It's now just one week until our evening of readings 🦝 Come along and listen to eleven wonderful stories celebrating treasure in unexpected places. Register for a slot at this Zoom event via link on our Home page trashcatlit.com 1/2
Allan Miller
@mrallanmiller.bsky.social
Flailed writer https://allanmiller.weebly.com
My Abbey & Pie quest continues.. Here’s a cherry bakewell pie outside Balmerino Abbey (founded 1229). I was worried this was straying into cake territory, but I had it on good authority (the woman in the SPAR in Wormit) that a cherry bakewell is a pie in the same way that a pumpkin pie is a pie.
J.R.R. Tolkien spent 12 years writing The Lord of the Rings, whereas I’ve spent around 18 years trying to scoff different pies near Abbeys. Make of that what you will, but here’s a picture of me outside Lindores Abbey (founded 1190) with a slice of gala pie.
Friends, Abdomens, Countryphiles lend me your ears! I’m reading a couple of my short stories on the special summer edition of the superb Sherry’s Shorts on HHR. There’s great stories a plenty on the show, so give it a listen. Your lugs will thank you for it!! www.mixcloud.com/invernesshr/...
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Sherry Morris 💙🇺🇦💛@uksherka.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhatever the weather, enjoy the July episode of Sherry's Shorts on hhr.scot, with summer holiday stories by @chriscottom.bsky.social, Phil Baarda & 2 fun tales by humourist @mrallanmiller.bsky.social. Keep cool with the fab summer stories & tunes on Sherry's Shorts! www.mixcloud.com/invernesshr/...
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear me reading my short story “Bucket and Spade” (that first appeared in Gutter) and my tall tale “One Loch Wonder” (that first appeared in trashcatlit.com) on the spectacular summer holiday special edition of the superb Sherry’s Shorts on www.mixcloud.com/invernesshr/...
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A monthly spoken-word show featuring writers & stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, along with music and chat. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. Stori...
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Sherry Morris 💙🇺🇦💛@uksherka.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat happens when the Loch Ness monster is told to retire? And a basic bucket & spade become the most sought-after beach toys on the planet? Listen to BBC Scottish Comedy writer Allan Miller's 2 surreal humorous tales on Sherry's Shorts! @mrallanmiller.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/invernesshr/...
Ahoy me hearties! If ye be seekin’ a treasury of treasured stories look nae further. The mighty collection “What Comes to Light” tis now available in ye olde PDF form, and for a few doubloons ye can feast your eyes on yer very own paperback copy!
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 4mo ago2/3 Our second spotlight from our charity anthology 🦝 In Shiver Me Timbers, @mrallanmiller.bsky.social applies his wonderful, signature humour to a story about how you should watch out for the little guy 💜 trashcatlit.com/read-what-co...
I’d be mighty obliged if you were to take a gander at my interview with the brilliantly weird and weirdly brilliant Weird Lit Magazine. As well as writerly matters, I talk about astral projection, my penchant for nocturnal dirges, and my thoughts on artichokes.
Weird Lit Mag@weirdlitmag.bsky.social · 5mo ago"I find a great motivator is to write at the bottom of a pit with a colossal axe swinging precariously overhead..." Allan Miller, author of "Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza," delighted us with an amusing interview you won't want to miss. www.weirdlitmag.com/...
Of all the stories I’ve written, the most popular have not been about love, death, or the cybernetic sexbots of Rigel 6. No, without a shadow of a doubt the theme that has most captured the imagination has been.. traffic congestion and road management. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/fife-ma...
Post about 'Scotland's worst roundabout' sparks hundreds of jokes from Capital locals
One former resident said they’d moved to Australia just to avoid the nightmare roundabout
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It’s been a while but my quest to eat a different variety of pie at every Abbey in UK continues!! Plus I’ve got a new collaborator joining me on my pi(e)lgrimage. But for now it’s over to you - can you GUESS THE ABBEY & PIE??? To guess more Abbeys and Pies go to allanmiller.weebly.com/abbeys.html
Supa stoked to have my story “A Plate of Crocodile Testicles” feature in the Featured Creators section of Full House Literary. Have a gander or listen to me read for the added bonus of my impression of a 5 year old boy! Cheers @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social www.fullhouseliterary.com/prose-script...
A Plate of Crocodile Testicles by Allan Miller — Full House Literary
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Hey weirdos, if you like stories and you like ‘em weird, check out my weird story in this collection of weird stories in Weird Lit Magazine.
Weird Lit Mag@weirdlitmag.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur latest issue dropped on Friday, and we're still up in the clouds about it. What a fantastic, weird, and dare I say boundless set of stories (and distinctive art)! Read more about what makes up this issue in the official Publisher's Note at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
Bought for Trash Cat fave, @mrallanmiller.bsky.social , looking forward to finding lots more to laugh with - it’s sorely needed these days 😌 @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit! Little ol’ me is as happy as a doodlebug on a jambalaya to be popping up on this ‘ere list!
National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe are pleased to announce the shortlist for our Microfiction Competition. If you are on the list, please feel free to celebrate on social media, but don’t reveal your title! Thank you to everyone who entered! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
It’s arrived, and to prove it, it’s here! A collection of the finest funny short stories from around the world, by the finest funny short story writers from around the world (and me). The Bare Bones Book of Humour is now available in the UK. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/819865289...
