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emma burnett
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Doctor of food. Writer of stories.
Neurospicy. Kind of a lot.

Slush reader @flashfictiononline.bsky.social.

Science&fiction: https://emmaburnett.uk

Drabble&micro markets list: https://emmaburnett.uk/drabble-micro-markets
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Convincing you to read my short story with the first few sentences. Share yours, because sharing is caring!

Bone-eater Earth dismantles techbros in @unchartedmag.bsky.social
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...
A snapshot of a story, with an image of hospital beds at the top. Yellow & white text reads: UNCHARTED HUMOR THRILLER + MYSTERY Bone-Eater Earth BY EMMA BURNETT I lose my finger during the private flight back from Japan. It isn't the whole finger, of course, just the bone. When I drugged myself into oblivion at the start of the flight, it was totally fine. When the designer-uniformed flight attendant woke me, it was a jelly sack.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Ok, I only just remembered to check my burner email and it turns out someone is on the other end. Andy, from b2bcontactslist (an actual website) replied offering this. Am fishing for more details, because hey, let's keep them wanting me more.
Email (mostly black text on white background) that reads: Hello Burna, Caroline from our marketing team forwarded your details. I am in the Business Development Team and would be more than happy to continue this conversation with you. We can deliver you a total of 2,000 verified contacts from World Fantasy Convention 2025. Contact record includes: Contact name, contact title, company name, telephone, email and web address. Data Guarantee and Replacement Policy: • All contacts will be verified prior to delivery and will guarantee 95% email deliverability on all records. • We would replace all hard bounces with valid deliverable contacts. • All contacts come with specific email address and No junk emails like sales@ or contact@ etc. List Delivery Format: MS Excel or CSV format, within 2 to 3 business days. • Total number of attendee contacts: 2,000 • Regular Cost: £500 • Discounted Cost: £290 GBP Awaiting for your positive response to send the order copy. Regards, Andy Smith Business Development Manager Email: andy.smith@b2bcontactslist.com B2B Contacts List. WWW.B2BCONTACTSLIST.COM
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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It actually hurt to do this.
Email that reads: Burna Etall to caroline.marra HI THERE CAROLINE, I\M DEFINITLEY INTERETSTED. PLEASE SEND LIST AND PRICE THANK YOU. BURNA
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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I also checked the email address, but the validity checker was confused. It's an email that won't reply to me, but also isn't a free account or disposable, and also isn't safe.
Fake person, real email?
Website that runs validity checks on emails, reads: Enter any email address to check its validity. You’ll never know unless you give it a shot! caroline.marra@eventslistpro.com Result Details: Unknown Free: false Is this a business email address, or is it associated with a free email provider? Disposable: false Is this a temporary or disposable email address intended for short-term use? Accept All: false Is this a catch-all address that receives all emails sent to the domain, regardless of the recipient? Role: false Is this a role-based email address (e.g., info@, support@) commonly managed by a group rather than an individual? Safe to Send: false Is this email address verified as valid and safe to send messages to? Typo: n/a Could there be a typo or misspelling in this email address?
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Just got this email following World Fantasy Con, offering to sell me all attendee emails. Whilst I love replying to a scam (will drop links below), this one is a little more concerning. There are very few typos & the info is accurate. Not the usual.

@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Email (mostly just black text on white background) that reads: World Fantasy Convention 2025 Visitors List Hi, I hope you're doing well. I’m reaching out to see if you’d be interested in the Visitor List. Event: World Fantasy Convention 2025 Date: 30 Oct - 02 Nov 2025 Place: Brighton, UK Visitors: 2,000 If this is something you're interested in, I’d be happy to provide pricing and further details. Best regards, Caroline Marra | Business Analyst This is a commercial message. To stop receiving emails from us, [click here to Unsubscribe].
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Today’s creative writing, ft punctuation
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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World Fantasy Con, bringing writers together.

Co-crafting stories, looking cute. Or, at least, @phokion.bsky.social is.
Two people sitting at a table facing each other, each with a laptop. It could be that they’re working on a novella, or it could be that they’re checking their emails.
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Packed and ready for World Fantasy Con.
Shifty-looking black cat sitting in a fully-loaded, open suitcase. He wasn’t invited, but I guess he’s coming anyway.
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Writing assist.

#cat #writingcommunity #nobutwhy
Ginger cat sitting on a lap, licking one of his feet. Behind him, and just out of reach, is a computer and some notebooks. He has quite lot of whiskers, and no respect for personal space.
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Mr Kitten has gone to the catnip field in the sky.

He should be remembered as the grumpiest, roundest, gassiest, snoriest, clawiest, most ridiculous old man. We loved him dearly.
A beautiful stripy cat lies on a stone patio in the sun, with a blade of plantain grass between his toebeans. He is looking off into the middle distance, like the semi-professional model he was.
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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'25 Peppercorns' is out now with @mythaxis.bsky.social.

This has been a particularly difficult story for me to publish, both personally and in finding a good home for it. It is deeply personal, but it's also political.

mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...

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September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Monday cat feels.
Ginger cat lying upside down, with his little tongue blepping out. Black cat lying croissant shaped with one paw over his head in a clear nope.
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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PSA: LinkedIn has drunk the juice. Opt out.
LinkedIn AI opt out page
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Free the spirits.
A dark box with white text that reads: The spirits pour out, pour over each other, push out through burning holes in the door and walls. The glass of the windows falls, shatters, and they spill out through the gaps.
September 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Rejection letter erasure poetry
Blackout poem that reads: no whore, why
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Story from the archives.

Refractory Period, a drabble from 2023 in @fridayflashfiction.bsky.social

#writing #shortstories
Refractory Period, by Emma Burnett He looks down at his dick, limp, dripping. The condom is next to his knee, unopened. We never got that far. I think, hey, maybe we can use it next time. Until: 'This never happens.' And: 'It's because you're too pretty!' Then: 'Shame I have a long refractory period.' I wonder if he'll offer to get me off, at least. But: 'I'm gonna shower.' And: 'I'm meeting some friends.' Plus: 'I'd invite you, but, you know.' I don't. But: I hurry into my underwear. And: I say it's fine, I gotta go anyway. Then: I cycle home, crying, face dripping.
September 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Cat du jour
Moody photo of a ginger cat with his fist in his mouth. Nominally, he’s cleaning his toebeans, but mostly he looks like he’s grimacing at something someone said, biting his knuckles not to reply.
September 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Do it for the plot.

#writing
Meme that reads: You deserve a break Stop healing. Choose violence. Go batshit insane. Do it for the plot.
August 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Paid myself in doughnut
August 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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It’s here! Faraway Dreaming by Ulla Thynell. Ulla and @atthisarts.com have done an incredible job with the kickstarter and with the book.
A copy of Faraway Dreaming by Ulla Thynell being held up against a backdrop of shelves full of books.
August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This is the actual only internet moment I’ve been waiting for.
Closeup of a ginger cat’s snoot Closeup of a stripy cat’s snoot Closeup of a black cat’s snoot Oreo coloured kitten chillin’ in a plant pot.
August 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I’m such a professional.

#fuckAI
August 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Mr Kitten wishes everyone a happy evening and then he’ll eat your eyeballs.

#cat
A stripy cat sits in the evening sunshine making sweet pushy face
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Somehow I missed the release, but one of my favourite flash fiction pieces is out now in Northern Gravy! Ft. fate, capitalism, and quiet rage.

northerngravy.com/herself-anod...
Four tarot cards and a bundle of herbs laid on on a cloth.
July 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Sunday drabble for you, out in Fairfield Scribes MicroFiction.
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-47.html
Plenty to Eat ​by Emma Burnett ​​​​ I let them in when they bang on the door. A half-dozen people from down in the village, people who ignored the meteorologists, who refused to leave when they said the river would overflow. Now they’re up here on my hill, not mocking me but begging for shelter. I let them in and give them hot drinks. I tell them to help themselves, smile at their false gratitude. I’m mindful not to drink anything. In the coming days, I practice my sad face at hearing about so many people being washed away, glad that my pigs have plenty to eat.
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM