Phil W. Bayles

Serious ideas from a silly man.

Writing

19 September, 2026

In The Blink Of An Eye

A Fifty-Word Story About Fatherhood Continue reading

Writing

50-Word Stories, fatherhood, fiction, flash fiction, in the blink of an eye, parenting
1 September, 2026

Letter of Resignation

A Short Story About A Butler Continue reading

Writing

Ask Jeeves, fiction, flash fiction, Letter of Resignation, short story, Writing
12 July, 2026

Kalsarikännit

A Short Story About Beer. Continue reading

Writing

drinking, fiction, flash fiction, kalsarikannit, pantsdrunk, short story, trunk stories, Writing
3 July, 2026

Painting Frescoes With Fusilli

Or: How I Learned To Give Myself More Credit Continue reading

Writing

beta readers, inner critic, macaroni art, novel, sistine chapel, Writing
9 May, 2026

Cognitive Debt

A Short Story About The Scariest Sentence I’ve Ever Read Continue reading

Writing

50-Word Stories, Chat-GPT, cognitive debt, fiction, flash fiction, flowers for algernon, short story, Writing
8 May, 2026

Just My Type

Or: How I Learned To Believe In Manifestation Continue reading

Random Musings, Writing

letters, manifesting, pen-pals, typewriters, Writing
6 March, 2026

365 Mornings Later…

Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Brain Dumps. Continue reading

Random Musings, Writing

Habits, Julia Cameron, morning pages, persistence, the artist’s way, Writing
13 February, 2026

Mentor? I ‘Ardly Know ‘Er!

Or: How I Learned The Publishing Industry Isn’t All Doom And Gloom Continue reading

Random Musings, Writing

Jamie Mollart, mentorship, Writing, Writing East Midlands
3 February, 2026

Crunch

A Short Story About Productivity. Continue reading

Writing

crunch, flash fiction, productivity, satire, sci-fi, short story, trunk stories, Writing
5 December, 2025

Local Hero

A Short Story About A Scrapbook. Continue reading

Writing

fiction, flash fiction, NYC Midnight, short story, trunk stories, Writing