Bob Morrell
@wallet55.bsky.social
Retired medical data nerd. Science fiction reader and writer, published in Analog, Asimov’s, Amazing, Space and Time, Fantasy Book. #SFWA, #Codex. Cat servant. Retired Librarian’s husband.
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Bob Morrell
@wallet55.bsky.social
· Dec 15
A short story is never so good as it is when it pops into to your head
Last weekends #snow may have fizzled on volume, but the hard packed snow and ice have made roads impossible to clear, and the persistent polar temps have meant no melting. Now another snow is scheduled for Saturday.
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Last weekends #snow may have fizzled on volume, but the hard packed snow and ice have made roads impossible to clear, and the persistent polar temps have meant no melting. Now another snow is scheduled for Saturday.
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Unimpressed with the #snowpocalypse thus far. Rating and click minded weather predictors always overplay these things.
January 25, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Unimpressed with the #snowpocalypse thus far. Rating and click minded weather predictors always overplay these things.
Definitely the most fun I have had writing a story!
Time for another Free Fiction Friday!
This week we have a veritable stew of a story about alien visitors, investigations into financial crimes, gun violence, and Madagascan currency exchanges.
It all makes sense when you read it. So, carve out some time for "Chuck's Gun," by Bob Morrell.
This week we have a veritable stew of a story about alien visitors, investigations into financial crimes, gun violence, and Madagascan currency exchanges.
It all makes sense when you read it. So, carve out some time for "Chuck's Gun," by Bob Morrell.
Chuck’s Gun - Trollbreath Magazine
Chuck’s Gun
magazine.trollbreath.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Definitely the most fun I have had writing a story!
50 years ago today, Marcia and I went on our first date, dinner at the Carolina Cafe on Franklin street, then to a movie (Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail) We realized we each had a sense of humor, which turned out to be vital for the next 50 years!
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
50 years ago today, Marcia and I went on our first date, dinner at the Carolina Cafe on Franklin street, then to a movie (Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail) We realized we each had a sense of humor, which turned out to be vital for the next 50 years!
@scalzi.com got quite a shoutout at the end of the latest episode of my favorite podcast, This week in virology. overcast.fm/+AAAHPahwF38
TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia — This Week in Virology
TWiV explain the tracing of 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient human DNA, the effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course. Ho...
overcast.fm
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
@scalzi.com got quite a shoutout at the end of the latest episode of my favorite podcast, This week in virology. overcast.fm/+AAAHPahwF38
Reposted by Bob Morrell
New Episode! Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny, with guest Bob Morrell (@wallet55.bsky.social)
It's a brief but fun discussion about a very funny book.
hugospodcast.com/podcast/door...
It's a brief but fun discussion about a very funny book.
hugospodcast.com/podcast/door...
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
New Episode! Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny, with guest Bob Morrell (@wallet55.bsky.social)
It's a brief but fun discussion about a very funny book.
hugospodcast.com/podcast/door...
It's a brief but fun discussion about a very funny book.
hugospodcast.com/podcast/door...
@coodestreet.bsky.social enjoying your adventure podcasts!
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
@coodestreet.bsky.social enjoying your adventure podcasts!
Chuck's Gun is out in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social. Certainly the most fun I have had #writing a story magazine.trollbreath.com
Issue 6, Winter 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 6, Winter 2025 Fiction Have I Ever Told You about When We Were Eaten? by Bernie Jean Schiebeling Frequently Asked Questions about the Portals at Frank’s Late-Night Starlite Drive In by Kristen...
magazine.trollbreath.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Chuck's Gun is out in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social. Certainly the most fun I have had #writing a story magazine.trollbreath.com
Reposted by Bob Morrell
Subscribe now magazine.trollbreath.com to get the full issue on Dec. 1st!
@bernie-jsyk.bsky.social @kkoopman.bsky.social @prioryruins.bsky.social @jonathanhelland.bsky.social @brandoncase101.bsky.social @kergankergan.bsky.social @wallet55.bsky.social Alex Atkins Matthew Sanborn Smith Phil Emery
@bernie-jsyk.bsky.social @kkoopman.bsky.social @prioryruins.bsky.social @jonathanhelland.bsky.social @brandoncase101.bsky.social @kergankergan.bsky.social @wallet55.bsky.social Alex Atkins Matthew Sanborn Smith Phil Emery
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Subscribe now magazine.trollbreath.com to get the full issue on Dec. 1st!
@bernie-jsyk.bsky.social @kkoopman.bsky.social @prioryruins.bsky.social @jonathanhelland.bsky.social @brandoncase101.bsky.social @kergankergan.bsky.social @wallet55.bsky.social Alex Atkins Matthew Sanborn Smith Phil Emery
@bernie-jsyk.bsky.social @kkoopman.bsky.social @prioryruins.bsky.social @jonathanhelland.bsky.social @brandoncase101.bsky.social @kergankergan.bsky.social @wallet55.bsky.social Alex Atkins Matthew Sanborn Smith Phil Emery
The story had been proofed by me, two computerized grammar checkers, a human proofreader and two critique sessions. In the galleys the magazine’s editors still found 10 things to fix, and I found two more they missed. #writing
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The story had been proofed by me, two computerized grammar checkers, a human proofreader and two critique sessions. In the galleys the magazine’s editors still found 10 things to fix, and I found two more they missed. #writing
@pastpunditry.bsky.social snuffalofigus is no longer invisible! He was revealed in the 90’s. I remember us parents got together to watch the episodes (without kids who were too old) I first watched sesame street in college in 73. No I wasn’t stoned, though some friends were! I was funny!
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@pastpunditry.bsky.social snuffalofigus is no longer invisible! He was revealed in the 90’s. I remember us parents got together to watch the episodes (without kids who were too old) I first watched sesame street in college in 73. No I wasn’t stoned, though some friends were! I was funny!
@hntdove.bsky.social enjoyed your talk tonight (what I was able to listen to (last minute double booking by spouse who doesn’t understand shared calendars. )) You mentioned a book “lord Kelvin’s” something. (I am particularly deaf) I think it was by Piper? What was the title?
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
@hntdove.bsky.social enjoyed your talk tonight (what I was able to listen to (last minute double booking by spouse who doesn’t understand shared calendars. )) You mentioned a book “lord Kelvin’s” something. (I am particularly deaf) I think it was by Piper? What was the title?
@escapepod.org podcast downloaded this morning with a story whose title started with “knit”. I knew without looking it would be a good day. I was going to be listening to @reasie.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@escapepod.org podcast downloaded this morning with a story whose title started with “knit”. I knew without looking it would be a good day. I was going to be listening to @reasie.bsky.social
Squeaky break, with the kitten, in one of those rare moments he doesn’t want to wrestle. #cats #catsofblursky
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Squeaky break, with the kitten, in one of those rare moments he doesn’t want to wrestle. #cats #catsofblursky
There is hope. Last night, my small, southern, and red home town elected a democrat mayor, who is also black. If the GOP had any brains left, this would scare them way more than Zohran. #2025elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There is hope. Last night, my small, southern, and red home town elected a democrat mayor, who is also black. If the GOP had any brains left, this would scare them way more than Zohran. #2025elections
In my old age, I am coming to appreciate The Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash.
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In my old age, I am coming to appreciate The Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash.