Notices by Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social), page 15

@Notsonoble
I'm afraid not. I'm in talks with my publisher about it, but at the moment that's the only one.

** New collection, in paperback and ebook, in English or German: http://microsff.com/new-collection **

Summer solstice. The longest day. And, if you know how, the longest night.
I'll visit seven meadows, cross seven fences, pick seven wildflowers, and make a wreath to wear.
At midnight, as the ground fog rises, I'll dance into it.
I'll return at dawn, tomorrow, a lifetime later.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"Do you really buy souls?" the witch asked.
"Sometimes," the demon said. "Other times we buy a firstborn's love, or dual-signed first edition of Good Omens."
"So... Whatever the person values the most?"
"Yes. From you, I'd ask... Oh."
"My friendship with you?"
"Never sell that!"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"Is your energy supply sustainable?" the advert asked.
I checked my energy meter.
57% Spite
35% Anger
7% Curiosity
1% Compassion
Renewable, certainly. And it got me through the day. But was it sustainable?
I clicked the ad.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

One day, his god spoke to him.
"Go forth," his god said, "and find another god."
"I will not abandon you."
"You are my last believer."
"Others may lose faith, but-"
"I am very old, and so, so tired. Let me go."
"Oh."
"Please."
"Who speaks? Begone!"
"Thank y-" The god faded away.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #TypoCorrected

One day, his good spoke to him.
"Go forth," his god said, "and find another god."
"I will not abandon you."
"You are my last believer."
"Others may lose faith, but-"
"I am very old, and so, so tired. Let me go."
"Oh."
"Please."
"Who speaks? Begone!"
"Thank y-" The god faded away.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #TypoCorrected

@zatnosk
Yeah. Thank you.

One day, his good spoke to him.
"Go forth," his god said, "and find another god."
"I will not abandon you."
"You are my last believer."
"Others may lose faith, but-"
"I am very old, and so, so tired. Let me go."
"Oh."
"Please."
"Who speaks? Begone!"
"Thank y-" The god faded away.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"Can... Um. I'd like to borrow this, please."
The librarian looked at the sword, and the girl holding it.
"That's strictly for secondary world use."
"I... Yes. Um. I know."
"Good. Will you need fencing manuals, or will a master train you?"
"I don't... Books, please?"
"Of course."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"You are the Chosen One, whose task it is-"
"Does it pay?"
"-to... What?"
"This task, is it paid? Or is it for experience, exposure?"
"It is to save the world!"
"Cool, cool, so not paid. Are you paid?"
"We Solemn Guardians of-"
"Because if you are, I should be too."
"... fine."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

@Pocha A French translation is not on the cards at the moment, I'm afraid, but Amazon.fr will happily sell you the English edition, printed or for Kindle: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/3944543866
If you prefer epub, try https://www.kobo.com/fr/fr/ebook/micro-science-fiction

@harald
It's on Beam, a German DRM free epub store (not sure if you can order from outside Germany, but I think you can): https://www.beam-shop.de/belletristik/fremdsprachige-romane/564991/micro-science-fiction
Also on Rakuten's Overdrive: https://www.overdrive.com/media/4744691/micro-science-fiction
and Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/de/de/ebook/micro-science-fiction

@harald
It should be available electronically from some less surveillance retailers. Let me find out.

** Coming soon: "Micro Science Fiction" - a collection of 350+ of my SF stories, in English:
https://www.mikrotext.de/book/o-westin-micro-science-fiction/
And German:
https://www.mikrotext.de/book/o-westin-micro-science-fiction-aus-dem-englischen-von-birthe-muehlhoff/
**

He shifted timelines until he found one in which he hadn't made his mistake. But he knew he'd done it, even if it hadn't happened.
So he shifted on, until he found one in which he had done it, confessed, and asked for forgiveness.
He hadn't been forgiven, but he felt better.
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@amiloradovsky
There are a few different issues bundled up into the copyright concept:
1. Attribution and assertion of authorship
2. Control of distribution (e.g. if I got sufficiently upset with Twitter, I might want to boycott it, and would not want people to crosspost the from here)
3. Control of monetisation (e.g. someone like ThreadReaderApp tries to earn money from what I have created without my consent, or without offering me payment)

@deshipu

@deshipu
FWIW, I share my stories freely, while simultaneously claiming copyright and ownership of what I create.

"Wait," said the alien, "I have heard this story before."
The human paused. "Oh, maybe I have told it-"
"How can this be? A story is given, from teller to listener."
"Yes?"
"How can you still have this story?"
"Oh! Humans do not lose a story once it is told. We share."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"What is your wish," the genie asked.
"Can you make me immortal?"
"No, but I can give you the ability to stop and start aging."
"Why would I want to start aging?"
"You can only form memories while you are aging."
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