Jane Dugdale
@janedugdale.bsky.social
Writer. Researcher. Wannabe ping-ping champion.
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The Surprising Power of Boredom: It Lets You Confront Big Questions & Give Life Meaning
The Surprising Power of Boredom: It Lets You Confront Big Questions & Give Life Meaning
The twenty-first century so far may seem light on major technological breakthroughs, at least when compared to the twentieth. An artificial intelligence boom (perhaps a bubble, perhaps not) has been t...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Surprising Power of Boredom: It Lets You Confront Big Questions & Give Life Meaning
Hello February! It’s nice to see you.
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hello February! It’s nice to see you.
Delighted that my story was highly commended in the recent Oxford Flash Fiction prize! And that I was able to read my story and meet the team, judges and some of the marvellous authors included in the anthology at the weekend. Congrats to all involved.
oxfordflashfictionprize.com/summer-2023-...
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Summer 2023 winners
FIRST PLACE Solve the Problems that Fergus Denies he Caused by Malina Douglas Second Place Dad says Nobody Wins on the Teddy Picker by Karen Arnold Third Place My son plays Minecraft and talks at me f...
oxfordflashfictionprize.com
October 23, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Delighted that my story was highly commended in the recent Oxford Flash Fiction prize! And that I was able to read my story and meet the team, judges and some of the marvellous authors included in the anthology at the weekend. Congrats to all involved.
oxfordflashfictionprize.com/summer-2023-...
oxfordflashfictionprize.com/summer-2023-...
Her heart lies on the kitchen floor. Tonight, it’s been trampled on by an old loafer. She scoops it up and slops it into a bowl. Its pumping red is fading. Her heart is greying. She no longer knows where to start, to fix her heart. She covers the bowl in cling film and puts it in the freezer. #mpotd
The 10 Oct word prompt for #mpotd (micro prompt of the day): HEART.
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
October 10, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Her heart lies on the kitchen floor. Tonight, it’s been trampled on by an old loafer. She scoops it up and slops it into a bowl. Its pumping red is fading. Her heart is greying. She no longer knows where to start, to fix her heart. She covers the bowl in cling film and puts it in the freezer. #mpotd
Watching a spider’s long legs, as it builds its web, reminds me of watching my fingers extend and retract as I type sentences. I wonder if we're both holding our breath and hoping that our creation won't collapse or be blown away by a foul wind :)
October 1, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Watching a spider’s long legs, as it builds its web, reminds me of watching my fingers extend and retract as I type sentences. I wonder if we're both holding our breath and hoping that our creation won't collapse or be blown away by a foul wind :)
My ‘to read’ pile is too serious and non-fictiony … any suggestions for short story collections (especially of the fantastical variety) would be much appreciated!
September 27, 2023 at 7:05 PM
My ‘to read’ pile is too serious and non-fictiony … any suggestions for short story collections (especially of the fantastical variety) would be much appreciated!