Phil W. Bayles

Serious ideas from a silly man.

fiction

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
24 June, 2026

I’ve Been Reading… Angel Down

Or: How I Learned To Write A Oner. Continue reading

I’ve Been…, Reading

angel down, daniel kraus, fiction, horror, I’ve Been…, Reading
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
30 April, 2026

Diving Down An Antlered Rabbit Hole

Or: How I Learned Jackalopes Helped Cure Cancer Continue reading

Random Musings

fiction, jackalopes, podcast, seemingly unrelated, tall tales
5 December, 2025

Local Hero

A Short Story About A Scrapbook. Continue reading

Writing

fiction, flash fiction, NYC Midnight, short story, trunk stories, Writing
30 November, 2025

Unpacking My Trunk

Or: How I Learned Not To Hide My Shite Under a Bushel Continue reading

Random Musings, Writing

drafts, fiction, Random Musings, Writing
21 November, 2025

O Time Thy Pyramids

A Short Story About Typewriters. Continue reading

Writing

fantasy, fiction, o time thy pyramids, shakespeare, short story, silly goose press, typewriters, Writing
10 October, 2025

Mourning Pages

A Short Story About Ink and Paper. Continue reading

Writing

fiction, morning pages, short story, the artist’s way, Writing