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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 👑👠👗👸🏻 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.
    👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/09/07/i
    #FlashFiction #AlisonLittle #MissLiverpool

  5. _/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

  6. _/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

  7. _/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

  8. _/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

  9. _/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?

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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?

    📖 darkholmepublishing.uk/group/f

    Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror

  14. 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?

    📖 darkholmepublishing.uk/group/f

    Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror

  15. 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?

    📖 darkholmepublishing.uk/group/f

    Got a two-line nightmare to share? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror

  16. 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.

    📖 Submit now: darkholmepublishing.uk/darkdes

    #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction

  17. 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.

    📖 Submit now: darkholmepublishing.uk/darkdes

    #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction

  18. 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.

    📖 Submit now: darkholmepublishing.uk/darkdes

    #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #flashfiction #darkhumour #indieauthors #darkfiction

  19. 👑 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?
    👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/09/07/i
    #FlashFiction #AlisonLittle #MissLiverpool

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?

    markcantrellauthor.substack.co

    #fiction #flashfiction #horror #macabre

  24. The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?

    markcantrellauthor.substack.co

    #fiction #flashfiction #horror #macabre

  25. The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?

    markcantrellauthor.substack.co

    #fiction #flashfiction #horror #macabre

  26. The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?

    markcantrellauthor.substack.co

    #fiction #flashfiction #horror #macabre

  27. The latest on my author site. There's something fiendish outside, in this flash fiction piece, but it can’t get in, can it?

    markcantrellauthor.substack.co

    #fiction #flashfiction #horror #macabre

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. #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 siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-w

  37. #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 siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-w

  38. #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 siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-w

  39. #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 siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-w

  40. #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 siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-w

  41. 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.

    weirdfictionquarterly.com/limi

    #WeirdFiction #FlashFiction #WFQ #NES #8BitEra