The station's success was due to its orchard, they all eventually agreed. You couldn't get #fruit for lightyears around, except there. Berries, sure. You could grow berries in hydroponics. But fruit took trees. Ships struggled to keep even dwarf lemon trees alive. #vss365 (fruit)

Archaeologists have discovered 7000-year-old fishing traps in the inland mountains of southern Norway. Predating the introduction of farming, they indicate Mesolithic hunter-gatherers were already actively managing their environments. 🏺 #AntiquityThread 1/13 🧵

I decided to try a better brand of clarinet reed recently and the sound is incredible, making me fall in love with it again. Thanks for publishing my musical musings @reachyourapex.bsky.social

Reach Your Apex@reachyourapex.bsky.social · 6d ago

The community drabble for today is, "Crooned Chord" by Sarah Oakes. The theme was "sleeper." Find Sarah Oakes on BlueSky: @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

- I don’t think humans respect our worldview, hooted the first owl. - I think it’s because we are always looking down on them, said the second. - So they think we have a bad altitude? - I guess we don’t peak their curiosity. - Our ideas are too lofty. - #Summit like that, yeah. #vss365

Oh this is brilliant

Jane O'Sullivan@sightlined.bsky.social · 2w ago

〰️ recent work 'Total Lunar Eclipse' in @flashfrog.bsky.social

I dont write horror often. But when i do, I always have a blast. You can find my story Leviathan Lair in this anthology all about snakes, from Wicked Shadow Press, published today. www.lulu.com/shop/parth-s...

Flash of the Dead: Snakes

FLASH OF THE DEAD: SNAKES is a venomous collection of horror flash fiction that will leave you checking every shadow, every crevice and every whispered sound in the dark. Within these pages, serpents...

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Another fabulous @flashficfestuk.bsky.social. Really enjoyed a visualisation session, drawing a river and writing stories, and a workshop about collections. Feeling like I'm buzzing again, with ideas for things I'm working on. Was great to catch up with friends, and super accessibpe too.

Had a really fun time at tomights summer concert, despite the heat. Had a blast playing Star Trek, some jazz, Leroy Anderson, John Williams and even the Mozart. Did really well, proving to myself im an awesome musician and impressing people.

Great to hesr more of my musings singing out into the world! Have been thinking about this lately. Thanks to @reachyourapex.bsky.social for publishing it!

Reach Your Apex@reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4w ago

The community drabble for today is, "Decades" by Sarah Oakes. The theme was "merciless." Find Sarah Oakes on Bluesky @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

My voice shrinks. A bit. I often feel I #reveal too much. Walking. A place I've never been. I rehearse what to say. Something like hello. My heartbeat. Speeding up. Gulp. I don't know what the room expects. My hands. Useless. I falter in new spaces. #vss365

So today i managed to navigate the city i now call home by myself, and navigate a giant Tesco to find the items i needed. Did really well, proving that i can do things independently and didnt get overwhelmed. And thanks go to the lady who helped me find the strawberries!

'Amazing Spider-Man,' Other Comics Spotlight Disability Storylines www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/06/26/a... #a11y

'Amazing Spider-Man,' Other Comics Spotlight Disability Storylines

In a series of special issues that are about to drop, Marvel Comics is putting the focus on a half dozen heroes with various disabilities.

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Oh this is great, has a lovely lyrical sound to it.

Neil Willcox, World-saving Witch Detective@neilwillcox.bsky.social · last mo.

My tiny weird fabulist flash fiction Oceanic Logic, Angel Deep is live on the undeniable Roi Fainéant @rfpress.bsky.social www.roifaineantpress.com/post/oceanic...

Our lost land border with Belgium 😔

Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · last mo.

Underneath the waters of the North Sea lies the remnants of a lost prehistoric world. A land formed at the end of the Last Glacial Period, that eventually was lost to the sea. A land that is still a mystery, and is actively being mapped by researchers. Let me briefly talk about Doggerland.🧵🔽

I have forged the rings that were of power and which you were probably saving for good deeds forgive me: another ring was made so dark and so gold

The Hove Amber Cup, crafted approximately 3,500 years ago from a singular piece of Baltic amber, was discovered in 1856 within a Bronze Age burial mound in Hove, Sussex. It's the best preserved of only two such Bronze Age vessels identified across Europe. 📷 me 🏺 #Archaeology

My first time on the longlist for this one! Super happy to be here.

bathflashaward.bsky.social@bathflashaward.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations to the 50 longlisted authors from our June round. Now with judge @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social Final results end of June. Best wishes to all.

Today on the solstice i have some strong coffee, and am rebooting my novella in flash after a refreshing trip to Scotland. Catching up on stories and brushing up on wind band pieces for the concerts. A creative day, feel the pagans would have done the same. Happy solstice!

reminder that family is not the most impt thing in the world, it’s the people who had no reason to be around you and who made the effort to get to know you and care for you, those are the ones who matter

Really hapoy to be part of the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social write in again! I had a moment walking along the River Ness on Sunday wondering we stress so much about sight. thewrite-in.blogspot.com/2026/06/drop...

Scotland blowing my mind again! So much more accessible and people eo happy to help. Today I was at this tiny museum near Thurso and they had an audio guude. Theyd thought ahesd, and just put it in place. The woman at the desk said it was no trouble. Blew my mind. Loved it.

Thrilled to be part of the latest issue by @syncopationlit.bsky.social, a journal who loves music as much as me. You can find my piece, Kraken Hearts in this singing set, a new take on the Little Mermaid. syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/flash-fictio...

Flash Fiction

Andrew Buckner The Dream VisitorsDownload William Glewicz My Symphony of ColorDownload Sarah Oakes Kraken HeartsDownload S.M. Strand Clark is Dead: Cue Side OneDownload Renuka Raghavan When Mendels…

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Always love finding music wherever I go. Was a fabulous folk band in a pub in Inverness, had a great time.

I love this place. A quiet sensory space away from the busy world that gives me the tume i need to think. Mused about life and sight loss and the storues i wajt, qhile exploring this wild woodland.

So i may have accidently started a sequel to my sci fi novel on a train to Edinburgh yesterday. I was feeling the musical muse, an idea i couldnt stop thinking about. Not sure where it wull go, but i didnt last time either.

For the love of the seas on 🌊 World Oceans Day. 🌊 Listen— soft and low, calm and ethereal, the roar and whispers of the sea, music for the soul. #WorldOceansDay #OceanLove #Nature #Photography #PhotoSky 💙📷

This is true with stories too, something to think about. Any dialect piece is a nightmare with screen reading/reading modes as it reads every bit of punctuation.

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If a word has some letters replaced with asterisks, this could confuse people. This includes people with cognitive and reading disabilities, and those learning the language. Screen reader users won't necessarily know what the word is meant to be, as it could sound like gibberish.

I used to struggle with horror, with the tales of blood and gore. But Lovecraft showed me what i hadnt seen before. That horror could be slow, sensual, sweet, sonic. And with his words, horror became my tonic. #vss365

Had fun this afternoon delving into horror writing, using my love of mythology to stir up something spooky. Even if it doesnt go anywhere, I still had a blast.

Sketch of a tentacle Ink and acrylic on paper #art #nature #sciart #illustration