# short stories (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 223 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover short stories. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sketches from the USA](https://tanaudel.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/sketches-from-the-usa/) _2026-08-25 · tanaudel · Kathleen Jennings_ I accompanied my mother to the USA this July to visit family. It was a lovely trip and I hardly drew at all because I was talking to uncles and aunts and cousins almost all the time and carrying my … Continue reading → ## [The Explicit Podcast She Listens To on the Drive Home](https://stolenwives.substack.com/p/the-explicit-podcast-she-listens) _2026-08-24 · Maren Vale · Stolen Wives_ A schoolteacher subscribes to a hotwife newsletter. Three weeks later, she makes her husband say the words. // Explicit // 18+ ## [I’m trying hard to diet!](https://therapybits.com/2026/08/23/im-trying-hard-to-diet/) _2026-08-23 · Carol anne · Therapy Bits_ I’m trying hard to diet, Though cake says, “Come and try it!” I dribble soup upon my plate, Then dream of chips until it’s late. I must not dally by the treats, Or sneak a stash of sugary sweets. I’ll munch my greens and do my best— But one small cookie? Just to test! Three \[…\] ## [When I Grow Up.](https://www.short-story.net/read/14981/when-i-grow-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=latest) _2026-08-23 · billybobjoe stray kid · Short-Story.Net - Latest Submissions_ growing up sounds so fun and cool as a child, at least until you're not a child anymore. :P When I grow up, I want to help you whenever I can. When I grow up, I want to have an amazing future ahead of me. When I grow up, I want to be successful. When I grow up, I want to have opinions that are respected. When I grow up, I want to read all day. When I grow up, I want to be with all my friends… ## [The Walkabout Diaries: Symphony](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/22/the-walkabout-diaries-symphony-2/) _2026-08-23 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Below is a picture of a plant popularly known as a black rose. It’s a succulent and not closely related … Continue reading → ## [The Bare Necessities](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/23/the-bare-necessities/) _2026-08-23 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for Song Lyric Sunday –“Celebrating Go Topless Day” This week at Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday, the theme is “Celebrating Go Topless Day” and our challenge is to write about a song that mentions bare, birthday suit, buff, exposed, liberated, naked, naturist, nude, or skin. I’ve chosen two numbers by a couple of guys… Continue reading The Bare Necessities ## [Ethel’s Visitor](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/23/ethels-visitor/) _2026-08-23 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.Our PoW, Judy, challenges us to writea poem inspired by this scenario: An old woman blows out 78 candles on her birthday cake, but one refuses to go out, no matter how hard she blows. It burns with a blue flame and whispers a name she hasn’t heard in 40 years.… Continue reading Ethel’s Visitor ## [Taking Up Grandmothers Mantle, Forging a New Path by Remembering the Past.](https://www.short-story.net/read/14980/taking-up-grandmothers-mantle-forging-a-new-path-by-remembering-the-past/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=latest) _2026-08-23 · Priestess Rahe · Short-Story.Net - Latest Submissions_ Grandmothers near and far were warriors in the home and outside the home. How did they survive the wars, the famines, the distance. To be born to the true warriors and heroes. As I sat with grandmother and listened to her life and the things she lived through. I asked grandma how did you do it? How did you take the beatings? How did you take having kids alone, and take the abuse at the same time?