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1. Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 14:37:24 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

   ** My collection "Micro Science Fiction" is available in English and German, as ebook or paperback, from @mikrtxt
   Lists of shops here: https://www.mikrotext.de/book/o-westin-micro-science-fiction/
   and here: http://microsff.com/new-collection
   Reviews:

   Exberliner
   "With razor-sharp wit, riddle-like playfulness and moments of poignancy, Westin tackles the big issues facing the future of civilisation [...] Each microstory is Tardis-like in its depth and philosophical scope"
   http://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/berlin-summer-reads-july-2019/ **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 14:38:57 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** [Google Translated] Sueddeutsche Zeitung
     "[...] in the brevity of a tweet, compress ideas that could carry a whole novel [...] in the best of his ultra-short works, Westin succeeds in allowing the reader to unfold a whole small cosmos out of two or three sentences."
     https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/neue-taschenbuecher-plaudern-stromern-lieben-1.4516123

     [Google Translated] Book Gazette
     "Westin's stories are remarkable and can serve as a prime example of storytelling and building worlds with as few words as possible."
     https://www.bookgazette.xyz/microsciencefiction **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 14:39:45 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** [Google translated] Deutschlandfunk
     "Westin grabs current debates [or] sci-fi scenes [and] compact the material until the beginning, middle, and end merge. Until only a tiny, polished diamond is left."
     https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/o-westin-micro-science-fiction-kuerzer-geht-s-nicht.1270.de.mhtml?dram:article_id=454448 **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 14:40:22 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** Camestros Felapton
     "[...] the shift in perspective provides emotional insight into a character or social commentary or a disturbing reveal (or all of those).
     The brevity invites readers to imagine the world and setting around the story."
     https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/a-microsff-collection-from-o-westin/ **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 14:41:03 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** Okay, done with promotion for now. Thank you all for reading and sharing my stories. ♥️ **