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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Kate :)

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 6d

Got a story in the bunker! Thanks for having me @tcwestminster.bsky.social

Tori- 5 star Author and Editor of Bunker Squirrel Magazine @tcwestminster.bsky.social · 6d

@madeleinewrite.bsky.social Madeleine spins a tale of a love unrequited. How far does jealousy go?
"I'll Invite Myself"
tinyurl.com/IllInviteMys...

Get your story in before Nov 1
#Prompt: Overheard in an Operating Room
Awkward Conversations in Serious Places
www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 12d

Congrats! What a great story

Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

😂

Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

This feels like the start of a really tense movie

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

Me too - the atmosphere there is just so awful. Just looking at pictures gives me the creeps

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, and you too!

Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Mikey. Inspired by Tuol Sleng in Cambodia, a truly terrifying place

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

Jesus, this is giving me nightmare vibes

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

Ooh, creepy!

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 13d

This could be a normal school, but behind the selfie takers brown bloodstains smear the chequerboard floor; a rusted bed frame sits sentinel. The air reeks of death. Near the exit sits a pile of bleached bones, all belonging to faces that smiled for the camera on their first day #WriteCBC

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · 20d

I'm late to repost this as I'm barely ever on this platform. But thank you as ever to @trashcatlit.bsky.social and the amazing @therelphian.bsky.social. This challenge was so much fun!

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 25d

2nd spotlight and another awesome take on 'Morgue' 🦝
We loved @madeleinewrite.bsky.social's wrangling of the prompts into this creepy, cinematic noir with real heart and an MC we want more of.
Prompts: Morgue/ Funeral Home, Ghost, Falling

Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/friday-night...

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yay, I'm on this list! Thanks for all the competitions over the years, @crankedanvil.bsky.social, and congrats to the winners

Cranked Anvil @crankedanvil.bsky.social · Sep 14

The shortlist and winners of our FINAL short story writing prize are announced today on the website.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all those who entered.

crankedanvil.co.uk/2025/09/14/j...

#shortstory #amwriting #writingcompetition

June 2025 Short Story Prize – Short List and Winners

The stories have been read and re-read, the judging has taken place and final decisions made, and today we’re delighted to announce the short list and winners of our final ever Short Story Wr…

crankedanvil.co.uk

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thanks Kelli!

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 10

I've just had a flash fiction published by Punk Noir Magazine: White Lies Matter. I'm so honoured to be in this issue, alongside fantastic writers:
punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/w...

White Lies Matter by Madeleine Armstrong

White Lies Matter by Madeleine Armstrong Lisa twirls, sending up layers of white tulle, her smile reflected back a hundred times in the bridal shop’s mirrors. “How do I look?” Like a hippo in a me…

punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 9

What a story. That penultimate line

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 9

Glad you're feeling better!

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks so much for sharing, Matt. Really appreciate it!

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 6

Beautiful story, Mairead

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 5

This gave me shivers down my spine. What a touching story, Fiona, congrats

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh, this is lovely

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ahhhh, I told you it was good! Congrats!!

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 4

Heartbreaking

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Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the dark she clutched the Oasis ticket, tuning out her husband’s snores, pining for Wembley last week, holding her old boyfriend Pete’s hand or, even better, the first time at Knebworth, singing the words into each others' faces, when it felt like everything would always be supersonic #WriteCBC

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 4

We pushed and we pushed and we have delivered a pair of delightful flashy collections 🦝🦝

Thirteen flash from all new Trash Family:
trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto...
Twelve flash from repeat bin offenders:
trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto...

A bumper read of amazing prompted stories - ENJOY!

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