Issue 54
* Managing Editor: Edward Ahern * * Associate Editor: Alison McBain * * Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas * * Poetry Editor: Mary Keating * ...
Just read the new issue of ScribesMicro with my morning coffee.
Made me chuckle, made me think.
And made me a tad proud to see my micro 'Taking a Break' about dystopian TV in the mix.
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01.02.2026 09:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ha - thanks Maria. I really enjoyed your RF micro too btw. The build-up to the last line is great.
27.01.2026 19:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks Claudia - it was a really fun one to write.
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