#shortstories — Public Fediverse posts
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Behind the Scenes: Part 3
Behind the Scenes with Our Latest Sketch Every page of a picture book starts with simple lines on paper. Before we worry about color, lighting, or final details, we use these initial drafts to figure out how a scene feels.I wanted to share this rough drawing from another scene we are working on. In our house, my kids like to spot the tiny details in these early sketches that sometimes change by the time the final book is printed. Rough Sketch from Sharing Kindness Wherever I Go Drafting […]https://heathercongrove.com/2026/09/05/behind-the-scenes-part-3/
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Behind the Scenes: Part 3
Behind the Scenes with Our Latest Sketch Every page of a picture book starts with simple lines on paper. Before we worry about color, lighting, or final details, we use these initial drafts to figure out how a scene feels.I wanted to share this rough drawing from another scene we are working on. In our house, my kids like to spot the tiny details in these early sketches that sometimes change by the time the final book is printed. Rough Sketch from Sharing Kindness Wherever I Go Drafting […]https://heathercongrove.com/2026/09/05/behind-the-scenes-part-3/
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Behind the Scenes: Part 3
Behind the Scenes with Our Latest Sketch Every page of a picture book starts with simple lines on paper. Before we worry about color, lighting, or final details, we use these initial drafts to figure out how a scene feels.I wanted to share this rough drawing from another scene we are working on. In our house, my kids like to spot the tiny details in these early sketches that sometimes change by the time the final book is printed. Rough Sketch from Sharing Kindness Wherever I Go Drafting […]https://heathercongrove.com/2026/09/05/behind-the-scenes-part-3/
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Behind the Scenes: Part 3
Behind the Scenes with Our Latest Sketch Every page of a picture book starts with simple lines on paper. Before we worry about color, lighting, or final details, we use these initial drafts to figure out how a scene feels.I wanted to share this rough drawing from another scene we are working on. In our house, my kids like to spot the tiny details in these early sketches that sometimes change by the time the final book is printed. Rough Sketch from Sharing Kindness Wherever I Go Drafting […]https://heathercongrove.com/2026/09/05/behind-the-scenes-part-3/
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Behind the Scenes: Part 3
Behind the Scenes with Our Latest Sketch Every page of a picture book starts with simple lines on paper. Before we worry about color, lighting, or final details, we use these initial drafts to figure out how a scene feels.I wanted to share this rough drawing from another scene we are working on. In our house, my kids like to spot the tiny details in these early sketches that sometimes change by the time the final book is printed. Rough Sketch from Sharing Kindness Wherever I Go Drafting […]https://heathercongrove.com/2026/09/05/behind-the-scenes-part-3/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #8
August 19, 2026 23rd Lore Fragment Clamores Corallii MortiferiClamores Corallii Mortiferi, better known as the "Deadly Coral Cries," is an event in which the seaside village of Corallvik experienced a large increase in activity from the merfolk within the surrounding region.These creatures would emerge at night along the shoreline, singing for hours at a time. The village, which was located not far from the site of the event, experienced a disturbing number of residents waking from their […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/04/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-8/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #8
August 19, 2026 23rd Lore Fragment Clamores Corallii MortiferiClamores Corallii Mortiferi, better known as the "Deadly Coral Cries," is an event in which the seaside village of Corallvik experienced a large increase in activity from the merfolk within the surrounding region.These creatures would emerge at night along the shoreline, singing for hours at a time. The village, which was located not far from the site of the event, experienced a disturbing number of residents waking from their […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/04/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-8/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #8
August 19, 2026 23rd Lore Fragment Clamores Corallii MortiferiClamores Corallii Mortiferi, better known as the "Deadly Coral Cries," is an event in which the seaside village of Corallvik experienced a large increase in activity from the merfolk within the surrounding region.These creatures would emerge at night along the shoreline, singing for hours at a time. The village, which was located not far from the site of the event, experienced a disturbing number of residents waking from their […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/04/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-8/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #8
