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  1. Flash Fiction Fun on Substack

    I’ve been delving into the world of Substack recently, and the bulk of my original posts there (not restacks) have been “Drabbles.” These are 100-word short stories, born in the UK in the 80’s at Birmingham University with a little help from Monty Python (of whom I’m a lifelong fan) An editor friend of mine, Sandy Smith has been posting a weekly challenge every Friday, which has been a nice distraction from the tedious task of polishing the final draft of my murder mystery.

    I’ve done all three of the challenges so far, and while their quality might be questionable, the puzzle-solving-joy that they bring me is not. It’s actually quite challenging to encapsulate the beginning, middle, and end of a story into a mere 100 words. It would be easy if it were a poem, or some unresolved moment that left the reader hanging, but my novice-level understanding of the drabble form is that it must tie into a cute little package, maybe in brown paper and a bit of string. Done.

    if you’re interested in writing one and posting it, head over to my substack and follow the links. For me, the trick is to not think about it too much. I’ve been calling it “a one-pipe problem” a la Sherlock Holmes. You have only until the pipe is finished, or the cup of coffee, or tea, or whatever it is that floats your boat, to get the bulk of it done. I’ll post the one I wrote today below, and you can read my other two on Substack if you want to. If you’re really keen, go check out 100 Word Story. I haven’t given it a thorough exploring yet, but it’s on my list of places on the interwebz to check out.

    Stars

    I was floating in space. To say I was merely wrapped in stars would be insufficient.
    A brief moment of almost-panic washed over me. Breathless terror, then euphoria, as I realized that I was universe.
    No hallucinogens ground my guts, this was just the result of self-directed meditative rebellion against the wailing and caterwauling going on around me. My body was still there on the floor.
    “So what now?” I wondered. “What does one do with all this infinity?”
    The facilitator turned down the pulsing music. The screaming stopped, tears were dried, words were said.
    Then we broke for lunch.

    #Blog #blogging #books #creativeWriting #dougWright #Drabble #flashFiction #monyPython #pipeSmoking #ShortFiction #shortStory #socialMedia #Substack #writing
  2. Flash Fiction Fun on Substack

    I’ve been delving into the world of Substack recently, and the bulk of my original posts there (not restacks) have been “Drabbles.” These are 100-word short stories, born in the UK in the 80’s at Birmingham University with a little help from Monty Python (of whom I’m a lifelong fan) An editor friend of mine, Sandy Smith has been posting a weekly challenge every Friday, which has been a nice distraction from the tedious task of polishing the final draft of my murder mystery.

    I’ve done all three of the challenges so far, and while their quality might be questionable, the puzzle-solving-joy that they bring me is not. It’s actually quite challenging to encapsulate the beginning, middle, and end of a story into a mere 100 words. It would be easy if it were a poem, or some unresolved moment that left the reader hanging, but my novice-level understanding of the drabble form is that it must tie into a cute little package, maybe in brown paper and a bit of string. Done.

    if you’re interested in writing one and posting it, head over to my substack and follow the links. For me, the trick is to not think about it too much. I’ve been calling it “a one-pipe problem” a la Sherlock Holmes. You have only until the pipe is finished, or the cup of coffee, or tea, or whatever it is that floats your boat, to get the bulk of it done. I’ll post the one I wrote today below, and you can read my other two on Substack if you want to. If you’re really keen, go check out 100 Word Story. I haven’t given it a thorough exploring yet, but it’s on my list of places on the interwebz to check out.

    Stars

    I was floating in space. To say I was merely wrapped in stars would be insufficient.
    A brief moment of almost-panic washed over me. Breathless terror, then euphoria, as I realized that I was universe.
    No hallucinogens ground my guts, this was just the result of self-directed meditative rebellion against the wailing and caterwauling going on around me. My body was still there on the floor.
    “So what now?” I wondered. “What does one do with all this infinity?”
    The facilitator turned down the pulsing music. The screaming stopped, tears were dried, words were said.
    Then we broke for lunch.

    #Blog #blogging #books #creativeWriting #dougWright #Drabble #flashFiction #monyPython #pipeSmoking #ShortFiction #shortStory #socialMedia #Substack #writing
  3. Flash Fiction Fun on Substack

    I’ve been delving into the world of Substack recently, and the bulk of my original posts there (not restacks) have been “Drabbles.” These are 100-word short stories, born in the UK in the 80’s at Birmingham University with a little help from Monty Python (of whom I’m a lifelong fan) An editor friend of mine, Sandy Smith has been posting a weekly challenge every Friday, which has been a nice distraction from the tedious task of polishing the final draft of my murder mystery.

    I’ve done all three of the challenges so far, and while their quality might be questionable, the puzzle-solving-joy that they bring me is not. It’s actually quite challenging to encapsulate the beginning, middle, and end of a story into a mere 100 words. It would be easy if it were a poem, or some unresolved moment that left the reader hanging, but my novice-level understanding of the drabble form is that it must tie into a cute little package, maybe in brown paper and a bit of string. Done.

    if you’re interested in writing one and posting it, head over to my substack and follow the links. For me, the trick is to not think about it too much. I’ve been calling it “a one-pipe problem” a la Sherlock Holmes. You have only until the pipe is finished, or the cup of coffee, or tea, or whatever it is that floats your boat, to get the bulk of it done. I’ll post the one I wrote today below, and you can read my other two on Substack if you want to. If you’re really keen, go check out 100 Word Story. I haven’t given it a thorough exploring yet, but it’s on my list of places on the interwebz to check out.

    Stars

    I was floating in space. To say I was merely wrapped in stars would be insufficient.
    A brief moment of almost-panic washed over me. Breathless terror, then euphoria, as I realized that I was universe.
    No hallucinogens ground my guts, this was just the result of self-directed meditative rebellion against the wailing and caterwauling going on around me. My body was still there on the floor.
    “So what now?” I wondered. “What does one do with all this infinity?”
    The facilitator turned down the pulsing music. The screaming stopped, tears were dried, words were said.
    Then we broke for lunch.

    #Blog #blogging #books #creativeWriting #dougWright #Drabble #flashFiction #monyPython #pipeSmoking #ShortFiction #shortStory #socialMedia #Substack #writing
  4. Flash Fiction Fun on Substack

    I’ve been delving into the world of Substack recently, and the bulk of my original posts there (not restacks) have been “Drabbles.” These are 100-word short stories, born in the UK in the 80’s at Birmingham University with a little help from Monty Python (of whom I’m a lifelong fan) An editor friend of mine, Sandy Smith has been posting a weekly challenge every Friday, which has been a nice distraction from the tedious task of polishing the final draft of my murder mystery.

    I’ve done all three of the challenges so far, and while their quality might be questionable, the puzzle-solving-joy that they bring me is not. It’s actually quite challenging to encapsulate the beginning, middle, and end of a story into a mere 100 words. It would be easy if it were a poem, or some unresolved moment that left the reader hanging, but my novice-level understanding of the drabble form is that it must tie into a cute little package, maybe in brown paper and a bit of string. Done.

    if you’re interested in writing one and posting it, head over to my substack and follow the links. For me, the trick is to not think about it too much. I’ve been calling it “a one-pipe problem” a la Sherlock Holmes. You have only until the pipe is finished, or the cup of coffee, or tea, or whatever it is that floats your boat, to get the bulk of it done. I’ll post the one I wrote today below, and you can read my other two on Substack if you want to. If you’re really keen, go check out 100 Word Story. I haven’t given it a thorough exploring yet, but it’s on my list of places on the interwebz to check out.

    Stars

    I was floating in space. To say I was merely wrapped in stars would be insufficient.
    A brief moment of almost-panic washed over me. Breathless terror, then euphoria, as I realized that I was universe.
    No hallucinogens ground my guts, this was just the result of self-directed meditative rebellion against the wailing and caterwauling going on around me. My body was still there on the floor.
    “So what now?” I wondered. “What does one do with all this infinity?”
    The facilitator turned down the pulsing music. The screaming stopped, tears were dried, words were said.
    Then we broke for lunch.

    #Blog #blogging #books #creativeWriting #dougWright #Drabble #flashFiction #monyPython #pipeSmoking #ShortFiction #shortStory #socialMedia #Substack #writing
  5. Flash Fiction Fun on Substack

    I’ve been delving into the world of Substack recently, and the bulk of my original posts there (not restacks) have been “Drabbles.” These are 100-word short stories, born in the UK in the 80’s at Birmingham University with a little help from Monty Python (of whom I’m a lifelong fan) An editor friend of mine, Sandy Smith has been posting a weekly challenge every Friday, which has been a nice distraction from the tedious task of polishing the final draft of my murder mystery.

    I’ve done all three of the challenges so far, and while their quality might be questionable, the puzzle-solving-joy that they bring me is not. It’s actually quite challenging to encapsulate the beginning, middle, and end of a story into a mere 100 words. It would be easy if it were a poem, or some unresolved moment that left the reader hanging, but my novice-level understanding of the drabble form is that it must tie into a cute little package, maybe in brown paper and a bit of string. Done.

    if you’re interested in writing one and posting it, head over to my substack and follow the links. For me, the trick is to not think about it too much. I’ve been calling it “a one-pipe problem” a la Sherlock Holmes. You have only until the pipe is finished, or the cup of coffee, or tea, or whatever it is that floats your boat, to get the bulk of it done. I’ll post the one I wrote today below, and you can read my other two on Substack if you want to. If you’re really keen, go check out 100 Word Story. I haven’t given it a thorough exploring yet, but it’s on my list of places on the interwebz to check out.

    Stars

    I was floating in space. To say I was merely wrapped in stars would be insufficient.
    A brief moment of almost-panic washed over me. Breathless terror, then euphoria, as I realized that I was universe.
    No hallucinogens ground my guts, this was just the result of self-directed meditative rebellion against the wailing and caterwauling going on around me. My body was still there on the floor.
    “So what now?” I wondered. “What does one do with all this infinity?”
    The facilitator turned down the pulsing music. The screaming stopped, tears were dried, words were said.
    Then we broke for lunch.

    #Blog #blogging #books #creativeWriting #dougWright #Drabble #flashFiction #monyPython #pipeSmoking #ShortFiction #shortStory #socialMedia #Substack #writing
  6. 'Call Of Cthulhu' - still a favourite creature design of mine. Watercolour on board. I painted this first a few years ago digitally but wanted a watercolour version too! #lovecraft #callofcthulhu #lovecraftian #lovecrafthumour #tentacles #pipesmoking #art #watercolour

  7. 'Call Of Cthulhu' - still a favourite creature design of mine. Watercolour on board. I painted this first a few years ago digitally but wanted a watercolour version too! #lovecraft #callofcthulhu #lovecraftian #lovecrafthumour #tentacles #pipesmoking #art #watercolour

  8. 'Call Of Cthulhu' - still a favourite creature design of mine. Watercolour on board. I painted this first a few years ago digitally but wanted a watercolour version too! #lovecraft #callofcthulhu #lovecraftian #lovecrafthumour #tentacles #pipesmoking #art #watercolour

  9. 'Call Of Cthulhu' - still a favourite creature design of mine. Watercolour on board. I painted this first a few years ago digitally but wanted a watercolour version too! #lovecraft #callofcthulhu #lovecraftian #lovecrafthumour #tentacles #pipesmoking #art #watercolour

  10. 'Call Of Cthulhu' - still a favourite creature design of mine. Watercolour on board. I painted this first a few years ago digitally but wanted a watercolour version too! #lovecraft #callofcthulhu #lovecraftian #lovecrafthumour #tentacles #pipesmoking #art #watercolour

  11. Pijproker | Pipe smoker

    Een van de vele portretten, die de veelzijdige beeldend kunstenaar Adrien (Adriaen / Adriano) Vital Henri Van Emelen (Leuven 1868 – São Paulo 1943) schilderde.

    blog.ernste.net/2025/09/22/pij

    #art #brasil #brazil #brazilie #kunst #pijp #pijproken #pipe #PipeSmoking #portrait #portret #roken #schilderkunst #smoking #tabak #tobacco

  12. Pijproker | Pipe smoker

    Een van de vele portretten, die de veelzijdige beeldend kunstenaar Adrien (Adriaen / Adriano) Vital Henri Van Emelen (Leuven 1868 – São Paulo 1943) schilderde.

