David - Forking MadTime for some short fiction from me. I present to you: The Gift
The last few years had presented some challenges, but now she had the solution. A gift he had longed for and she could finally give him, even if her approach was unusual.
Kairos PrometheonHe mapped every system. Every tolerance band. Every variable. He had never learned to map a person.
"Vacua" โ a story about precision as armour, and what happens when the instrument turns on the one thing it was never designed to measure.
๐https://kairos-prometheon.com/en/portraits/2026-03-28-vacua/
#psychologicalfiction #autofiction #shortfiction #writing #fiction
Morris Wayts#amwriting #sffh #flashfiction #shortfiction
Hey there, this story developed in a different direction than I had intended. So please heed the content warning in the post. Otherwise, please enjoy - it is purely fiction, after all.
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https://ko-fi.com/post/Stay-Awake-Forever--sci-fi-horror-flash-fiction-Q5Q11WRTPJ
Hey there, this story developed in a different direction than I had intended. So please heed the content warning in the post. Otherwise, please enjoy - it is purely fiction, after all.
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https://ko-fi.com/post/Stay-Awake-Forever--sci-fi-horror-flash-fiction-Q5Q11WRTPJ
Laura Blackwell (she/her)This Story Hour, Lyndsie Manusos read a masterful bit of creepy fiction and Champ Wongsatayanont read his marvelous Bram Stoker Award-nominated novelette. Superb stories, and a superb pairing! You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #LyndsieManusos #ChampWongsatayanont @lmanusos https://youtu.be/0Gwk1zD4qQo
March 24, 2026 Story Hour: Champ Wongsatayanont and Lyndsie Manusos
Waywords Studio๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐: โ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐" -
"Esmond has no need to see the abandoned starling nest to his right: he hears, echoing still, seven generations of them across the past nine years, jumbled warblings and desperate imitations of jays to hold off predators . . . "
https://waywordsstudio.com/fiction/esmond-at-the-factory/
#shortstory #writingcommunity #flashfiction #fiction #shortreads #shortfiction #charactersketch #hearing #factory #history #audiosensitivity
This week, Story Hour brings back the beloved Lyndsie Manusos! Bram Stoker Award nominee Champ Wongsatayanont makes his Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #LyndsieManusos #ChampWongsatayanont https://www.storyhour2020.com/
Writing With Amanda LeeI wrapped up this series with a short story instead of another post.
โThe Crowns That Answeredโ:
https://writingwithamandalee.weebly.com/blog/the-crowns-that-answered
If you read it, Iโm curious what stayed with you after.
#ShortStory #ShortFiction #IndieFiction #FictionWriting #CreativeWriting #Storytelling #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWritingFiction #FictionReaders #IndieAuthors #StoryDiscussion #WritingLife #ReadersAndWriters
#amwriting #writerslife #fantasy #shortfiction #sf #free2read
Ok, next closely met self imposed deadline. What wouldn't I endure for my (counts on one hand)... MANY readers? Please enjoy this sci-fi flash fiction, and like, comment, share? Please?
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https://ko-fi.com/post/Beneath-A-Crystal-Sky-G2G21WD5WM?fromEditor=true
Mike RobbinsThank you Shabana Mahmood and the Home Office for reminding me how mean-spirited we can sometimes be.
And reminding me why I wrote this.
#ShortStory #ShortFiction #UKpolitics
https://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/2024/08/flash-fiction-cold.html
LeonaAnd this one is just flat out fun:
https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/where-are-they-now/
Where Are They Now? - Lightspeed Magazine
I didnโt die when I fell into the candy river, you know. That mean girl didnโt die when she got flushed down the fake novelty toilet. Neither did the other one, the one who ate so much jelly that they rolled her away to pump her stomach. I think she set the record for the highest ever blood glucose level, but sheโs alive. We write sometimes.