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The online literary magazine with short stories and comics from all around the world.
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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Oct 29
Here's #Autumn2025 with box fresh #ShortStories from Helon Habila, Ephameron, @cclarklewes.bsky.social Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall and Kasimma – plus Chadwick Allen on the classics of #Indigenous #literature

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The contributors to Fictionable's Autumn 2025 issue. From top left Helon Habila, Kasimma, Ephameron, Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, Caroline Clark and Chadwick Allen
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Fictionable all wrapped up for the holiday season with a cheery bow and some festive snow. The legend says: 'Give the gift of exclusive fiction from Susanna Clarke, Samantha Harvey, Helon Habila, Jenny Erpenbeck, and more…'
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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It's such a treat to talk with others about writing and I was delighted to have this talk with Richard. I was surprised to find I had something to say about AI and writing, and the video game of Caroline Clark 👇🎮
fictionable.bsky.social Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · 25d
Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Caroline Clark tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I can never say where the story started'
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Morning.
Espresso. White cup.
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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What's the best way out of a tight spot? Kasimma looks for lessons in Mama Taught Me That.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/mama...

Image: Nick Fewings

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A close-up of eggs resting on straw, with a quote from Kasimma's short story Mama Taught Me That: 'Then it hit me. The eggs!'
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The river hides a dark secret in Guts by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/guts...

Image: Elaine Alex

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
The sun hangs low across a field, with a quote from Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall's short story Guts: 'The fence runs between the lines of the highway and the river…'
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A one-way system on the outskirts of Madrid is the road to hostility and blame in I Will Go by @cclarklewes.bsky.social But is there another way?

Find out at www.fictionable.world/stories/i-wi...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A detail from a map of Madrid, with a quote from Caroline Clark's short story I Will Go: 'He took my word that I could get us there…'
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
laurenbeukes.com Lauren Beukes @laurenbeukes.com · 7d
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Can a daily dose of fresh air bring a couple closer together when one of them is away? Ephameron checks the skies in her graphic story .

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/clou...

Image: Amy W

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
Clouds sail in a blue sky, with a quote from Ephameron's graphic short story <cloud_update>: 'There's a lot of blue out today, a few white clouds…'
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The Strout Estate is like paradise to Malin. But is there a serpent in the garden? Helon Habila investigates in this short story.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/para...

Image: Yana Konontsova

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #translation #blog #podcast
Fissures in thick ice, with a quote from Helon Habila's short story Paradise: "In the winter the workers would harvest thick slabs of ice from the pond…'
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we go back to the 16th century with Kasimma and talk feminism and colonisation.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/kas... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

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A portrait of the writer Kasimma, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I was just faced with myself, just me, only me'
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Is it art or is it a story? Why not both at the same time, asks Ephameron.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/eph... or from #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

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A portrait of the artist Ephameron, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'Why can't I make stories that are set in real life?'
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast @cclarklewes.bsky.social tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I always write what I don't know'
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The difficult legacy of slavery still shapes the United States. But #fiction can help bridge those divides, says Helon Habila

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/hel... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

#books #reading #writing #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A portrait of the writer Helon Habila, with a quote from his podcast interview: 'I'm trying to make sense of America in itself'
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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The writing of our human relationships to place has always taken many forms, says Chadwick Allen.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/blogs/chadwi...

Image: Jobove Reus

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Flamingos walk across a lake, with a quote from Chadwick Allen's blog: 'The power of land and water and their diverse inhabitants as active agents'
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The river hides a dark secret in Guts by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/guts...

Image: Anders Marlowe

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A portrait of the writer Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, with a quote from her short story Guts: 'It's misty after a long, rainy night…'
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we go back to the 16th century with Kasimma and talk feminism and colonisation.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/kas... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Kasimma, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'Women at that time had agency, and could defend themselves'
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A one-way system on the outskirts of Madrid is the road to hostility and blame in I Will Go by @cclarklewes.bsky.social But is there another way?

Find out at www.fictionable.world/stories/i-wi...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A one-way sign on a wall, with a quote from Caroline Clark's short story I Will Go: 'We're still driving around that infernal one-way system…'
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Ephameron checks the skies in her graphic short story .

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/clou...

Image: sergio hernandez trejo

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
Sunlight catches the edge of clouds in a darkening sky with a quote from Ephameron's graphic short story <cloud_update>: 'it's not a bad day here, though cloud cover is rolling in…'
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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The Strout Estate is like paradise to Malin. But is there a serpent in the garden? Helon Habila investigates in this short story.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/para...

Image: Mario Hafliger

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
A path leads ahead through a cedar forest, with a quote from Helon Habila's short story Paradise: "The trees, he told me, were hundreds of years old…'
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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cclarklewes.bsky.social
ICYMI: my interview with Richard Lea of @fictionable.bsky.social. There’s a mention of my next book with @blackheraldpress.bsky.social and discussion of my previous two with @cbeditions.bsky.social. 👇🪁
cclarklewes.bsky.social Caroline Clark @cclarklewes.bsky.social · 25d
Many thanks to Richard Lea @fictionable.bsky.social for this enjoyable conversation!
fictionable.bsky.social Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · 25d
Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Caroline Clark tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Still a few copies of this exclusive, limited, signed edition of Diana Evans's short story Broth.

Tell us who you'd like Diana to sign your copy for – the perfect #Christmas present.

www.fictionable.world/pages/limite...

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Snow falls against a blue background, with a golden ribbon and the legend 'Broth: get your signed limited edition of Diana Evans' 'beautifully written' short story at fictionable.world'
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Many thanks to Richard Lea @fictionable.bsky.social for this enjoyable conversation!
fictionable.bsky.social Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · 25d
Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Caroline Clark tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I can never say where the story started'
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Caroline Clark tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I can never say where the story started'
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM