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Stephen L. Thompson<p>Even the smallest of things can take the greatest of journeys. Check out my <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> “Memento.”<br><a href="http://oneoveralpha.blogspot.com/2016/01/memento-short-scifi-story.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">oneoveralpha.blogspot.com/2016</span><span class="invisible">/01/memento-short-scifi-story.html</span></a></p>
Fictograma.com<p>La bestia mítica rumana del balaur se dirige hacia los Montes Metálicos, cargando a un desvanecido Popescu, para cobrar venganza <a href="https://fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=989" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=9</span><span class="invisible">89</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a></p>
Fictograma.com<p>Un cazador nocturno sale con sus perros de cacería en el bosque, pero de pronto el terror llega... <a href="https://fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=990" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=9</span><span class="invisible">90</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a></p>
Fictograma.com<p>Natasha intenta asesinar a Xavier con una daga envenenada, pero él logra defenderse usando magia de fuego, aunque resulta herido. Seron, un sirviente, la detiene. <a href="https://fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=991" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fictograma.com/ver_cuento?id=9</span><span class="invisible">91</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
Aaron David<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
Stephen L. Thompson<p>In my <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> “Procrastination,” even the universe was telling the writer to write.<br><a href="https://oneoveralpha.blogspot.com/2023/10/short-story-procrastination.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oneoveralpha.blogspot.com/2023</span><span class="invisible">/10/short-story-procrastination.html</span></a></p>
Jess Mahler<p>His New Master is out today!</p><p>The latest in the Whips &amp; Fangs Singles series, you can pick up this short fantasy mind fuck for 99c on Amazon and other retailers!</p><p>Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FLWTBF2T" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/gp/product/B0FLWTBF</span><span class="invisible">2T</span></a><br>Other etailers: <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mZMoEE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">books2read.com/u/mZMoEE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Kink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kink</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>«<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MargaretAtwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MargaretAtwood</span></a>→taking aim @ Alberta's controversial ban on school <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> containing sexual contnt w/new, satirical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> aftr famed author's novl <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheHandmaidsTale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHandmaidsTale</span></a> was yanked frm some shelves due 2 province's sweeping new rules</p><p>In a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> post, Atwood said since literary classic→no longr suitable in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> schools, she has written short story for 17-year olds about 2 "very, very good children" named John &amp; Mary»</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-library-books-1.7622459" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">ta-library-books-1.7622459</span></a></p>
After Dinner Conversation®<p>Kolby Granville, or EiC, was recently on "The Arts Scene Podcast with Lynette &amp; Ari" to talk about After Dinner Conversation. Feel free to listen here! If you would like to book Kolby, just msg us! podcast <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23author" target="_blank">#author</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23litmag" target="_blank">#litmag</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23shortstory" target="_blank">#shortstory</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fiction" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://buff.ly/X07a12G" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buff.ly/X07a12G</a></p>
Albert ARIBAUD ✎<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@Curator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Curator</span></a></span> </p><p>If you climb to the upper stories of Paul's Art &amp; Design shop, you'll meet the Muses.</p><p>Not the ethereal type in a long white dress -- those never existed.</p><p>Nor the dark ones in remote cabins who whisper terrible tales to be written in the blood scraped off the walls.</p><p>Paul's muses look like… Colorful jellyfish?</p><p>But they tell you of so many beautiful, strange, distant worlds.</p><p>And if you want, they can take you there.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CuratorPrompts189" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CuratorPrompts189</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a></p>
Matt Gemmell<p>My 243rd free weekly mini-story "Foreign" is out, and you can read it here: <a href="https://mattgemmell.scot/books/once-upon-a-time/stories/foreign/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattgemmell.scot/books/once-up</span><span class="invisible">on-a-time/stories/foreign/</span></a></p><p>(Why not subscribe to get these in your inbox too?)<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
AaronDavid<p>If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. <a href="http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/freeread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a></p>
Eric supports DEI!<p>And now, a short story.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flashfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timetravel</span></a></p>
Al<p>A new record for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordsByTerryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordsByTerryl</span></a>; With 19 images and almost twice the words; todays's story is an<br>amalgamation of cat events, each true, woven into one story with Merlin the representative cat.<br>Cats can take aggressive action to protect who they care about but sometimes we have to clean up a big mess.</p><p>Please share your cat vs dog story. We love when real folks "flip the script".<br><a href="https://blog.moonlitpress.org/merlin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blog.moonlitpress.org/merlin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CreativeNonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeNonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/shortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortStory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/catLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catLover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/newMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newMoon</span></a></p>
スパックマン クリス<p>Put my <a href="https://twit.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> (technically a <a href="https://twit.social/tags/novelette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novelette</span></a> or <a href="https://twit.social/tags/novella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novella</span></a>) on my blog at <a href="https://www.OsugiSakae.com/blog/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">OsugiSakae.com/blog/index.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>About 75 pages. About <a href="https://twit.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://twit.social/tags/LMMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LMMs</span></a> in <a href="https://twit.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> in the near future. Based on my "AI in Education" entries from about a year or so ago, but updated and edited. Only a PDF right now, but maybe HTML coming if I have time.</p><p>Direct PDF link: <a href="https://www.osugisakae.com/blog/mandated-reporter-conversations-with-nnedi.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">osugisakae.com/blog/mandated-r</span><span class="invisible">eporter-conversations-with-nnedi.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>