Craig Borri
craigborri.bsky.social
Craig Borri
@craigborri.bsky.social
Fiction writer and software developer. People tell me I look like Chevy Chase. I'll let you decide.
First ever professional sale at 8 cents a word. It's only a 100 word drabble, so I only got $8, but it still counts.

The theme was Yard Sale.

100footcrow.com/a-necessary-...
A Necessary Yard - 100-Foot Crow
By: Craig Borri. I was doing about thirty when she ran in front of my car. It was a little girl, about five years old. Blonde hair, blue eyes, and a little paisley jumpsuit. I slammed on the brakes, b...
100footcrow.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Starship Blunder anthology, in which I have two stories, is available for pre-order. Here is the link:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSXPDDF
Starship Blunder 2: Starship Wonder
www.amazon.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thanks to Bloomin Onion for publishing story number four. I guess that means I'm no longer a beginning writer.

www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...
Featured Story #2 — The Bloomin' Onion
www.thebloominonion.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Published story number 3. Not paid, but still...

twinflameliterary.com/fiddlers-gre...
Fiddler’s Green – Twin Flame Literary
twinflameliterary.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Just a picture of my 1-year-old grandson doing his Robert De Niro impersonation.
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The second Starship Blunder anthology is set to come out in mid-November. It includes two stories by yours truly.

As you've no doubt figured out from the title, it's a sci fi romp about a crew of incompetent spacers. You can check out the background here: www.starshipblunder.xyz
Starship Blunder
Galactic Misadventure Continues! Ready to boldly go to galaxies humanity would rather forget? Thank you to all the writers who submitted stories for the second Starship Blunder anthology! Brace yourse...
www.starshipblunder.xyz
August 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
So, second published story. Still not paid yet, but baby steps.

Considering the subject matter, I didn't think anyone would be brave enough to publish this.

yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/08/pull...
Pull
It was a good day for shooting.
yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Okay, first ever published story!!!

Mind you, I did not say PAID published story, but published is published.

Please check it out: academyoftheheartandmind.com/2025/08/01/a...
A Dire Situation
By Craig Borri It was a sweltering August day, but that didn’t deter the three reporters waiting outside the gate. The gate was part of a ten-foot-tall fence enclosing a 2,000 acre forest preserve.…
academyoftheheartandmind.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have a short story that's a top 10 finalist in the Dream Foundry contest.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM