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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

#WriterSupport #Indieauthor #writingcommunity #storytelling #shortstory

January 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Nation

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September 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓

@tarot-secrets.bsky.social

#booksky #writing #reading #literature #shortstory #scifi #spaceship

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓 @tarot-secrets.bsky.social · Feb 7

A hellish trip to the dead planet. Science fiction short story
www.pressenet.info/english/hell...

This story is about the spaceship Nimue and its crew, who are tasked with disposing of dangerous space debris. The next few days were hellish ...
#booksky #writing #reading #literature

This science fiction story is about the spaceship Nimue and its crew, who are tasked with disposing of dangerous space debris. The next few days were hellish, and they couldn't afford to lose concentration for even a moment:

The captain looked discontentedly at the screen hanging diagonally above the control panel, which showed nothing out of the ordinary. The grid displayed the ship's position in the quadrant, with purple squares indicating the surrounding orbits. Or did so when there were any. This godforsaken corner of space was the worst place Commander Rashkin could imagine.

The flight had been long, as always. It had started off boring, yet it still gnawed at his nerves. Anyone who owned a ship like the Nimue was not assigned to first-class missions. Rashkin worked alone, renting out his ship and crew to the highest bidder. Ultimately, the money was barely enough for the necessary repairs, let alone a new ship.

The Nimue had a faster-than-light drive, but its technology was ten years out of date. Flights took about three times as long as those in a modern ship, so short-term jobs were out of the question. All that remained were the 'hellish tours', as Rashkin called them.

September 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Meltdown

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September 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Lucy____Fer #7291

@lucyfersoyyo.bsky.social

#ShortStory

September 4, 2024 at 8:54 AM

John F Leonard

@johnfleonard.bsky.social

#KindleUnlimited #Audible #QuietHorror #Stories

CALL DROPS
www.amazon.com/dp/B077T35TQC
A darkly swirling mix of horror and mystery

#Horror #DarkFantasy #AudioBook #AudioBooks #PromoteHorror #Books #Novellas #ShortStory #ShortStories #QuickReads #Fiction #Thrillers #IndieAuthors #Reading #Reads

September 25, 2026 at 8:05 AM

lostsoulz801

@lostsoulz801.bsky.social

#scary #blogger #horrorstories #shortstory #thriller #raybushhorrorstories #lostsoulz801

October 20, 2024 at 7:07 AM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Stream

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September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Tube

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September 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓

@tarot-secrets.bsky.social

#booksky #writing #reading #literature #shortstory #dogs #animals #death

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓 @tarot-secrets.bsky.social · Feb 5

Death Row: Who would want a stray dog like me?
www.pressenet.info/english/deat...

Short story: I was captured a few days ago. This is the #animal shelter's death row. They haven't told me what I'm suspected of doing. Yet here I am, waiting for my death.
#booksky #writing #reading #literature

Death Row is a short story from German author Ilona E. Schwartz: I was captured a few days ago. This is the animal shelter's death row. They haven't told me what I'm suspected of doing, which doesn't surprise me as they hardly ever talk to us. Yet here I am, waiting for my death.

September 23, 2026 at 11:51 AM

JulesMacLeod

@julesmacleodauthor.bsky.social

A short story.......
#authorslife #readers #shortstory #marketingtips #booksky

A short story from an introverted author. I suck at marketing please buy my books. The End. Thank you.

August 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

List of Book Marketing Scammers
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky
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September 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Rush

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July 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM

🔞 SapphicBump 🔞

@sapphicbump.bsky.social

A rather old Bowsette x Peach pic I did! Free little fun shortstory of this for all (even free!) members of me and my GFs P★treon! You just need to follow us over there to read it.

September 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Laura Clark 📒🍃

@lauralscwriter.bsky.social

Ray Bradbury, The Lake

#writerquote #shortstory #September

September 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓

@tarot-secrets.bsky.social

#booksky #writing #reading #literature #shortstory #history

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓 @tarot-secrets.bsky.social · Oct 24

Isabelle: she had a dream. A story from French #history
www.pressenet.info/english/isab...

Isabelle Romée was Joan of Arc's mother. Here, she tells her story. It's time she had her say. Very little is known about Joan of Arc's childhood. #booksky

Isabelle Romée was Joan of Arc's mother. Here, she tells her story – it's time she had her say. Very little is known about Joan of Arc's childhood. This story may be true, or it may be completely different.
When she opened her eyes, she just asked me: 'Didn't you hear them, Maman?' A tremendous fear came over me – God help me. 'The child has a fever', I thought. But her forehead was cold, and when I asked her who she had heard, she just said: 'The good ladies.' She was ten years old at the time. I didn't tell my old husband about it. I didn't want to worry him. I never took my eyes off her, my beloved child, who is so different from all the other children.

June 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Water

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June 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Payment

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September 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM

IrishLisa 🌈

@irishlisa.bsky.social

Billy hopped onto the deck railing, his dark eyes scanning the ground below. He could not believe his luck – a peanut! "Mine, all mine!" "Nom nom!" #PhotoAndAStory #Writing #ShortStory #BlueJay #Birds #BackyardBirding #Birding #NomNom

March 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Robert Ellison

@robert-ellison.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - Next

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July 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM

Micro SF/F by O. Westin

@microsff.com

The emperor was sitting in his bed when the assassin came in through the window.

"Welcome, old friend."

"Wait," the assassin wheezed.

The emperor waited for him to catch his breath.

"I'm too old for this," the assassin said at last.
1/3 #ShortStory

December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM