D.B. Miller
@dbmillerwriter.bsky.social
Short fiction, CNF, offbeat profiles & attempts to capture the obliterating power of live music | dbmillerwriter.com | http://instagram.com/dbmwr | Coeditor https://thewoolfx.com
'I fight a twin urge to comfort the kid and stick that bloody pin in the Botox Babe’s fat lip, imagining it releasing air like a deflating balloon, squealing and whining as it collapses.'
You're not the only one! A complex glimpse of entrapment in this wee #flashfiction here...
You're not the only one! A complex glimpse of entrapment in this wee #flashfiction here...
ICYMI today's story is Smudged Reflections by Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social #flashfiction. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/28/s...
September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
'I fight a twin urge to comfort the kid and stick that bloody pin in the Botox Babe’s fat lip, imagining it releasing air like a deflating balloon, squealing and whining as it collapses.'
You're not the only one! A complex glimpse of entrapment in this wee #flashfiction here...
You're not the only one! A complex glimpse of entrapment in this wee #flashfiction here...
Thank you so much, @fictivedream.bsky.social, for the honor - and for believing in this story to begin with.
We're delighted to announce our nomination for Best of the Net 2026: Bark by D.B. Miller
@dbmillerwriter.bsky.social #flashfiction #BestoftheNet. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance...Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
@dbmillerwriter.bsky.social #flashfiction #BestoftheNet. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance...Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
September 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Thank you so much, @fictivedream.bsky.social, for the honor - and for believing in this story to begin with.
For those across the Atlantic, a better value and probably more enjoyable than dinner out :)
Later today, I'll be talking specificity in this online workshop for the fine folk at Smokelong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social. It's not too late to join me 👇
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The Art in the Detail: Specificity in Flash, September 27th! - SmokeLong Quarterly
In this webinar, Emily Devane will explore how to fine-tune your micros with the perfect words and details that stick in the reader’s mind long after the last sentence. Using examples and prompts, she...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
For those across the Atlantic, a better value and probably more enjoyable than dinner out :)
If you're up for a class, Matt's classes rock and are well worth every cent, pence or Rappen.
Happening two weeks today (and a week on Tuesday). A chance to delve into all sorts of things like Vonnegut's story graphs and the golden ratio and how a story is like a fish, a spiral and a train track
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September 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you're up for a class, Matt's classes rock and are well worth every cent, pence or Rappen.
'The first drops of rain fell. The catfish breached the surface, mistaking the rain for food. I thought about how easy it was to do that sometimes, mistake one thing for another.' An unsettling and real read here.
ICYMI today's story is A Compilation of Moments that Mattered Most from Summers Camping by A.J. Miller @ajmillernow.bsky.social #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/21/a...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
'The first drops of rain fell. The catfish breached the surface, mistaking the rain for food. I thought about how easy it was to do that sometimes, mistake one thing for another.' An unsettling and real read here.
Subs open through 10 October. Let the trouble begin.
#Submissions are now open for Issue 9. The theme? Trouble.
Go ahead, get into some. thewoolfx.com/submit/
Go ahead, get into some. thewoolfx.com/submit/
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Subs open through 10 October. Let the trouble begin.
This was excellent - the instruction, conversation and funny little things borne during the prompts (speaking for myself there). Thank you @saloneurope.bsky.social and tutor @julieirigaray.bsky.social, who kept us inspired and in check :)
We had such a fantastic evening learning about writing the Prose Poem with @julieirigaray.bsky.social!
If you missed it don't despair, we will definitely run it again.
If you missed it don't despair, we will definitely run it again.
June 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This was excellent - the instruction, conversation and funny little things borne during the prompts (speaking for myself there). Thank you @saloneurope.bsky.social and tutor @julieirigaray.bsky.social, who kept us inspired and in check :)
This one had me until the end.
ICYMI today's #shortstory is Hide and Seek by Sarah Turner @scturnerfiction.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/05/25/h...
May 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This one had me until the end.
Very proud of this issue (nothing new there, though)
Without further ado, Issue 8 is now live!
The #Bully issue features thought-provoking words from 14 incredible writers. Stay tuned for highlights or have a look yourself - it's a corker #flashfiction #microfiction #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #shortstories
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The #Bully issue features thought-provoking words from 14 incredible writers. Stay tuned for highlights or have a look yourself - it's a corker #flashfiction #microfiction #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #shortstories
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The Woolf
Sometimes we howl.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very proud of this issue (nothing new there, though)
Reposted by D.B. Miller
The answer is write more, unfortunately
April 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The answer is write more, unfortunately
Nudge-nudge and possibly wink-wink...
Excited to announce that FlashFlood will open its doors on Sunday 20 April until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. Get writing, folks! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/fl...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nudge-nudge and possibly wink-wink...
