A micro of mine was published on 101 words today.
101words.org/ghosted-town/
A micro of mine was published on 101 words today.
101words.org/ghosted-town/
Today's story is "To The Potential Submitters of Quantum Spec Literary Magazine:" by Alethea Paul. @aletheapaul.bsky.social
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
ratbaglit.substack.com/p/to-the-pot...
Oh shit, that's me!
24.02.2026 14:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gather 'round and hear the tale of The Apogee! It soars through the skies, but no one's quite sure how...
"The Furthest Point" by @aletheapaul.bsky.social is a thrilling flash piece with
✨ Aero-Nautical Fantasy
🎶 A rugged flautist cap'n
🌩️ Rough skies ahead
www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...
I totally read the second card in a radio broadcaster, transatlantic voice.
21.02.2026 00:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Painting of small boats struggling through rough, dark blue waves near rocky cliffs, with sailors bracing against the storm as a larger sailboat rides the swell in the distance beneath a cloudy sky.
Colorful vintage illustration of whimsical airships and flying machines drifting through the sky, including blimps and winged contraptions carrying passengers above clouds, with promotional text overlaid about a star-powered vessel called “The Apogee.”
I like the stormy vibe of this title card I made for @aletheapaul.bsky.social's flash, especially because it's a tonal 180 from the accompanying card. :)
Some 500-word stories have a lot of tonal complexity to capture! Thrills, chills, spills, etc.
I was scrolling. Saw this picture and almost reposted it to you. Then I realized it was you posting it. 😆
13.02.2026 02:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@weirdauntmadge.bsky.social I'm just staying... if Maren needs a pet.
06.02.2026 13:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
"Paul's skill is inventiveness"
@adventitiouswords.bsky.social describes my writing and why they chose my story (and others) for their first issue.
Look for "The Furthest Point" already out on their Patreon.
Is it "impatient" that we dropped the first issue 13 days early on Patreon or just whimsical?
www.patreon.com/c/Adventitio...
"Singular Things" by me, is up on Brilliant Flash Fiction. brilliantflashfiction.com/2026/01/31/j...
31.01.2026 18:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
One of the strangest things about the digital age is how I keep up with friends.
I have this one college roommate whom I now solely communicate with via videos of dancing birds and anything centaur related. Occasionally Bowser and Lorne Doones will also be mentioned.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
At what point do you give up on hearing back on a submission that promised a response?
28.01.2026 19:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On today's installment of my daughter's descent into villainry:
"Can we get some... ice crime?"
No. No it doesn't
I did have to get a butter knife to cut her cookie though.
New installment in mt daughter's descent into villainy: She emerged from a time out in her room and lifted up the cuff of her pants to reveal not one, but two knives. Dont worry, they are toy kitchen knives, but still, I'm slightly concerned.
She says she just wants to cut her cookie in half.
Today's story is "Cow Boy" by Alethea Paul @aletheapaul.bsky.social
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles
ratbaglit.substack.com/p/cow-boy
Thoughts on how old can my Author Headshot be? Like, legally speaking. Or maybe just practically speaking.
02.01.2026 02:57 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0I would be honored if it is a record. Fingers crossed 8th times the charm!
01.01.2026 18:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've made my first submission of the year, but it's my 8th - and assumedly last, barring lightspeed rejection - to @welkinprize.bsky.social.
I suspect @mattkendrick.bsky.social must be sick of my long list-hopeful entries. Fingers crossed, the Rs are because I've been against great competition.
If you’re interesting in submitting your writing more consistently in 2026 try www.thewritetrack.co.uk. It helps the process so you’re not worrying about submission rules and checking everything manually. Try for free to see what you think!
01.01.2026 11:55 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Out of context, this is a hilarious title. Nevertheless, I accept and love it.
31.12.2025 20:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Wrap!
Shout out to
@mikerange.bsky.social
@moirariom.bsky.social
@weirdauntmadge.bsky.social
@mskinrys.bsky.social Congrats on that draft! How many words?
@kirstynottage.bsky.social Congrats on thewritetrack.co.uk
@sandrazee.bsky.social🥔
Annie💙Twin
Katie✒️Call Companion
Steve🦤Booby Prize
Excited to have my satire, Anarchists Unite, published at Writer’s Resist! www.writersresist.com/2025/12/24/a...
27.12.2025 20:25 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I have a spread sheet for this year, but having this information automatically done for me at next year end would/will be very helpful for anyone else.
18.12.2025 19:11 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Bluey* character but I cant edit lol.
16.12.2025 21:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0When your kid sees a blue character in a tutu dancing to nutcracker music, so you put on the nutcracker, and she spins around the living room until she insists on a wardrobe change, puts on her Elsa dress and her fancy shoes and --- not dance.
16.12.2025 20:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I got a drabble published at Fair Field Scribes. <3
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-51.html/
Hey look, it's me!
29.10.2025 13:27 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0