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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 13h

Be careful what you wish for...

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 18h

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 19h

This may not be exactly what you meant, but it's good smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-me... and does involve head-hopping From @ianli.bsky.social and @smallwondersmag.com

The Memory Technician - Small Wonders

“Are you the Memory Technician?” The woman points to the neon sign. “Could you extract three memories for me?”

smallwondersmag.com

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 1d

The wonder of bookshops. Thinking of you, @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Never Judge a Bookshop by its Cover

It may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.
There may be books in the window, on the tables and shelves,
but really, it’s a travel agent selling all-immersive holidays,
weekend breaks, first-class tickets to other worlds,

with a low carbon footprint. It’s a pharmacy as well,
dispensing medicines, pick-me-ups, balms: if symptoms persist,
please consult your local bookseller; it’s a tailor’s, offering
a made-to-measure service to achieve the perfect fit;

and a hardware store, with a range of empowering tools
to fix you up, recharge your batteries, switch on lightbulbs.
Its walls are lined with treasure as precious as any jeweller’s,
and twice as bright. Spines shine gold, silver, sapphire, emerald;

there are diamonds amongst them. It’s a garden centre,
a place where ideas get planted and a thousand stories bloom,
and a greengrocer, selling fresh, locally-sourced produce,
as vital as your five-a-day and more readily consumed.

It’s a multiscreen cinema. Peek behind the curtain
of each jacket and you’ll find a movie waiting silently to begin.
A stationer’s supplying notepads, reams of paper,
with the words conveniently filled in

to save you both the time and bother. A wholefood store
and a fast-food joint. A cosy haven from the cold.
A friendly, family restaurant: Today’s special will revive
a flagging spirit and restore a lagging soul.

It’s a tourist information centre equipped with maps
and helpful guides to steer us on our way.
A busy square in which a whole town gathers
or just a place to hold the world at bay

for a few untroubled stolen minutes. It’s itself,
and yet it’s something larger, a universe so vast
you could spend ten thousand lifetimes there –
it may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.

Brian Bilston

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 4d

In the mood for nostalgia? Thrilled to have my East Berlin story published by @doesithavepockets.bsky.social

"Jan has no time for their cotton-candy happiness. His father disappeared 5 years ago. No Stasi shadows, no neighbours with a grudge. Just gone.
www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...

Cole Beauchamp — Does It Have Pockets

1989: Every day is the same in East Berlin, until it’s not

www.doesithavepockets.com

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent work!

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 5d

Brilliant!

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 8d

If you are up to it (1 hour of watching, I think) try this documentary www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
(or just find some birdsong to listen to)

BBC Four - Birdsong

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne’s mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 9d

open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

Still time to register! "The Weight of Stillness" (my final workshop of 2025)

And an opportunity to write with me in West Virginia!

open.substack.com

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 11d

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 11d

I'm delighted to have a haiku of mine included in this podcast. Lots of tiny lovelies within, take a listen.

The Poetry Pea @thepoetrypea.bsky.social · 11d

if you go down to the woods today
you’re in for a big surprise
no teddy bear’s picnic, I’m afraid
but creepy crawlies and flies

Be brave… have a listen poetrypea.com/s8e39-creepy...

S8E39 Creepy Crawlies in haiku & senryu – Poetry Pea

poetrypea.com

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 11d

👏👏👏Excellent!

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks. I've been enjoying yours too. It's a great exercise to get me writing and reading each day.

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 12d

#30Words30Days Day 30 Connect

What a month it has been! Each daily challenge firing new connections; inspiring all the writers in this wonderful group. The essence of a story captured in just 30 words.

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · 12d

#30words30days

Day 30 - Connect

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #connect
#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 30 - Connect

@writingdani
Danielle Baldock

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 13d

#30Words30Days Day 29 Pickle

Gran’s pickle jars line her kitchen shelves. I open one to top up my cheese sandwich. She was right when she said they’d make my eyes water. Love you, Gran.

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · 13d

#30words30days

Day 29 - Pickle

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #pickle
#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 29 - Pickle

Danielle Baldock
@writingdani

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 13d

#30Words30Days Day 28 Check

He used that ‘don’t-be-such-a-little-girl-about-it’ voice, the one that made her do things that she hadn’t wanted to. On route they checked each other’s parachutes. She made sure hers were final.

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · 14d

#30words30days

Day 28 - Check

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #check
#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 28 - Check

@writingdani
Danielle Baldock

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 13d

Should I be creeped out? Fluffy puppy or slavering beastie...

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 14d

#30Words30Days Day 27 Organ

The gothic arches soar, igniting sparks of faith. One catches, smoke billows through the stone ribs. Crashing timbers and fiery air - the cathedral organ bursts out its last song.

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · 15d

#30words30days

Day 27 - Organ

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #organ
#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 27 - Organ

@writingdani
Danielle Baldock

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 14d

No regrets, just get it out there (as it were 😊)

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 14d

This is a fine example if Matt-ois

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 15d

Brilliant!

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 16d

Food based Issue of Reverb magazine open for submissions until Sept 30th ( @pleomorphic2.bsky.social , I'm thinking of you...). Instagram link only, hope this works www.instagram.com/p/DNSyl9VNok...

Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 16d

This one is good. Take a look.

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 20d

ICYMI today's story is A Compilation of Moments that Mattered Most from Summers Camping by A.J. Miller @ajmillernow.bsky.social #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/21/a...

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 16d

I sense things are not going to go well for Bob...

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 16d

#30Words30Days Day 25 Smooth

You scrape the old words from the vellum, smoothing it out to whiteness, hiding the past. If only you could wipe away what you had done with this knife yesterday.

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · 17d

#30words30days

Day 25 - Smooth

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #smooth
#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 25 - Smooth

@writingdani
Danielle Baldock

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