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"We clustered around a small display window, so we didn’t notice in time." The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/09/m...
You're right, you never know. Glad you enjoyed today's micro and thank you for reading and sharing. Very much appreciated @lmbayley.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Oh, goodness. We never know what trauma might be hidden under a stranger's face, and sometimes just being "nice" isn't enough. #microfiction by @luannecastle.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social this morning.
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"We clustered around a small display window, so we didn’t notice in time." The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/09/m...
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
You're right, you never know. Glad you enjoyed today's micro and thank you for reading and sharing. Very much appreciated @lmbayley.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
So pleased to be featuring your micro today, Luanne. Thank you for sending it our way @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Thank you!
"We clustered around a small display window, so we didn’t notice in time." The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/09/m...
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
So pleased to be featuring your micro today, Luanne. Thank you for sending it our way @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
ICYMI today we're delighted to be featuring The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy
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February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI today we're delighted to be featuring The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy
"We clustered around a small display window, so we didn’t notice in time." The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/09/m...
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
"We clustered around a small display window, so we didn’t notice in time." The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/09/m...
Thank you, Mike! Always a pleasure to feature your #fiction @polyscribe70.bsky.social
Thanks very much for presenting the story so beautifully, Laura - I do appreciate it
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Thank you, Mike! Always a pleasure to feature your #fiction @polyscribe70.bsky.social
Very happy to know you enjoyed this marvellous story, Sarah. Thank you for reading and sharing @scturnerfiction.bsky.social
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
‘How strange, the thought came to me, which of us is chosen to survive in this world. And which to flourish.’
Really enjoyed this beautiful story about happiness in the aftermath of loss by @polyscribe70.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
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Really enjoyed this beautiful story about happiness in the aftermath of loss by @polyscribe70.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
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"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Very happy to know you enjoyed this marvellous story, Sarah. Thank you for reading and sharing @scturnerfiction.bsky.social
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Delighted to know you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Sudha. Thank you for reading and sharing @sudhab.bsky.social
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@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
...something unexpected took place. I felt joy, even euphoria, and then the most blissful sense of kinship.
Such a lovely story from @polyscribe70.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social 👇
Such a lovely story from @polyscribe70.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social 👇
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Delighted to know you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Sudha. Thank you for reading and sharing @sudhab.bsky.social
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
So pleased to know you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Jen. Thank you for reading and sharing @jenmierisch.bsky.social
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@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Lovely story ❤️
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
So pleased to know you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Jen. Thank you for reading and sharing @jenmierisch.bsky.social
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Delighted to know it resonated with you, Linda. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmbayley.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Oh, this quiet, beautiful #shortstory by @polyscribe70.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social left me enchanted and feeling peaceful. So well done!!
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Delighted to know it resonated with you, Linda. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmbayley.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
So pleased you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Niamh. Thank you for reading and sharing @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social
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"I am not a spontaneous person, and aside from the context of marriage have exposed my adult body parts only to medics, & then reluctantly. But the river flickered light in the early autumn sun, the trees promised sanctuary, & [...] I felt momentarily like a participant in an impressionist painting"
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
So pleased you enjoyed Creatures of Our Time, Niamh. Thank you for reading and sharing @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
@polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
It is indeed, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, Bronwen. Thank you for reading and sharing @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
This is a lovely story from @polyscribe70.bsky.social
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It is indeed, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, Bronwen. Thank you for reading and sharing @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Delighted to be featuring another of your stories, Mike. Creatures of Our Time is a gem and I thank you for sending it our way @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
Really honoured to return to the wonderful @fictivedream.bsky.social with a new story, Creatures of Our Time. Just now and then, the muse needs toning down a bit to become credible fiction…
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Delighted to be featuring another of your stories, Mike. Creatures of Our Time is a gem and I thank you for sending it our way @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction #shortstory #writingcommunity
ICYMI today we're delighted to be featuring Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI today we're delighted to be featuring Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
"Her body, small, slender, the skin very pale, belied the age I’d guessed she must be." Creatures of Our Time by Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/08/c...
