Lucienne Cummings
@lucimcummings.bsky.social
Writer of tiny things. Fiction: NFFD, Mslexia, Neither Fish Nor Foul, Funny Pearls, Trash Cat Lit. Gags etc: Breaking The News, Noising Up, Newsjack. She/her
https://luciennecummings.com/
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https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucienne-cummings/
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We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
You need this anthology because:
1) The stories are great. (Yes I wrote one of them but I've read them all.)
2) Your local wildlife will love you for it.
3) It's a distraction from all the other stuff.
#writingcommunity
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
#shortfiction
1) The stories are great. (Yes I wrote one of them but I've read them all.)
2) Your local wildlife will love you for it.
3) It's a distraction from all the other stuff.
#writingcommunity
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
#shortfiction
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We’re excited to announce that next year’s National Flash Fiction Day will be Saturday 13 June.
a dog is standing on its hind legs in a room with the words cant wait written on the floor .
ALT: a dog is standing on its hind legs in a room with the words cant wait written on the floor .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re excited to announce that next year’s National Flash Fiction Day will be Saturday 13 June.
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Like stories where things aren't what the seem? Little off-kilter? Discombobulating?
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Like stories where things aren't what the seem? Little off-kilter? Discombobulating?
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
The first Paddington Bear soft toy was created by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson. The welly-wearing, over-stuffed creature is believed to have been the prototype for their son, Jeremy.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The first Paddington Bear soft toy was created by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson. The welly-wearing, over-stuffed creature is believed to have been the prototype for their son, Jeremy.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
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Today's teases from our gorgeous charity print anthology are from stories exploring family loss and uncovered family secrets.
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today's teases from our gorgeous charity print anthology are from stories exploring family loss and uncovered family secrets.
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
Scientists in Aberdeen have developed a tool which they say can identify the type of meat in shop bought ready meals, down to the breed of animal, and the stable it came from.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Scientists in Aberdeen have developed a tool which they say can identify the type of meat in shop bought ready meals, down to the breed of animal, and the stable it came from.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
Healthy hedonism means combining fun with well-being, for example: mixing raves and wellness, voguing and yoga, and eating doughnuts with walking to the kitchen to get more doughnuts.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
November 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Healthy hedonism means combining fun with well-being, for example: mixing raves and wellness, voguing and yoga, and eating doughnuts with walking to the kitchen to get more doughnuts.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
A ban on sending black-bag waste to landfill has been delayed until 2028 due to a lack of capacity. If more incinerators are not built, Scottish households will need to decide whether to put their rubbish in the Blue bin, Grey bin, Purple bin, Brown bin, or England.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A ban on sending black-bag waste to landfill has been delayed until 2028 due to a lack of capacity. If more incinerators are not built, Scottish households will need to decide whether to put their rubbish in the Blue bin, Grey bin, Purple bin, Brown bin, or England.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on a 14th Century skeleton. Scientists’ first clue was the plague germs found on its teeth, that and it was clutching a massive placard engraved, “Hoax!”.
#BTNNB #BTNRejects
#BTNNB #BTNRejects
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on a 14th Century skeleton. Scientists’ first clue was the plague germs found on its teeth, that and it was clutching a massive placard engraved, “Hoax!”.
#BTNNB #BTNRejects
#BTNNB #BTNRejects
This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad features a surly teenager giving his father the Christmas gift of some vinyl. ‘How did you know?’ his dad says, as he unwraps his new Crocs.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad features a surly teenager giving his father the Christmas gift of some vinyl. ‘How did you know?’ his dad says, as he unwraps his new Crocs.
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
#BTNRejects #BTNNB
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There are 27 short fictions in our print anthology - two of them deal beautifully with stories of escape 🦝
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There are 27 short fictions in our print anthology - two of them deal beautifully with stories of escape 🦝
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
Pinocchio, but his tie gets longer each time he lies.
#ThoughtForTheDay
#ThoughtForTheDay
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pinocchio, but his tie gets longer each time he lies.
#ThoughtForTheDay
#ThoughtForTheDay
November, and the air is already thick with toxic nostalgia and emotional manipulation... Merry ADvent!
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Where Love Lives | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by John Lewis
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
November, and the air is already thick with toxic nostalgia and emotional manipulation... Merry ADvent!
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Like stories with an unusual narrator?
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Like stories with an unusual narrator?
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Wish me luck...
(Prompts were: a circus/neglecting/a peasant)
Good luck to everyone else participating this weekend!
#ScaryStoryChallenge #NYCMidnight
(Prompts were: a circus/neglecting/a peasant)
Good luck to everyone else participating this weekend!
#ScaryStoryChallenge #NYCMidnight
November 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wish me luck...