Ooof, squeezed between ceramic and lobster-pink skin indeed... a wee and wild flash by @yallaalia.bsky.social
this 165 word story by Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch @yallaalia.bsky.social feels like a sugar rush, a good line of coke, or the day u decide to get married (it's about the last thing).
read 'Jakob, I Do! Until I Don't!'
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read 'Jakob, I Do! Until I Don't!'
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JAKOB, I DO! UNTIL I DON'T! by Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch
We drank Prosecco on the number 31, escaping the confetti blizzard, the plastic champagne flute cheap between my lips but the ring heavy on my finger, while my parents returned to their hotel and we c...
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April 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ooof, squeezed between ceramic and lobster-pink skin indeed... a wee and wild flash by @yallaalia.bsky.social
Reposted by D.B. Miller
You have just over a week to send us more fabulous words & art for our Bully issue. Dooo it... #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstories #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart
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March 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
You have just over a week to send us more fabulous words & art for our Bully issue. Dooo it... #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstories #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart
thewoolfx/com/submit/
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Out like a...lion.
We drop the March issue tomorrow!
Featuring @mihirwords.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social Maximilian Martini, @natewh.bsky.social @suzchef.bsky.social & @brettbbl.bsky.social
Featuring @mihirwords.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social Maximilian Martini, @natewh.bsky.social @suzchef.bsky.social & @brettbbl.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Out like a...lion.
ICYMI my short-short story "Bark" is out in the world. Thank you again, @fictivedream.bsky.social!
We're currently featuring Bark by D.B. Miller @dbmillerwriter.bsky.social.
If you missed it on Sunday, here's another chance. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
If you missed it on Sunday, here's another chance. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ICYMI my short-short story "Bark" is out in the world. Thank you again, @fictivedream.bsky.social!
Thank you so much, @kiklodge.bsky.social, for the shout-out - and all the oomph along the way
Eery and punchy tale about the dark unsaids that inhabit teenage girls 🙌🙌🙌@dbmillerwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
Bark
by D.B. Miller I JAMMED MY FOOT on the clutch like I was squashing a bug and shifted into third for the climb. The new girl lived in a capsule on the edge of the forest, a minute’s drive from anyon…
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March 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thank you so much, @kiklodge.bsky.social, for the shout-out - and all the oomph along the way
Am so happy this piece - which took its sweet, maddening time - found such a welcoming home. Thank you @fictivedream.bsky.social (and @theargylelitmag.bsky.social for the original prompt).
"Right past the garage, I crept into the shadows, every step timed with the crack of a grenade." Bark by D.B. Miller @dbmillerwriter.bsky.social #shortstory. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/03/16/b...
March 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Am so happy this piece - which took its sweet, maddening time - found such a welcoming home. Thank you @fictivedream.bsky.social (and @theargylelitmag.bsky.social for the original prompt).
Writers and artists, do check it out. The theme? Bully.
We're open for #submissions through 9 April. Go get 'em.
March 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Writers and artists, do check it out. The theme? Bully.
You really do leave with 3, and 3 that go somewhere!
#flashfiction THIS Saturday, a new round of my popular 3-in-90 live (online) workshops! I'd love for you to join us! Workshops on 3/8, 3/29, 5/17, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time U.S. Sign up for all three for a discount! Go here for more info & to register: 💙
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March 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
You really do leave with 3, and 3 that go somewhere!
'That was the year your mood ring turned black.' Haunting and vivid little #flashfiction here.
"His pursed, hard lips bumping the edge of your braces through your closed mouth and both of you stumbling out..." Love’s Fresh Lemon by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #microfiction #flashfiction #flashfictionfebruary. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/02/24/l...
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
'That was the year your mood ring turned black.' Haunting and vivid little #flashfiction here.
This badge feels earned even if there's so much more on my to-do list now (as is the way with all this writing stuff, eh?). Huge thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for the though-provoking material, level of engagement, flexibility and, of course, intro to great new writers and writing.
February 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This badge feels earned even if there's so much more on my to-do list now (as is the way with all this writing stuff, eh?). Huge thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for the though-provoking material, level of engagement, flexibility and, of course, intro to great new writers and writing.
Set the alarm!
Elegant Variations submissions open tomorrow at 4:30pm ET for 40 pieces of writing. Super quick responses. www.stanchionzine.com/submissions
February 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Set the alarm!
Hurry, don't even...no, stop...time's ticking...c'mon!
OPEN! HURRY!!
Introducing ELEGANT VARIATIONS. It's a phrase I've longed to use, once considering launching a 2nd print mag, but sensibly did not. Now, it's the home of Stanchion's online featured writing, the first submission window for which opens in a couple of hours!
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January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hurry, don't even...no, stop...time's ticking...c'mon!
Clucking and freaking out with you 🐔
Only gone and signed a publishing deal with the stupendous Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social with artwork by @jeromefage.bsky.social out in 2026 😱
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January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Clucking and freaking out with you 🐔