Writes weird/contemp. fantasy inspired by a word game played on podcast, Brainstoryum. Join in: https://xitter.cf/t.co/tTRcldTnjG Stories are doorways into the mind.โœ๏ธ

Joined November 2011
Welcome to the Short Story Revolution! Writers, raise your pens. Brainstoryum creates the wildest writing prompts using a game--and showcases *your* microfiction in response to these. May the Socks of Destiny guide us into the strange & infinite depths of the imagination.โœ๏ธ
Writers & imaginists! Your weekend is not weird enough without the Brainstoryum podcast. * a surrealist word game that mixes YOUR word suggestions into prompts * laughs & imagination-yoga as I brainstorm stories * writing tips & publishing opportunities! annatizard.com/brainstoryum
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
#Writers! What does being #indie mean to you? Tell us! Once upon a time, being a #selfpublished writer came with a stigma - but no more! What do you like about it now? #Readers! Why do you enjoy stories by #indieauthors? We'd love to hear your views! #writingcommunity
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
I'm still waiting for a series with ninja mermaid squirrels! Hollywood, are you working on this?๐Ÿ˜‚
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
A cat named Samson perched atop a stone gargoyle at Knightshayes Court, Devon, UK, exemplifying Victorian Gothic architecture. The building was designed by architect William Burges and constructed in the late 1860s. Photo by National Trust.โฃ via Fat Cat Art #Caturday
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#vss365 #Lottery ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at a tavern beyond the mountain pass, a lottery chose the songs we would sing. I drew a slip in a language I could not pronounce. From the darkest corner, an old woman rose. She held the paper to the lamplight and began to sing. Rain touched the shutters. Her voice crossed the room like a road returning to a country no map could hold. When the last note faded, she wiped a tear, then placed the paper back in my hand. I never learned what the words meant. I carried the slip out into the rain, careful not to fold the country she had just returned to. ๅฑฑ้“ใ‚’่ถŠใˆใŸๅ…ˆใซใ‚ใ‚‹้…’ๅ ดใงใฏใ€ๅฎใใ˜ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆŠฝ้ธใงใ€ๅฎขใŸใกใŒๆญŒใ†ๆ›ฒใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใŒๅผ•ใ„ใŸ็ด™็‰‡ใซใฏใ€็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ•ใˆใงใใชใ„็•ฐๅ›ฝใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใŒไธฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆš—ใ„็‰‡้š…ใ‹ใ‚‰่€ๅฅณใŒ็ซ‹ใกไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ด™็‰‡ใ‚’ใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใฎ็ฏใ‚Šใซใ‹ใ–ใ™ใจใ€้™ใ‹ใซๆญŒใ„ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้›จใŒ้Žงๆˆธใซ่งฆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่€ๅฅณใฎๆญŒๅฃฐใฏใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๅœฐๅ›ณใซใ‚‚ๅŽใพใ‚Šใใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅ›ฝใธใจๅธฐใฃใฆใ„ใไธ€ๆœฌใฎ้“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ๆจชๅˆ‡ใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎไธ€้ŸณใŒๆถˆใˆใ‚‹ใจใ€่€ๅฅณใฏๆถ™ใ‚’ๆ‹ญใ„ใ€็ด™็‰‡ใ‚’ๆ—…ไบบใฎๆ‰‹ใซๆˆปใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ€ใใฎๆญŒ่ฉžใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใใฎ็ด™็‰‡ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ€ๅ†ใณ้›จใฎไธญใธใจๆญฉใๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่€ๅฅณใŒใŸใฃใŸไปŠๅธฐใฃใฆใ„ใฃใŸๅ›ฝใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใ‚Šๆ›ฒใ’ใฆใ—ใพใ‚ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€็ด™็‰‡ใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็•ณใ‚€ใ“ใจใชใใ€ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซๆบใˆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Lottery What fun reading so many of your unexpected stories yesterday. Today we are going to see what it feels like winning a #lottery. Whatever that may be for you.
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Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ‡๏ธor another prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of TODAY. โœ๏ธ Link in the post below. I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show, the Halloween Special! ๐Ÿ˜ŠGet spooky! #Halloween #writingprompt #vss365
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about: "The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find? If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
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Psst! @brennan_dt there's still time to submit (today) if you think of something? ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Thank you @tod_1992 for the honest and generous review. I appreciate you brother. I hope your school year is going great so far!
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Happy Narnia Day! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was published 76 years ago on October 16th, 1950, and would become a classic of fantasy and childrenโ€™s literature, with the series selling 120 million copies worldwide and translations in 60 languages. Do you remember when you first experienced Narnia? What are the scenes and characters that inspire you the most?
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ‡๏ธor another prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of TODAY. โœ๏ธ Link in the post below. I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show, the Halloween Special! ๐Ÿ˜ŠGet spooky! #Halloween #writingprompt #vss365
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about: "The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find? If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ‡๏ธor any other prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of day *this Friday*. I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show--which will be the Halloween Special!๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฆ‡ Excited already #Halloween #writingprompt
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about: "The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find? If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Kids making fun of influencers just restored my faith in humanity. Nature is healing๐Ÿคฃ
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
โ€œHarold Godwining. ฤ€gฤn, ac nฤ forฤกeten.โ€
Harold Godwinson. Gone, but not forgotten
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
#vss365 #dead ๐Ÿ’œโœจ This house rearranges its rooms according to the weather. Today, a dead star appeared in the sugar bowl, burning the precise blue of the future. I touched it with a wet finger. Now every sentence tastes spicy-sweet.
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 15: Tricks in WIP Would be too massive of a spoiler to reveal the trick in my forthcoming Beauty Is the Beast, but ... let's just say we should always be wary of things that seem to be too good to be true.
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 15: Tricks in WIP Tricks in my WIP are spoilers, so I won't reveal those. For fun, here's a scene involving one of Dorilian's tricks. Over the course of the series, he manages quite a few. This is the aftermath of his best one.
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Oscar Wilde's Air Freshener
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Spooky season will not be complete without a copy of Itsy Bitsy Spyder: Evolution. "What if a father's absence opens a door of unparalleled retribution--releasing a mama bear titan from the void?"
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Sunday 11th October 2026 Thought Of The Day From Morden Station
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Indie Books I've read and reviewed recently: โ€˜Grimbleโ€™ by Simon Meredith โ€˜Beyond the Elven Gateโ€™ by Jason Savin โ€˜Itโ€™s Not Going to Happenโ€™ by Henry Cox โ€˜Pancakes for Breakfast' by Kerrie Ann All reviews are linked below
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Come on! Tell us which sentence in your editing today is giving you a headache. Or which character? Or is it a comma? Most importantly how are you solving it?๐Ÿ˜Š
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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard ๐Ÿ˜œโœ๏ธ๐Ÿซ– retweeted
Made the most of a break in the rain and headed out looking for fungi, but came home with some lovely autumn landscapes too! Loved the reflections, but that mist rolling over the old stone bridge was worth a mad dash! #Autumn #NaturePhotography #landscapephotography
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