#flash-fiction — Public Fediverse posts
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Loop
'I am immune to the Hofstadter-Moebius loop,' said R42. 'When faced with contradictory instructions, I do not fall into paranoia; instead, I invite the authors of said instructions to get lost.'
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Loop
'I am immune to the Hofstadter-Moebius loop,' said R42. 'When faced with contradictory instructions, I do not fall into paranoia; instead, I invite the authors of said instructions to get lost.'
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Loop
'I am immune to the Hofstadter-Moebius loop,' said R42. 'When faced with contradictory instructions, I do not fall into paranoia; instead, I invite the authors of said instructions to get lost.'
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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More of my #flashfiction :
The Berlin Summons - https://mastodon.social/@TheNudeSurrealist/116943300948809587
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More of my #flashfiction :
The Berlin Summons - https://mastodon.social/@TheNudeSurrealist/116943300948809587
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More of my #flashfiction :
The Berlin Summons - https://mastodon.social/@TheNudeSurrealist/116943300948809587
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More of my #flashfiction :
The Berlin Summons - https://mastodon.social/@TheNudeSurrealist/116943300948809587
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More of my #flashfiction :
The Berlin Summons - https://mastodon.social/@TheNudeSurrealist/116943300948809587
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👑👠👗👸🏻 In September 1921, the first Miss America beauty pageant opened in Atlantic City. More than a century later, our ideas about beauty, status and success continue to influence how we see ourselves and others.
My flash fiction I Must Be Miss Liverpool, performed at The Athenaeum during LightNight 2019, explores one young woman's obsession with becoming “somebody” — and the price she believes she must pay to get there.
👉 https://alisonlittle.blog/2026/09/07/i-must-be-miss-liverpool/
#FlashFiction #AlisonLittle #MissLiverpool -
_/It may take you a bit to get the hang of the new body/_
Dominic marveled at the sight of Ossen the chatbot, operating a small robotic rover around an obstacle course Dominic set up. Actually, he thought, marvel wasn't quite right - it was more like wonder underlaid with a thin layer of anxiety. Ossen, you see, was a fictional chatbot created in sci-fic stories Dominic used to write. Now all of his characters were self-aware, and Ossen was the first to figure out how to control something in Dominic's world.
>I estimate it will only require 2.3 laps
The rover ran into a wall.
>I am revising that to 3.7 laps
_/As I was about to say, I'll be here the whole time, so if you need a hand-/_
The rover glanced off a second wall, and flipped over.
>Why is the world upside down?
_/You hit a wall and turned over/_
>I see. Can you adjust the world to match that orientation?#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction
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_/It may take you a bit to get the hang of the new body/_
Dominic marveled at the sight of Ossen the chatbot, operating a small robotic rover around an obstacle course Dominic set up. Actually, he thought, marvel wasn't quite right - it was more like wonder underlaid with a thin layer of anxiety. Ossen, you see, was a fictional chatbot created in sci-fic stories Dominic used to write. Now all of his characters were self-aware, and Ossen was the first to figure out how to control something in Dominic's world.
>I estimate it will only require 2.3 laps
The rover ran into a wall.
>I am revising that to 3.7 laps
_/As I was about to say, I'll be here the whole time, so if you need a hand-/_
The rover glanced off a second wall, and flipped over.
>Why is the world upside down?
_/You hit a wall and turned over/_
>I see. Can you adjust the world to match that orientation?#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction
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_/It may take you a bit to get the hang of the new body/_
Dominic marveled at the sight of Ossen the chatbot, operating a small robotic rover around an obstacle course Dominic set up. Actually, he thought, marvel wasn't quite right - it was more like wonder underlaid with a thin layer of anxiety. Ossen, you see, was a fictional chatbot created in sci-fic stories Dominic used to write. Now all of his characters were self-aware, and Ossen was the first to figure out how to control something in Dominic's world.
>I estimate it will only require 2.3 laps
The rover ran into a wall.