    blog.ernste.net/2025/09/22/pij

    #art #brasil #brazil #brazilie #kunst #pijp #pijproken #pipe #PipeSmoking #portrait #portret #roken #schilderkunst #smoking #tabak #tobacco

  13. The phone line is down so I can't work from home today, so I'm working from the public #library. They don't open until 10:00 ET. I was sitting on a picnic bench outside the library smoking to keep the mosquitoes away. And two hours before they open a librarian comes out to tell me there is no smoking allowed on library property, So now I'm laying in the grass on the other side of the sidewalk. 😛 #pipe-smoking #tobacco #Government
  14. The phone line is down so I can't work from home today, so I'm working from the public #library. They don't open until 10:00 ET. I was sitting on a picnic bench outside the library smoking to keep the mosquitoes away. And two hours before they open a librarian comes out to tell me there is no smoking allowed on library property, So now I'm laying in the grass on the other side of the sidewalk. 😛 #pipe-smoking #tobacco #Government
  15. The phone line is down so I can't work from home today, so I'm working from the public #library. They don't open until 10:00 ET. I was sitting on a picnic bench outside the library smoking to keep the mosquitoes away. And two hours before they open a librarian comes out to tell me there is no smoking allowed on library property, So now I'm laying in the grass on the other side of the sidewalk. 😛 #pipe-smoking #tobacco #Government
  16. My pipe tobacco collection has grown out of control.

    #pipes #pipesmoking

  17. My pipe tobacco collection has grown out of control.

    #pipes #pipesmoking

  18. My pipe tobacco collection has grown out of control.

    #pipes #pipesmoking

  19. When I first started smoking a pipe, an elderly neighbor who was well-known as a pipe smoker gave me some advice.
    “To keep my wife happy, I only smoke outdoors; but only when it’s enjoyable. If it’s too cold, too wet, or too windy, it’s not enjoyable.”
    “How windy is too windy?” I asked.
    “Well,” he replied. “If there’s a lot of stuff blowing around the yard, like a neighbor’s cow or a witch on a bicycle, that’s too windy to enjoy a smoke.”
    #PipeSmoking

  20. When I first started smoking a pipe, an elderly neighbor who was well-known as a pipe smoker gave me some advice.
    “To keep my wife happy, I only smoke outdoors; but only when it’s enjoyable. If it’s too cold, too wet, or too windy, it’s not enjoyable.”
    “How windy is too windy?” I asked.
    “Well,” he replied. “If there’s a lot of stuff blowing around the yard, like a neighbor’s cow or a witch on a bicycle, that’s too windy to enjoy a smoke.”
    #PipeSmoking

  21. When I first started smoking a pipe, an elderly neighbor who was well-known as a pipe smoker gave me some advice.
    “To keep my wife happy, I only smoke outdoors; but only when it’s enjoyable. If it’s too cold, too wet, or too windy, it’s not enjoyable.”
    “How windy is too windy?” I asked.
    “Well,” he replied. “If there’s a lot of stuff blowing around the yard, like a neighbor’s cow or a witch on a bicycle, that’s too windy to enjoy a smoke.”
    #PipeSmoking

  22. When I first started smoking a pipe, an elderly neighbor who was well-known as a pipe smoker gave me some advice.
    “To keep my wife happy, I only smoke outdoors; but only when it’s enjoyable. If it’s too cold, too wet, or too windy, it’s not enjoyable.”
    “How windy is too windy?” I asked.
    “Well,” he replied. “If there’s a lot of stuff blowing around the yard, like a neighbor’s cow or a witch on a bicycle, that’s too windy to enjoy a smoke.”
    #PipeSmoking

  23. Closing out Peterson System Day with my first nice pipe, a 307 system spigot, filled with Gawith and Hoggarth Bright CR Flake. #pipesmoking
  24. Closing out Peterson System Day with my first nice pipe, a 307 system spigot, filled with Gawith and Hoggarth Bright CR Flake. #pipesmoking
  25. Pues a migrar a #manjaro #plasma como lo haría Gandalf, con una buena pipa. Buen domingo, mastos! #linux #pipesmoking

  26. Gardening is a helluva lot more pleasant when you're smoking a pipe. Praise, "Bob"!
    __________
    #Gardening
    #Pipesmoking
    #SubGenius

