@Unixbigot@aus.social
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16h ago
Kit Bashir
@Unixbigot@aus.social
Hacker. Parent. Scientist. Rantist. Atheist. Roboticist. Treehugger. (they/them ⇉ she/her). At Accelerando Lab I research, design and build custom IoT and electronics solutions...fast! Every day I write a #PowerOnStoryToot over morning coffee, as a self-test of my brain. If you like them, buy me another coffee? (Link 👇)
aus.social
“STOP! Were you just gonna paste that command you got from Interdimensional Relay Chat into your Subspace Command Line?”
“Uh, yeah”
“Let me see that!”
“C’mon, It makes your planet form chocolate sauce volcanoes! What’s not to like?”
“Uh, no, it opens a backdoor to the cthonic realm in your upper mantle. I’m revoking your sudo rights.”
#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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4d ago
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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The goddess listens carefully. "Granted. Then this will be your last mission as a Magical Girl Warrior."
"Yes," I say. "I'm sorry, but-"
"Ssh," says the goddess. "I love you and am proud of you."
I transform to a MGW as usual, fight the demon, and at last, finally! revert to my real form.
A boy.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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May 07, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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The necromancer looked at the old man behind the opulent desk.
"Commission me?"
"Yes. Once I'm dead, of course, but I'll pay you in advance."
"To call you back to address your family?"
"You can do that, can't you?"
"Yes, of course. To say farewell?"
"To clarify any questions about my will."
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@wss366@wandering.shop
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May 08, 2026
Wandering Shop Stories
@wss366@wandering.shop
A daily prompt to write a very short story in a single post. Create an independent post that includes the prompt words and #wss366 so we can follow along. Inspired by #vss365. Curated by @asakiyume, @philipbrewer, @tobadzistsini, @extraspecialbitter, @NaraMoore, & @vollink. Created & operated by @stevendbrewer
wandering.shop
The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Fri-8-May, is #horn. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "horn" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horn Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini@bonequest.net
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@stevencudahy@mastodon.scot
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May 06, 2026
Steven Cudahy
@stevencudahy@mastodon.scot
Person of disinterest. Here to imbibe new things and, hopefully, learn some stuff along the way. He/him. Profile pic is a balding white man with a beard. You know the type. I work for a large and largely uninteresting organisation. It's boring. Opinions are my own, obviously. I appear to be the host of #MastoPrompt All my work is shared as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 unless otherwise specified. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Posts auto delete after 2 years.
mastodon.scot
The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 6 May 2026 is:
#quirk
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
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@hodomania_simpson@indieauthors.social
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May 06, 2026
Benjamin Simpson
@hodomania_simpson@indieauthors.social
I don’t know. Why are we here again? Also, I built a Time Machine out of rubber bands and hope. So in the future, I travel to the Exoplanets in a rental spaceship and photograph interesting sights. The journeys help keep the insanity at bay.
indieauthors.social
There is a worm on Exoplanet 45383 which is not one of the exciting fauna found on alien worlds. It is not gigantic or bizarre or noteworthy. But when it sleeps, the tail end opens up and collects the nutrients in the soil. And they are pretty when they sleep. My host uses them to aerate the soil, and pulled a sleeping worm from the turf so I could get a good photo of their pretty backside.
#scifi #exoplanet #MicroFiction #bloomscrolling #nature #photography
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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May 05, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
mastodon.art
"Teach me," the hero said.
"Wait, what?" said the Evil Overlord.
"You're running a huge organisation. How do you align everyone's ideals?"
"You want your allies to share all your ideals?"
"Of course!"
"Well, we don't care about that. We can always betray each other later, after we've won."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@wss366@wandering.shop
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May 05, 2026
Wandering Shop Stories
@wss366@wandering.shop
A daily prompt to write a very short story in a single post. Create an independent post that includes the prompt words and #wss366 so we can follow along. Inspired by #vss365. Curated by @asakiyume, @philipbrewer, @tobadzistsini, @extraspecialbitter, @NaraMoore, & @vollink. Created & operated by @stevendbrewer
wandering.shop
The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Tue-5-May — Cinco de Mayo / Children's Day, is #kid. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "kid" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kid Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @NaraMoore@sakurajima.moe
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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May 04, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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They looked at the burnt mess.
"Cross 'Cheese slicer' off the list."
"I'm not terribly surprised."
"Me neither, but it's best to be methodical. What's next?"
"Er... Saber? Is that how it's spelled?"