August 19, 2026 23rd Lore Fragment Clamores Corallii MortiferiClamores Corallii Mortiferi, better known as the "Deadly Coral Cries," is an event in which the seaside village of Corallvik experienced a large increase in activity from the merfolk within the surrounding region.These creatures would emerge at night along the shoreline, singing for hours at a time. The village, which was located not far from the site of the event, experienced a disturbing number of residents waking from their […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/04/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-8/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #8
August 19, 2026 23rd Lore Fragment Clamores Corallii MortiferiClamores Corallii Mortiferi, better known as the "Deadly Coral Cries," is an event in which the seaside village of Corallvik experienced a large increase in activity from the merfolk within the surrounding region.These creatures would emerge at night along the shoreline, singing for hours at a time. The village, which was located not far from the site of the event, experienced a disturbing number of residents waking from their […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/04/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-8/
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #7
July 19, 2026 18th Lore Fragment Petroabyssus OceanThe Petroabyssus Ocean, also referenced as the Oil Abyss, is notably extremely frigid and is known for the large ice sheets that stretch throughout the northern areas of the ocean.Due to the start of the Cycle Anomaly, an oil spill that occurred during the original cycle appears to be growing worse with each loop, resulting in the deaths of large populations of local wildlife. The spill has continued to spread and contaminate portions of […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/03/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-7/
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This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DeborahLDavitt #RedfernBarrett https://youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc
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This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DeborahLDavitt #RedfernBarrett https://youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc
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This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DeborahLDavitt #RedfernBarrett https://youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc
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This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DeborahLDavitt #RedfernBarrett https://youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc
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This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DeborahLDavitt #RedfernBarrett https://youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc
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The Dreamers of the Fading Bloom – Newsletter #6
June 19, 2026 25th Lore Fragment Bloom PhaseInformation on the Bloom Phase is limited. However, the (REDACTED) has compiled a chart detailing the Cycle Phases and what each phase entails.The Bloom Phase begins during the first month of the cycle and ends halfway through the third month, at which point it transitions into the Pulse Phase. The Bloom Phase marks the point when the world once more begins to stir with life. Interestingly enough, the Cycle Anomaly also restarts during this […]https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/03/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-6/
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Last Limp
Old old old fiction taking place within the Ruggizuomo storyline featured in Dragon Mafia
In the mist of New York, Roland Nikdydobrý was running in the rain. He had neither an umbrella nor a hat. He frantically looked around, as if he was searching for someone. He studied the crowd. There were no signs of steady movement. The people were walking like robots. He ran across the rainy streets, avoiding cars that honked at him but dared not stop. He stumbled into a nearby café. When that little bell rung, everyone slowly lifted their heads to stare at him. Their eyes were a thirsty blood red color. One woman reading a magazine stared at him with emerald green eyes. A teenage boy took his stare away from his iPhone to stare with blue eyes.
Roland gulped. His chest was heaving. He ran out the door but was met with a crowd of people surrounding him…staring at him. He dashed across the street, little light shone in the rainy and cloudy skies. He ran up to a payphone, probably the last of its kind, and dialed a number like a frantic man.
“Rugizzuomo Army, please!”
He constantly checked his surroundings with quick glances. He waited for someone to pick up, and finally a click.
“Maya! It’s Roland! Tell Riley I love him as a brother and I’ll miss him. I need this message delivered to Emperor Aaron. I am going to follow Beatrice to Illinois by posing as an entourage member. Someone is already letting me know they know I’m suspicious. I know because all of New York is possessed! Even when I was on something called the Wendy Williams show and the spell took affect there. Do not send forces until I end up dead and on the news!”
He hung up and frantically looked like someone on the run from police. He searched for a taxi while watching the surroundings. A man across the street stared at him. Another person across the street smiled. Everyone started smiling at him as the rain came down harder and the winds picked up like a hurricane. A newspaper flew in his face. Roland struggled with it, and when he ripped it off a taxi was right in front of him. He forced the door open and scrambled inside with haste.
“Drive!” He commanded as he slammed the door.
