Very good Fiftywords 👍😊
August 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Very good Fiftywords 👍😊
Thanks. Yes, I can’t hide behind Fiftywords anymore 😉
August 1, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Thanks. Yes, I can’t hide behind Fiftywords anymore 😉
“If you think I look bad, you should see the other guy.”
“Jim, you’re a ghost!”
“He survived and married the girl of our mutual admiration.”
“Terrible.”
“Indeed. Time revealed her a harridan who had twelve children.”
“How sad.”
“I dodged a bullet!”
“Still got stabbed.”
“Touché.”
#FiftyWords
“Jim, you’re a ghost!”
“He survived and married the girl of our mutual admiration.”
“Terrible.”
“Indeed. Time revealed her a harridan who had twelve children.”
“How sad.”
“I dodged a bullet!”
“Still got stabbed.”
“Touché.”
#FiftyWords
May 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“If you think I look bad, you should see the other guy.”
“Jim, you’re a ghost!”
“He survived and married the girl of our mutual admiration.”
“Terrible.”
“Indeed. Time revealed her a harridan who had twelve children.”
“How sad.”
“I dodged a bullet!”
“Still got stabbed.”
“Touché.”
#FiftyWords
“Jim, you’re a ghost!”
“He survived and married the girl of our mutual admiration.”
“Terrible.”
“Indeed. Time revealed her a harridan who had twelve children.”
“How sad.”
“I dodged a bullet!”
“Still got stabbed.”
“Touché.”
#FiftyWords
Chemo is a difficult choice. I have had friends who refused it, and I understand why.
If you find yourself in need of chemo, don't go alone. Find people who can help distribute the many challenges.
Even with help, the nights are sleepless and long.
Have a good night.
#Cancer #Chemo #FiftyWords
If you find yourself in need of chemo, don't go alone. Find people who can help distribute the many challenges.
Even with help, the nights are sleepless and long.
Have a good night.
#Cancer #Chemo #FiftyWords
April 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Chemo is a difficult choice. I have had friends who refused it, and I understand why.
If you find yourself in need of chemo, don't go alone. Find people who can help distribute the many challenges.
Even with help, the nights are sleepless and long.
Have a good night.
#Cancer #Chemo #FiftyWords
If you find yourself in need of chemo, don't go alone. Find people who can help distribute the many challenges.
Even with help, the nights are sleepless and long.
Have a good night.
#Cancer #Chemo #FiftyWords
I am experimenting with the #FiftyWords format as a means of trying to stay creative under the constraints of my current personal life.
My wife's cancer has made my creativity more scarce than I am comfortable admitting. The story seeds are how I create for another day.
We'll get back one day.
My wife's cancer has made my creativity more scarce than I am comfortable admitting. The story seeds are how I create for another day.
We'll get back one day.
April 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I am experimenting with the #FiftyWords format as a means of trying to stay creative under the constraints of my current personal life.
My wife's cancer has made my creativity more scarce than I am comfortable admitting. The story seeds are how I create for another day.
We'll get back one day.
My wife's cancer has made my creativity more scarce than I am comfortable admitting. The story seeds are how I create for another day.
We'll get back one day.
“Why the long face, newbie?“
"You said I could make a difference.“
“It's a big galaxy. Did you think you were going to save the whole galaxy at once?“
“Kinda.“
“Get over it. The planet you saved from that comet appreciate your efforts.“
“Next week?“
“One planet at a time, kid.“
#FiftyWords
"You said I could make a difference.“
“It's a big galaxy. Did you think you were going to save the whole galaxy at once?“
“Kinda.“
“Get over it. The planet you saved from that comet appreciate your efforts.“
“Next week?“
“One planet at a time, kid.“
#FiftyWords
April 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Why the long face, newbie?“
"You said I could make a difference.“
“It's a big galaxy. Did you think you were going to save the whole galaxy at once?“
“Kinda.“
“Get over it. The planet you saved from that comet appreciate your efforts.“
“Next week?“
“One planet at a time, kid.“
#FiftyWords
"You said I could make a difference.“
“It's a big galaxy. Did you think you were going to save the whole galaxy at once?“
“Kinda.“
“Get over it. The planet you saved from that comet appreciate your efforts.“
“Next week?“
“One planet at a time, kid.“
#FiftyWords
As always, if you donated, we appreciate it, because her cancer treatment is expensive, time-consuming and ultimately exhausting in a way I never truly express.
If you can't, please share the thread with others. I didn't have any photos today because I am worn out.
Here's a #FiftyWords short...
If you can't, please share the thread with others. I didn't have any photos today because I am worn out.
Here's a #FiftyWords short...
April 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
As always, if you donated, we appreciate it, because her cancer treatment is expensive, time-consuming and ultimately exhausting in a way I never truly express.
If you can't, please share the thread with others. I didn't have any photos today because I am worn out.
Here's a #FiftyWords short...
If you can't, please share the thread with others. I didn't have any photos today because I am worn out.
Here's a #FiftyWords short...
FRACTAL
I rose to create anew
to craft in an unexpected moment.
Yet no poem, no skaldic wisdom rises,
my liminal fire, extinguished.
Hospice, a new horror, omnipresent.
A mad world in an emotional kaleidoscope.
How should I describe a view of
those Shadows of Amber, unrealized?
#FiftyWords
I rose to create anew
to craft in an unexpected moment.
Yet no poem, no skaldic wisdom rises,
my liminal fire, extinguished.
Hospice, a new horror, omnipresent.
A mad world in an emotional kaleidoscope.
How should I describe a view of
those Shadows of Amber, unrealized?
#FiftyWords
March 23, 2026 at 12:37 AM
FRACTAL
I rose to create anew
to craft in an unexpected moment.
Yet no poem, no skaldic wisdom rises,
my liminal fire, extinguished.
Hospice, a new horror, omnipresent.
A mad world in an emotional kaleidoscope.
How should I describe a view of
those Shadows of Amber, unrealized?
#FiftyWords
I rose to create anew
to craft in an unexpected moment.
Yet no poem, no skaldic wisdom rises,
my liminal fire, extinguished.
Hospice, a new horror, omnipresent.
A mad world in an emotional kaleidoscope.
How should I describe a view of
those Shadows of Amber, unrealized?
#FiftyWords
America is failing its
citizens in real time,
prices going up,
wages going down,
stock market going down,
blood pressure going up.
Healthcare less available,
New diseases more prevalent.
We are tasked to tolerate the most incompetent pretenders,
cosplaying as the government.
#FiftyWords
citizens in real time,
prices going up,
wages going down,
stock market going down,
blood pressure going up.
Healthcare less available,
New diseases more prevalent.
We are tasked to tolerate the most incompetent pretenders,
cosplaying as the government.
#FiftyWords
March 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
America is failing its
citizens in real time,
prices going up,
wages going down,
stock market going down,
blood pressure going up.
Healthcare less available,
New diseases more prevalent.
We are tasked to tolerate the most incompetent pretenders,
cosplaying as the government.
#FiftyWords
citizens in real time,
prices going up,
wages going down,
stock market going down,
blood pressure going up.
Healthcare less available,
New diseases more prevalent.
We are tasked to tolerate the most incompetent pretenders,
cosplaying as the government.
#FiftyWords
THE LIMINAL MOON
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords #vss
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords #vss
March 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THE LIMINAL MOON
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords #vss
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords #vss
THE LIMINAL MOON
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords
Tuesday moon .. a radiant orange colour at 7pm in north Hampshire, England .. my pic doesn't do it justice .. Worm Moon, 3rd March 2026
March 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
THE LIMINAL MOON
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords
Hie, my brothers, take your stag,
your wild boar—fill your larders
with the finest of the realm.
We return home as the preserve renews itself.
The Blood Moon rises. The Wild Hunt ends.
I trust you supped well.
Humanity is freshest before the Spring thaw.
#FiftyWords
REGENCY (52)
One of the least visible forms of gatekeeping is the declaration of the proper shape a creation may take.
We have lost sight of our duty to guide, not decree, what shape creativity may assume.
Take risks...
#WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #FiftyWords #Mastery #Creativity #Guidance
One of the least visible forms of gatekeeping is the declaration of the proper shape a creation may take.
We have lost sight of our duty to guide, not decree, what shape creativity may assume.
Take risks...
#WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #FiftyWords #Mastery #Creativity #Guidance
February 28, 2026 at 6:34 PM
REGENCY (52)
One of the least visible forms of gatekeeping is the declaration of the proper shape a creation may take.
We have lost sight of our duty to guide, not decree, what shape creativity may assume.
Take risks...
#WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #FiftyWords #Mastery #Creativity #Guidance
One of the least visible forms of gatekeeping is the declaration of the proper shape a creation may take.
We have lost sight of our duty to guide, not decree, what shape creativity may assume.
Take risks...
#WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #FiftyWords #Mastery #Creativity #Guidance
Petitioning Against Sunrise
Rail, cast your sabots into the Machine
no resistance to ease has ever been found.
Whether it be the sorrows of the flesh
Or Mammon's darkest pleasures
Once a technology is tasted,
Like the Apple, it can't be unlearned.
It must be recognized and survived.
#FiftyWords
Rail, cast your sabots into the Machine
no resistance to ease has ever been found.
Whether it be the sorrows of the flesh
Or Mammon's darkest pleasures
Once a technology is tasted,
Like the Apple, it can't be unlearned.
It must be recognized and survived.
#FiftyWords
February 26, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Petitioning Against Sunrise
Rail, cast your sabots into the Machine
no resistance to ease has ever been found.
Whether it be the sorrows of the flesh
Or Mammon's darkest pleasures
Once a technology is tasted,
Like the Apple, it can't be unlearned.
It must be recognized and survived.
#FiftyWords
Rail, cast your sabots into the Machine
no resistance to ease has ever been found.
Whether it be the sorrows of the flesh
Or Mammon's darkest pleasures
Once a technology is tasted,
Like the Apple, it can't be unlearned.
It must be recognized and survived.
#FiftyWords
THE DAMNED
A world at war, the Angel of Death
answered the beck and call
of madmen, prophets, and generals
each convinced of their cause.
How busy it must have been to be in
so many places whose reasons defied reason.
And whose outcomes impoverished us all.
Did Death despair for us?
#FiftyWords
A world at war, the Angel of Death
answered the beck and call
of madmen, prophets, and generals
each convinced of their cause.
How busy it must have been to be in
so many places whose reasons defied reason.
And whose outcomes impoverished us all.
Did Death despair for us?
#FiftyWords
February 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
THE DAMNED
A world at war, the Angel of Death
answered the beck and call
of madmen, prophets, and generals
each convinced of their cause.
How busy it must have been to be in
so many places whose reasons defied reason.
And whose outcomes impoverished us all.
Did Death despair for us?
#FiftyWords
A world at war, the Angel of Death
answered the beck and call
of madmen, prophets, and generals
each convinced of their cause.
How busy it must have been to be in
so many places whose reasons defied reason.
And whose outcomes impoverished us all.
Did Death despair for us?
#FiftyWords
LIFE'S CHOICES
Should I watch the State of the Union featuring the president overseeing the most precarious, surveillance state in US history or activating my Self-installing Spleen Kit.
This new spleen looks amazing. I'm making the right choice.
Is it supposed to move like that?
#FiftyWords
Should I watch the State of the Union featuring the president overseeing the most precarious, surveillance state in US history or activating my Self-installing Spleen Kit.
This new spleen looks amazing. I'm making the right choice.
Is it supposed to move like that?
#FiftyWords
February 25, 2026 at 2:42 AM
LIFE'S CHOICES
Should I watch the State of the Union featuring the president overseeing the most precarious, surveillance state in US history or activating my Self-installing Spleen Kit.
This new spleen looks amazing. I'm making the right choice.
Is it supposed to move like that?
#FiftyWords
Should I watch the State of the Union featuring the president overseeing the most precarious, surveillance state in US history or activating my Self-installing Spleen Kit.
This new spleen looks amazing. I'm making the right choice.
Is it supposed to move like that?
#FiftyWords
Silk Road (6)
An agent of the Cross-Time Traders shares goods between adjacent realities, each with different histories and consumer priorities...
The Last of the Cross-Time Spenders
ebonstorm.medium.com/cross-time-s...
#FiftyWords #DimensionTravel #AlternateReality #CrossTime #WritingCommunity
An agent of the Cross-Time Traders shares goods between adjacent realities, each with different histories and consumer priorities...
The Last of the Cross-Time Spenders
ebonstorm.medium.com/cross-time-s...
#FiftyWords #DimensionTravel #AlternateReality #CrossTime #WritingCommunity
February 21, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Silk Road (6)
An agent of the Cross-Time Traders shares goods between adjacent realities, each with different histories and consumer priorities...
The Last of the Cross-Time Spenders
ebonstorm.medium.com/cross-time-s...
#FiftyWords #DimensionTravel #AlternateReality #CrossTime #WritingCommunity
An agent of the Cross-Time Traders shares goods between adjacent realities, each with different histories and consumer priorities...
The Last of the Cross-Time Spenders
ebonstorm.medium.com/cross-time-s...
#FiftyWords #DimensionTravel #AlternateReality #CrossTime #WritingCommunity
DEFIANCE (5)
A recently found photo reminds a man of the early days of his relationship with his wife.
#FiftyWords #CancerSurvivor #Beauty #Struggle #Memories
#WritingCommunity #Writing
A recently found photo reminds a man of the early days of his relationship with his wife.
#FiftyWords #CancerSurvivor #Beauty #Struggle #Memories
#WritingCommunity #Writing
February 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
DEFIANCE (5)
A recently found photo reminds a man of the early days of his relationship with his wife.
#FiftyWords #CancerSurvivor #Beauty #Struggle #Memories
#WritingCommunity #Writing
A recently found photo reminds a man of the early days of his relationship with his wife.
#FiftyWords #CancerSurvivor #Beauty #Struggle #Memories
#WritingCommunity #Writing
LATE NIGHT (4)
What's the difference between late night television and cosmic horror? Absolutely nothing. On the Tonight Show: Artaxias, the Screeching Void with Jimmy Kimmel!
#FiftyWords #LateNightTV #Humor #CosmicHorror #vss #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
What's the difference between late night television and cosmic horror? Absolutely nothing. On the Tonight Show: Artaxias, the Screeching Void with Jimmy Kimmel!
#FiftyWords #LateNightTV #Humor #CosmicHorror #vss #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 21, 2026 at 7:44 AM
LATE NIGHT (4)
What's the difference between late night television and cosmic horror? Absolutely nothing. On the Tonight Show: Artaxias, the Screeching Void with Jimmy Kimmel!
#FiftyWords #LateNightTV #Humor #CosmicHorror #vss #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
What's the difference between late night television and cosmic horror? Absolutely nothing. On the Tonight Show: Artaxias, the Screeching Void with Jimmy Kimmel!
#FiftyWords #LateNightTV #Humor #CosmicHorror #vss #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
ARBITRATION (3)
A pair of dog lovers, when confronted with something novel have to defer to the ultimate arbiter of taste: Mom!
#FiftyWords #Humor #AmericanKennelClub #fantasy #HomeDynamics #WritingCommunity #Writers
A pair of dog lovers, when confronted with something novel have to defer to the ultimate arbiter of taste: Mom!
#FiftyWords #Humor #AmericanKennelClub #fantasy #HomeDynamics #WritingCommunity #Writers
February 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
ARBITRATION (3)
A pair of dog lovers, when confronted with something novel have to defer to the ultimate arbiter of taste: Mom!
#FiftyWords #Humor #AmericanKennelClub #fantasy #HomeDynamics #WritingCommunity #Writers
A pair of dog lovers, when confronted with something novel have to defer to the ultimate arbiter of taste: Mom!
#FiftyWords #Humor #AmericanKennelClub #fantasy #HomeDynamics #WritingCommunity #Writers
#Language is more than a lexicon, it's a lesion, a festering wound, attempting to repair a tear in reality, describing it as best we can.
The Universe is perfect, when we describe an aspect of it, it is only as good as our capacity for language, for meaning, for connection to it, allows.
#Writing
The Universe is perfect, when we describe an aspect of it, it is only as good as our capacity for language, for meaning, for connection to it, allows.
#Writing
February 21, 2026 at 4:06 AM
'The wind.../persuaded buttons/to reconsider their loyalties.'
It's interesting how some lines just grab one, and this one grabbed me! Fiftywords' writing is so deliciously understated.
It's interesting how some lines just grab one, and this one grabbed me! Fiftywords' writing is so deliciously understated.
What happens to a saucy postcard when the woman walks out on the gag? #PoemsAbout #Undressed Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
'The wind.../persuaded buttons/to reconsider their loyalties.'
It's interesting how some lines just grab one, and this one grabbed me! Fiftywords' writing is so deliciously understated.
It's interesting how some lines just grab one, and this one grabbed me! Fiftywords' writing is so deliciously understated.
TERRIBLE YEARS (46/100)
Story #46 comes off the line on a Valentine's Day at the end of the world! Just ask anyone. But, there will be something tomorrow. It's inevitable.
Why not love?
#FiftyWords #FlashFiction #FoundPhotos #Negentropy #ValentinesDay #WritingCommunity #ScifiChat
Story #46 comes off the line on a Valentine's Day at the end of the world! Just ask anyone. But, there will be something tomorrow. It's inevitable.
Why not love?
#FiftyWords #FlashFiction #FoundPhotos #Negentropy #ValentinesDay #WritingCommunity #ScifiChat
February 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
TERRIBLE YEARS (46/100)
Story #46 comes off the line on a Valentine's Day at the end of the world! Just ask anyone. But, there will be something tomorrow. It's inevitable.
Why not love?
#FiftyWords #FlashFiction #FoundPhotos #Negentropy #ValentinesDay #WritingCommunity #ScifiChat
Story #46 comes off the line on a Valentine's Day at the end of the world! Just ask anyone. But, there will be something tomorrow. It's inevitable.
Why not love?
#FiftyWords #FlashFiction #FoundPhotos #Negentropy #ValentinesDay #WritingCommunity #ScifiChat
FERMI'S PARADOXICAL TRUTH
An interstellar fleet is an planetary investment. Manufacturing is an environmental burden.
No ecosystem could weather the sophisticated material and energy requirements unscathed.
Every species must answer: Can you leave your world without destroying it?
#FiftyWords
An interstellar fleet is an planetary investment. Manufacturing is an environmental burden.
No ecosystem could weather the sophisticated material and energy requirements unscathed.
Every species must answer: Can you leave your world without destroying it?
#FiftyWords
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 AM
FERMI'S PARADOXICAL TRUTH
An interstellar fleet is an planetary investment. Manufacturing is an environmental burden.
No ecosystem could weather the sophisticated material and energy requirements unscathed.
Every species must answer: Can you leave your world without destroying it?
#FiftyWords
An interstellar fleet is an planetary investment. Manufacturing is an environmental burden.
No ecosystem could weather the sophisticated material and energy requirements unscathed.
Every species must answer: Can you leave your world without destroying it?
#FiftyWords
DISAPPOINTMENT
We're great! People ask:
What are you talking about?
It's the scale of the gap
between stated principles
and actual conduct,
maintained over decades,
exported globally as a model,
and defended with the most
sophisticated propaganda
apparatus ever built.
Burma Shave
#FiftyWords
We're great! People ask:
What are you talking about?
It's the scale of the gap
between stated principles
and actual conduct,
maintained over decades,
exported globally as a model,
and defended with the most
sophisticated propaganda
apparatus ever built.
Burma Shave
#FiftyWords
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
DISAPPOINTMENT
We're great! People ask:
What are you talking about?
It's the scale of the gap
between stated principles
and actual conduct,
maintained over decades,
exported globally as a model,
and defended with the most
sophisticated propaganda
apparatus ever built.
Burma Shave
#FiftyWords
We're great! People ask:
What are you talking about?
It's the scale of the gap
between stated principles
and actual conduct,
maintained over decades,
exported globally as a model,
and defended with the most
sophisticated propaganda
apparatus ever built.
Burma Shave
#FiftyWords
WILL AI TAKE MY JOB?
Time for another #FiftyWords story.
Do I have a new one on hand or do I just share another new artifact? Hmm. While I think, I will share the last one with you...
Story #50 of 100 — "Will AI Take My Job..."
The answer will surprise you...
#vss #flashfiction #scifi
Time for another #FiftyWords story.
Do I have a new one on hand or do I just share another new artifact? Hmm. While I think, I will share the last one with you...
Story #50 of 100 — "Will AI Take My Job..."
The answer will surprise you...
#vss #flashfiction #scifi
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
WILL AI TAKE MY JOB?
Time for another #FiftyWords story.
Do I have a new one on hand or do I just share another new artifact? Hmm. While I think, I will share the last one with you...
Story #50 of 100 — "Will AI Take My Job..."
The answer will surprise you...
#vss #flashfiction #scifi
Time for another #FiftyWords story.
Do I have a new one on hand or do I just share another new artifact? Hmm. While I think, I will share the last one with you...
Story #50 of 100 — "Will AI Take My Job..."
The answer will surprise you...
#vss #flashfiction #scifi