James Mason
@itsmrjames.bsky.social
Man about town that likes to stay in
I've had a story published by @wensumlit.bsky.social . It's bittersweet and a little sad, but I hope it's good. Find out for yourself, here: wensumlit.co.uk/2025/12/01/i...
#wensumit #shortstory #fiction
#wensumit #shortstory #fiction
I Hate Mondays by James Mason
Friday lunchtime is always awful. Alone at her desk, Sally eats a prepacked sandwich. The bread tastes wet and sticks to the roof of her mouth. At the empty desks, geometric shapes moil on computer…
wensumlit.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I've had a story published by @wensumlit.bsky.social . It's bittersweet and a little sad, but I hope it's good. Find out for yourself, here: wensumlit.co.uk/2025/12/01/i...
#wensumit #shortstory #fiction
#wensumit #shortstory #fiction
The lovely people at #eggplusfrog have published a story I wrote. It’s a wild ride.
#flashfiction #story #shortstory
eggplusfrog.com/tag/all-hail...
#flashfiction #story #shortstory
eggplusfrog.com/tag/all-hail...
all hail the monkey god – EGG+FROG
eggplusfrog.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The lovely people at #eggplusfrog have published a story I wrote. It’s a wild ride.
#flashfiction #story #shortstory
eggplusfrog.com/tag/all-hail...
#flashfiction #story #shortstory
eggplusfrog.com/tag/all-hail...
If you want to read a nasty little folk horror tale about a man who murders his wife in the woods, I just had that exact story published by #darkharbourmagazine:
www.darkharbormagazine.com/pork-chops/
#flashfiction #story #horror
www.darkharbormagazine.com/pork-chops/
#flashfiction #story #horror
Pork Chops
Although he couldn’t save his wife, Matthew said he was lucky to escape the woods. Later, it came out that, onthe first day of the hike, as he’d planned all along, he hit her on the head with a stone ...
www.darkharbormagazine.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you want to read a nasty little folk horror tale about a man who murders his wife in the woods, I just had that exact story published by #darkharbourmagazine:
www.darkharbormagazine.com/pork-chops/
#flashfiction #story #horror
www.darkharbormagazine.com/pork-chops/
#flashfiction #story #horror
Writing is a useful tool to put between my feelings and having to feel them.
July 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Writing is a useful tool to put between my feelings and having to feel them.
I’ve just read Douglas Dunn’s short story Bobby’s Room and I’m delighted to say that it’s very good.
March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I’ve just read Douglas Dunn’s short story Bobby’s Room and I’m delighted to say that it’s very good.
Reposted by James Mason
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
Reposted by James Mason
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
An essay I sent out months ago has been rejected. The message in the email includes: ‘we appreciate the time and commitment your piece must of taken’. Which seems a bigger FU than not responding at all.
#writing
#writing
December 19, 2024 at 6:22 PM
An essay I sent out months ago has been rejected. The message in the email includes: ‘we appreciate the time and commitment your piece must of taken’. Which seems a bigger FU than not responding at all.
#writing
#writing
Coping isn’t an option
December 17, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Coping isn’t an option
Large but cramped
December 17, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Large but cramped
This airless chamber
December 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM
This airless chamber
Who likes chocolate?
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Who likes chocolate?
Just finished the second draft of a story. At the moment, it’s the best I’ve ever written. Now I’m going to leave it for a month so it can mature into the worse.
#writing
#writing
December 13, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Just finished the second draft of a story. At the moment, it’s the best I’ve ever written. Now I’m going to leave it for a month so it can mature into the worse.
#writing
#writing
I’ve reached a point in a fun project where I need to write a plan and acknowledge the fun stops here and it becomes just a project.
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I’ve reached a point in a fun project where I need to write a plan and acknowledge the fun stops here and it becomes just a project.
Watching the 1961 TV movie of Anna Karenina with Sean Connery in it. I can’t tell if he’s delivering a standout performance or if he’s the only actor I recognise.
December 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Watching the 1961 TV movie of Anna Karenina with Sean Connery in it. I can’t tell if he’s delivering a standout performance or if he’s the only actor I recognise.
Hey, cat accounts pspspspsps
December 6, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Hey, cat accounts pspspspsps
The problem with having guests for dinner is you inevitably end up having left over guest for a week afterwards.
December 4, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The problem with having guests for dinner is you inevitably end up having left over guest for a week afterwards.
The best thing about being a bit sad at Christmas is that I’ve just eaten a panettone. Any other time of the year, I’d be sad and hungry
December 4, 2024 at 12:13 AM
The best thing about being a bit sad at Christmas is that I’ve just eaten a panettone. Any other time of the year, I’d be sad and hungry