Lucienne Cummings
@lucimcummings.bsky.social
Writer of tiny things. Fiction: NFFD, Mslexia, Neither Fish Nor Foul, Funny Pearls, Trash Cat Lit. Gags: Breaking The News, Noising Up, The Skewer, Newsjack. She/her https://luciennecummings.com/ https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucienne-cummings/
Not only would I not care if AI vanished overnight, I wouldn't even NOTICE.
Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 22h agoMy answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.
That's me in the corner, That's me on the shortlist, losing my composure... (With apologies to Michael Stipe) Good luck if you're on the list too! fracturedlit.com/ghost-fable-...
Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize Judged by Melissa Llanes Brownlee Shortlist | Fractured
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I'm a big fan of the Tiny Angry Witch! Just don't leave her near a butterfly or a pot of jam. (IYKYK)
David K. Barnes@davidkbarnes.com · 2d agoHere’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI
Two more days of prompt generation for our August Pop-Up. Don't miss out 🦝 Want prompts nobody else has currently got? Here's our hardhatted squirrel's activity reports. Plenty of fresh, unused Trashies to pick from. Make 'em work 🦝🐀🪳 trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro...
If you're interested in writing for the enigma* that is BBC Radio 4's The Skewer, listen to this! (*i.e. the knob-twiddling and button-pressing machine from WWII.) #Comedy #TopicalComedy #Writing
Dan Sweryt@swerytd.bsky.social · 2d agoI was invited on to @rejectpilepod.bsky.social to talk all things The Skewer on Radio 4 with (hopefully!) some useful advice for writing for the show.
aaaaand we're off! The Trashcan Generator is ready for your Trashie selections and deliver prompts back to you 🦝 We have a handful of new prompts in among those bins. Get prompted before 8pm on 6th August. Look out for Swapsies Day on the 4th. trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro... #submissioncalls
Time stretched away from the planet. It wibbled and then plopped over sideways towards Venus. Invisible workers on the periphery pushed and pulled it back into place and dusted it off. Good as new. Rachel Speed www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-7-spee...
Issue 7 Speed/The Importance of Ebbing the Gelatinous Wobble — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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The sun'll likely come out tomorrow - and guess what else will happen?? The Trashcan Generator fires up and spits out prompts for those getting in on our August challenge. Details here, and link to form which goes live at 9am (UK time) 🦝 trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro...
Call for Prompted Stories
During the month of August, we have our Prompted Stories challenge. Participants will blind select sets of prompts – a Setting/ Situation, a Character, an Object/ Occurrence – and write…
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Yn a worlde where the humanityes are being systematicallye defunded by both the righte and the lefte, the internet ys one big seminar about the meaninge of *The Odyssey.* Ther ys a lesson yn thys somewher. And the lesson ys: funde the humanityes.
So happy (and flabbergasted) that one of my stories made it on to @fracturedlit.bsky.social 's longlist! Thanks to the readers and good luck to everyone on the list! fracturedlit.com/ghost-fable-... #FlashFiction
Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize Judged by Melissa Llanes Brownlee Longlist | Fractured
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Loved @marijean.bsky.social's sweet treat of a humorous flash in the latest issue of @neitherfishnorfoul.com 🍦🥧🍫🍬🍭 www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-7-oldh...
Issue 7 Oldham/Sugar Tits — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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Our final spotlight from our plant-loving summer issue is from Clara Cooke 🦝 We loved how three different relationships are connected through the magnolia, creating layered story and emotionally resonant stories. Read here: trashcatlit.com/the-small-th...
Today's spotlight is dendrophilic flash by Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social 🦝 We loved the 2nd person POV pulling you in, the beautiful rendering of father/daughter relationship. Ed, JP said: "Gorgeous & horribly possible, quiet horror grounded in close reality." trashcatlit.com/forgetting-t...
This one's a snorter, so be careful if you're hydrating while you read this. #comedy
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 3w ago"It’s best to imagine that what lies beyond the door is some of our personal effects. Don’t even consider that the door is hiding a singular, mystical object or entity that can solve your marital squabbles, gambling addiction, and career woes, but all at a terrible, ironic cost."
"I would never speak ill of the dead, especially a man I considered a friend. My fondest memory of the senator is how he always had a twinkle in his eye when voting to take away the reproductive rights of my fellow American women."
As a Democratic Member of Congress, I Don’t Wish to Speak Ill of the Dead
“I would never speak ill of the dead, especially a man I considered a friend. My fondest memory of the senator is how he always had a twinkle in his eye when...
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The end of @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's story is touching and bewildered and sadly inevitable. fracturedlit.com/we-didnt-wea...
We Didn’t Wear Masks | Fractured
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Today we're spotlighting Ian Johnson @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social and his layered micro 🦝 We loved how landscape was used as a character - both nostalgic and raw - in a tiny piece packed with emotion. Reader Leigh said: "hints of things unspoken" Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/the-tragedy-...
Many thanks to Trash Cat Lit and its tireless staff for choosing my story and helping me polish it to an apple-y shine! While you're there, have a truffle through Trash Cat Lit's other treasures - there are plenty of wonderful words to choose from 🌟
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 3w agoToday's spotlight is a flash by Lucienne Cummings @lucimcummings.bsky.social🦝 We loved the two voices in this piece, how the MC compares herself to the fruit, and her fabulous transition. Reader Kathy: "I love the circularity, the movement to joyful description" trashcatlit.com/the-apple-tr...
Still time to join us at 7pm UK tonight on Zoom - I've come up with my maddest writing inspiration yet, come along and see where it takes you! Some free & pay-what-you-can places left, details here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tania... If you can't join us live, you'll get the recording afterwards!
Tania Hershman 🏳️🌈@taniahershman.bsky.social · last mo.What does it say about me that I dreamed about a new writing exercise to use in my upcoming Writing Muscle Workout??! If you want to find out what it was, come join us this Sunday, whatever word-shapes you write in! Free and pay-what-you-can places available: www.tickettailor.com/events/tania...
Listening to the Mouth of the Tyne Festival, from my kitchen 4 miles away 🙃
Count Binface is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election. Binface has promised to build at least one affordable house, while Farage has promised to have his wife buy it. #BTN #BTNRejects
Nigel Farage claimed in his resignation speech that men are afraid to wear watches on London streets. Luckily his internal clock is very accurate, so he’s managed to attend every Parliamentary debate taking place in the 1950s. #BTN #BTNRejects
In 2025 the Scottish government suggested that an independent Scotland’s economy might follow the Danish model, because Helena Christensen’s Instagram provides a surprising number of money-saving tips. #BTN #BTNRejects
On Monday US President Donald Trump called Balogun's ban a "big stain" on the World Cup, until someone pointed out that’s just where the President’s fake tan came off on the trophy. #BTN #BTNRejects
The USA lost its World Cup match against Belgium 4-1, which are also the odds that Donald Trump will actually let go of the trophy when he presents it at the final. #BTN #BTNRejects
