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Denise Bayes
@deniseb.bsky.social
260 followers 290 following 210 posts
Flash fiction and short story writer. Free Flash. Ellipsis zine. 100 Word Story. Firewords.Roi Faient. NFFD Anthology. Temple in a City. Thin Skin. Flash Amiga.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 12h
I am still loving @smokelong.bsky.social too. And the critiques are so helpful.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 6d
How did you know I would be here? Waiting in the shadows, stalking you through the smiles and the laughter and the happy ever afters? Because It knew you would come here, into this dank dark corner away from the crowd. And I would be ready for your return.
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Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 7d
Every day is a good day to remember this. @deniseb.bsky.social
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Temple in a City
Temple in a City literary journal, Denise Bayes fiction
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 15d
Wow! That was worth a read.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 19d
'I swallowed injustice with my breakfast.'
Beautiful writing in this piece.
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Butter by Annabelle Taghinia
The platter with the tea trembled in my hands. The teaware was glass, our finest, translucent rosebuds rising out of the sloping sides, rounded and gentle under cupped hands. If I dropped it, my sk…
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
Bottoms up to @quickasaflash.bsky.social for this amusing and clever hermit crab tale. Love it
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Issue 5 O’Halloran/Recipe For Birthday Cake — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
Love afternoon tea. Love lemon cake. Love this sharp little tale
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Issue 5 Gill/Afternoon Tea In Mandalay — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
liminality slides into dissociation, quiet as a dovetail joint

Beautiful image. Loved the serpent too.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
Don't move to Barcelona. I see a nun every time I leave the flat and live opposite and round the corner from convents...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
Beautiful snippets of life and memory
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
Congratulations. I can't wait to read it
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 26d
I love the title...music running through my head!
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Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 28d
This little @deniseb.bsky.social flash tiptoes toward the ember of trust in ourselves and each other then lights it up. A gorgeous reminder of how else we can be. Let it warm you.
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Temple in a City
Temple in a City literary journal, Denise Bayes fiction
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 28d
What a lovely comment! Delighted to be part of this lovely publication @templeinacity.bsky.social
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. I am working on enigmatic..
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you so much!
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Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 29d
Look here, folks, this little gem will remind you it’s not too late, we can trust and rely on ourselves and each other. A little ray of goodness to rekindle the warmth we sometimes forget we carry.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you for publishing this story that is very special to me. It was great to work with you. @templeinacity.bsky.social
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Temple in a City
Temple in a City literary journal, Denise Bayes fiction
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you for publishing this story that is very special to me. It was great to work with you. @templeinacity.bsky.social
templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...
Temple in a City
Temple in a City literary journal, Denise Bayes fiction
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6
I really enjoyed it. A lovely piece. Really memorable
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6
This is so haunting and beautiful. I loved this piece in @templeinacity.bsky.social
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Temple in a City
Temple in a City literary journal, June Gemmell
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6
Congratulations to the shortlisters.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6
That ending is magical!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6
This is a must read from @fionamckay.bsky.social The end gave me shivers.
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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4
It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘
The Good People
Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…
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