Diane Simmons
@scooterwriter.bsky.social
Co-Directs National Flash Fiction Day. Author of novellas-in-flash ‘Finding a Way' (Ad Hoc Fiction), ‘An Inheritance' (V.Press), ‘A Tricky Dance’ (Alien Buddha Press), William Prichard & Co’ (Arroyo Seco Press). dianesimmons.co.uk
Fab painting by @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social on my bathroom wall 😊
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fab painting by @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social on my bathroom wall 😊
Further supplies of ‘William Prichard & Co’ just arrived from my fab publisher @arroyoseco.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Further supplies of ‘William Prichard & Co’ just arrived from my fab publisher @arroyoseco.bsky.social
Helped @karjon.bsky.social come third in her weekly pub quiz in Glasgow. No mention of her sharing the £5 gift token prize I notice 😂
September 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Helped @karjon.bsky.social come third in her weekly pub quiz in Glasgow. No mention of her sharing the £5 gift token prize I notice 😂
Just back from a fab three weeks in Scotland made extra special by staying for a couple of nights in Glasgow with @karjon.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just back from a fab three weeks in Scotland made extra special by staying for a couple of nights in Glasgow with @karjon.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who entered the draw to win a free copy of ‘William Prichard & Co’. It was won by someone in the NIF writers & readers group on Facebook. If anyone would still like a copy I can offer it at the discounted price of £10 to include p&p to the UK! Just DM me.
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you to everyone who entered the draw to win a free copy of ‘William Prichard & Co’. It was won by someone in the NIF writers & readers group on Facebook. If anyone would still like a copy I can offer it at the discounted price of £10 to include p&p to the UK! Just DM me.
Thank you to everyone who has put their name in the hat to receive a free copy of my NIF ‘William Prichard & Co’. I will be picking a name out of the hat TOMORROW! If you are in the UK & would like a chance to win a copy pls retweet & send me a DM.
August 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thank you to everyone who has put their name in the hat to receive a free copy of my NIF ‘William Prichard & Co’. I will be picking a name out of the hat TOMORROW! If you are in the UK & would like a chance to win a copy pls retweet & send me a DM.
Ooh, look what’s arrived! Many congratulations @jankaneen1.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ooh, look what’s arrived! Many congratulations @jankaneen1.bsky.social
My NIF ‘William Prichard & Co’ is a year old today! To celebrate I am giving away a free copy. To be in with a chance of winning, please retweet & DM me with your name. I will pick a name out of the hat on Wed 20th. Sorry, UK only.
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
My NIF ‘William Prichard & Co’ is a year old today! To celebrate I am giving away a free copy. To be in with a chance of winning, please retweet & DM me with your name. I will pick a name out of the hat on Wed 20th. Sorry, UK only.
Thank you to everyone who bought copies of my novellas-in-flash at the flash fiction festival this weekend. I hope you enjoy them 💐
July 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thank you to everyone who bought copies of my novellas-in-flash at the flash fiction festival this weekend. I hope you enjoy them 💐
Well, that was fun! Home & lying on the bed 😊 Thank you to @judehwriter2.bsky.social & her fab team @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Well, that was fun! Home & lying on the bed 😊 Thank you to @judehwriter2.bsky.social & her fab team @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
My wee grandson asked his mum to buy a notebook for my birthday from him & his brother so that I could write my stories in it. So sweet. I’ll be taking it along to the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social 😊
July 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My wee grandson asked his mum to buy a notebook for my birthday from him & his brother so that I could write my stories in it. So sweet. I’ll be taking it along to the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social 😊
If you’ve never eaten this, may I suggest you do.
July 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you’ve never eaten this, may I suggest you do.
Getting ready for the festival @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Getting ready for the festival @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
This is the Caravan & Motorhome Club’s idea of a campsite! It’s their Folkestone ‘I’m getting on the ferry in the morning’ spot for caravans & motorhomes. Not my idea of a campsite!
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is the Caravan & Motorhome Club’s idea of a campsite! It’s their Folkestone ‘I’m getting on the ferry in the morning’ spot for caravans & motorhomes. Not my idea of a campsite!
Had a fab time at Wimbledon yesterday!
July 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Had a fab time at Wimbledon yesterday!
Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’. Copies are available on Kindle and from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
June 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’. Copies are available on Kindle and from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
In 2010 I was a runner up in the ‘Woman & Home’ Short Story Comp. I won 19 Costa Book Awards books!They arrived in a big sack. i’ve just started reading one: Michael Frayn’s brilliant ‘My Father’s Fortune’. My story went on to be the final story in ‘ An Inheritance’ pub by @vpresslit.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In 2010 I was a runner up in the ‘Woman & Home’ Short Story Comp. I won 19 Costa Book Awards books!They arrived in a big sack. i’ve just started reading one: Michael Frayn’s brilliant ‘My Father’s Fortune’. My story went on to be the final story in ‘ An Inheritance’ pub by @vpresslit.bsky.social
Happy Father’s Day! My mum and dad.
June 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Father’s Day! My mum and dad.
Saw this in Bath. Reminded of www.adhocfiction.com/wp-content/u... @jankaneen1.bsky.social @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Saw this in Bath. Reminded of www.adhocfiction.com/wp-content/u... @jankaneen1.bsky.social @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social
Home from a fab short break in Salcombe. Much rested!
May 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Home from a fab short break in Salcombe. Much rested!
I don’t normally post about such things on here, but it’s ten years today that my daughter Laura died of cancer and I feel it needs marking. We miss her so much. Here she is happy on her Open University graduation day.
May 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I don’t normally post about such things on here, but it’s ten years today that my daughter Laura died of cancer and I feel it needs marking. We miss her so much. Here she is happy on her Open University graduation day.
Seeing lots of peeps at @kazbarwrites.bsky.social’s book launch has got me very excited about the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social event on 14 June. Kathryn will be on a panel at the launch talking about the future of flash! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
May 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Seeing lots of peeps at @kazbarwrites.bsky.social’s book launch has got me very excited about the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social event on 14 June. Kathryn will be on a panel at the launch talking about the future of flash! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
Ooh, look what I’ve got 😊 @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ooh, look what I’ve got 😊 @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
My novella-in-flash ‘An Inheritance’, published by V. Press is five years old today. Happy birthday, wee book! I still have a few copies left of anyone would like one. £7.50 (including p&p to the UK).
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
My novella-in-flash ‘An Inheritance’, published by V. Press is five years old today. Happy birthday, wee book! I still have a few copies left of anyone would like one. £7.50 (including p&p to the UK).