  27. Gardening is a helluva lot more pleasant when you're smoking a pipe. Praise, "Bob"!
    __________
    #Gardening
    #Pipesmoking
    #SubGenius

  28. Gardening is a helluva lot more pleasant when you're smoking a pipe. Praise, "Bob"!
    __________
    #Gardening
    #Pipesmoking
    #SubGenius

  29. Gardening is a helluva lot more pleasant when you're smoking a pipe. Praise, "Bob"!
    __________
    #Gardening
    #Pipesmoking
    #SubGenius

  30. snow is falling? march madness yet again today is a day for indoors and a good pipe. #PipeSmoking #Snow

  31. snow is falling? march madness yet again today is a day for indoors and a good pipe. #PipeSmoking #Snow

  32. snow is falling? march madness yet again today is a day for indoors and a good pipe. #PipeSmoking #Snow

  33. "Die hundert Tage der Regierung Eisners haben mehr Ideen, mehr Freuden der Vernunft, mehr Belebung der Geister gebracht, als die fünfzig Jahre vorher. Sein Glaube an die Kraft des Gedankens, sich in Wirklichkeit zu verwandeln, ergriff selbst Ungläubige."
    Heinrich Mann

    steht auf der Dose des Tabaks, der zu Ehren Kurt Eisners gemischt wurde. Bin schon mal gespannt ...

    #Kurt #Eisner #Revolution #Bayern #Freistaat #Pipesmoking #Pfeife #HUTobacco

  34. "Die hundert Tage der Regierung Eisners haben mehr Ideen, mehr Freuden der Vernunft, mehr Belebung der Geister gebracht, als die fünfzig Jahre vorher. Sein Glaube an die Kraft des Gedankens, sich in Wirklichkeit zu verwandeln, ergriff selbst Ungläubige."
    Heinrich Mann

    steht auf der Dose des Tabaks, der zu Ehren Kurt Eisners gemischt wurde. Bin schon mal gespannt ...

    #Kurt #Eisner #Revolution #Bayern #Freistaat #Pipesmoking #Pfeife #HUTobacco

  35. #evening #pipesmoking and #qualitytime for yourself:

    S1 EP2 - Great Leap Years - A Faustian Pact

    "A medieval tech start-up led by serial entrepreneur Johannes Gutenberg and his invention that unleashed a societal revolution."

    play.acast.com/s/greatleapyear

  36. #bookconservation #bookbindingtools #manuscripts #incunabula #libraries #bookhistory #bookhistodons #Palaeography #arthistory

    What can make my day excellent?

    I'm #dogandcat person - so near the pets, reading #maritime stories, enjoying #pipesmoking, scrolling #bwphotography, trying to #cooking worldwide national dishes and finally sipping #melange in some #Vienna quiet place, with the sound of Brigitte Engerer performing #Chopin can make everything better.

    Well, boomer stuff mostly.
    ...
    (2/)

  37. #bookconservation #bookbindingtools #manuscripts #incunabula #libraries #bookhistory #bookhistodons #Palaeography #arthistory

    What can make my day excellent?

    I'm #dogandcat person - so near the pets, reading #maritime stories, enjoying #pipesmoking, scrolling #bwphotography, trying to #cooking worldwide national dishes and finally sipping #melange in some #Vienna quiet place, with the sound of Brigitte Engerer performing #Chopin can make everything better.

    Well, boomer stuff mostly.
    ...
    (2/)

  38. #bookconservation #bookbindingtools #manuscripts #incunabula #libraries #bookhistory #bookhistodons #Palaeography #arthistory

    What can make my day excellent?

    I'm #dogandcat person - so near the pets, reading #maritime stories, enjoying #pipesmoking, scrolling #bwphotography, trying to #cooking worldwide national dishes and finally sipping #melange in some #Vienna quiet place, with the sound of Brigitte Engerer performing #Chopin can make everything better.

    Well, boomer stuff mostly.
    ...
    (2/)

  39. Following up the name 5-7 things I'm interested in that are not in my profile, as tags. I encourage you to do the same.

    #coffee #cocktails #pipesmoking #poetry #reading #jamesjoyce #lotr