ICYMI Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
ICYMI Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
We are thrilled to welcome back Mike Fox with his #shortstory Creatures of Our Time, out tomorrow @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
We are thrilled to welcome back Mike Fox with his #shortstory Creatures of Our Time, out tomorrow @polyscribe70.bsky.social #fiction
Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
Great to know you enjoyed it, Laura. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts @laurabesley.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
'Actually, Asa does look forward to our breakfasts with Dad—but that’s because Mom never buys us fast food. Not that she’s opposed to us eating it. It’s just too expensive, she says.'
Stark bittersweet micro by @loricramerwriter.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social
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Stark bittersweet micro by @loricramerwriter.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social
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MicroMonday #42
Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang by Lori Cramer cuing my little brother, Asa, and me to hurry outside as if there’s nothing we’d rather do than hop into D…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Great to know you enjoyed it, Laura. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts @laurabesley.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
ICYMI we are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #submissionsopen #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
ICYMI we are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #submissionsopen #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
We are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #submissionsopen #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
We are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #submissionsopen #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
Yes, fabulous narrator's voice. So pleased to know you enjoyed today's micro, Linda. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmbayley.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
This is so brilliant! "as if there’s nothing we’d rather do than hop into Dad’s look-how-cool-I-am-mobile and be whooshed across town"! I love the narrator's voice and attitude here. Great #microfiction by @loricramerwriter.bsky.social out in @fictivedream.bsky.social this morning!
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Delighted to be feat. "Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang" by Lori Cramer @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/02/m...
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Yes, fabulous narrator's voice. So pleased to know you enjoyed today's micro, Linda. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmbayley.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Great to know you enjoyed today's micro, Suzanne, and thank you for reading @sagreene1.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
When I saw the title I had to read it right now - And I'm so glad I did. Wonderful little micro. Congratulations🎉
Delighted to be featuring your micro today, Lori. Thank you for sending it our way @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Great to know you enjoyed today's micro, Suzanne, and thank you for reading @sagreene1.bsky.social @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Delighted to be featuring your micro today, Lori. Thank you for sending it our way @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Thrilled to have my micro "Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang" featured today on #MicroMonday in @fictivedream.bsky.social. Thank you, Laura Black!
Delighted to be feat. "Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang" by Lori Cramer @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/02/m...
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Delighted to be featuring your micro today, Lori. Thank you for sending it our way @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Reposted by Fictive Dream
@fictivedream.bsky.social is a wonderful compendium of the short story, as is the A Personal Anthology series curated by @jonathangibbs.bsky.social. It was a joy to revisit and reflect on stories by @grahammort.bsky.social, @david-bevan.bsky.social, and ten other superb examples of the form.
Please see A Personal Anthology by @polyscribe70.bsky.social
for an insightful analysis of his fave #shortstories inc. Celia by
@grahammort.bsky.social and Helium by
@david-bevan.bsky.social from Fictive Dream. Courtesy of
@jonathangibbs.bsky.social
apersonalanthology.substack.com/p/a-personal...
for an insightful analysis of his fave #shortstories inc. Celia by
@grahammort.bsky.social and Helium by
@david-bevan.bsky.social from Fictive Dream. Courtesy of
@jonathangibbs.bsky.social
apersonalanthology.substack.com/p/a-personal...
A Personal Anthology, by Mike Fox
‘The Quiet’ by Carys Davies (First published in The Stinging Fly 2014, then in the collection The Redemption of Galen Pike, Salt 2014.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
@fictivedream.bsky.social is a wonderful compendium of the short story, as is the A Personal Anthology series curated by @jonathangibbs.bsky.social. It was a joy to revisit and reflect on stories by @grahammort.bsky.social, @david-bevan.bsky.social, and ten other superb examples of the form.
ICYMI today we're feat. "Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang" by Lori Cramer @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/02/m...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI today we're feat. "Every Sunday Morning at 9, Dad Honks the Horn of His Midlife-Crisis Mustang" by Lori Cramer @loricramerwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/02/02/m...