Post #4174129

2026-07-28 21:21 UTC

... users can be found giggling, crying, or simply staring into the distance saying "Whoah..." We spoke to one, and asked how they feel about warnings that the practice is addictive: "I could stop, but I don't want to." Some experts say if reading was invented today it would be banned at once. #TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories

Replies (5)

@smol_entity@cubhub.social 2026-07-28 21:55

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art You are enabling all of us by publishing these stories

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@dmynerd78@lasersare.fun 2026-07-28 22:22

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art I was reading a book when I got the notification you posted this. Talk about timing!

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@_thegeoff@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 22:25

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art I'm a fan of NightTrips. I initially feel lethargic, then fall unconcious for about 8 hours, and am mostly paralysed during it. I have vivid hallucinations on and off during this period, which can vary from utterly joyful to absolutely horrific, and I lose all ability to distinguish them from reality, no matter how weird they are. Luckily for me I tend to enjoy the ones I remember, but short-term amnesia is a common side effect that wipes many. I usually recover with a mild stimulant.

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@erinaceus@chaos.social 2026-07-28 22:41

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art You are joking, but historically there where moral panics about reading novels. And about women writing (and getting) letters via the new post system.

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@ArdentArchivist@archaeo.social 2026-07-29 02:28

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art Subversive. I like it. 😋😉

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