Friends, I don't want to do anything but read today. Drop a link to the story you're most proud to have written! Brag away! 🙌 - ThreadSky

melisfluous.bsky.social • 537 days ago

Friends, I don't want to do anything but read today.

Drop a link to the story you're most proud to have written! Brag away! 🙌

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thisisguan.bsky.social•537 days ago

I'm still so happy this story chose me to write it: http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/wok-hei-st/

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

The details on this story is perfection. The sensory! I adored it.

thisisguan.bsky.social•536 days ago

Thank you so much for reading! ❤️

karldandenell.bsky.social•537 days ago

Here's some flash - https://firesidefiction.com/we-who-stay-behind

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Wow, the voice in this is exquisite! The POV is done so well.

karldandenell.bsky.social•531 days ago

Aw, shucks

lazyandentitled.bsky.social•537 days ago

Our novel-in-stories is unfolding as a serial! 11 short chapters so far and more coming Monday!

https://www.storiesfromvine.com/stories/

nmwhitley.bsky.social•537 days ago

Im partial to this one https://www.seizethepress.com/2022/08/21/clarinet-by-nm-whitley/

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

You had me at clarinetist. Thanks for sharing this with me!

nmwhitley.bsky.social•536 days ago

Not at all, thank you for reading, it means a lot!

crankypacifist.bsky.social•537 days ago

This one got a shitload of rejections, but I still think it's one of the best things I've ever written.

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

Thanks for sharing this with me! I really enjoyed the repetition.

sylviasays2.bsky.social•537 days ago

I'm fond of "Last Suppers". . .
https://www.gasherpress.com/post/sylvia-santiago

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

Oh I loved this story! 🥺

I happened to write a story that was sectioned into seasons too! 😉

sylviasays2.bsky.social•536 days ago

Thank you for reading (& sharing) my story! I'd love to read yours- can I pls have the title so I can look it up?

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

Thanks for sharing!

Here is mine. Thanks for asking 🤗 https://roommagazine.com/seasons-change/

nokappos.bsky.social•537 days ago

This is one I wrote in 2019. It’s pretty sad. Thanks for letting me do some nostalgia bragging http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/sublet/

melisfluous.bsky.social•534 days ago

Sorry it took me so long to get to this! But thank you for sharing. Loved the Room.

nokappos.bsky.social•533 days ago

Oh gosh, thank you so much for reading! I’m delighted you enjoyed it 🥹

lettie-prell.bsky.social•537 days ago

Most proud is a moving target for me, but today it’s The Three Lives of Sonata James:
https://www.tor.com/2016/10/05/the-three-lives-of-sonata-james/

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Wow! What a story. I'm blown away. 😱

lettie-prell.bsky.social•537 days ago

Thanks for reading!

ghoulpus.bsky.social•537 days ago

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

I love that you shared your fave story! Can't wait to read it! 🙌

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

I don't know why this is your least popular 😱. I loved this one. Especially that last line: "The camera image is grayscale, but I still remember the colors: first persimmon, then crimson-laced pink, next a deep scarlet, and finally black." ❤️

ghoulpus.bsky.social•536 days ago

awww thank you! I also love that line

foxesandroses.bsky.social•537 days ago

I am very proud of this one :)

https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/always-be-returning

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

Wow, loved this. And another story I read with seasons! ❤️

I also wrote a story with seasons too! 🤗

foxesandroses.bsky.social•536 days ago

Thank you so much for reading! ❤️ Seasons are great "settings"! Where is yours?

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

It's so true! So much to draw from!

Here's mine! Thanks for asking 🤗
https://roommagazine.com/seasons-change/

foxesandroses.bsky.social•536 days ago

Omg this was so good! I love the bitter-sweetness of it, the reverse narrative, and the seasons were used so well. It reminded me one of my favorite flash fiction pieces <3
https://www.matchbooklitmag.com/dixon

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

OMG, thank you so so much for reading! 🥺

Ooooohhhh, I'm bookmarking this read for later! TY!

undertow.bsky.social•537 days ago

People seemed to like this one: https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/swim-the-darkness/

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Oh, I loved this! Thanks for sharing!

undertow.bsky.social•537 days ago

Thank YOU!

eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog•536 days ago

I remember this one. A devastatingly good read, and pretty devastating at that.

degroof.bsky.social•537 days ago

"A Matter of Scale" is by far my favorite story. A cynical tech instructor finds out that a pack of small dragons has been raiding her trash can every night. She enlists the help of her eccentric neighbor to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Also, a teleporting cat.

https://www.amazon.com/Matter-Scale-Steve-DeGroof-ebook/dp/B09H13Z19Q

degroof.bsky.social•537 days ago

If you're looking for a quick read online, "Cat Flap" is fun too.
https://strangestfiction.com/story/S4EmDgtT1zHFCAAiRISJ

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Hyper dimensional cats!! 👀

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

mprask.bsky.social•537 days ago

This got published this spring. Currently I'm working on a handful of stories with same setting and main characters....

https://westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu/mike-prask/05/2023/

aerynrudel.bsky.social•537 days ago

This one combines baseball and vampires, two of my very favorite things. I'm only sad I couldn't somehow work dinosaurs into it. Then it would have hit my personal awesome things trifecta.:)

https://pseudopod.org/2016/09/23/pseudopod-509-night-games/

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

I'm kinda wishing you to hear how the Dino version of this would go! 🤣 Wildy different. Thanks for sharing! It was such a fun story!

aerynrudel.bsky.social•535 days ago

Might have to write a prehistoric sequel. I mean, prequel? ;)

I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

👀👀 yes pls!

smessenger.bsky.social•537 days ago

Ahhh it's gotta be this one!!!

https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/potemora-in-the-triad/

eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog•536 days ago

Fascinating intro! This is on my TBR now.

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

I agree! Fantastic intro. Thanks for sharing @smessenger.bsky.social

smessenger.bsky.social•536 days ago

Thank you so much @edderoulet.bsky.social @melisfluous.bsky.social !!! I'm so glad you enjoyed, Melissa!!! Thank you for asking us to share c:

eladhaber.bsky.social•537 days ago

I haven't had a chance to link this one on BlueSky so thank you for the opportunity! One of my favorite things I've written, published this past June: https://www.underlandarcana.com/elad-haber-a-fiery-lull/

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

I may have accidentally deleted my reposted! Hopefully it stays this time 😂

eladhaber.bsky.social•536 days ago

I appreciate the signal boost, Melissa! Thank you for doing this today.

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Yay! I love that you're sharing this then! Can't wait to dive in. (I'm a slow reader but I'm making my way through this list! 🙌)

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

The format in this is superb. Loved this one. Thanks for sharing! 🙌

eladhaber.bsky.social•537 days ago

You’re very welcome! Thank you for reading!

timlees.bsky.social•537 days ago

Well, you asked for it... this is available free at https://interzone.digital/vermin-control/ and has a great pic by Richard Wagner; but the thing I'm really proudest of is this: http://brooliganpress.blogspot.com/2018/05/frankensteins-prescription.html Enjoy!

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

Oh boy! Can't wait to dig into this one tomorrow! 🙌

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

OMG I'm getting so many good stories... I'm a slow reader, but I'm getting through them! Keep 'em coming! ❤️

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

I seem to have lost track where I am in the reading queue. So... It may be a hot mess going forward 😅 But I promise to read it all! ❤️ Thank you to everyone who shared! 🙌

risawolf.bsky.social•536 days ago

The published one I adore the most is Tigers for Sale: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wolf_07_23/

melisfluous.bsky.social•533 days ago

RISA! thanks so much for sharing this with me! Sorry it took me a a couple days to read it. I got so many stories sent my way 😅

risawolf.bsky.social•533 days ago

aww Melissa!! No need to apologize; I saw how many you had! I'm just happy you got so much good stuff to read :) Thank you for asking us to brag! 💜

aliettedebodard.com•537 days ago

Ive always had a soft spot for this one: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/de_bodard_01_12/

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

This story blew me away. I had so many pull quotes 😭😭😭. Thanks for sharing this with me! ❤️

aliettedebodard.com•535 days ago

❤️ thank you!

premeemohamed.com•537 days ago

IF YOU INSIST

https://thedeadlands.com/issue-03/the-generals-turn/

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Ooooohhhh 👀👀👀

jennyeditor.bsky.social•537 days ago

This is wonderful! Quite breathless, reading it ❤️

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

I had the same reaction.

premeemohamed.com•537 days ago

Ooh so glad you enjoyed it! :D

kurellian.bsky.social•537 days ago

i LOVED this one!!!

