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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Another month of great #fiction. Our thanks to @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social Deidre Jaye Byrne @ashtonrussell.bsky.social Jane Charna Meyers Madison Ellingsworth Mandy Lange Dina Perthakines @kimmagowan.bsky.social @jtstories.bsky.social Kathleen McGookey. Please enjoy

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's always a pleasure to feature #fiction by Jim Toal and today we're delighted to bring you Forensics Of Fire @jtstories.bsky.social #shortstory #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/07/26/f...

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

'Still days away from Bonfire Night, with a gull’s lament a rocket lances the starless night, explodes, and dies' - Made my Sunday to come upon this gripping new story by @jtstories.bsky.social. A telling image in almost every line.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I have a new story up @fictivedream.bsky.social. Thanks to Laura for selecting it.

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Not the biggest Mary Oliver fan, but I love Schumann, and I was surprised by this lovely poem in her new Penguin Selected:

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Ben Pester @benpester.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Jo Lloyd on the radio. This is a great thing

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The things men don't say when they talk about football. Story by David Gaffney. @fictivedream.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social #shortstory

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Honoured to announce the launch of my new collection, Blurred Edges – the twelve best stories I can muster at this point in time. Huge thanks to Renée Sigler @ballerinibookpress.bsky.social for this special opportunity. ballerinibookpress.ch/blurred-edge...

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Ballerini Book PressSlender. Never Spineless.Blurred Edges by Mike Fox

We are delighted to announce the release of Blurred Edges, a short story collection, on June 5th 2026 Announcing the official release of BLURRED EDGES by Mike Fox “Mike Fox is a masterful sho…

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Blackcap nest from earlier this month. Fledged successfully this week.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The words are coming again. Some revised older work, some new.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

'Sentimentality keeps looking over its shoulder to see how you're taking it. Emotion doesn't give a shit whether anyone's looking or not.' From Helen Garner's Collected Diaries.

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Niamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Wudja look at this!! Very proud to be published by The Lilliput Press, and am in love with my book's beautiful cover ❤️‍🔥

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Utterly delighted to be joining Ballerini Book Press, with a new story collection, Blurred Edges, planned for publication in the first half of 2026. Huge thanks to Renée Ballerini for this wonderful opportunity. ballerinibookpress.ch/author-signi...

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

A strange, unsettling and highly original story by @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Sandwich terns fishing in the surf off South Beach, Tenby. Adult passing fish to juvenile. Credit to my son for the photos.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Loved this story by @polyscribe70.bsky.social. Tender and moving. Really admired how the writing mirrored a previous story, while keeping the narrative voice distinct. Superb. #FictiveDream

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The remains of a ruby tailed wasp. A very small and beautiful parasitic wasp.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

After loving her two brilliant short story collections, I'm so looking forward to reading Wendy Erskine's @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social debut novel, The Benefactors, which arrived in today's post.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Grey wagtail fledgling in our garden. Adult birds nearby with food. #birds #nature

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

My wife took this photograph of a grey wagtail among blossom in one of our apple trees

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The Lonely Crowd @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Issue 1 of The Lonely Crowd was published 10 years ago today. To celebrate we’re giving away a rare copy of this issue. Simply share this post to be in with a chance of winning!

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Hedgerows now abundant with blackthorn blossom. Each tiny flower a little miracle.

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Walking the dog this afternoon, I came across a roe deer trapped in electric fencing. I saw some movement, so knew it was alive. It turned out to be a buck, completely bound by the fencing which was tangled and wrapped tightly round its throat, antlers and foreleg. 1/5

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I was planning to keep this app focussed on writing and literature. Forgive me this indulgence. Went to my first game in 1973 and have been waiting for Newcastle United to win a trophy since then. Emotional. #nufc

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Four stories from @nightjarpress.bsky.social arrived today (with an extra story for free!) Exceedingly well packaged by @nicholasroyle.bsky.social Think I'll start with Removals by @iancritchley.bsky.social

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Goodness, almost ready for my third short story submission of the year. That's hugely prolific in my world. #amwriting

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Do any litmags consider short stories with a historical setting? Not a specialist publisher in particular, but litmags that might take such stories. #writingcommunity #shortstories #litmags

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

'Short Fiction' is a great magazine - and that's praise indeed! I love the illustrations, which accompany each story. @shortfiction.bsky.social

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I loved this piece by John Wheway. Very fine writing -poetic, vivid and inventive. #fictivedream #flashfictionfebruary

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Exquisite story by @judehwriter2.bsky.social. Both beautiful and unsettling.

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Still some copies of my collection Things Grown Distant available from @confingopublishing. Here's my favourite review: manchestereviewofbooks.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/t...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"And the whole time, dogs bark and yip back and forth in the background, and you get nervous when the sound of them swells..." Coyote Girl by Ani King @aniking.bsky.social #microfiction #flashfiction #flashfictionfebruary. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/02/11/c...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Ester composes herself, but the words rehearsed for Richard now seem either too glib, excessively cynical, or over-sentimental." The Scan by Jim Toal, our second story in #flashfictionfebruary #flashfiction. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/02/02/t...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We're thrilled to be opening Flash Fiction February 2025 with our first story tomorrow. From then it's a story every day. We have a stellar line up so please enjoy every single piece #flashfictionfebruary #flashfiction #microfiction

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Jim Toal @jtstories.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Derek Jarman. Childhood flowers

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