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/
https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucienne-cummings/
https://luciennecummings.com/
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
Breaking news - something that happens every year, happens.
November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Breaking news - something that happens every year, happens.
Our street has been invaded by tiny people in hi-vis vests with bicycles. The local school says it's cycling proficiency tests, but I know what they're really training for...
a statue of a woman is surrounded by a grid of blue lights
Alt: an art thief dodges security lasers in an art gallery
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Our street has been invaded by tiny people in hi-vis vests with bicycles. The local school says it's cycling proficiency tests, but I know what they're really training for...
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Omg who has 🎵zerooo chiiiill🎵 and is already doing a ✨WIP✨ for her new show?
it's me. A mario a mariolane. Come and see my newest show in @angelcomedy.bsky.social on Sunday!
Come play. U can just walk in plenty, pleeeeeenty of tickets available 🩷💒
it's me. A mario a mariolane. Come and see my newest show in @angelcomedy.bsky.social on Sunday!
Come play. U can just walk in plenty, pleeeeeenty of tickets available 🩷💒
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Omg who has 🎵zerooo chiiiill🎵 and is already doing a ✨WIP✨ for her new show?
it's me. A mario a mariolane. Come and see my newest show in @angelcomedy.bsky.social on Sunday!
Come play. U can just walk in plenty, pleeeeeenty of tickets available 🩷💒
it's me. A mario a mariolane. Come and see my newest show in @angelcomedy.bsky.social on Sunday!
Come play. U can just walk in plenty, pleeeeeenty of tickets available 🩷💒
The Lincoln Imp, thousands of Green Men, hell mouths, momento mori, and pretty much all medieval art incorporated into churches was meant to scare Christians/convert pagans, but a woman in a Wind in the Willows t-shirt was too much!?!?!?!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Lincoln Imp, thousands of Green Men, hell mouths, momento mori, and pretty much all medieval art incorporated into churches was meant to scare Christians/convert pagans, but a woman in a Wind in the Willows t-shirt was too much!?!?!?!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Final teases for our charity print anthology!
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Final teases for our charity print anthology!
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
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Our penultimate day of teases from our print anthology - stories of young narrators dealing with huge life stuff and finding the smallest of treasures 🦝
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our penultimate day of teases from our print anthology - stories of young narrators dealing with huge life stuff and finding the smallest of treasures 🦝
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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If you've had a great experience with our wee magazine - as a subber, reader or anything else - we'd love you to consider nominating us for @chillsubs.bsky.social Community Favourites awards. Takes just a mo and deadline is 5th December 🦝💜
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you've had a great experience with our wee magazine - as a subber, reader or anything else - we'd love you to consider nominating us for @chillsubs.bsky.social Community Favourites awards. Takes just a mo and deadline is 5th December 🦝💜
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
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Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
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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