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
Superstars and super humans, as is @kiklodge.bsky.social who tagged me first and, I figured, was out of the running. Maybe I’ve lived in a rule-abiding culture too long…
These are three superstars! I love being reminded of all the brilliant people in our community! (also, who came up with the rule of not being able to tag someone who tagged you? At this point, I feel like rules were chucked out the window in February?)
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Superstars and super humans, as is @kiklodge.bsky.social who tagged me first and, I figured, was out of the running. Maybe I’ve lived in a rule-abiding culture too long…
Lovely idea. Here goes (since I can't tag someone who tagged me 😉): @nancyfreund.bsky.social @yallaalia.bsky.social @meredithwadley.bsky.social
Who wants something nice for a weary Wednesday? Quote post this post & tag 1, 2 or 3 other writers who inspire you / support you / are amazing human beings. I'll pick a winner at random. Poster + nominees win a free recording of one one of my workshops: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Lovely idea. Here goes (since I can't tag someone who tagged me 😉): @nancyfreund.bsky.social @yallaalia.bsky.social @meredithwadley.bsky.social
"In Renaissance Venice, women bleached their hair with horse urine and lemon juice, lying on sun-soaked roofs. Blonde, they believed, was closer to the divine. The sting, the smell, the heat."
Gripping piece here from @yallaalia.bsky.social
Gripping piece here from @yallaalia.bsky.social
So excited to publish my first prose poem, part of my WIP novella-in-flash.
Many thanks to Flash the Court. Also Julie Irigaray & @saloneurope.bsky.social for helping me dive deeper into this form.
Enjoy my obsession with blonds!
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Many thanks to Flash the Court. Also Julie Irigaray & @saloneurope.bsky.social for helping me dive deeper into this form.
Enjoy my obsession with blonds!
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Flash the Court
send me your irreverence
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December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"In Renaissance Venice, women bleached their hair with horse urine and lemon juice, lying on sun-soaked roofs. Blonde, they believed, was closer to the divine. The sting, the smell, the heat."
Gripping piece here from @yallaalia.bsky.social
Gripping piece here from @yallaalia.bsky.social
I'm thinking it's better to celebrate now in case it's the end of the road. Thank you, @smokelong.bsky.social. And writers both on and not on the list? Let's keep writing, of course.
The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm thinking it's better to celebrate now in case it's the end of the road. Thank you, @smokelong.bsky.social. And writers both on and not on the list? Let's keep writing, of course.
The #Trouble issue is out, and it's a good one.
Time for #trouble - because Issue 9 is now live!
Dig into new #microfiction, #flashfiction, #creativenonfiction and #poetry from 15 fabulous writers, including @shivpreet.bsky.social @jen-bryant.bsky.social & @moomoocamus.bsky.social
Enjoy the read: thewoolfx.com
Dig into new #microfiction, #flashfiction, #creativenonfiction and #poetry from 15 fabulous writers, including @shivpreet.bsky.social @jen-bryant.bsky.social & @moomoocamus.bsky.social
Enjoy the read: thewoolfx.com
The Woolf
Sometimes we howl.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The #Trouble issue is out, and it's a good one.
'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...
a cartoon character is writing on a piece of paper with a south park sign in the background
ALT: a cartoon character is writing on a piece of paper with a south park sign in the background
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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.