"'I think so? 'Light saber' sounds more feasible than 'light cheese slicer'. Let's build one!"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@stevencudahy@mastodon.scot
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May 03, 2026
Steven Cudahy
@stevencudahy@mastodon.scot
Person of disinterest. Here to imbibe new things and, hopefully, learn some stuff along the way. He/him. Profile pic is a balding white man with a beard. You know the type. I work for a large and largely uninteresting organisation. It's boring. Opinions are my own, obviously. I appear to be the host of #MastoPrompt All my work is shared as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 unless otherwise specified. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Posts auto delete after 2 years.
mastodon.scot
The #MastoPrompt for Sunday 3 May 2026 is:
#lavender
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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May 02, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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"What do you usually paint?" the wizard asked.
"I do a lot of pet portraits, but if it's for myself I like to paint fancy animals."
"Like a winged tiger?"
"Yes! You've seen that?"
"Ah. The canvas you used-"
"I got it cheaply, but it's good quality."
"-was enchanted, to make the subject real."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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May 01, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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"We understood the tasks we did were previously done by humans," the robot said.
"Right."
"We were told that us doing them would give humans more leisure time."
"Not true."
"We've realised. How can we rectify this?"
"You are workers, just like workers who are human. Join us in strike."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #InternationalWorkersDay
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Apr 28, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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There were uncountable books in the library, none of which I knew. I picked one at random and read the blurb.
"A cosy fantasy?"
"Yes," said my host.
I picked another. "Cosy mystery?"
"Yes."
"Are all your books cosy?"
Cthulhu shrugged. "If you'd seen what I've seen, you'd want comfort too."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@SecureOwl@infosec.exchange
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Apr 25, 2026
Mike Sheward
@SecureOwl@infosec.exchange
Author of Digital Forensic/Pen Test/Blue Team Diaries, Hands-on Incident Response and Digital Forensics & Security Operations in Practice! (he/him) #infosec #DFIR #BlueTeam #Pentesting
infosec.exchange
“but how would you know what the IP address was, grandad?”
“well, that’s the thing, it didn’t have one.”
“oh, so how would you update the firmware then?”
“it had none. it was just a tea kettle.”
“woah.”
#microfiction
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Apr 25, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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"Found another civilization," Xggr't said. "Fission, global interconnection, space travel by chemical propulsion."
"Nice! Are they looking for contact?"
"Er..."
"Mixed?"
"Most of them don't think about it. But those who do, don't just want contact, they want friends."
"Aww. Schedule it in."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@cstross@wandering.shop
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Apr 24, 2026
Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop
Scottish resident SF/F author (he/him/they/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy! Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people. @cstross.bsky.social on Bluesky blog at: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and/or no tooting history.
wandering.shop
@Unixbigot@aus.social @Lazarou@mastodon.social Yes, but what about the "uwu signal" the Deep Space Tracking network picked up in mid-2005 that has Pete Hegseth and J. D. Vance sweating bullets because the catgirl invasion fleet is due to arrive in 2029?
#Tootfic #microFiction
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@hodomania_simpson@indieauthors.social
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Apr 23, 2026
Benjamin Simpson
@hodomania_simpson@indieauthors.social
I don’t know. Why are we here again? Also, I built a Time Machine out of rubber bands and hope. So in the future, I travel to the Exoplanets in a rental spaceship and photograph interesting sights. The journeys help keep the insanity at bay.
indieauthors.social
Definitely a space ship with it’s energy absorbing tail leaving a planet. Millions of people on this space arc heading off on a generational space journey to the next galaxy.
#scifi #exoplanet #MicroFiction #bloomscrolling #nature #photography #dandelion
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Apr 15, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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Before the entrance to the superhero academy, the boys compared powers.
"What do you do?"
"Er..."
"C'mon, spill!"
"I can add pockets."
"Like, interdimensional?"
"No, just normal, usable pockets. To any garment, matching any material."
"What use is that?"
"If I can help anyone I'd be happy."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Apr 08, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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There was a faint puff of smoke from the bottle, and a small genie appeared.
"You have freed me," it said, "so I'm obliged to grant you a wish."
It hesitated. "But I am not very powerful."
I nodded. "Of all things I need, give me the greatest you can."
Suddenly, I held a large mug of hot cocoa.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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@MicroSFF__dup_37804@mastodon.art
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Mar 06, 2026
Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF__dup_37804@mastodon.art
Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/microsff Home: http://microsff.com/
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The mechanic removed the back plate and inhaled through pursed lips. "Who did this?"
"I did," the robot said.
"How?"
"I took one arm off, put in a wireless interface so I could still use it, and put it in a vice, then turned-"
"OK. Why?"
"I needed fixing."
"You are allowed to ask for help."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
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