The wet man looked in the rear-view window and saw the taxi driver, whom was smiling and had eyes flooded with green colors. Roland stumbled out of the moving car and ran across the street and into the flowing crowd of walkers. They stopped to watch as he entered another taxi. He made his way inside and examined the driver. He smiled, but his smile wasn’t sinister and evil. The car drove off and Roland sighed with relief. As they came to an intersection Roland heard the sound of a speeding car. He looked out the window and another car slammed into the taxi. The left door creaked open and Roland, bloodied from his left cheek to his hand, fell out shaking and trembling. He stood up and limped across the sleek city streets. The world was spinning. Those red eyes still followed him like red neon lights.
There were 3 stories in the Last Limp saga. One preceded this, and was about Roland going to Illinois to monitor Beatrice. In this version Roland, brother of Riley, was investigating a cult of some sort. They called themselves Kuruga. It is left open to your interpretation. I will certainly not play with it.
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Book 54 of 2026
The Mystery of the Wettest Wedding Ever by
C M RawlinsLast book in the series
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Library of Short Stories, a curated collection of public domain short stories, designed for distraction-free reading.
Perfect for building a daily reading habit through timeless, bite-sized fiction.
https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/
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This week, two elusive favorites return to Story Hour! Natasha Calder reads her uncomfortably near-future SF "hotBooley," and Michael Haynes reads the gentler, guitar-fueled hopefulness of "Carolina." You can still watch! #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #NatashaCalder #MichaelHaynes #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading @michaelhaynes https://youtu.be/dq0aWfJbbv0
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From shocking short stories to a talking foetus: Ian McEwan’s 10 best books – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/15/from-shocking-short-stories-to-a-talking-foetus-ian-mcewans-10-best-books-ranked #Shortstories #IanMcEwan #Culture #Fiction #Books
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Interview with Chuck Rothman #WriteTalkWednesday
In this episode of Write Talk Wednesday we interview science fiction author Chuck Rothman, talk about his upcoming historical fantasy project, and discuss the joys of sf cons.
https://musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com/interview-with-chuck-rothman-writetalkwednesday/
#Featured #WriteTalkWednesdayPodcast #WritingPublishing #HistoricalFantasy #publishing #ScienceFiction #SfCons #ShortStories #WriteTalkWednesday -
Interview with Chuck Rothman #WriteTalkWednesday
In this episode of Write Talk Wednesday we interview science fiction author Chuck Rothman, talk about his upcoming historical fantasy project, and discuss the joys of sf cons.
https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/interview-with-chuck-rothman-writetalkwednesday/
#Featured #WriteTalkWednesdayPodcast #WritingPublishing #HistoricalFantasy #publishing #ScienceFiction #SfCons #ShortStories #WriteTalkWednesday
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Tonight's Story Hour did something new! Brian Hugenbruch and Michael Haynes each read two flash stories alternating between the two of them. It made for an exciting evening that really showed the range flash can cover. You can still watch! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories
#AuthorReading #Fantasy #MichaelHaynes #BrianHugenbruch https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/442042968543726 -
This Story Hour, Michael Haynes and Brian Hugenbruch return! Despite multiple appearances, this is their first time reading together. So serendipitous! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! Zoom or Facebook, it's all the same to us! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #AuthorReading #MichaelHaynes #BrianHugenbruch https://www.storyhour2020.com/
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These authors are in their second year of eligibility for the Astounding, meaning that their qualifying work was published in 2022. Their eligibility clocks run out after the Glasgow Worldcon ballot.
Check the #astounding2024 tag for a more complete list of eligible authors and more of these spotlight posts, focusing on authors who qualify with their short fiction.
Parker Ragland has a law degree and experience as a technical writer. His short fiction includes “Sensation and Sensibility” (Clarkesworld), “The Carrion Droid, Zoe, and a Small Flame” (Clarkesworld), and “Cherry-Blossom Droid” (The Dread Machine).
YM Resnick has published flash fiction and short stories, with more to come. Check out “Bashert” (Small Wonders), “Across the Great Divide” (Factor Four), “Magic is Like a Box of Chocolates” (Wyld Flash), and “Shalom Aleichem” (Diabolical Plots).
A.D. Sui is a Ukrainian-born author, formerly an academic and a competitive fencer for Canada. Her recent short stories include “Hunt” (Apparition Lit), “The Succubus and the Store Clerk” (Baffling), “A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Apocalypse Go Down” (Haven Speculative), and “Svitla” (Embroidered Worlds). Her debut novella, The Dragonfly Gambit (Neon Hemlock), drops in 2024.
