Tim BednallNov 23, 2022
Micro SF/F stories by O Westin
"Please," said the man, "can you do magic to make me be kind?"
"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
Nov 22, 2022 at 11:45amWeb
Show threadRazib • রাজীব 🇧🇩Nov 22, 2022
I really like this short story of yours 💮
Show threadsarantiumNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF lovely story
Show threadsusan_laniganNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF oooof…
Show threadChris BohnNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF this feels very much like Granny Weatherwax
Show threadSarahNov 22, 2022
@DocBohn @MicroSFF came here to say this. So much like Granny.
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPENov 22, 2022
@sarahdudley @DocBohn @MicroSFF Me Too.
Show threadScherazadeNov 22, 2022
@DocBohn @MicroSFF headology, innit
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Nov 22, 2022
@DocBohn @MicroSFF I had the same thought. Her conversation with Mightily Oats on the nature of sin in Carpe Jugulum has become a fixed point on my moral compass.
Show threadDante De LionNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF love this
Show threadazteclady has movedNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF (both, both is good gif goes here)
Show threadDeb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF very, very nice 🙏
Show threadOpenDNA⚙️Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF I'm so happy you're here and thankful that you're writing for us.
Show threadEssvariNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Show threadPillosopher-Arjun RajagopalanNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Kindness, from a grammar standpoint may be a noun, but as the witch points out, it can only be felt in action - as a verb.
Show threadJames BaillieNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF This feels very much like the heart of Planescape: Torment.
Show threadNotachickieNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Our writing group used to do these micro story challenges. Now I wonder where mine went...hmmm...very nicely done, by the way.
Show threadGroudonNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Holy smokes this is great
Show threadMargaret TimbrellNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF kindness is so underrated
Show threadDrJaniceNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF beautiful example of the story that is truer than true. #fiction #reality
Show threadnatanyaakovNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF she was then promptly executed because of Exodus 22:17
Show threadAriaflameNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Oh good, one of the things I enjoyed about the bird site I can access again.
Show threadChrisNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF oh it is so lovely to find you here 🥰
Show threadPostcards4CANov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Always listen to the #WiseWoman (except maybe the kissing frogs)
Show threadJenNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF This is a tale worth printing out and keeping. Well done.
Show threadAjay DivakaranNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF wonderful to find you here.
Show threadFollow Me, And Die! 🎲Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Entertaining and Instructive.
Show threadFidaNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF sounds a lot like Instagram’s A Small Fiction https://instagram.com/asmallfiction?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= whose author is James Miller.
A Small Fiction (@asmallfiction) • Instagram photos and videos

51K Followers, 10 Following, 1,283 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from A Small Fiction (@asmallfiction)

Show threadMicro SF/F stories by O WestinNov 22, 2022
@Fida I'm not him, though I've enjoyed his stories on Twitter for many years.
Show threadFidaNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF that’s great! Now I can enjoy both :)
Show threadSupermouse The RodentNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF I super-duper love this one!
Show threadRenoir Dana Nov 22, 2022

@MicroSFF

Kindness is a thousand decisions, some small, some big. Some hard, some easy.
It doesn't matter who you are, what people think, who you were, your future lies ahead.
Choose the kind path going forward.

Show threadSmintedNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF the man then killed the witch… well you know, because.. she’s a witch! Then looked sad and said “yeah being kind is hard! Maybe tomorrow”
Show threadTantric DivaNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF even just wanting to be kind is a step in the direction of love in action (kindness) beautiful short story that elicits heart responses! Thankyou
Show threadLaurie KossoffNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF I love this
Show threadElie ESH Hirschman 🎱Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF I love these! Would you be OK with me recording some and posting to my Soundcloud page?
Show threadMicro SF/F stories by O WestinNov 22, 2022
@EHirschman I'd rather you didn't. Sorry.
Show threadElie ESH Hirschman 🎱Nov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF no worries! I'll still read them.
Show threadEli Rivera 🍉Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF I love this story.
Show threadGreycloud73Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF great inspiration
Show threadKelly HandleyNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF #twita
Show threadJamie R.Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF Wisdom in a nutshell. Perfect, thank you!
Show threadLeeNov 22, 2022

@MicroSFF

The masochist said to the sadist hurt me hurt me!

The masochist said no

Show threadSha naqba īmuruNov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF
Show threadJohan Barelds 🇪🇺Nov 22, 2022
@MicroSFF And spend some serious amount of time on meditation 😃
Show threadJebNov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF
Your story resonated with me... today I was justing thinking how so many of the important things in life are simple. But they're not all easy.
Show threadRamNov 23, 2022

@MicroSFF

I love your microstory! It evoked a rich backstory of what could have unfolded to result in this scenario. Please consider my minor edits to see if they are worthy.

“Please! Give me a potion that’ll make me kind.”
“There is no such potion. I have no such spell. Magic cannot change a person’s nature."
“So… there’s no hope for me.”
"Kind is not what you are. It is what you do."
“It’s that simple?"
"It is that hard."

Show threadMicro SF/F stories by O WestinNov 23, 2022
@rcs Do you do this with every writer you read?
I'm not claiming my stories are perfect, but when they're published they're done, and won't be changed apart from fixing typos.
Your edit removes "You ask the wrong question" which IMO is the key like of the story.
Show threadEclectic ArtistNov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF beautiful!
Show threadGethin A. LynesNov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF cracker
Show threadMooNov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF Sad
Show threadJoe  Nov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF , just mentioned this somewhere else, found it ages ago (can't remember where):
'First we attempt to cultivate loving kindness, later loving kindness cultivates us.'
Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Nov 23, 2022
@MicroSFF this was really good, and I thought I knew where it was headed, but then that last line hit and WOW 💖😭💖
Show threadNjaakNov 24, 2022
@MicroSFF can't change our nature