… ## [The Seeker](https://www.short-story.net/read/14979/the-seeker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=latest) _2026-08-23 · Priestess Rahe · Short-Story.Net - Latest Submissions_ The seeker, seeks wisdom and knowledge. From within and without. Seeking wisdom and knowledge: As I sit here in the midnight air I smell the silence of the day The air purifies as the cool wind blows The stars shine bright above As I look at the moon I cant help but to be thankful for another long day I gave it to God to take away the pain and sorrow Now I sit and enjoy the breeze Drinking my… ## [TV-Based Dog Training: Yes or No?](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/22/tv-based-dog-training-yes-or-no-2/) _2026-08-23 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ I wonder whether anyone has experience they’d like to share in using Lassie movies as training devices for their own … Continue reading → ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EYpvtiDFduTx) _2026-08-23 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Collapsing Ceiling, 'Twas a Metaphor](https://blog.wizworldlive.com/p/collapsing-ceiling-twas-a-metaphor) _2026-08-22 · Amoenus Franco · WizWorld Scriptorium_ PLUS: "In the ICE-house Now" ## [Moving house](https://sylvia.studio/2026/08/moving-house) _2026-08-22 · Sylvia · Sylvia's Studio_ Moving house I've moved my blog. Well, I've moved three blog posts and two pages. That will expand soon :) The reason for my move is part something I want to discuss and part something I really don't. The discuss part: I have this account and I really like the thought of having one place for everything. I also can tinker way more here than I could at my previous host. It's so much fun to add… ## [ওয়াল্টার কেলি ফার্মিঙ্গার সম্পাদিত দ্য ফিফথ রিপোর্ট (দ্বিতীয় খন্ড) (৪৩নং) অনুবাদ বিশ্বেন্দু নন্দ](https://pagefournews.com/the-fifth-report-second-part-edited-by-walter-kelly-farminger-translated-by-biswendu-nanda-43/) _2026-08-22 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ ৩১২. এই সমস্ত ক্ষেত্রে — তা জেলার মোট জমা (gross jumma) বা সদর জমার সারসংক্ষেপের ওপর ভিত্তি করে বন্দোবস্তটি সম্পন্ন করা হোক না কেন — আমাদের অবশ্যই এর বিস্তারিত বিবরণ নথিবদ্ধ করার বিষয়ে সতর্ক থাকতে হবে, যাতে ভবিষ্যতে এগুলোর উৎস বা তথ্য খুঁজে পেতে কোনো অসুবিধার সৃষ্টি না হয়। এ বিষয়ে উপযুক্ত তথ্যের অভাবের ফলে \[…\] ## [বিজেপির দুর্ধর্ষ আই টি সেল থেকে মালব্য বিদায় : দিলীপ মজুমদার](https://pagefournews.com/bjps-ruthless-it-cell-malviya-bids-farewell-by-dilip-majumdar/) _2026-08-22 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ স্বাতী চতুর্বেদী শুরু করা যাক স্বাতী চতুর্বেদীকে দিয়ে। লেডি শ্রীরাম কলেজের প্রাক্তনী তিনি। তারপর এসেছেন সাংবাদিকতায়। কাজ করেছেন স্টেটসম্যান, দ্য ইণ্ডিয়ান এক্সপ্রেস, হিন্দুস্থান টাইমস, ডেকান হেরাল্ড, ট্রিবিউন প্রভৃতি পত্রিকায়। তাঁর অন্তর্তদন্তমূলক প্রতিবেদনগুলি সৃষ্টি করেছে আলোড়ন। তাঁর সাক্ষাৎকার নিয়েছেন ডেইলি মেইল, পাবলিক রেডিয়ো, নিউইয়র্ক টাইমস, বি বি সি, গার্ডিয়ান, অ্যাসোসিয়েট প্রেস, ওয়াশিংটন… ## [Write Erotica With Me: Part 2 - The Spark that Ignites a Story](https://stolenwives.substack.com/p/write-erotica-with-me-part-2-the) _2026-08-22 · Maren Vale · Stolen Wives_ Join me in writing an erotic short story, step by step, behind the scenes ## [বাংলাদেশের ২৩তম রাষ্ট্রপতি হিসেবে মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীরের শপথ গ্রহণ : নিকোলাস বিশ্বাস](https://pagefournews.com/mirza-fakhrul-islam-alamgir-23rd-president-of-bangladesh-by-nicholas-biswas/) _2026-08-22 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দলের (বিএনপি) বর্ষীয়ান নেতা মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীর এই সপ্তাহের শুরুতে জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত হওয়ার পর আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি হিসেবে দায়িত্বভার গ্রহণ করেছেন। বঙ্গভবনে তাঁর এই শপথ গ্রহণ দেশের জন্য এবং তাঁর নিজ নির্বাচনী এলাকা ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ের মানুষের জন্য একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ মাইলফলক হিসেবে চিহ্নিত হয়ে থাকবে। ৭৮ বছর বয়সী রাষ্ট্রপতি আলমগীর সংসদ… ## [delving deeper class: XL bully](https://joeb.bearblog.dev/delving-deeper-class-xl-bully/) _2026-08-22 · joeb · Joe B._ for a player in my biweekly B2 game. to date, Aristotle the XL Bully's achievements include tracking the scent of a village of gnomes and mangling nearly a dozen baby lizardpeople. I am observing his exploits with keen interest. stat progression as Fighter unarmed damage: 1D6 listens/smells successfully on a 4,5, or 6 no thumbs, inventory 1 , or speech 2 Instead of a stronghold, gets a pack unless… ## [Far Side Of The Moon: A SenHai](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/22/far-side-of-the-moon-a-senhai/) _2026-08-22 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for SenHai Saturday where our hostSusi asks us to write a senryu and haikuusing this image as inspiration. Senryu the moon hogs the viewearth waits its turn in the backtypical little sibling ⌘ ⌘ ⌘ Haiku airless, silent curve ….one fragile blue eye watchingfrom the dark above NAR©2026 This is “2001: A Space Odyssey… Continue reading Far Side Of The Moon: A SenHai ## [Q: What is Killer Nashville and why go to writing conferences?](https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-what-is-killer-nashville-and-why) _2026-08-22 · Becky Tuch · Lit Mag News_ Some conference takeaways... ## [Making Real Connections in College](https://cafebedouin.org/2026/08/22/making-real-connections-in-college/) _2026-08-22 · cafebedouin · cafebedouin.org_ A guide to building the kind of friendships where you can actually be yourself You’re about to meet more new people in a shorter stretch of time than at almost any other point in your life. You’ll sit next to strangers in lecture halls, share a bathroom with someone you met last Tuesday, and get … Continue reading Making Real Connections in College ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/503CgGgnpBGA) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Books for the TBR Pile... 'Messed Up Sleep ' Edition](https://lordsamperlibrary.blogspot.com/2026/08/books-for-tbr-pile-messed-up-sleep.html) _2026-08-22 · Graeme · Lord Samper's Library_ Posting a little later than normal because last night was weird... Every time I tried to do something I fell asleep but every time I tried to fall asleep... you guessed it. I'm taking it easy today then, a comfy chair and a couple of books should take care of it ;o) In the meantime, this week has been a bit of a weird one, in general, and whenever that happens, a few more books seem to find their… ## [The Last Hand by Newton Webb](https://www.newtonwebb.com/p/the-last-hand-by-newton-webb) _2026-08-22 · Newton’s Tales of the Macabre_ Victorian Alpine Horror Short Story: When the frozen corpse of his former climbing partner is recovered ten years after a disastrous expedition, Richard must return to the ice. ## [The Winter We Remember](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/22/the-winter-we-remember/) _2026-08-22 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –SS Fleurus: The Day the Circus ShipCaught Fire, this is my ballad forShirley and Jenny. As you may haveguessed by the name of my site, I amextremely fond of elephants; theydo not belong in the circus.Please check out Max’s sitefor the story of the SS Fleurus. Foreword: Shirley… Continue reading The Winter We Remember [Listen](https://theelephantstrunknr.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-winter-we-remember.mp3) ## [Let There Be Light](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/22/let-there-be-light/) _2026-08-22 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for dVerse Poets Pub–MTB:Compounding the Stem. Our host,Laura, challenges us to write apoem using compound wordswhile following a specificrhyme & syllable format(see my notes below). The wick ignites, a fragile spark,and pushes back the waiting dark ….Candlelight. She spends the daytime at her post,then works the night shift, coast to coast ….Moonlighting. A joke… Continue reading Let… ## [Remember the Name](https://www.short-story.net/read/14977/remember-the-name/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=latest) _2026-08-22 · brazos · Short-Story.Net - Latest Submissions_ took out (the original) act 1 think it flows better now Remember the Name Act 1 In his cavernous bedroom, the only light coming from the small cracks in his door, casting the room in a tilted sort of gloom. He could hear his Father raging, bellowing, into, even at, the night. "Damn it, Woman!" he roared, letting his Southern accent loose. "His name," taking a long time on that last word, letting… ## [🎶 Vinyl & Whiskey](https://thoughtsofanoldguy.