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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Surely a gentleman is permitted a *hint* of color?

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love the sound of my own voice AND I will never stop promoting my past or present work, even if the Sun burns out into a glassy cinder and I have to scratch stories on stones in the dark. Here's another one from the dusty files at @ellipsiszine.bsky.social www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/i-wi...

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I Will Teach the Prairie How to Dance by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: I Will Teach the Prairie How to Dance

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Flight: A Literary Sampler @flightlit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Flight editors saw @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social being arrested outside the Booker Prize offices and thought “that guy must really have something”

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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I Will Teach the Prairie How to Dance by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: I Will Teach the Prairie How to Dance

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The charges were dropped after I agreed to punctuate responsibly and enter a semicolon reduction program; I really think it's working.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My story-thing "Disemployment Guidelines" is live now, thanks to @flightlit.bsky.social. I hope you'll take a look, even though the piece was banned by the Pulitzer committee for "gross and repeated affronts to literature" & "please stop following us home." flight-literary.ghost.io/michael-gran...

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Michael Grant Smith- Brewer's Choice

Disemployment Guidelines (1) Of all the capuchin monkeys who ever worked here, you are our favorite capuchin monkey. Your boss has a problem with you. They despise your talent and goals. Your boss...

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The criticism has been that I let a murderer out after one day. Well guess what? They served 60 days."

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Michael Grant Smith- Brewer's Choice

Disemployment Guidelines (1) Of all the capuchin monkeys who ever worked here, you are our favorite capuchin monkey. Your boss has a problem with you. They despise your talent and goals. Your boss...

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Emily Hall @emhall47.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A must-read piece for anyone who’s had to navigate the dull waters of office culture. 🦀 #flashfiction #flashinthefeed #writesky #fiction

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you for reading and boosting my story, Emily. I appreciate it!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As you know, @ellipsiszine.bsky.social is digging into its archives and bringing back stories. This sensitive, somber one of mine from 2023 addresses the office-wide emotional distress and confused feelings caused by co-workers who think they are crustaceans. www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/rust...

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Rusty the Crab by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: Rusty the Crab

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank's, their are far to many people who need these tip's!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check number 1001 means it's absolutely 100% legit, what's the problem

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If you work your way up from the opposite direction, people are happy when you wear pants at all.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Editor Steve at the renewed @ellipsiszine.bsky.social grabbed a flashlight & poked around in the Ellipsis archival cellar until he found a fiction of mine from 2020. My thanks to EZ for bringing back my story about stars & the people who love (or ignore) them. www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/pats...

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Pat’s Unlikely Star by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: Pat’s Unlikely Star

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Another cross-functional collaboration with my co-editor.

A handsome tabby cat with a white bib and a judgmental expression.

A handsome tabby cat who can't believe what he just read.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bleak and beautiful, David. I think heartbreaking is the word. You may have taken some time off from writing but there's no sign of rust! Good to have you back.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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Pat’s Unlikely Star by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: Pat’s Unlikely Star

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Good morning. Let your coffee cool off, you can reheat it. Read this story by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social right now, courtesy of @trampset.bsky.social. Thank me later.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Don't miss your chance to read my latest fiction. I'll have to take it down when I sell the imaginary movie rights for big imaginary $$$. I quit my job and sold my clothes this morning. The story is a strong contender for an imaginary literary prize, maybe the Pulitzerbookernobel or whatever.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

7. Who needs climate? We live in caves now.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"The Saturday Roger Became So Hungry" is based on a true story about an imaginary character I made up. It's full of baked goods & drama. Names, places, events & outcomes were changed in order to inflate the author's ego. My thanks to hawkeyemag.com for the support! hawkeyemag.com/stories/smit...

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The Saturday Roger Became So Hungry

Lauren’s parting words are a jigsaw puzzle dumped on the floor. Did she say Roger has a big dick? Or he is a big dick? Objectively, the second comment makes more sense. Her getaway last night was effi...

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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The Saturday Roger Became So Hungry

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's about damn time, David. Climb back into the ring. Get back on that bike. I'm looking forward to reading your bleak lil story!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Bit by bit the re-born @ellipsiszine.bsky.social is bringing back its archives. In olden times EZ hosted 13 of my stories. Here's one from 2019. "Transistors" & "word processors" hadn't been invented yet, so authors yelled from street corners. Now we use links: www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/mr-f...

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Mr. Fix-it by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: Mr. Fix-it

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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Mr. Fix-it by Michael Grant Smith

Flash Fiction: Mr. Fix-it

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The story might suck but I really like my title.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Started working on a new flash fiction today, which for me is pretty rare anymore. Ran the working title through Google to look for potential duplication. Stumped the search engine -- I didn't get a dumbass AI response. No reply whatsoever. I think this bodes well for my story.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In the US we can be imprisoned for using Bluesky instead of X.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What is it about your platform that makes almost the entire population of Argentina want to use it? Don't they have other options in South America?

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

All pool halls to close, fate of snooker is uncertain.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hey, it's been a while, but one of my micro fictions was selected for Ellipsis Zine: Six. Don't let that stop you from grabbing a free download! Lots of cool futuristic "what if" stories to read.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"I like big gravity, it's a fact I can't deny."

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In his copious spare time, Rick loves to fiddle with and/or restore antique refrigerators. "Iceboxes," he calls them, and he winks, and I don't understand what he means. But he sure knows how to write about that stuff! Check out his story at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social and we can all learn something.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Found my stories easily and re-linked them on my site. Thanks for all of the hard work you tramps have put into the new site and the migration of content. The new artwork is great, too!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

"What's that smell?" "Don't know. Can't quite see it."

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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Free flash fiction anthology. Download Ellipsis Zine: One from our website here: ellipsis-zine.com/publications... I’ll be uploading all past issues in the coming weeks and also making them free to download.

I herd of sheep all facing away from the camera, with one lone sheep facing forward.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

My credentials as a serious writer are impeccable. Well into adulthood, I spent Saturday mornings squeezing the literary juice from Hanna-Barbera cartoons & crappy horror movies. The result? My story "The Saturday Roger Became So Hungry." It's coming to the wild, awesome hawkeyemag.com in late July!

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HAWKEYE

A martini glass for homebrew gin. A shabby tent for meatball surgery and fine literary delicacies. Quite simply, another online magazine.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It's so cruel and wrong. At least you had time together and shared some goodness. RIP B.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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A martini glass for homebrew gin. A shabby tent for meatball surgery and fine literary delicacies. Quite simply, another online magazine.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

When writing, I overuse em dashes and overwrought metaphors. Was my work scraped for AI training? Or am I a human who is controlled by AI? My smart watch says no. I swear I did not have sexual relations with that cell phone. Microprocessors don't turn me on, but I love me some big processors.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Small word count, big punch. More layers than a torte. A wonderfully crafted story.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I'm proud and happy that the awesomely cool new-ish journal @flightlit.bsky.social accepted the submission of my helpful instruction manual "Disemployment Guidelines," which will be published in August. Here is a photo of a kitten in a sink.

This is a photo of a black kitten in a bathroom sink.

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