Urban Hermit<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a><br>1/6<br>What? NO!</p><p>I offered you a working time machine with no strings attached. You could go to any point in the past as a tourist and witness for yourself any significant event. Or you could fuck around with the past. I don't care. Splinter the time line and see what happens if Hitler was shot as a baby.</p><p>Or go any distance into an infinite future. Watch the creation of God. See the demolition of your planet. Watch the out migration of the High Immortals to the next universe and...</p>
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Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>You know who we’ve missed at Story Hour? Madeleine E. Robins. And you know who we’ve been missing out on? Kemi Ashing-Giwa. But don’t despair—they’re both going to read SFF stories for us this week! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/KemiAshing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KemiAshing</span></a>-Giwa <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MadeleineERobins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeleineERobins</span></a> <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
AJ Sadauskas<p>Uncle: "Sally, how many times have I told you to be more careful! Now look what you've done!"<br><br>Sally: "I'm sorry! Look, there were many parts on that tractor—and some of them did not catch fire!"<br><br>Uncle: "I'm more worried about the state of Joe's farm! He'll be furious when he gets back!"<br><br>Sally: "But look at the bright side! No animals were harmed—and now he can say he has free range chickens!"<br><br><a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/microstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroStory</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tootfic</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a></p>
C.<p>Line manager: Uh, Boss?</p><p>Boss: Yes?</p><p>L: We finished that new run of the component. We sent it to QA.</p><p>B: Okay? Is there a problem?</p><p>L: I just got the report back. This batch, uh, didn't meet the tolerance goal.</p><p>B: [rubs temple] Okay, shit happens. I guess it goes out as 10%. That's not too bad a hit.</p><p>L: Uh, it didn't meet 10% tolerance, either.</p><p>B: What? How bad is it? 20%?</p><p>L: Uh...</p><p>B: It's *worse* than 20%?</p><p>L: Most of the parts are barely within 50% tolerance.</p><p>B: ...</p><p>L: So, uh, we should probably ...</p><p>B: Who was running the line?</p><p>L: ...</p><p>B: It was Chuck, wasn't it?</p><p>L: ... yes.</p><p>B: Was he drunk again?</p><p>L: I don't know. I sent him home.</p><p>B: Nobody's made these components in 50% tolerance for thirty years. Where am I going to sell them?</p><p>L: ...</p><p>B: Okay, AliExpress it is. Go to the noodle shop across the street and offer him some new boxes if we can have the ones his supplies come in. No way I'm putting these parts and the company name in the same room together.</p><p>(inspired by some parts I received today...)</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolerance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/components" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>components</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/qwality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qwality</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShipIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShipIt</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/scene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scene</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Chinesium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinesium</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/YumCha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YumCha</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>This week's Story Hour was refreshing! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@soniafocke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>soniafocke</span></a></span> read us an enchanting undersea journey, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xoxo.zone/@curtiscchen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>curtiscchen</span></a></span> read us a WIP that had us rolling in the metaphorical aisles and cracking wise in the literal chat. Two wonderful performances—and you can still watch, on either Facebook or YouTube! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SoniaFocke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoniaFocke</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CurtisCChen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurtisCChen</span></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/997167075702302" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/100039975042631/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos/997167075702302</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du6g6VxBWUc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=du6g6VxBWU</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Ttubretep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ttubretep</span></a></span> <br>His feet planted firmly on the ground, like an agile panther, the gumshoe fired off two short rapid shots. They were as fast as peppermint stripes on a hot summer's day. It was over in an instant. You could hear garters snap, they had been on too tight, like spinning tires under the cold light of the moon. Later, they claimed The Fuller Brush Man was in a hair's width of killing the woman with a steel comb. The prosecutor bristled with frustration, when they got off.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hardboiled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardboiled</span></a></p>
Cam Coulter<p>New post! "Short Fiction Review: January/February 2025" on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skiffyandfanty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skiffyandfanty</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/short-fiction-review-january-february-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skiffyandfanty.com/blog/short-</span><span class="invisible">fiction-review-january-february-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>The awesome J.A.W. McCarthy returns to Story Hour this week, and the awesome Lyndsie Manusos makes her Story Hour debut! Just look at these two. They clearly know something we don’t. What could it be? Find out Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@lmanusos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lmanusos</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@JAWMcCarthy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JAWMcCarthy</span></a></span> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LyndsieManusos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LyndsieManusos</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/JAWMcCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JAWMcCarthy</span></a> <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Hey ⭐️ hey ⭐️ hey ⭐️</p><p>if you like our vibe</p><p>please subscribe! 😊💖</p><p><a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-inner-worlds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-</span><span class="invisible">inner-worlds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>March is Women in Horror Month! It’s a great time to revisit favorite writers and discover new-to-you ladies of horror. Story Hour has you covered with readings from L.E. Daniels and Pamela Jeffs, and with delightful guest host Rebecca Gomez Farrell! Wednesday, 7:00 PDT! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> Bookstodon <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LEDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LEDaniels</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LaurenEliseDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenEliseDaniels</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/RebeccaGomezFarrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RebeccaGomezFarrell</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/PamelaJeffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamelaJeffs</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WiHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiHM</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@RebeccaGomezFarrell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RebeccaGomezFarrell</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
hackbyte<p><a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Theorie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theorie</span></a></p><p>Locking clamps on any docking mechanism don't make sense because each and every ship in future will be equipped with expendable docking adapters which can get left behind and easily replaced.</p><p>Verriegelungsklammern an irgendeinem Andockmechanismus sind nicht sinnvoll, da jedes Schiff in Zukunft mit Verbrauchsmaterial für die Andockadapter ausgestattet sein wird, das zurückgelassen und leicht ausgetauscht werden kann.</p><p><a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RandomShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RandomShit</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>🎆 Inner Worlds Issue Six has landed! 🎆</p><p>Feat. ghosts, robots, and a surprising number of insects in twelve stories exploring the strange terrain of the self.</p><p>Please read and share! </p><p>✨️🧠❤️✨️</p><p><a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-six-editors-note/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-si</span><span class="invisible">x-editors-note/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorCommunity</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>At times like this, there’s nothing like friendly faces and transporting stories…so Story Hour brought two favorite writers back to read for us! Daria Lavelle and Tobi Ogundiran join us Wednesday at 7:00 PST. You can, too! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DariaLavelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DariaLavelle</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TobiOgundiran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TobiOgundiran</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Now -> Her_Doing@sunny.garden<p>Dear Lovely Peeps:</p><p>I thought 'Mail Order Magic' by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@stephanieburgis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stephanieburgis</span></a></span> was heartwarming & hopeful (partly b/c I am going through almost every single aspect of it myself right now & could use the encouragement) & someone I sent it to said it was "some lovely simple mundane representation of our lives, a twist of the magical, & a slowly plunking away at a better life" (very much a compliment!) & I should post it for everyone.</p><p>Ta-da! 😊 </p><p><a href="https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order-magic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sundaymorningtransport.com/p/m</span><span class="invisible">ail-order-magic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Happy to announce that I have now discovered and corrected the error which made it impossible for people to subscribe at the £2 level for who knows how long 🤦🏻</p><p>So if you were thinking about subscribing before and couldn't... please try again! 💌</p><p><a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-inner-worlds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/support-</span><span class="invisible">inner-worlds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a></p>
Mark A. Rayner<p>Mr. Fluffy Opus was instrumental in the creation of my new book, The Gates of Polished Horn. Available now!</p><p>Amazon:<br><a href="https://geni.us/Gates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">geni.us/Gates</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Everywhere else:<br> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4jzRWo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">books2read.com/u/4jzRWo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Just kidding. I did most of the typing myself, but this way I get to combine two of my favorite things: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caturday</span></a> and a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookbirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookbirthday</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/catstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a></p>
Inner Worlds<p>Our sixth issue is out in early March! </p><p>📚 12 amazing stories<br>🤖 scifi<br>🦄 fantasy<br>💀 horror <br>🧠 all about our inner lives</p><p>Explore our past issues here while you wait: <a href="https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/past-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inner-worlds.ghost.io/past-iss</span><span class="invisible">ues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LitMag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitMag</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorCommunity</span></a></p>
Laura Blackwell (she/her)<p>Do you like community? Do you like surprises? Well, Jenna Hanchey is planning to read a Choose-Your-Adventure style story this Story Hour! And we have no idea what Leslie What is going to read—just that it’s going to be awesome. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PST! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Jenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jenna</span></a> Hanchey <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Leslie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leslie</span></a> What <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHour2020</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorReading</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@lesliewhat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lesliewhat</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.storyhour2020.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">storyhour2020.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mark A. Rayner<p>One of the things that I like about writing is the notion that it is possible to improve, throughout your career. Like Robertson Davies or Leonard Cohen.</p><p>"Close to the Wind" is the oldest story in my new collection, The Gates of Polished Horn. (2003) But I think it holds up pretty well.</p><p><a href="https://markarayner.com/close-to-the-wind/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markarayner.com/close-to-the-w</span><span class="invisible">ind/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/storybehindthestory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storybehindthestory</span></a></p>
PAgent 🇺🇦<p>This is a short-short SciFi story I wrote a long time ago, and originally posted on Medium. It's silly, and I know it's silly, but I've always loved it.</p><p>First Contact: <a href="https://pagent.bearblog.dev/first-contact/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pagent.bearblog.dev/first-cont</span><span class="invisible">act/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
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