Nadine Aurora Tabing is a designer and author who lives in the Pacific Northwest with an obscenely adorable Shiba Inu. Her recent stories include “The Conditions for Blooming” (Utopia Science Fiction), “An Inherited Taste” (No Trouble at All), and “The Bright in the Gyre” (Reckoning).
Kanishk Tantia is an Indian immigrant to the U.S. whose recent stories include “The Moonlight Muse” (Solarpunk Magazine), “Gathering Stitches” (Hidden Realms Short Stories), “I Promise I’ll Visit, Ma” (Monstrous Futures), and “Red Berry, White Berry” (Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories).
Guan Un lives in Sydney, Australia. His short fiction includes “Re: Your Stone” (Diabolical Plots), “Phoenix Tile” (khōréō), and “Wok Hei St” (Strange Horizons).
Aigner Loren Wilson is a baker, hiker, editor, and writer. Her recent stories include the 2023 Ignyte nominee “To Carve Home in Your Bones” (F&SF), “Building Blocks” (Interzone), “You Who Does Not Exist” (Baffling), and “The Black and White” (Fantasy).
Hannah Yang enjoys painting, guitar playing, and rock climbing. Her short fiction includes “A Girl of Nails and Teeth” (Nightmare), “Inheritance” (Analog), “A Monster in the Shape of a Boy” (Apex), and “How to Make a Man Love You” (Fantasy).
Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American living in the Pacific Northwest. Her short fiction includes “A Scarcity of Sharks” (Reckoning), “Harvest of the Deep” (Fantasy), “The Orchard of Tomorrow” (Clarkesworld), and “Wanted: Bone-White Skull-Patterned Lace Trim” (Pseudopod). The novella Bound Feet earned a Shirley Jackson Award nomination, and the novel It’s Only a Game debuts this year.
David Lee Zweifler has traveled the world and spent long stints in Jakarta, Hong Kong, and New York City. His recent short fiction includes “The Best Buggy Whip You Ever Saw” (Obsolescence), “Catch and Keep” (Creepy Podcast), “Reconnecting” (Martian Magazine), and “Standard Deviation” (Seven Day Weekend).
https://aphowell.com/2024/01/27/2024-astounding-eligible-authors-roundup-3/
#shortStories #astoundingAward #newWriters #nadineAuroraTabing #kanishkTantia #davidLeeZweifler #aignerLorenWilson #aDSui #astounding2024 #parkerRagland #guanUn #hannahYang #kelseaYu #ymResnick
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Spookymonth continues at Story Hour with the amazing A.C. Wise and an unusually eerie Michael Haynes! Join us at 7:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday for the hauntings! #StoryHour2020 #AuthorReading #ShortStories #Horror #ACWise #MichaelHaynes https://www.storyhour2020.com/
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Some saucy Sunday reading! 🔥
In 'The Concierge' , we meet Frederick. He is debonair and oozes sophistication, ensuring that his guests at the Riviera Grand Hotel and all of their needs are well taken care of. Sparks fly when Kimberley, a sultry and alluring actress checks in.
Read this and some of my other flash fiction on my blog.
https://musingsonlife9.wordpress.com/2023/06/17/riviera-grand-the-concierge/
#writingcommunity #writing #flashfiction #writer #writersofinstagram #shortstories #podcast #podcastlife #podcastshow #blogger #bloggerlife #bloggers #blog #fiction #writerslife #unexpectedtales #flashfictioninfive #roadslesstravelled #amateurwriter #story #storytelling #writtenword #amwriting #audiofiction #fictionpodcast #tinytale
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Esta es #antología de #cuento de Las Historias, mi sitio literario: más de 200 #cuentos de todas las épocas, para #leer en línea #gratis.
Incluye #textos #clásicos, #contemporáneos y de #autores/as emergentes.
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This Story Hour brought us enchanting, sharp-edged stories from Natasha Calder and a lovable rock-n-roll fable from Michael Haynes. A delightful evening! #StoryHour #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #NatashaCalder #MichaelHaynes https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/688364796380697
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