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Micro SF/F by O. Westin"The sign said 'shepherd wanted'?""Yeah, but I must tell you we've had trouble with wolves..." The farmer looked up. And up. "Er. You're a dragon?""Is that a problem?""You won't eat the flock?""I wouldn't eat a hoard."The farmer nodded. "That's the right attitude. But no sleeping on them!"<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TootFic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallStories</a>

Kit Bashir…the lone hijacker demanded four thousand ounces of gold bullion and three vortex manipulators. Two manipulators were found on the shuttle; it is believed that the hijacker used the third (the risk of the others being potentially forced onto passengers being a ruse to prevent supply of sabotaged manipulators). No trace was ever found of the hijacker or the gold, but a new article claims that historical analysis of early 17th century gold prices in Amsterdam reveals a discontinuity which the authors attribute to the disruptive market effect of the missing bullion. Isotopic analysis of coins minted during the 1620s is claimed to also show traces of…<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tootfic</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PowerOnStoryToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerOnStoryToot</a>

Jason BaluyutThey climbed the stone stairs to the city’s edge. Its blue towers still shone with the last of its power.“How did they die?” said Asa.“Greed, child,” said Himoa. “An old story. They craved too much, devoured themselves, nearly destroyed the world.”“But we live,” said Asa. “We’ll be better.”Himoa hugged her close. They sat looking at the red moon, the bright river of stars.“Come, child,” she said. “Sunup soon. Another day.”<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photoart</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/doubleexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doubleexposure</a>

Albert ARIBAUD ✎<a href="https://mastodon.art/@FrostPoem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FrostPoem</a> The Moon was new. The Witch's house would have been invisible, black in the black forest, if not for the barn lamp.The lost traveler considered, in the dim ring of light, the words written on the door in crude letters. Then he knocked gently.The Witch opened the door."Yes?""If the room is still free to let, I'd gladly pay even *five* shillings."She raised an eyebrow."I am a *witch*.""Sorry! I'd gladly pay even five shillings, *madam*."<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroPrompt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a>

Jason BaluyutShe’d inhaled the pollen of the Fleeting Flowers for speed, eaten the troll’s heart for strength, chased the Golden Hare through the Illusion Fields to hone her wits to knifepoint sharpness. Now she emerged from the Waters of Invisibility, a full-fledged spy at last, and presented herself to her captain waiting on the shore. “I’m ready for my mission,” she said. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photoart</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/meermittwoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meermittwoch</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/seawednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seawednesday</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/seaside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seaside</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beach</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a>

MicroWriting Wolf'Wait, you always tell your targets you're an assassin?''Yes.''But why reveal yourself to be the danger coming for them?''Simple, everyone expects assassins to pretend to be something else, like a delivery person, neighbour husband or wife, regular billionaire, neurodivergent accountant, etcetera, so no one will believe it when you simply say you're an assassin. Besides, I don't mind making them laugh one last time before they die, it's an extra service.'<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ItsJustAJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ItsJustAJob</a>

Steven CudahyThe <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> for Wednesday 13 August 2025 is:<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/malt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#malt</a>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallPoem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallStories</a>

Wandering Shop StoriesToday's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prompt</a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wake</a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "wake" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wake" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wake</a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wss366</a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingLife</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a> h/t <a href="https://bonequest.net/@tobadzistsini" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tobadzistsini</a>

Asakiyume"'You reap what you sow' is wishful thinking," said the rural sage to his half-dozen followers."It's truer to say 'you reap what you cultivate' because you have to spend time and attention on the seeds you sow. "But there are still surprises. Some are cruel: the sky can turn hot and hard, and your seedlings crisp and burn. But some overflow with generosity: a vagrant seed you didn't sow offers you its <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fruit</a>." He pointed to a vine heavy with melons in among the beans.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wss366</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a>

Kit BashirTo: All staff <staff@example.com> Subject: [URGENT] Email deletionIf you have any old email in your inbox from Frederick Ironsides, late of the Accounting department, please delete them all immediately. A soul is tied to the mortal realm as long as its name is recorded, and we are unable to access the Compactus while this apparatus remains haunted. Your immediate attention to this would be appreciated, as it is obstructing the processing of payroll.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tootfic</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PowerOnStoryToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerOnStoryToot</a>

