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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...
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
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...
September 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
For those across the Atlantic, a better value and probably more enjoyable than dinner out :)
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
'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
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/
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 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 :)
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.
June 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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 Woolf
Sometimes we howl.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by D.B. Miller
The answer is write more, unfortunately
April 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Nudge-nudge and possibly wink-wink...
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ooof, squeezed between ceramic and lobster-pink skin indeed... a wee and wild flash by @yallaalia.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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

thewoolfx/com/submit/
March 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Out like a...lion.
March 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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...
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you so much, @kiklodge.bsky.social, for the shout-out - and all the oomph along the way
March 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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
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
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: 💙
www.fastflashworkshops.com/WebSeminarRe...
March 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
'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
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
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
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!
stanchionzine.com/submissions
January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Clucking and freaking out with you 🐔
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM