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ThePollionian

@thepollionian.bsky.social
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The Pollionian is an independent, non-commercial project for short fiction that connects readers with writers.

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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 5h
Results from Thursday's #FlashFiction dialogue only writing exercise in less than 150 words. #WritingPractice #amwriting
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 21h
Today's skill: Rhythm The focus is sentence shape. Write the moment below twice: first as one long sentence, then as several short ones. 40-150 words. Someone wakes from a nightmare. #FlashFiction #WritingPrompt
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Freight - read at thepollionian.org/work/1 #FlashFiction #Reading #ShortStory
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today's daily #WritingExercise - a pair of work boots. Describe them so we know exactly who wears them in less than 150 words at thepollionian.org/practice #WritingPrompt #Writing #FlashFiction #amwriting
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Results from yesterday's #DailyWritingExercise for #FlashFiction shorter than 150 words. Drill today on dialogue at thepollionian.org/practice #Writing #WritingPrompt #MicroFiction #WritingExercise
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Two neighbors. One tree. A property line. Tell the whole fight in six lines of dialogue, 12–150 words. No narration. Today's exercise at thepollionian.org/practice #FlashFiction #ShortStory #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity #WritingPractice #WritingExercises
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ThePollionian @thepollionian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October Short Fiction Challenge How does a tiny mistake cascade into complete chaos? Write a story of 300 words or fewer responding to Chekhov's "The Death of a Government Clerk" Enter at thepollionian.org/contest/1 #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #ShortStory #WritingPrompt #MicroFiction
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