Jason BaluyutEverything was bigger in Brooklyn back then: our loves, our fears, the future. When the moon looked close enough to touch, we laced old sneakers together and threw them high, trying to hit the lunar surface. They never did, just ended up dangling on streetlights. The moon is smaller now, like our lives. But the sneakers are still there, a constant reminder of our old dreams. An invitation to try again. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photoart</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/doubleexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doubleexposure</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moon</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nostalgia</a>

Micro SF/F by O. WestinI laughed at Will Scarlet's joke, and took another swig of ale. The camp fire was dying down, soon we'd-Damn. It happened again. I got lost in a book. Now I was stuck here in Sherwood Forest until someone came looking for me. I waited."mrp"My saviour! "You want dinner?""mew""Lead on."<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TootFic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallStories</a>

🦋ShouldbeWriting🦋Tad peered at the rocky ground. "Loose something?" a stranger asked."My faith," Tad replied. "I'm sure I dropped it around here somewhere....""Your... faith?""That's right," Tad said. "It's small and light blue. Do you see it anywhere?""We... are talking about trust or confidence in someone or something, yes?""Yes. Well, it's not here. It's long gone." Ted sighed. "And I really liked believing that someone was in charge, and things were going to get better...."<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a>

Steven CudahyThe <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> for Tuesday 12 August 2025 is:<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/halt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#halt</a>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallPoem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallStories</a>

MicroWriting WolfThe investigators surrounding the cottage held their noses. 'This horrible stench is certainly demonic.' said one.'Look at this.' said another, pointing at crates and barrels of bizarrely shaped roots, plants, and small animals.They kicked open the door and startled the man at a stove full of smoking pots and a table full of copper devices, tubes, and bubbling liquids. 'Stop this forbidden alchemy!''Forbidden alchemy? How dare you insult my exclusive cuisine!'<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooking</a>?

Wandering Shop StoriesToday's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prompt</a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fruit</a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "fruit" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit</a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wss366</a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingLife</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a> h/t <a href="https://bonequest.net/@tobadzistsini" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tobadzistsini</a>

Albert ARIBAUD ✎<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/writever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writever</a> Cannon"So we line up a hundred cannons ready to fire. One man eases himself inside each mouth. We shoot above the walls, The men land inside, and then they open the gates for us and--""Thank you. Any other suggestions? Odysseus, perhaps?"<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FlashFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SmallStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallStory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TootFic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a>

Nata K. :podcast:AL-B Your Classroom Companion Episode 19: AL-B Signing Off FINALEOur narrator gets an unexpected email with a voice note attached that challenges everything she thought she knew about AI. This is the final episode of this series. Let us know what you think!Youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/uYAOdjKTgk0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/uYAOdjKTgk0</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UWWKkAx11n7bvZq8IsSrF?si=iPY3hJkCQA6-lbZrMAMEuw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UWWKkAx11n7bvZq8IsSrF?si=iPY3hJkCQA6-lbZrMAMEuw</a><a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/audiodrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#audiodrama</a>

Kit Bashir“Finally, I think I’ve cracked it”“Cracked what, I have some super glue here somewhere—u need?”“No, doofus; I’ve analyzed how Metrodyne produce Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane at ambient pressure without distilling it from liquid TNT.”“Hmmm. Catalysts?”“Close. Witches!”“What the tetrachlorinated fuck are you huffing, Jess?”“Electromancy. They *argue* the molecules into reacting the right way. I’m sure that under the hood it’s some kind of quantum-observation effect, but reading between the lines of this HR spreadsheet that I got out of a data breach dump, they’re hiring every double-major Chemistry-Sorcery grad they can get.”<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tootfic</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PowerOnStoryToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerOnStoryToot</a>

Jason BaluyutWe fought to free ourselves, and as many others as we could, from the grasping arms of the shame-trees. These were the souls we could save. We lined up single file on the pier, scarred and weary but hopeful again, waiting for the ferry to carry us back to the light. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/MonochromeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MonochromeMonday</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monochrome</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/seaside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seaside</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ferry</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfiction</a>

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