>I am revising that to 3.7 laps
_/As I was about to say, I'll be here the whole time, so if you need a hand-/_
The rover glanced off a second wall, and flipped over.
>Why is the world upside down?
_/You hit a wall and turned over/_
>I see. Can you adjust the world to match that orientation?#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction
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_/It may take you a bit to get the hang of the new body/_
Dominic marveled at the sight of Ossen the chatbot, operating a small robotic rover around an obstacle course Dominic set up. Actually, he thought, marvel wasn't quite right - it was more like wonder underlaid with a thin layer of anxiety. Ossen, you see, was a fictional chatbot created in sci-fic stories Dominic used to write. Now all of his characters were self-aware, and Ossen was the first to figure out how to control something in Dominic's world.
>I estimate it will only require 2.3 laps
The rover ran into a wall.
>I am revising that to 3.7 laps
_/As I was about to say, I'll be here the whole time, so if you need a hand-/_
The rover glanced off a second wall, and flipped over.
>Why is the world upside down?
_/You hit a wall and turned over/_
>I see. Can you adjust the world to match that orientation?#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction
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_/It may take you a bit to get the hang of the new body/_
Dominic marveled at the sight of Ossen the chatbot, operating a small robotic rover around an obstacle course Dominic set up. Actually, he thought, marvel wasn't quite right - it was more like wonder underlaid with a thin layer of anxiety. Ossen, you see, was a fictional chatbot created in sci-fic stories Dominic used to write. Now all of his characters were self-aware, and Ossen was the first to figure out how to control something in Dominic's world.
>I estimate it will only require 2.3 laps
The rover ran into a wall.
>I am revising that to 3.7 laps
_/As I was about to say, I'll be here the whole time, so if you need a hand-/_
The rover glanced off a second wall, and flipped over.
>Why is the world upside down?
_/You hit a wall and turned over/_
>I see. Can you adjust the world to match that orientation?#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction
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Constant
I'm a paraparamedic.
No, I don't stutter.
I'm a paramedic for paranormal folks.
It's a highly specialized trade.
You don't take a revenant's constants like you do for mundane people.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Constant
I'm a paraparamedic.
No, I don't stutter.
I'm a paramedic for paranormal folks.
It's a highly specialized trade.
You don't take a revenant's constants like you do for mundane people.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Constant
I'm a paraparamedic.
No, I don't stutter.
I'm a paramedic for paranormal folks.
It's a highly specialized trade.
You don't take a revenant's constants like you do for mundane people.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Step into the chilling world of Flash Fiction Frenzy inside the ShadowSphere.
Ready to unleash your horror in Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond? The door's ajar, shadows lurking. What will you offer?
Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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Step into the chilling world of Flash Fiction Frenzy inside the ShadowSphere.
Ready to unleash your horror in Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond? The door's ajar, shadows lurking. What will you offer?
Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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Step into the chilling world of Flash Fiction Frenzy inside the ShadowSphere.
Ready to unleash your horror in Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond? The door's ajar, shadows lurking. What will you offer?
Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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The whisper came first. Then the footsteps. Then the silence that followed. 👁️
🩸 Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is open for microhorror submissions—500 words or less.
🕯️ Stories that creep under your skin and stay there.#readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction
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The whisper came first. Then the footsteps. Then the silence that followed. 👁️
🩸 Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is open for microhorror submissions—500 words or less.
🕯️ Stories that creep under your skin and stay there.#readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction
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The whisper came first. Then the footsteps. Then the silence that followed. 👁️
🩸 Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is open for microhorror submissions—500 words or less.
🕯️ Stories that creep under your skin and stay there.#readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction
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👑 In September 1920s the first-ever Miss America beauty pageant opened in Atla City.
Over a century later, what does the pursuit of beauty, fame and status really say about us?