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/%f0%9f%8e%b6-vinyl-whiskey-28/) _2026-08-22 · Bill · Thoughts of an Old Man_ Tonight’s Record: “Sweet Freedom” The whiskey is poured. The room is quiet. Tonight’s record doesn’t ask us to remember where we’ve been. It asks us to appreciate where we are. The needle drops… and Michael McDonald brings that unmistakable voice into the room. “Sweet freedom…” Funny word, freedom. When you’re young, freedom means staying out \[…\] ## [#1495: “It’s going to be a long, hard haul, you know…” – When the Old Man Died (1991) by Roger Ormerod](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/22/when-the-old-man-died-roger-ormerod/) _2026-08-22 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ It’s been a while since I read anything by Roger Ormerod, and that’s in part because I can’t quite decide how I feel about his work. Yes, he puts forwards some intriguing ideas and has resolved a few impossibilities very neatly, but at the same time there’s no real detection and the books always seem … Continue reading #1495: “It’s going to be a long, hard haul, you know…” – When the Old Man Died… ## [In cork, In Ireland, we have the gift of the gab!](https://therapybits.com/2026/08/22/in-cork-in-ireland-we-have-the-gift-of-the-gab/) _2026-08-22 · Carol anne · Therapy Bits_ The Gift of the Gab Oh, Cork is a county where words never rest,Where a tale told with flair is a tale told the best.From the banks of the Lee to the wild harbour air,There’s a quip and a yarn to be found everywhere. Sure, give us a minute, we’ll give you an hour,With a \[…\] ## [Thirsty Thursday](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/21/thirsty-thursday-2/) _2026-08-21 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Water is life. At least, most forms of life need water. Indeed, most forms of life are largely made of … Continue reading → ## [Travels with Sadie: To Relish the Steps](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/21/travels-with-sadie-to-relish-the-steps/) _2026-08-21 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Sadie is our Golden Doodle puppy (half poodle and half golden retriever). So far, she looks a lot more like … Continue reading → ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G8GgteeJoXvR) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [My e-reader made me a worse reader](https://sylvia.studio/2026/08/my-e-reader-made-me-a-worse-reader) _2026-08-21 · Sylvia · Sylvia's Studio_ My e-reader made me a worse reader This is the third installment of my series called Hitting the Digital Brakes, where I explore my journey into the use of technology and on ditching some aspects of it now. The first post in the series was about the joys of imperfection and in the second post I asked if we really need the latest tech . This week I've purposely put aside the e-reader I use at home,… ## [Exclusive Interview: “Time To Play” Author Erin Ampersand](https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-time-to-play-author-erin-ampersand/) _2026-08-21 · Paul Semel · paulsemel.com_ With the new paperback and eBook editions of Time To Play, author Erin Ampersand is kicking off a reissue series of her iconic Apocalypse Parenting series, which Tor Books will continue through next summer with new versions of Making Friends \[November 10, 2026\], Hide And Seek \[February 16, 2027\], Breaking Rules \[May 18, 2027\], \[…\] The post Exclusive Interview: “Time To Play” Author Erin Ampersand… ## [ওয়াল্টার কেলি ফার্মিঙ্গার সম্পাদিত দ্য ফিফথ রিপোর্ট (দ্বিতীয় খন্ড) (৪২নং) অনুবাদ বিশ্বেন্দু নন্দ](https://pagefournews.com/the-fifth-report-second-part-edited-by-walter-kelly-farminger-translated-by-biswendu-nanda-42/) _2026-08-21 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ ২৮৫. ‘কমিটি অফ সার্কিটের’ (Committee of Circuit) বন্দোবস্ত ব্যবস্থা পুরো সময়কাল জুড়ে