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

It's such a good read! 🤗

premeemohamed.com•536 days ago

💖💖💖!

eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog•536 days ago

Yessss

jonathanlhoward.bsky.social•537 days ago

Okay, but brace yourself. https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/o-have-you-seen-the-devle-with-his-mikerscope-and-scalpul/

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

I love the warning 🫣. Can't wait to read this one! 🙌

tygan.bsky.social•537 days ago

My first published work was also possibly my best! https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/religious/tygan-shelton/the-missionary

lettie-prell.bsky.social•537 days ago

Give yourself time. You’ll top it.

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

Loved this! Short and sweet! 🙌

pintsncupcakes.bsky.social•537 days ago

For me, it's this one:

https://electricliterature.com/accidental-girls-by-chloe-n-clark/

marshray.bsky.social•537 days ago

https://open.substack.com/pub/marshray/p/reflection-spark-lumina

melisfluous.bsky.social•534 days ago

Oh this was fun! Loved the format and the voice! 🙌

jolantru.bsky.social•536 days ago

A bit late, but this was a short flash that popped in my head early one morning.

http://futurefire.net/2023.65/fiction/solarpunk.html

melisfluous.bsky.social•532 days ago

OMG I loved this story 🥰. Thank you so much for sharing it with me! I'm so sorry it me a while to get to it! So many ppl shared their work 🤗

jolantru.bsky.social•532 days ago

Thank you. 💖

codenameminali.bsky.social•537 days ago

This is my latest: https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2021/08/15/miss-49-days-by-mina-li/

kleonardphd.bsky.social•537 days ago

I adore this.

codenameminali.bsky.social•537 days ago

aaah, thank you!

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

This line: “Seven weeks, right? That’s forty-nine days.”

🥺🥺🥺

Thank you for sharing!

codenameminali.bsky.social•537 days ago

Thank you for reading!

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

I loved this! Thanks for sharing 🥰

kelseydown.bsky.social•537 days ago

If you insist…

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/archives/15941

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

You hooked me with that great lede! Thanks for sharing!

kelseydown.bsky.social•535 days ago

Thank you for reading!!!

aardwyrm.bsky.social•537 days ago

https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2023/08/15/whose-woods-these-are-by-malda-marlys/ one of the first stories I wrote as I got serious about short fiction, where murder ballads meet responsible forestry practices meet young gods and old ones scattered across the almost-wildernesses of my childhood, and also some Robert Frost

melisfluous.bsky.social•535 days ago

Wow, really enjoyed this one! Thanks for sharing.

matthewclaxton.bsky.social•537 days ago

Today, something with airplanes and a witch?

https://podcastle.org/2017/10/03/podcastle-490-the-names-of-the-sky/

melisfluous.bsky.social•537 days ago

What an intricate, detailed story! Thank you so much for sharing 🥰

matthewclaxton.bsky.social•537 days ago

Thank you!

kurellian.bsky.social•537 days ago

this is my latest.
it’s a little flash piece.

https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/instructions-for-the-broken-hearted/

kleonardphd.bsky.social•537 days ago

Oh, this is a gem.

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

Loved this piece and the format. Thanks for sharing. 🙌

kurellian.bsky.social•536 days ago

thank you so much!!!

codenameminali.bsky.social•537 days ago

I loved this one!

authorizedmusings.bsky.social•537 days ago

this is a really hard choice, but I'm going to to make the leap for short stories and say "Daddy's Girl"

https://syntaxandsalt.com/2017/06/19/daddys-girl-by-jennifer-r-donohue/

melisfluous.bsky.social•536 days ago

This one hurt, in such a good way. 🥹 I am not the same.

authorizedmusings.bsky.social•536 days ago

oh no, I need to remember to warn people! (and I know you say in a good way, I just don't like accidentally wounding people)

thank you for reading <3

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