Benjamin Woodard
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Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
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New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
“‘Can’t you read the signs, son?’ ...”
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
fictivedream.com
October 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
“‘Can’t you read the signs, son?’ ...”
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
fictivedream.com
October 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“‘Can’t you read the signs, son?’ ...”
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Paul and New Paul and Diane and New Diane and @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!
Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city | country & we're excited about our new ekphrasis section! Oh, and the featured photographs are 🔥!
All the riches here: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!
Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city | country & we're excited about our new ekphrasis section! Oh, and the featured photographs are 🔥!
All the riches here: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
October 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!
Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city | country & we're excited about our new ekphrasis section! Oh, and the featured photographs are 🔥!
All the riches here: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!
Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city | country & we're excited about our new ekphrasis section! Oh, and the featured photographs are 🔥!
All the riches here: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
October 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
During the first week of classes, one of my students this semester saw me in the hall and said, "Hi, Benjamin Buttons." I laughed and assumed that was the end of it.
Somehow, though, this has become a thing. Nearly a month later, a random student saw me today and said, "Hey, buttons."
Somehow, though, this has become a thing. Nearly a month later, a random student saw me today and said, "Hey, buttons."
September 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
During the first week of classes, one of my students this semester saw me in the hall and said, "Hi, Benjamin Buttons." I laughed and assumed that was the end of it.
Somehow, though, this has become a thing. Nearly a month later, a random student saw me today and said, "Hey, buttons."
Somehow, though, this has become a thing. Nearly a month later, a random student saw me today and said, "Hey, buttons."
Read through copyedits of an upcoming story today. Looking forward to seeing the final journal soon.
September 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Read through copyedits of an upcoming story today. Looking forward to seeing the final journal soon.
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Yes, do please give Figment a read. It's a gem @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
September 24, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Yes, do please give Figment a read. It's a gem @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
What a great typo in an email I just received:
September 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
What a great typo in an email I just received:
Where to send a 25-word story?
September 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Where to send a 25-word story?
OK, last time sharing my new little micro over at @fictivedream.bsky.social! Got 45 seconds? Give it a read!
New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
fictivedream.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
OK, last time sharing my new little micro over at @fictivedream.bsky.social! Got 45 seconds? Give it a read!
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
fictivedream.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
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ICYMI today we're delighted to welcome Benjamin Woodard with his story Figment @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/microfiction-74
September 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
ICYMI today we're delighted to welcome Benjamin Woodard with his story Figment @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/microfiction-74
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Loved this perfect, devilish little story.
"Brock spotted empty beer cans on Paul and Diane’s driveway, a blight that would never sully the property of his teetotaling parents." Figment by Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
https://fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/microfiction-74/
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September 21, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Loved this perfect, devilish little story.
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"He was still deep in mourning, after all, and despite being over 40, he still needed parents."
Sometimes your wife and therapists don't give you quite the right advice... I'm with Brock on this one.
#FlashInTheFeed #Microfiction from @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
Sometimes your wife and therapists don't give you quite the right advice... I'm with Brock on this one.
#FlashInTheFeed #Microfiction from @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
"Brock spotted empty beer cans on Paul and Diane’s driveway, a blight that would never sully the property of his teetotaling parents." Figment by Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
https://fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/microfiction-74/
fictivedream.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"He was still deep in mourning, after all, and despite being over 40, he still needed parents."
Sometimes your wife and therapists don't give you quite the right advice... I'm with Brock on this one.
#FlashInTheFeed #Microfiction from @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
Sometimes your wife and therapists don't give you quite the right advice... I'm with Brock on this one.
#FlashInTheFeed #Microfiction from @woodardwriter.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Microfiction #74
Figment by Benjamin Woodard One month after Brock’s elderly parents, Paul and Diane, died in a car crash near their home in Massachusetts, an older couple also named Paul and Diane bought a ranch h…
fictivedream.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New micro up at @fictivedream.bsky.social! My thanks to editor Laura Black for accepting the piece.
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
"Brock spotted empty beer cans on Paul and Diane’s driveway, a blight that would never sully the property of his teetotaling parents." Figment by Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
https://fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/microfiction-74/
fictivedream.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"Brock spotted empty beer cans on Paul and Diane’s driveway, a blight that would never sully the property of his teetotaling parents." Figment by Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/21/m...
Sifting through boxes in the basement. As it turns out, everything had a trading card set in the '80s and '90s. I just found some Growing Pains cards.
September 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sifting through boxes in the basement. As it turns out, everything had a trading card set in the '80s and '90s. I just found some Growing Pains cards.
A Labor Day story acceptance makes this a good holiday.
September 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
A Labor Day story acceptance makes this a good holiday.
Day 1 of the semester (15th academic year teaching!) and I am ready for a nap.
August 31, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Day 1 of the semester (15th academic year teaching!) and I am ready for a nap.
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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
August 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
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Another semester, another paragraph added to my AI policy. I really need to simplify: "Use it and fail."
August 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Another semester, another paragraph added to my AI policy. I really need to simplify: "Use it and fail."
Mini notebooks purchased. Silly stickers secured. Ready for my intro creative writing students to make these little booklets their own for our course.
August 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Mini notebooks purchased. Silly stickers secured. Ready for my intro creative writing students to make these little booklets their own for our course.
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[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper
July 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper