Tyn Shenton
@tynshenton.bsky.social
A doe-eyed fool, madly in love with words. A love, so far, unrequited.
£7 ice coffees and yoga before breakfast. Holidays spent climbing or hiking or cycling in France. She was clever and vegan and had a house that smelled of burning spices. She was the #boho life. She was the woman for me.
Except, I grew up wearing traccie bottoms and eating 7p per tin beans.
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Except, I grew up wearing traccie bottoms and eating 7p per tin beans.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you listen closely, there is a heartbeat. It is easily confused for a #monotonous background thrum, but don't be fooled. The daddum, daddum, daddum is pacing our lives, chiming a systolic, diastolic rhythm with the beat of time. Can you hear it now? I can. And I think it's getting quicker
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December 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
If you listen closely, there is a heartbeat. It is easily confused for a #monotonous background thrum, but don't be fooled. The daddum, daddum, daddum is pacing our lives, chiming a systolic, diastolic rhythm with the beat of time. Can you hear it now? I can. And I think it's getting quicker
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One Monday morning, the Moon reached its #apogee, then just kept on walking. Our brightest and best looked up, confused, as it shrank to a tiny dot in the sky. As it left us behind, chaos fell. The tides broke. The Earth's skin began to crack open. But really, who could blame it for leaving?
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December 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The King of the giants died. It was time to choose a #successor. Blood was not important, neither spilled nor inherited. Time, they knew, ruled all.
So, they stood shoulder to shoulder and waited to see who would last.
When the little people looked up they confused them for night and day.
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So, they stood shoulder to shoulder and waited to see who would last.
When the little people looked up they confused them for night and day.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The King of the giants died. It was time to choose a #successor. Blood was not important, neither spilled nor inherited. Time, they knew, ruled all.
So, they stood shoulder to shoulder and waited to see who would last.
When the little people looked up they confused them for night and day.
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So, they stood shoulder to shoulder and waited to see who would last.
When the little people looked up they confused them for night and day.
#vss365
The lovely people at #101words featured one of my flash stories today :)
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December 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The lovely people at #101words featured one of my flash stories today :)
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Gran deals in #illicit substances. She knows how to get her hands on the good stuff. She palms the package off to me under the table while nonchalantly gazing around the room. Nobody notices the hand off. My supply is good for another day. Mum's healthy-snacks-only prohibition fails again.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It was very loud, so I went for a walk. I passed so many people with so many scars it was difficult to tell where the fight came to an end and the person began. When I reached grass, it was beautiful. I laid on my back and watched sky turn to night. It was nice to be #bewitched by the stars.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It was very loud, so I went for a walk. I passed so many people with so many scars it was difficult to tell where the fight came to an end and the person began. When I reached grass, it was beautiful. I laid on my back and watched sky turn to night. It was nice to be #bewitched by the stars.
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When the clouds clear, the mountain's eyes crack open, the last giant looks down across the Earth. For a thousand years, he weeps at the devastation. The small people had so much, yet they chose so little. Now they are gone. The giant takes #consolidation when he sees the seeds still grow.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When the clouds clear, the mountain's eyes crack open, the last giant looks down across the Earth. For a thousand years, he weeps at the devastation. The small people had so much, yet they chose so little. Now they are gone. The giant takes #consolidation when he sees the seeds still grow.
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Nan calls Dad an ingrate bastard, then asks Mum to pass the pepper. "Your lasagne is lovely," she smiles. Dad isn't shocked. None of us are. We don't even stop to laugh anymore. The cruel #soliloquy wasn't said out loud, not as far as Nan knows. We accept it, because we love her. And she, us
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December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Nan calls Dad an ingrate bastard, then asks Mum to pass the pepper. "Your lasagne is lovely," she smiles. Dad isn't shocked. None of us are. We don't even stop to laugh anymore. The cruel #soliloquy wasn't said out loud, not as far as Nan knows. We accept it, because we love her. And she, us
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For a month the sky stalled between daytime and night. It shouldn't be possible, but there it was, a #magenta blanket stretching for as far as anyone could see. It was a good month. We would gather on hills and have picnics, looking up and taking in the beauty. I want those calmer days back.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Anyone else doing this month's #furiousfiction? Do you think they would let us change the tense of the prompt phrase? They're usually fairly lenient, but it does say it has to be those 8 words in the rules this month
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Anyone else doing this month's #furiousfiction? Do you think they would let us change the tense of the prompt phrase? They're usually fairly lenient, but it does say it has to be those 8 words in the rules this month
They laughed at his #augury. They told him he should be a comic on stage.
He didn’t find doom funny, but he was desperate to get an answer to the grim omen nobody else seemed to see.
He stood in the spotlight.
He took the mic.
He whispered.
"Please, why DID the chicken cross the road?"
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He didn’t find doom funny, but he was desperate to get an answer to the grim omen nobody else seemed to see.
He stood in the spotlight.
He took the mic.
He whispered.
"Please, why DID the chicken cross the road?"
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December 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I went through school dressed in hand-me-down #chic. Wearing the same shirt in photos as my brother, my cousin and my uncle. Everyone has a story about borrowed clothes, so it's hard to get them to listen. How many of them still have that shirt, just in case, for their own children? I do.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I was desperate for a son, so I planted one in a box. The seed was marbled with purple and gold. I watered him. I fed him. He grew lithe tendrils that tickled my nose as we talked. Then one night, he stretched his petals and showed his #vespertine beauty. The next day, the petals were gone.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I was desperate for a son, so I planted one in a box. The seed was marbled with purple and gold. I watered him. I fed him. He grew lithe tendrils that tickled my nose as we talked. Then one night, he stretched his petals and showed his #vespertine beauty. The next day, the petals were gone.
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The #chivalrous knight came to save the day. The princess said nothing. He put on his armor and waved his huge sword, then he ran at the dragon with a scream.
Later, they picked the meat from their teeth as they cooked the carcass over an open fire. One which the dragon was happy to provide
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Later, they picked the meat from their teeth as they cooked the carcass over an open fire. One which the dragon was happy to provide
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December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The #chivalrous knight came to save the day. The princess said nothing. He put on his armor and waved his huge sword, then he ran at the dragon with a scream.
Later, they picked the meat from their teeth as they cooked the carcass over an open fire. One which the dragon was happy to provide
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Later, they picked the meat from their teeth as they cooked the carcass over an open fire. One which the dragon was happy to provide
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I came 7th overall in my group for #twistedtournament, a multi round flash fiction competition. I'm pretty chuffed with that :)
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I came 7th overall in my group for #twistedtournament, a multi round flash fiction competition. I'm pretty chuffed with that :)
He jumped into his ocean and never came back, swallowed by the #aphotic expanse. We tried to send help, of course. First it was chocolates, or hugs. Pills just dissolved in the water. Later we dragged him back up to go for walks, but he was always still below. Now he's just floating shadow.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I went for a walk in the forest. Mr Otter greeted me by the stream. He looked very #suave in his moss green jacket and tan leather hat. He offered me scones, jam and cream. I thought it rather odd as I wiped crumbs from his moustache. I wondered, was it wise to have drank that mushroom tea?
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December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The #last of the giants is tired. He has seen so much, yet it feels so quick. He sits on the crumbling edge of time, warming his hands against the last star in the sky. Its dull red glow barely lighting his face. When it goes out, he smiles. It was fun for a while, and now it's time to sleep
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November 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The giants held a meeting, the humans were #matters of concern. They huddled round and talked it through, their heads covered in snow and their toes dotted with trees. When they were done the little people had spread far. Their screams echoed when the mountains stood up to reclaim their home
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November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Imagine being alive at the perfect point in time where, thanks to science, sanitation, vaccines, and a better understanding of our body chemistry than the world has ever known, a few idiots still waste this gift of #health by swallowing the lies of conspiracy theorists just to feel superior
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November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We voted against #learning. It seemed like a waste of time. How can you trust what 'experts' say, anyway? They're probably just lying to you because of their agenda... the nice man with the smile and suit made it all very clear - the powerful people are manipulating us! Thank god we have him
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November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There is a giant in the ocean. He swings his arms in an ancient dance, guiding the tides. His back aches. He is tired. But somewhere up above, a child sits on the edge of a jetty and dips her toes into the water. She giggles as the ripples break her #reflection. So the giant pushes some more
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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
There is a giant in the ocean. He swings his arms in an ancient dance, guiding the tides. His back aches. He is tired. But somewhere up above, a child sits on the edge of a jetty and dips her toes into the water. She giggles as the ripples break her #reflection. So the giant pushes some more
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I #timed the gap between your letters. At first they landed on the mat like a metronome, tapping out a rhythm that showed you still cared. 1 day. 1 day. 1 day. It felt like a heartbeat. Now I count the gap in seconds. Fifty four million since the last. It helps me see you're not coming back.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When did you stop being young? For me, it was 40. I became one step disconnected from how 'now' works and that's fine. The youth watching videos at 1.5x speed. Using cringe as a noun. Being judge, jury and executioner of #relevant with a swipe after three seconds. It all makes my knees hurt.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM