If you too want to be emotionally scarred in under 600 words, put "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" in your eyeballs today! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five... - ThreadSky

rachaelkjones.bsky.social • 166 days ago

If you too want to be emotionally scarred in under 600 words, put "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" in your eyeballs today!

https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five-views-of-the-planet-tartarus/

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only-davey.bsky.social•165 days ago

OMZ... that's *dark*

only-davey.bsky.social•165 days ago

📌

rjaurand.bsky.social•163 days ago

It's incredible how much horror you manage to execute in such a small amount of space. This is one of the most gruesome and effective flash pieces I've ever read. Bravo!

noncompliant.bsky.social•165 days ago

That was…bracing.

Wow.

stevestunning.bsky.social•147 days ago

Wow Racheal, that savage!

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•147 days ago

Thanks Steve!!

cavar.bsky.social•143 days ago

this was excellent. thank you so much for sharing and congrats!

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•143 days ago

Thank you!!!

kurtpankau.com•165 days ago

Sweet Jebus

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•165 days ago

I WARNED YOU

kurtpankau.com•165 days ago

You did

alancrowe.bsky.social•164 days ago

Bloody hell. That's an amazing piece of work.

markzecwrites.bsky.social•164 days ago

The only way that could have been better is...

...okay, it was perfect as it was. That is how you do flash fiction. With a gut punch. Kudos!

mynachang.bsky.social•165 days ago

One of the best uses of the flash form I've seen. A fantastic story.

pacarnahan.bsky.social•147 days ago

Excellent work - really enjoyed that!

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•147 days ago

Thank you!!

finchink.bsky.social•95 days ago

Freaky AF!

kithrup.bsky.social•165 days ago

Wow

pronouncedlahra.bsky.social•162 days ago

I don't know how I missed this one, but those are six hundred words I am sure I hadn't read before. Damn, ma'am.

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•162 days ago

Thank you for reading, friend!! 💜💀

pronouncedlahra.bsky.social•162 days ago

Thank you for writing, friend!!! 💖🫀

writerodell.bsky.social•165 days ago

You're my hero.

rachaelkjones.bsky.social•165 days ago

No you're MY hero! 💜

sazeracla.bsky.social•164 days ago

Good gravy. Absolutely gutted. Thank you. (I think! 😆)

adityamandrekar.bsky.social•164 days ago

Rachael, that was simply superb. I'm sharing it with everyone.

boosvrouw.bsky.social•164 days ago

That's so clever and I love it and I'm also broken.

trollbreath.bsky.social•165 days ago

Daaaaaaaaammmmmnnn.

Well done. Brilliant "bringing the same imagery back around at the end now that I've changed your entire context on what's happening" technique. 10 out of 10 for scarring.