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David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Moonlit Road" by #Ambrose_Bierce.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #story #fiction

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The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce | Short Story Audiobook

YouTube video by Gates of Imagination

October 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "Previous Condition" by #James_Baldwin.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #short_story #fiction

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James Baldwin - Previous Condition (full audiobook)

YouTube video by Jordan Barclay

August 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "Next to Nothing" by #Paul_Bowles.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #literature #fiction

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Next to Nothing

YouTube video by Paul Bowles - Topic

October 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

Read #Paul_Bowles. He locked into the human predicament of alienation with seeming cruelty, when in reality he accurately mirrored the world's indifference to the individual.

#Bluesky_Literature #fiction #short_fiction #literature

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The Circular Valley

YouTube video by Paul Bowles - Topic

June 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by #Washington_Irving. Adapted for television.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #literature #television

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) - REMASTERED 4K - Starring Jeff Goldblum - FULL MOVIE

YouTube video by Jacob J. Christiansen

October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by #Ambrose_Gwinnett_Bierce.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #Story #fiction #horror_story #literature

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"An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce / Cthulhu Mythos

YouTube video by HorrorBabble

June 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "Extracts from Adam's Diary" by #Samuel_Langhorne_Clemens, AKA #Mark_Twain.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_story #fiction #short_fiction #literature #fiction

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Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Mark Twain Short Stories

YouTube video by Audiobooks Youtube Free

February 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "Johnny Bear" by #John_Steinbeck. Read by John Steinbeck.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_story #short_fiction #literature

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Johnny Bear read by John Steinbeck

YouTube video by High School English Videos

February 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Lagoon" by #Janet_Frame.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_story #short_fiction #literature #biographical_fiction #story

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The Lagoon by Janet Frame

YouTube video by HOFFMAN STUDIOS CANTEEN

May 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Fly" by #Katherine_Mansfield.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_story #literature #short_fiction #fiction

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“The Fly” · Katherine Mansfield

YouTube video by Fast Asleep with Gena Marie

September 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "Classic Ghost Stories" by #M_R_James.

#Bluesky_Literature #ghost_stories #short_fiction #literature #fiction #short_stories

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Classic Ghost Stories with Robert Powell (BBC, 1986) Omnibus

YouTube video by Tyne Valley A/V Studios

February 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM Everybody can reply

ABCtales

@abctales.bsky.social

Today's #PickoftheDay is another outstanding piece of #short_fiction from Mark Burrow, Homicidal Spreadsheet.
Do please read and share.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM Everybody can reply

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David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Intoxicated" by #Shirley_Jackson.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #fiction #literature

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The Intoxicated | By Shirley Jackson | Narration CS Jackson

YouTube video by Midnight Read

January 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Black Veil" by #Charles_Dickens.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #short_story #literature #fiction

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The Black Veil by Charles Dickens - Full Audiobook | Mysterious Short Stories

YouTube video by Classic Audiobooks with Elliot

January 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM Everybody can reply

David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "The Man of the Crowd" by #Edgar_Allan_Poe.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #story #literature #fiction

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The Man of the Crowd by Edgar Allan Poe read by A Poetry Channel

YouTube video by A Poetry Channel

October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM Everybody can reply

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David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Liternature today is "Winter Dreams" by #F_Scott_Fitzgerald.

#Bluesky_Literature #Literature #short_fiction #short_story

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Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Eric Webster

YouTube video by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library

January 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM Everybody can reply

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David Andersen

@poetriesbound.bsky.social

My choice to #Make_Bluesky_Beautiful_with_Literature today is "You Were Perfectly Fine" by #Dorothy_Parker.

#Bluesky_Literature #short_fiction #literature #story #fiction #story

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"You Were Perfectly Fine" by Dorothy Parker (story read by Tom O'Bedlam)

YouTube video by SpokenVerse

September 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM Everybody can reply