I've had a story published by @wensumlit.bsky.social . It's bittersweet and a little sad, but I hope it's good. Find out for yourself, here: wensumlit.co.uk/2025/12/01/i...
#wensumit #shortstory #fiction
The lovely people at #eggplusfrog have published a story I wrote. It’s a wild ride.
#flashfiction #story #shortstory
eggplusfrog.com/tag/all-hail...
If you want to read a nasty little folk horror tale about a man who murders his wife in the woods, I just had that exact story published by #darkharbourmagazine:
www.darkharbormagazine.com/pork-chops/
#flashfiction #story #horror
Writing is a useful tool to put between my feelings and having to feel them.
I’ve just read Douglas Dunn’s short story Bobby’s Room and I’m delighted to say that it’s very good.
Screenshot from "Letter from our correspondent" in "Papua New Guinea Courier"
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
An essay I sent out months ago has been rejected. The message in the email includes: ‘we appreciate the time and commitment your piece must of taken’. Which seems a bigger FU than not responding at all.
#writing
Flax
Silver
Zone
Wither
Resistance
Coping isn’t an option
Large but cramped
This airless chamber
Who likes chocolate?
Just finished the second draft of a story. At the moment, it’s the best I’ve ever written. Now I’m going to leave it for a month so it can mature into the worse.
#writing
Jeez
I’ve reached a point in a fun project where I need to write a plan and acknowledge the fun stops here and it becomes just a project.
Watching the 1961 TV movie of Anna Karenina with Sean Connery in it. I can’t tell if he’s delivering a standout performance or if he’s the only actor I recognise.
The Outsider by Albert Camus
The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark.
Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlon is riveting and super short.
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
How would you know? No one’s supposed to talk about it.
Just watched #Conclave. I never could have guessed watching old men fill out forms could be so interesting.
Hey, cat accounts pspspspsps
The problem with having guests for dinner is you inevitably end up having left over guest for a week afterwards.
The best thing about being a bit sad at Christmas is that I’ve just eaten a panettone. Any other time of the year, I’d be sad and hungry
