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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · 7d

You only read glitchy nonsense fiction? Maybe you’ll read this barn burner from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

maudlinhouse.net/toll-babies/

Toll Babies

I was stopped short at a tollbooth at an indiscriminate distance between where I was fleeing and where I was going. The man in the stall slid the glass open sideways and alerted me to a fare. He launc...

maudlinhouse.net

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · 7d

Oh you’re getting into jiu jitsu? Sweet. That’s awesome. Here’s a story from @havehashad.com

www.havehashad.com/hadposts/jiu...

Jiu-Jitsu is a Thing of the Spirit by David Williamson

Today, there is a big brown bear in class. I can’t tell if it’s a brown bear or a grizzly or if it even matters. What matters is that it lines up on the mat, bows in, warms up, and does the drills jus...

www.havehashad.com

David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · 7d

Schools in session. Want a sweet story about love on a school bus? Cool.

www.temenosjournal.com/fall-2019.html

Fall 2019

Contributing Authors: Lora Bray Soramimi Hanarejima Peter Marcus Joanna White David Williamson Flora K. Wyldeorn ...

www.temenosjournal.com

David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Jul 22

I wrote a story about Kroger and today you can read it in @havehashad.com

HAD @havehashad.com · Jul 22

"I lose him in Kroger to fits and fury and drift aisle by aisle calling his name. I’m someone who can’t keep track of his own things. Between med-spa blue pallets of purified water, I lose this haunted house of a shopping list, too..."

—David Williamson

https://www.havehashad.com/iuyr0

Oops We Baked Too Much by David Williamson

I lose him in Kroger to fits and fury and drift aisle by aisle calling his name. I’m someone who can’t keep track of his own things. Between med-spa blue pallets of purified water, I lose this haunted…

www.havehashad.com

David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Mar 22

I really like reading Kyle’s stories and I'm enjoying a wonderful new experience reading a lot of these again and in print. The effect of a tight, cohesive collection is one of my favorite things.

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Dec 9

Nothing like “nobody reads short stories” to make me want to read and write short stories even harder

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Dec 7

Thank you!

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Dec 7

Do whatever @aaronburch.bsky.social tells you.

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · Dec 7

this story from @williamsonism.bsky.social, on Short Story, Long, was one of Tyler Dempsey's faves of the years.
tylerdempseywriting.com/best-of-the-...

have you read it? you should!

Pain Is What the Patient Says It Is by David Williamson

"My father had a map of countries I thought no one knew about. In both ways, I mean. As in, I thought no one knew about the map or the countries."

ashortstorylong.substack.com

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 27

Do you all know squarepusher? Okay do you know MRS BRIDGE!?

David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 26

*me and my daughter. Whatever. It’s 10:19 pm

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 26

Here’s my daughter and I trying to be bob ross.

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 26

We can’t afford real art so here’s a painting I did I as a gift to my wife

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 23

Kid events are perfect for short stories. This is tonight’s read during my daughter’s bball practice.

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 19

Truly outrageous

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David Williamson @williamsonism.bsky.social · Nov 19

during one of my therapeutic walks at work i came upon a stack of porn that looked like it had fallen out of someone's car. thought about taking a picture and posting it then realized that I would, in turn, be posting porn, which something i'm not interested in doing.

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