William Quincy Belle
wqbelle.bsky.social
William Quincy Belle
@wqbelle.bsky.social
Just a guy. Nobody famous; nobody rich; just some guy who likes to periodically add his two cents worth with the hope, accounting for inflation, that $0.02 is not over evaluating his contribution

Website: https://williamquincybelle.com
Leon Thomas: Mutt

www.williamquincybelle.com/2025/12/leon...

She said, "Take your time, what's the rush?"
I said, "Baby, I'm a dog, I'm a mutt"

#RnB #SoulMusic #RnBmusic #HipHop #NeoSoul
December 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Pool Boy by William Quincy Belle

www.freedomfiction.com/2025/10/the-...

A 50-year-old woman discovers she is still desirable; she is still "hot".

1,800 words, 10-minute read

#Fiction #ShortStory #Romance
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
MuseScore is #music #notation software. It is to music what a word processor is to text.

I haven't touched an instrument in 50 years. But I do have a vague recollection about putting dots on lined paper. I can't play it, but MuseScore can.

www.williamquincybelle.com/2025/08/muse...

#MuseScore
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
July 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Don’t Like to Write, But Like Having Written"

Dorothy Parker? George R. R. Martin? The winner is Frank Norris.

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#Writing #AmWriting #NaNoWriMo #DontLikeToWrite #HateWriting #Writer #Writers #Author #Authors
July 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If a man suddenly had to live as a woman, how would he deal with life, love, and even sex in a male-dominated world? Is he man enough to be a woman?

"Of Sound Mind and Someone Else's Body"

A #SciFi #RomCom about #GenderStereotypes

amazon.com/dp/B01LYWXM4E

#BodySwap #GenderSwap
July 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“I get a lot of letters from people. They say “I want to be a writer. What should I do?” I tell them to stop writing to me and to get on with it.”
— Ruth Rendell

#RuthRendell #Writing #OnWriting #Writer #Author
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The One-Night Stand by William Quincy Belle

In the heat of the moment, our upper brain functions shut down, and we don't see things clearly.

1500 words, 8-minute read

romance

freedomfiction.com/2025/07/one-...

#ShortStory #Romance #RomanceShortStory #ShortRomanceStory
July 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The One-Night Stand by William Quincy Belle

In the heat of the moment, our upper brain functions shut down, and we don't see things clearly.

1500 words, 8-minute read

romance

freedomfiction.com/2025/07/one-...

#ShortStory #Romance #RomanceShortStory #ShortRomanceStory
July 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hey, Good-Looking! by William Quincy Belle

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Science fiction, 2900 words, 10-minute read

www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1088/go...

#ScienceFiction #SciFi #Alien #Aliens #AlienSpecies #ShortStory #SciFiStory #SciFiShortStory
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
April 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
What happens when you push a regular guy too far?

A Dish Best Served Cold by William Quincy Belle

Horror, 8000 words, 30-minute read

www.freedomfiction.com/2025/04/best...

#Horror #ShortStory #HorrorStory #HorrorShortStory
April 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The Genie by William Quincy Belle

The Kaidankai @ghoststorylover.bsky.social

audio 21 minutes

Rubbing a lamp can lead to a wish you weren't expecting.

www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

#Audio #ShortStory #ShortStories #Genie #MagicLamp
April 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Death is a Many-Splendored Thing

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14 #ShortStories of reality-based #horror.
We all die. Rich, poor, famous, unknown, cultured, or uneducated, we all face that final moment of our lives.

#BathroomReader #Murder #Suicide #HorrorStory #HorrorStories
February 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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February 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Fungal Trance by William Quincy Belle

bewilderingstories.com/issue1039/fu...

8,900 words, 30-minute read

A #SciFi #horror story about #MutatedInfections. The #pandemic may have only been the start of a #FrighteningFuture of #biology gone astray.

@BwSsince2002, Issue 1039 #ShortStory
February 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM