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Fictive Dream, the online #litmag dedicated to the #shortstory including #translations. Please send your submissions to [email protected]. Website https://fictivedream.com/
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Today we bring you two top-class micros—Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social and Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
Great to know you enjoyed this super flash. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmariharris.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction
"He hadn’t been divorced, three kids, full custody, ex-wife in the state mental hospital, weekday breakfasts of edge-burnt Eggos and heated-over SpaghettiOs"
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Thank you so much for reading and sharing this superb flash. Greatly appreciated, Pat @pdforan.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Great to know you enjoyed this super flash. Thank you for reading and sharing @lmariharris.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction
ICYMI we're open for submissions of #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions #submissionsopen fictivedream.com/submission-g...
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI we're open for submissions of #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions #submissionsopen fictivedream.com/submission-g...
We are currently open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are currently open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...
A gem from Sudha Balagopal, as always. So glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social
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“… I brought everything under control―even announced to friends I was expert at breaking bad habits, didn’t I?―until …”
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MicroMonday #32
Mama, I’m Home by Sudha Balagopal I drag my chair close to the window, eyes glued on our crooked street, heart catapulting every time a young man walks by, until it gets too dark, until the s…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A gem from Sudha Balagopal, as always. So glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social
@sudhab.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
@sudhab.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Thank you so much for reading and sharing this superb flash. Greatly appreciated, Pat @pdforan.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
“… if not for promises made and unmade, if not for promises kept, promises unkept, promises unkempt …”
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They would have been perfect for each other if
by Kathryn Kulpa He hadn’t been divorced, three kids, full custody, ex-wife in the state mental hospital, weekday breakfasts of edge-burnt Eggos and heated-over SpaghettiOs, any food with an O in i…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Thank you so much for reading and sharing this superb flash. Greatly appreciated, Pat @pdforan.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
Delighted you enjoyed Sunday Dad. Thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
“… I’m thinking about the swings, and how Papi pushed harder when I said higher, and how the air felt like a warm towel and the clouds smelled like fresh linen, and …”
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MicroMonday #33
Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock People went buck wild back there. The stalls heaving. I was invited inside but preferred to stay on the sidelines. On the dance floor, the sweat stuck to the ceilin…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Delighted you enjoyed Sunday Dad. Thank you for reading and sharing @pdforan.bsky.social @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
You're so welcome, Karen. Both excellent stories and I'm thrilled that they should be appearing at Fictive Dream @karenc.bsky.social @postpran.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Thank you so much again, Laura for featuring my micro along with @postpran.bsky.social 's excellent piece; Golden Trumpet! 🥰
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You're so welcome, Karen. Both excellent stories and I'm thrilled that they should be appearing at Fictive Dream @karenc.bsky.social @postpran.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
So pleased you enjoyed this fine flash, Sudha. Thank you for reading and sharing @sudhab.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
...if not for promises made and unmade, if not for promises kept, promises unkept, promises unkempt—
Oh, wow, love this story in @fictivedream.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social!
Thanks for sharing, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social
Oh, wow, love this story in @fictivedream.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social!
Thanks for sharing, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social
"the limbo of returned separation support demands, of a long-haul trucker absentee husband who knew all the slippery ways of can’t-be-found, four kids, no child support, unanswered letters" Dazzling! @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So pleased you enjoyed this fine flash, Sudha. Thank you for reading and sharing @sudhab.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
Thrilled to be feat. your micro-gem today, Karen. Thank you for sending it our way @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
Thrilled to have a micro in the Amazing @fictivedream.bsky.social !! Thank You EIC Laura Black for giving this little piece of my heart the perfect home!!! ❤️ 🙏🏼
"Papi takes me to the swings, and I fall." Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thrilled to be feat. your micro-gem today, Karen. Thank you for sending it our way @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
ICYMI today we're featuring two micro gems—Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social and Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI today we're featuring two micro gems—Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social and Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
"Papi takes me to the swings, and I fall." Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Papi takes me to the swings, and I fall." Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
"People went buck wild back there." Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"People went buck wild back there." Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
Today we bring you two top-class micros—Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social and Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Today we bring you two top-class micros—Golden Trumpet by Marcus Silcock @postpran.bsky.social and Sunday Dad by Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/24/m...
ICYMI today we're featuring The Petting Zoo by C. Christine Fair #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/23/t...
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICYMI today we're featuring The Petting Zoo by C. Christine Fair #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/23/t...
So glad you enjoyed this marvellous story, Claudia. Thank you for reading and sharing @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
"the limbo of returned separation support demands, of a long-haul trucker absentee husband who knew all the slippery ways of can’t-be-found, four kids, no child support, unanswered letters" Dazzling! @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social
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They would have been perfect for each other if
by Kathryn Kulpa He hadn’t been divorced, three kids, full custody, ex-wife in the state mental hospital, weekday breakfasts of edge-burnt Eggos and heated-over SpaghettiOs, any food with an O in i…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So glad you enjoyed this marvellous story, Claudia. Thank you for reading and sharing @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Delighted to know you enjoyed The Petting Zoo. Thank you for reading and sharing @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Kind of funny, kind of sad, kind of hopeless, kind of hopeful, with such a clear, fully imagined voice that you can't help but love.
"When she got knocked up, presumably by Rick, she told Joey and me that she was marrying him." The Petting Zoo by C. Christine Fair #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/23/t...
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Delighted to know you enjoyed The Petting Zoo. Thank you for reading and sharing @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
"When she got knocked up, presumably by Rick, she told Joey and me that she was marrying him." The Petting Zoo by C. Christine Fair #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/23/t...
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"When she got knocked up, presumably by Rick, she told Joey and me that she was marrying him." The Petting Zoo by C. Christine Fair #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/23/t...
We're delighted to welcome back C. Christine Fair with The Petting Zoo, out tomorrow #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We're delighted to welcome back C. Christine Fair with The Petting Zoo, out tomorrow #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
ICYMI today we're delighted to be feat. "They would have been perfect for each other if" by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICYMI today we're delighted to be feat. "They would have been perfect for each other if" by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
Thrilled to be featuring your fine flash today, Kathryn. Many thanks for sending it our way @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Thank you to Laura Black at the lovely @fictivedream.bsky.social for sharing my story! 🩵💙
"They could have made a family. Could have stayed together, could have kept a child." They would have been perfect for each other if...by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thrilled to be featuring your fine flash today, Kathryn. Many thanks for sending it our way @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
So pleased you enjoyed today's story, and thank you for reading @lorifontanes.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
wow @writesofkathryn.bsky.social what a wild ride this story goes on! 👏👏👏
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So pleased you enjoyed today's story, and thank you for reading @lorifontanes.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
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wow @writesofkathryn.bsky.social what a wild ride this story goes on! 👏👏👏
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
wow @writesofkathryn.bsky.social what a wild ride this story goes on! 👏👏👏
Great to know you enjoyed today's story, Dan. Thank you for reading and sharing @danbillyc.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
"...if not for promises made and unmade, if not for promises kept, promises unkept, promises unkempt—"
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
"They could have made a family. Could have stayed together, could have kept a child." They would have been perfect for each other if...by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great to know you enjoyed today's story, Dan. Thank you for reading and sharing @danbillyc.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Fabulous isn't it? So pleased to know you enjoyed this gem, Dan. Thank you for reading and sharing @danbillyc.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday #readingcommunity
"...so every day I sit by the window, looking for your familiar gait along our street,...."
Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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MicroMonday #32
Mama, I’m Home by Sudha Balagopal I drag my chair close to the window, eyes glued on our crooked street, heart catapulting every time a young man walks by, until it gets too dark, until the s…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fabulous isn't it? So pleased to know you enjoyed this gem, Dan. Thank you for reading and sharing @danbillyc.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday #readingcommunity
"They could have made a family. Could have stayed together, could have kept a child." They would have been perfect for each other if...by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
"They could have made a family. Could have stayed together, could have kept a child." They would have been perfect for each other if...by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...