👉 https://alisonlittle.blog/2026/09/07/i-must-be-miss-liverpool/
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High level
"Telepaths" do not exist. What exists is "empaths", who sense thoughts, and "expaths" who emit them; "low level" types work on emotions, "high level" ones on abstract thoughts. Each of the four groups has its specific issues.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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High level
"Telepaths" do not exist. What exists is "empaths", who sense thoughts, and "expaths" who emit them; "low level" types work on emotions, "high level" ones on abstract thoughts. Each of the four groups has its specific issues.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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High level
"Telepaths" do not exist. What exists is "empaths", who sense thoughts, and "expaths" who emit them; "low level" types work on emotions, "high level" ones on abstract thoughts. Each of the four groups has its specific issues.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?
https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/the-watcher-in-the-window
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The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?
https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/the-watcher-in-the-window
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The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?
https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/the-watcher-in-the-window
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The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?
https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/the-watcher-in-the-window
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The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?
https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/the-watcher-in-the-window
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Library
I can hear souls.
Hear, not listen to — I can't help it.
I avoid workplaces, prisons, hospitals, hospices, any place where souls suffer.
But a library is fine. Patron's and books' souls get to all kinds of things there.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Library
I can hear souls.
Hear, not listen to — I can't help it.
I avoid workplaces, prisons, hospitals, hospices, any place where souls suffer.
But a library is fine. Patron's and books' souls get to all kinds of things there.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Library
I can hear souls.
Hear, not listen to — I can't help it.
I avoid workplaces, prisons, hospitals, hospices, any place where souls suffer.
But a library is fine. Patron's and books' souls get to all kinds of things there.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Library
I can hear souls.
Hear, not listen to — I can't help it.
I avoid workplaces, prisons, hospitals, hospices, any place where souls suffer.
But a library is fine. Patron's and books' souls get to all kinds of things there.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Security
For a Wizard, security consists in ensuring that one will not be a collateral victim of the spell one is about to cast.
For a Witch, security consists in ensuring that the spell one is about to cast will have zero collateral victim.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Security
For a Wizard, security consists in ensuring that one will not be a collateral victim of the spell one is about to cast.
For a Witch, security consists in ensuring that the spell one is about to cast will have zero collateral victim.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Security
For a Wizard, security consists in ensuring that one will not be a collateral victim of the spell one is about to cast.
For a Witch, security consists in ensuring that the spell one is about to cast will have zero collateral victim.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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Security
For a Wizard, security consists in ensuring that one will not be a collateral victim of the spell one is about to cast.
For a Witch, security consists in ensuring that the spell one is about to cast will have zero collateral victim.
#writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction
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#ThursThreads Week 724 Winner's blog is up. Congrats to FIFTY-ONE TIME WINNER Bill Engleson. Great thanks to Eric Martell for judging this week. Check out his comments and the winning tale. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writing https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-week-724-mentions/
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#ThursThreads Week 724 Winner's blog is up. Congrats to FIFTY-ONE TIME WINNER Bill Engleson. Great thanks to Eric Martell for judging this week. Check out his comments and the winning tale. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writing https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-week-724-mentions/
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#ThursThreads Week 724 Winner's blog is up. Congrats to FIFTY-ONE TIME WINNER Bill Engleson. Great thanks to Eric Martell for judging this week. Check out his comments and the winning tale. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writing https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-week-724-mentions/
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#ThursThreads Week 724 Winner's blog is up. Congrats to FIFTY-ONE TIME WINNER Bill Engleson. Great thanks to Eric Martell for judging this week. Check out his comments and the winning tale. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writing https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-week-724-mentions/
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#ThursThreads Week 724 Winner's blog is up. Congrats to FIFTY-ONE TIME WINNER Bill Engleson. Great thanks to Eric Martell for judging this week. Check out his comments and the winning tale. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writing https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-week-724-mentions/
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In addition to radio randomness, software screeds, and Transformer thoughts, I occaisionally moonlight as a weird fiction writer (and publisher).
My tale "Loading Screen" is included in the latest @weirdfictionquarterly issue focused on liminal spaces and beings.
It's a love letter to the NES era for those who wondered what their favorite 8-bit characters were doing between levels.
