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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Want to read along with the text while listening to a professional story-reader narrating my slice-of-life #flashfiction story "Obituary"? manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/audi... #FlashLit #microfiction #writingcommunity #WritersLife #VSS

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Audio reading of my story "Obituary"

Story reader Heather Sherman gives an audio reading of Russ Cavanagh's flash-fiction story "Obituary"

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 17h

"Her chin and her teeth and her spine of X-rays kept her mother, we knew." ("by her mother"? I'd have given you a DM, but ... they're switched off on your account.) Nice warm story. Thanks for sharing. 😎

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"This man is a fruit-loop. An anomaly. Potentially a serious problem." - from my latest dystopian flash fiction story: "E.N.T. appointment" 😎 Hope you enjoy the short read. manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/10/ent-... #NHS #Health #flashfiction #VSS #SliceOfLife

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E.N.T. appointment

"E.N.T. appointment" is a dystopian flash-fiction story written by Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Depends what you criteria are? Or do you just mean poor word skill$?

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Revelation 13 (KJV) in swing. The man pictured in a frock is one of them.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Evolution of a writer" is a witty illustrated 10-word story that probably few will understand: manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/10/evol... ##VSS365 #microfiction #humour #FlashLit #Shakespeare #WritingCommunity

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Evolution of a writer

"Evolution of a writer" is a six-word story by Scottish writer Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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E.N.T. appointment

"E.N.T. appointment" is a dystopian flash-fiction story written by Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A #poem on the life-and-death nature of writing competitions: "This morning" poetrusscavanagh.blogspot.com/2026/09/this... #Poetry #WritersLife #PoetryCommunity #Humour

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A #poem on the life-and-death nature of writing competitions: "This morning" poetrusscavanagh.blogspot.com/2026/09/this... #Poetry #WritersLife #PoetryCommunity #Humour

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

WARNING: This #shortstory has a pretty graphic ending! "But one kid decided he knew how to deal with the situation. He would creep up on newbies like me ..." - snippet from my latest #flashfiction "Late confession" manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/late... #ShortReads #FlashLit #VSS #Crime

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Late confession

"Late confession" is a flash-fiction story by Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As writers, to what extent does what we read by others affect our own creative work? "I blame thon James Kelman | four stories in 60 words" manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/i-bl... #ShortReads #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #VSS #flashfiction

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I blame thon James Kelman | four stories in 60 words

As writers, to what extent does what we are reading by others affect our own creative work? "I blame thon James Kelman" by Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A #one-word story that's actually a #streetphotography image I took in #Cleethorpes. Otherwise, I'm working on two or more #SliceOfLife and #flashfiction #VSS due to appear later this week on manmadeflash.blogspot.com. Wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday. 😎

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Late confession

"Late confession" is a flash-fiction story by Russ Cavanagh.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The gang had completely taken over Kyle's life. They would bully him into giving up his welfare benefits and his medication..." - from my #SliceOfLife short story about drug culture on Scotland's west coast: "Junkie trash #2" manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/junk... #FlashNoir #VSS #ShortReads

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Junkie trash #2

"Junkie trash #2" is a slice-of-life short story by Russ Cavanagh about drug culture on Scotland's west coast.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Junkie trash #2

"Junkie trash #2" is a slice-of-life short story by Russ Cavanagh about drug culture on Scotland's west coast.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Seona knocks, and I unlock the door. She then waltzes through until she's in my bedroom." "Junkie trash" is my gritty #microfiction about an exchange between drug dealers. Yes, I live in such a neighbourhood. manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/junk... #flashfiction #FlashLit #VSS #Crime #RealLife

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Junkie trash

"Junkie trash" is a micro-fiction story written by Russ Cavanagh about an episode in drug dealers' lives.

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𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚑 @russcavanagh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"...He says air ticket prices in the States have gone through the roof, and they're blaming it on shortages of aviation fuel..." - from my latest dystopian #VSS: set in today's world: "System Failure" manmadeflash.blogspot.com/2026/09/syst... #flashfiction #microfiction #Oil #Iran #FlashLit