Huge THANKS, #AustralianWritersCentre. I loved "handcrafting" my first #FuriousFiction for 2025 (as always!). Good luck to everyone who's entered! 🤞🍀🐇 #writers #writing #flashfiction #shortstories

Woohoo! I've finished the first draft of my #shortstory for the first #FuriousFiction of 2025. Now I need to proofread it and edit, edit, and edit some more! I hope your stories are coming together, too. ✍️ #writers #writing #flashfiction

Link to Furious Fiction page: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

My flash fiction Sirens Don't Sing Underwater has just gone live at Moonlit Getaway. These men presume they will seduce sirens with sweet nothings, but their hubris only seasons the meat. https://www.moonlitgetaway.com/short-fiction/sirens-don't-sing-underwater #FlashFiction #GreekMythology #sirens #SpeculativeFiction #ShortStory #ProsePoem #IndigenousCreatives #Mythology #Mermaids

One of the Magi Explains About the Myrrh

https://markarayner.com/a-magi-explains-myrrh/

#shortstory #flashfiction #fiction #story #humor #humour #christmas

The act had won Most Unconvincing Bear Award 6 years running. Everyone said they were terrible. Hank didn't care. He had been practicing on his flugelhorn, and he was sure that this season would be different.

The crowds were going to love the new routine: the breathtaking glissandos, the ursine dancing, and his hat. They were going to love the tassly bits on his hat.

Carl had no such illusions. He did, however, pray for the sweet release of death.

#microfiction #humor #humour #flashfiction