Hi writer and reader friends. I have a question… where on BlueSky do you look for short stories (writing or reading)? Or what hashtags do you use? #shortstories #WritingCommunity #vss365

Arthur ran down the stairs and across the courtyard. By N block four boys kept #vigil. Arthur stopped at a tree and leant on it. He surreptitiously eyed the group. ‘What you looking at?’ A boy said. Arthur looked up. ‘Nothing. You’re all rather #mundane.’ Someone laughed. #vss365

That evening, back home, after tea of baked beans on toast, Arthur chose two crayons pink and yellow. Taking his pad, he drew a fairy on a daisy. It was for Mum, to say sorry. Bobby saw it and teased him. You’re a #pixie, he said. Arthur #pummelled him. #vss365

Locked in the loo, Arthur dozed. His dreams weren’t #mystical. They didn’t seem so. They seemed real. He was walking down an alley. Ahead he saw a stocky man in a seafaring jacket. As he approached, Arthur recognised him. It was his dad. #vss365