উৎপাদনশীলতা বা শিল্পের ওপর একটা ক্রমবর্ধিষ্ণু কর হিসেবে কাজ করত; কারণ এতে উৎপাদনের অগ্রগতির অনুপাতে বার্ষিক কর বৃদ্ধির দাবি করা হতো, অথবা সর্বোচ্চ ক্ষেত্রে ইজারাদারদের কেবল একটা বছরের মুনাফা অবশিষ্ট রাখা হতো। কোর্ট অফ ডিরেক্টরসের নির্দেশাবলি সম্ভবত এই বিবেচনার ভিত্তিতেই দেওয়া হয়েছিল এবং \[…\] ## [Envy.](https://www.short-story.net/read/14975/envy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=latest) _2026-08-21 · Kaxl · Short-Story.Net - Latest Submissions_ Envy. For the blood I seek through destiny, I have wished for what was never meant to be mine. I have stared through the golden windows of another life, watching beauty breathe where I was given decay, watching fortune rest upon shoulders that never begged for it. How easily the world crowns some men, while others are taught to kneel. Envy drips slowly through my breaking thoughts. How beautiful… ## [বার্ধক্যের নিঃসঙ্গ ছায়া: একাকীত্ব, বিচ্ছিন্নতা ও অবসাদ : যশোবন্ত রায়](https://pagefournews.com/international-day-of-older-persons-by-jashobanta-roy/) _2026-08-21 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ বিজ্ঞানের অগ্রগতি, চিকিৎসাব্যবস্থার উন্নয়ন এবং জীবনযাত্রার মানোন্নয়নের ফলে গড় আয়ু আজ আগের তুলনায় বেড়েছে। কিন্তু এই দীর্ঘায়ুর সঙ্গে নীরবে বেড়ে চলেছে আরেকটি গভীর সামাজিক সংকট—প্রবীণদের একাকীত্ব, সামাজিক বিচ্ছিন্নতা এবং মানসিক অবসাদ। মাস কয়েক আগে আসামের যোরহাটের এক প্রবীণ মহিলার পরিচারিকার সাহায্য নিয়ে সাজানো ডাকাতির ঘটনা রাজ্যজুড়ে আলোড়ন সৃষ্টি করেছিল। তদন্তে জানা যায়, সন্তানের মনোযোগ ও \[…\] ## [The Spire](https://lunarflaneur.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-spire.html) _2026-08-21 · Anne · the Lunar Flaneur_ The Spire by Simon Spurrier art by Jeff Stokely Boom! Comics 2016 The Spire collects an 8 issue comic book miniseries written by Simon Spurrier and drawn by Jeff Stokely. It tells a neo-noir mystery, complete with a hardboiled investigator protagonist, set in a New Weird fantasy city. The namesake city of the comic, the Spire itself, is a towering cone of adjoining buildings, all in the same… ## [মনসার ঢেলাফেলা পার্বণ মনসাভক্তদের একচক্ষু দেবীকে নিবেদনের লোকাচার : অসিত দাস](https://pagefournews.com/manasas-dhelafela-festival-by-asit-das/) _2026-08-21 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ চচ্চড়ি চলে গেল। আসছে অরন্ধন, দশহরা। বলাবাহুল্য সবই মনসার পূজা এগুলো। শাকরাখা আর ঢেলাফেলা পার্বণও আছে। হরিচরণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় প্রণীত ‘বঙ্গীয় শব্দকোষ’-এ ‘ঢেলা’ শব্দের একটি অর্থ আছে ‘বহির্গত চোখের তারা’। ‘ঢেলা বেরনো’ লব্জের অর্থ ‘চোখের ঢেলা বাহির হওয়া’। ‘দ্বিজ বংশীদাসের মনসার পাঁচালীতে ‘দুই চক্ষে ঢেলা’ পঙক্তিটি আছে। দীনেশচন্দ্র সেন সম্পাদিত ‘পূর্ববঙ্গ গীতিকা’য় আছে ‘চক্ষে নামবে ঢেলা’। \[…\] ## [Andrew Mack on Found Writing, Publishing, and his Upcoming Poetry Rerelease](https://loblollypress.substack.com/p/andrew-mack-on-found-writing-publishing) _2026-08-21 · theodora · Loblolly Press on Substack_ Hear from Loblolly’s founder, editor, and author Andrew Mack ahead of the rerelease of his poetry chapbooks ## [Just Gone](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/21/just-gone/) _2026-08-21 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub. Footprints end at the wave ….no goodbye, just salt airand a fading trail NAR©2026 This is “Remember (Walkin’ In the Sand)” by The Shangri Las Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated, and may not be used without permission. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present. ## [সংকট সমাধান ও সহযোগিতা বাড়াতে বাংলাদেশ-মিয়ানমার সম্পর্ক উন্নয়ন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ : হাসান মোঃ শামসুদ্দীন](https://pagefournews.com/developing-bangladesh-myanmar-relations-important-by-hasan-md-shamsuddin/) _2026-08-21 · jyoti.bandyopadhyay · PAGEFOUR, পেজ ফোর_ বাংলাদেশের সাথে মিয়ানমারের রোহিঙ্গা সংকট ছাড়াও নানা ধরনের সমস্যা, চালেঞ্জ ও সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে। প্রতিবেশী দেশ হিসেবে আমাদেরকে এসব বাধা পেরিয়ে সম্পর্ক উন্নয়নে এগিয়ে যেতে হবে। মিয়ানমারের প্রতিবেশী দেশ ভারত ও থাইল্যান্ড তাঁদের এসব সংকট সমাধানে বিভিন্ন ধরনের পদক্ষেপ নিয়েছে যা থেকে বাংলাদেশ এ বিষয়ে ধারনা পেতে পারে। রাখাইনের নিয়ন্ত্রণ আরাকান