(Prompts were: a circus/neglecting/a peasant)
Good luck to everyone else participating this weekend!
#ScaryStoryChallenge #NYCMidnight
(Prompts were: a circus/neglecting/a peasant)
Good luck to everyone else participating this weekend!
#ScaryStoryChallenge #NYCMidnight
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Best Microfiction reopens! Please spread the word!
Folks, we are now OPEN until December 15th! Lit mag editors, please send us your 5 nominated stories! Judged by Diane Seuss. @dseuss.bsky.social www.bestmicrofiction.com
#FlashFiction #Microfiction #LiteraryMagazines #Author #Writers #Writing #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks
#FlashFiction #Microfiction #LiteraryMagazines #Author #Writers #Writing #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks
Best Microfiction
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer.
www.bestmicrofiction.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Best Microfiction reopens! Please spread the word!
Lily Allen's “West End Girl” joins a prestigious list of hit albums recorded in less than a fortnight. Allen recorded hers in just 10 days, the Beatles recorded Please Please Me in 13 hours, and Black Sabbath recorded their debut album in a state of total inebriation.
#BTN #BTNRejects #Satire
#BTN #BTNRejects #Satire
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Lily Allen's “West End Girl” joins a prestigious list of hit albums recorded in less than a fortnight. Allen recorded hers in just 10 days, the Beatles recorded Please Please Me in 13 hours, and Black Sabbath recorded their debut album in a state of total inebriation.
#BTN #BTNRejects #Satire
#BTN #BTNRejects #Satire
Some people use special methods to save money on social spending, such as set menus, loyalty points, and being obnoxious.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Some people use special methods to save money on social spending, such as set menus, loyalty points, and being obnoxious.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
The daily number of people using public loos in Dumfries and Galloway is to be tracked by the council next year. Asked how the data will be used, a council member said they were
not privy to that information.
#BTN #BTNRejects
not privy to that information.
#BTN #BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The daily number of people using public loos in Dumfries and Galloway is to be tracked by the council next year. Asked how the data will be used, a council member said they were
not privy to that information.
#BTN #BTNRejects
not privy to that information.
#BTN #BTNRejects
A swan on the tracks at Glasgow Central Station caused major disruption to train services this week. A certain Mr Charles Windsor of SW1A is wanted by Police for fly-tipping.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A swan on the tracks at Glasgow Central Station caused major disruption to train services this week. A certain Mr Charles Windsor of SW1A is wanted by Police for fly-tipping.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
The BBC has established that Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein at Royal Lodge, for the only Halloween party where no one needed
to dress up as a monster.
#BTN #BTNRejects
to dress up as a monster.
#BTN #BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The BBC has established that Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein at Royal Lodge, for the only Halloween party where no one needed
to dress up as a monster.
#BTN #BTNRejects
to dress up as a monster.
#BTN #BTNRejects
A new study has revealed that 52% of UK households avoid trick-or-treaters by pretending to be out. The other 48% remain firmly in.
#BTNRejects
#BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A new study has revealed that 52% of UK households avoid trick-or-treaters by pretending to be out. The other 48% remain firmly in.
#BTNRejects
#BTNRejects
17th century records mention six Elgin men sword dancing and guising in the churchyard. They were each fined 40 shillings and had their nuts confiscated.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
17th century records mention six Elgin men sword dancing and guising in the churchyard. They were each fined 40 shillings and had their nuts confiscated.
#BTN #BTNRejects
#BTN #BTNRejects
If you love funny picture books and you like to support indie authors and illustrators, please consider pledging to help make this sequel a reality. You won't regret it!
The Kickstarter for my 2nd book is finishing on the 10th November and at present, it's going to fail.
There is still time to turn things around but I need YOUR help to do it.
If you're in a position to support, please take a look to see what rewards you can get in exchange for your pledge.
There is still time to turn things around but I need YOUR help to do it.
If you're in a position to support, please take a look to see what rewards you can get in exchange for your pledge.
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you love funny picture books and you like to support indie authors and illustrators, please consider pledging to help make this sequel a reality. You won't regret it!
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We have just made it for our October newsletter!
News and Subs and SO MANY Trash Family successes incl. @cbigs.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social @angelajoynes.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social and more!!
trashcatlit.com/2025/10/31/h...
News and Subs and SO MANY Trash Family successes incl. @cbigs.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social @angelajoynes.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social and more!!
trashcatlit.com/2025/10/31/h...
trashcatlit.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We have just made it for our October newsletter!
News and Subs and SO MANY Trash Family successes incl. @cbigs.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social @angelajoynes.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social and more!!
trashcatlit.com/2025/10/31/h...
News and Subs and SO MANY Trash Family successes incl. @cbigs.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social @angelajoynes.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social and more!!
trashcatlit.com/2025/10/31/h...