Hear Ye, Hear Ye (maybe that should be Read Ye, Read Ye). I’ve updated my website. (Oh I know!) There be links to new work in @trashcatlit.bsky.social, Diceroll Press AND The Barebones Book of Humour, PLUS a plethora of shenanigans and a rare PUBLIC APOLOGY!! (Oooooh hello!) allanmiller.weebly.com
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As I’m sure most of you now know, I was awarded third place for my cooking apples in the fruit category of the Aberdour Village show. Never in my life did I think something like that could happen...
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Today's spotlight shines on something less serious...because it's return fave @mrallanmiller.bsky.social 🦝 We know we're going to laugh out loud with a Miller flash - we love that we don't know when. The slow build in this is fab, the payoff hilarious. Perfecto! trashcatlit.com/comida-para-...
Look ye upon my mighty words (on humorous prose) and tremble! barebonespublishing.in/2026/01/04/i...
In Conversation with Allan Miller - Bare Bones Publishing
In Conversation with Allan Miller, contributing writer for THE BARE BONES BOOK OF HUMOUR.
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Award yourself 15 points if you knew that the collective noun for cats was clowder. Then check out this clowder of cool cat tales.
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 9mo agoA new year and we've a new issue of fabulous feline flash for you. So, go outside and come in again. Demand snacks. Scratch the carpet. Then get your paws on this link: trashcatlit.com/feline-flash... Devour, savour, ask for more. Trash Cat let the cats in the bin and it's smashing 🦝
Looking to add a collection of the funniest stories from across the globe to your laughter library? Get along to the New Delhi World Book Fair on the 18th of Jan for the launch of The Bare Bones Book of Humour (Alternatively wait a few more days until it becomes available for order internationally)
This story is worth the price of the anthology on its own, and there are another 26 brilliant stories in this collection. If you’re compiling your reading list for 2026 (as I know you are) I highly recommend adding What Comes To Light. Plus you'll be helping raise funds for 🦔🦡🐇🦊🦦🦌
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 9mo agoOur charity anthology authors share the love! "The Memory of Water stopped me dead in my tracks. Powerful and heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. It distils something revelatory about the debasement of the natural world and the nature of time." Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 1/2
Twas the night before Christmas, so why not relax, crack open the eggnog, and enjoy this festive short story of mine published by those nice people at Diceroll Press. diceroll.press/2025/12/23/l...
Little Donkey
by Allan Miller At the school’s harvest festival concert, my son, along with his P1 classmates, sang a song about turnips. I wasn’t there to see it — not because I’m an international businessman wh…
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The cat is out of the bag, and I’m feline purr-ty good about fleaturing in this pawsome cat-alogue of furry tales!
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe're excited to share the amazing lineup for our cat-themed Pop-Up Issue. This 20-story issue will go live on January 2nd 🦝 It's a fabulous mix of feline flash and we can't wait to shove it through your digital catflaps💜 1/3
I love comedy and wish there was more humorous microfiction being published. This was one of my favourites from last year if you want some inspiration of what might float my boat in the more humorous line: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
Abstract Exploration of Fragmented Relationships in a Work that Embodies Themes such as Obsession, Loss, Alienation, the Breakdown of Formal ideas and the Manipulation of Control through Sexuality | M...
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Heavens above I’m over the moon to be a Cosmic Chronicler in the most stellar microfiction contest in the galaxy!!
Pantwetting? Count me in!!
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 11mo agoLike your story-reads with a smidge, or even a pantwetting load, of laughs? Our print anthology has 3 corking tales to whet your giggle-box. With 24 other amazing reads inside - grab one. mybook.to/WhatComesToL... Teases from @mrallanmiller.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social & Shayla Felix
If you’re looking to sink your fangs into some horror stories this halloween “Sick Ink” by JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social is terrifyingly good!
If you like short stories AND raising funds for wildlife then you’ll LOVE “What Comes to Light”. “What Comes to Light” is available to buy from Trash Cat Lit and all for the low, low price of £9!! Seriously folks, it’s a treasury of brilliant stories by brilliant writers and it’s for charidee!!
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · last yr.We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝 Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for @WildlifeTrusts and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜 mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
I’m so excited (about this @genrepunkmag.bsky.social award nomination from @welkinprize.bsky.social ) and I just can’t hide it (hence this post) I’m about to lose control (but hopefully not of my bowels) and I think I like it!!
The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · last yr.Please join me in congratulating the #WelkinPrize nominations for the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards. For the Editors' Choice Award: @cake-girl.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
I’m chimply delighted to have my short story Baboon nominated for the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards. Orangutank you very much @trashcatlit.bsky.social Take a l-ooh-ooh-k at the monkey business in question here trashcatlit.com/baboon/
Baboon
Allan Miller Apprehension turned to amusement as they sat picking fleas and scratching their privates. But while our attention was taken with their monkeying around, we hadn’t noticed the baboon sn…
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Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · last yr.Announcing our noms for @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards. Good luck Trash Family 🦝💜 @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @supernaturalfeat.com @lmbayley.bsky.social @gtwriter.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
I’m over Dunoon that this particular story of mine, that’s being included in this collection, is being included in this collection. What a line up! Trash Cat Lit once again smashing it out the bin!!!
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · last yr.We're back in the bin after a superb weekend @flashficfestuk.bsky.social where we met Trash Family in the flesh! 🦝 With Trash Family in mind, as promised here are the contributors for the upcoming charity print anthology. Twenty-seven stunning stories we can't wait to share 🤩
