Idle Stories

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Mostly random deposits of microfiction. In English.

My other profile (mostly in Czech) is at @idle

Idle StoriesFeb 22
Chris LarryFeb 22
I am looking to start a #microfiction #flashfiction writing group. The goal is to find 5-7 writers, readers, and reviewers to work with over time. We would help each other with stories and skills, but also organize ourselves to submit to publications, magazines, blogs, and contests. We would have to be ok sometimes competing. I have one other: ideally, the group is 5-7ish; we would meet monthly on video and work from a shared doc (all of this up for discussion). Anyone interested? #writers
Show threadIdle StoriesJan 19
@pewterbaw Czech: "z plných plic", meaning "from full lungs".
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@asakiyume
Thank you!
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@asakiyume Sure delicious ones.

An intellectual dessert could be a piece of information that brings together and completes several previous pieces. That would be a delight.

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@asakiyume
Idle read the story, nodding vaguely. Her mind was on desserts.
Idle StoriesDec 25
gdsDec 24

Of course the big winners of the wormhole revolution were the megacorps, shipping huge quantities of data and goods between the stars. But there were little indie wins too. One enterprising history nerd realised that with a careful array of holes and a really high gain PAL reviever, she could watch TV from the 1970s--90s "live".

I hear it's become quite a christmas tradition in some of the hipster bubbles.

#microfiction #MicroSF

Idle StoriesOct 18
🦋ShouldbeWriting🦋Oct 17

Detective Petrov's eyes swept the cluttered room. "So," he said, "Leonid Chekhov, age 56, an automobile mechanic - found strangled in his study. The question is, who would want him dead?"

"Sir," said officer Gurin, "look - there's a pistol on the desk."

Detective Petrov stared at the weapon, frowning. "Do you realize what this means?" he asked. "Before we're done here, I have to fire this gun...."

#microfiction #flashfiction

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@UnconventionalEmma I am a technical writer, so presumably a communication professional too. I still sometimes can't write a question clearly enough so that my colleagues understand what I'm asking.

It makes me doubt everything.

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@UnconventionalEmma No pressure! :)