আর্মির হাতে থাকায় মিয়ানমার সেনাবাহিনী \[…\] ## [Year Walk — Games for People Who Prefer to Read](https://wordsdeferred.com/2026/08/21/year-walk-games-for-people-who-prefer-to-read/) _2026-08-21 · Samuel Johnston · Words Deferred_ In the old days, man tried to catch a glimpse of the future in the strangest of ways. they locked themselves in dark rooms not partaking of food and drink At the stroke of midnight they ventured out into the night through the dark woods when strange creatures roamed To see if they would be … Continue reading "Year Walk — Games for People Who Prefer to Read" ## [Todays groaner!](https://therapybits.com/2026/08/21/todays-groaner-3/) _2026-08-21 · Carol anne · Therapy Bits_ What is the difference between an oak tree and a tight shoe? One makes acorns and the other makes corns ache. ## [Spirit of Negation](https://albertnorton.substack.com/p/spirit-of-negation) _2026-08-21 · Sir Toast · Sir Toast_ I’m pleased to announce publication of my essay The Spirit of Negation and the Therapeutic Worldview at Humanitas Journal ## [A Well-Run Bay (Grain Series)](https://cafebedouin.org/2026/08/21/a-well-run-bay-a-grain-story/) _2026-08-21 · cafebedouin · cafebedouin.org_ I do eleven holds on this rotation and Vane is the one I look forward to, which is not a thing I would put in a packet. They feed you. That is most of it. But they also have a bay that works, and after four holds where the mass officer is a man on … Continue reading A Well-Run Bay (Grain Series) ## [The Southern Summer Book Club: Spencer K. M. Brown](https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/08/21/southern-summer-book-club-spencer-km-brown/) _2026-08-21 · Bradley Sides · Southern Review of Books_ It's time for the last interview of the 2026 Southern Summer Book Club! Listen to Bradley Sides and Spencer K.M. Brown discuss his new short story collection, "Slow Fire." ## [New Worlds: Do You Have a Flag?](https://swan-tower.dreamwidth.org/1139218.html) _2026-08-21 · Swan Tower_ The comedian Eddie Izzard has a bit in her show Dress to Kill where she characterizes colonialism as sticking a flag in the ground to claim a place, then ignoring the assertion of the locals that their home is their own because, well, they don't have a flag, do they? While obviously exaggerated for the purpose of comedy, the idea in play there isn't without basis in fact. Nowadays, flags are the… ## [2026-08-21 Newt's News](https://www.newtonwebb.com/p/2026-08-21-newts-news) _2026-08-21 · Newton Webb · Newton’s Tales of the Macabre_ A recording by Newton Webb ## [Consumed](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/21/consumed/) _2026-08-21 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for Esther’s Writing Promptusing the prompt word ‘fire’. You walk in and the air goes thin,a match struck low against my skin.I’ve been embers, banked and slow,waiting for the wind to blow. Your hand …. a spark. Your mouth …. a flame.I forget my guarded name,forget the walls I built from ice,forget the caution… Continue reading Consumed ## [Field Of Fog](https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/08/21/field-of-fog/) _2026-08-21 · Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ · The Elephant's Trunk_ Written for dVerse Poetics – Once in aLifetime. Our host, Kim, invites us towrite a poem beginning with “Once in alifetime”, making use of line breaks andcaesura, creating rhythm and emotion. Kim’s inspiration for this challenge is“The Window”, a poem by Mary Jean Chan. Once in a lifetime ….the light comes in at an unbidden… Continue reading Field Of Fog ## [Grief is a wild creature – A Poem](https://getwired.com/2026/08/20/grief-is-a-wild-creature/) _2026-08-21 · Wes Miller · getwired.com_ Grief is a wild creatureIt sneaks into your life unexpectedlyUnder cover of darknessIt tries to overpower the memoriesThe loveThe joy. Grief is a wild creatureIt can’t be tamedOnly observedProtect your heartBut understand that it’s okayTo fear the creatureIt doesn’t want to hurt youOnly show you where you hurt. Grief is a wild creatureIt feeds on lossBut given timeIt ceases growlingAnd finds a…