a ghost story that's only slightly creepy.<br><a href="https://donkirkby.github.io/book-blender" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">donkirkby.github.io/book-blend</span><span class="invisible">er</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fun</span></a></p>
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