E K Macdonald
@ekmacdonald.bsky.social
Writer, flash fiction, short stories. Wheel Spin and Traction, Flash collection out 13th Nov 2024. Words in Fictive Dream, Gooseberry Pie Lit, Punk Noir, Lucent Dreaming, Raw Lit. Shortlisted Bath Short Story Award. macdonaldek11.com
And then, read @ekmacdonald.bsky.social 's story "Nadir Shadow"....High above the town he built, an aging kingpin considers betrayal, succession & the price of being underestimated. Check it out: literarygarage.com/nadir-shadow
Nadir Shadow | Literary Garage
An aging kingpin considers betrayal, succession, and the price of being underestimated.
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Source: Literary Garage Thanks so much @literarygarage.bsky.social
Great readings from the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology - incl a lack of teeth by @debdanthewriter.bsky.social romance from @ekmacdonald.bsky.social materialising aliens by @andylavender.bsky.social the chasm of dementia by @hilary55.bsky.social & hedgehogs by @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social
And continuing our thanks to our March authors #MikkiAronoff @joannagarbutt.bsky.social @ddgwriter.bsky.social @ekmacdonald.bsky.social @chriscottom.bsky.social #SusmitaMukherjee @writesofkathryn.bsky.social. To catch up please click on the link below and enjoy
Mar 2026 – Fictive Dream
12 posts published by Fictive Dream during March 2026
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Thank you so much @fictivedream.bsky.social.
Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 5mo ago"Stupid Peter sat on the blanket and banged the bucket with a plastic spade." Brother is a Fish by Emily Macdonald @ekmacdonald.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy
Thank you so much @trashcatlit.bsky.social. I'm so happy to see Reg back out in the world.
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur spotlight has a side of Q&A today 🦝 We found @ekmacdonald.bsky.social's short story to be full of tension, grit and authenticity - a proper *story* and a flawed, complex character in Reg. trashcatlit.com/watching-the... Also read Emily's cracking interview: trashcatlit.com/2026/03/04/q...
Our Trash Family Gallery has some new additions. Check out our Preloved Stories contributors - their words are coming tomorrow! trashcatlit.com/trash-family...
We're tempting you before the Preloved Stories issue launches on the 28th 🦝 @ekmacdonald.bsky.social gives us Reg, a character in crisis, wondering if he can change in time while a storm rages @lousie-w.bsky.social shows us a young girl torn by the loss of the best person in her life, and a hen
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Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 6mo agoHere They Are! 💜 The fifteen spangly new Trash Family contributing their amazing stories to our upcoming Spring Preloved Stories issue. Be there on the 28th 🦝 @ekmacdonald.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social @christinaltudor.bsky.social @lousie-w.bsky.social 1/2
"I’m thinking I got the Ray Liottas like from Goodfellas when he’s coked to the eyeballs, truly fucked up, knowing shit’s gonna hit now he’s under the eyes of the feds, the buzzing in my ears the hover copter tracking my moves inch for inch" @ekmacdonald.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
My shortlisted story in the Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Competition, At the Bay is published today: atthebay.org/emily-macdon...
Emily Macdonald: Waiting for a real da
Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose 2025 Short List The seagull cruises the breeze, high above the blue and green of Cardigan Bay. The sea is tipped with white ruffles, inked with shadow, edged by the...
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Thank you so much Laura @fictivedream.bsky.social
Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 12mo ago"If only Roger had died sooner." Wilt or Bloom by @ekmacdonald.bsky.social from today's "Second Chances" themed #MicroMonday #microfiction. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/25/m...
Thank you @freeflashfiction.bsky.social and judge @sagreene1.bsky.social a story prompted by these hot dry days
Free Flash Fiction@freeflashfiction.bsky.social · last yr.As chosen by Judge S.A. Greene - @sagreene1.bsky.social FFF Competition Twenty-Eight Shortlisted: Between Dust and Desolation by Emily Macdonald www.macdonaldek11.com @ekmacdonald.bsky.social freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
My contributor copy arrived today. It's beautiful. Can't wait to dive in.
bathflashaward.bsky.social@bathflashaward.bsky.social · last yr.Just before the end of our 30th £1460 prize fund award, this Sunday 8th June, our beautiful 2024 anthology, The Constancy of Woodpigeons Is back from the printers and being mailed out to contributors today! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/06/back...
Yay! Story published today at the wonderful TSS. This one started on Matt Kendrick's brilliant Go with the Flow course. theshortstory.co.uk/short-story-...
Short Story: Elementary Dying but for Marylou, by Emily Macdonald - TSS Publishing
First time I die it’s Anzac Day and a chill has come into the air. Marylou is wearing one of those hair bands that puts fluff balls over her ears. This annoys me, not just because they look real stupi...
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Story published today. Thanks @nomad-sw18.bsky.social for the expert beta reading and advice. gastropodalitmag.wixsite.com/main/post/co...
Collect by Emily Macdonald
Max collects bugs. Crickets, cicadas, stick insects, one golden Weta. Rae helps him to catch moths and butterflies, North Island Lichen, Monarchs, Common Coppers and Long-Tailed Blues. Max whispers ap...
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If you haven't yet done a course with Matt Kendrick, you're missing a great joy.
As chosen by Judge Emma Phillips - @emmapwrites.bsky.social FFF Competition Twenty-Two Shortlisted: FOUR OF THESE FIVE DREAMS TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE by Emily Macdonald @ekmacdonald.bsky.social macdonaldek11.com #flashfiction #writingcompetitions freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Twenty-Two Shortlisted: FOUR OF THESE FIVE DREAMS TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE – Free Flash Fiction
One I dream you bend your head towards me, and our lips briefly touch before we hear the key in the lock, the bellowed, ‘I’m home’ from below. Two I have the fleeing dream where I’m like a roadr...
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Thanks so much. It's already up on Amazon. Yay!
Joyce Bingham@joycebingham.bsky.social · 3y agoHow exciting, I have my copy ordered, can't wait to read this collection.
Coming soon! Out 13th November, flash fiction collection of driving related stories with Alien Buddah Press.
My October newsletter is full of freebies for the writing community - example story lists, a character creator template, a story planner, a geeky submissions tracker spreadsheet... Hopefully some useful stuff for you all. PS - very grateful for re-posts to spread the word! #Flashfiction #writers
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Over the last few weeks, my health has decided to explore a new dimension. Which is the most positive way I can find of saying it has tumbled over another cliff. It isn’t worse necessarily just diff...
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I'm delighted to be included in the 1st issue of @proppencil.bsky.social in great company. Thank you @nivenaudrey.bsky.social thepropellingpencil.com/laundry-by-e...
