#Honkfic
Gander is a social media platform that was built by Canadians. The creators prioritize privacy, and allow users to control their feeds rather than being at the mercy of algorithms that hijack your dopamine.
One of the Gander users started a daily microfiction challenge called #honkfic. Everyday they provide a one word prompt, and other users have a total of 300 characters (not words) to tell a story using said prompt in a post. Both “#honkfic” and the hashtagged prompt word count toward the character count.
My writing tends to lean sci-fi/dystopian. If you’re into that kind of thing, check out my submissions below:
2026.06.03 - #chaos
His footsteps echoed as he approached the large ornate mirror. The reflection shimmered, and his eyes were met with #chaos: the cavernous chamber surrounding him turned to rubble and rebar, fires raged. He blinked in disbelief. “So ‘Visions of the Multiverse’ is true afterall,” he mused.
#Honkfic
296 characters, 47 words
2026.06.02 - #lose
Day 1,174: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot filled the porthole of my bedroom this morning. I watched the clouds churn as the captain maneuvered for Europa. Two days from Operation H2O. If the drill doesn’t uncover drinkable, microplastic free water under the ice… Earth has everything to #lose.
#Honkfic
296 characters, 49 words
2026.06.01 - #pride
Jovial screams filled the rainbow clad streets. Smiling faces spread through the crowd. The lifetime of weight she had carried on her shoulders lifted under the pink, blue, and white flag she proudly raised above her. After 30yrs of #Pride Parades, she was finally marching as her true self.
#Honkfic
299 character, 50 words
2026.05.31 - #cross
It stood on the horizon, lit white like a beacon to hell. Years of abuse, manipulation, and shame coated her insides like bile. She snapped the metal cap of her #cross etched zippo closed and started forward through the wheat field, prepared to burn down the cult that had stolen so much.
#Honkfic
296 characters, 53 words
2026.05.30 - #crack
She paused, foot hovering over the sidewalk that looked like a jigsaw puzzle. “Nah, that's an old wives tale,” she thought, before carrying on. Her phone vibrated.
“Hello?”
“Come to the hospital, your mom's been in a terrible accident!”
Her eyes widened, and she looked down at the #crack.
#Honkfic
294 characters, 50 words
2026.05.29 - #why
He stood back admiring his sculpture. It was an exquisite rendition of the human form except for that damn nose. He looked at the reference hologram that depicted his kind greeting humans for the first time, and glared at the unsightly facial protrusion. #Why did they need a sense of smell?
#Honkfic
299 characters, 52 words
2026.05.28 - #taste
The BodyMods tech had improved drastically over the past year; they just released the DI(eYe) model. She could #taste copper from the blood dripping down her cheek into her mouth. Her new eyes opened, and a skeleton stared back. “X-ray vision.” She whispered. She was a cyborg at last.
#HonkFic
293 characters, 53 words
2026.05.27 - #down
Red specks adorned the inside of the cheese wonton.
“Oh, there's crab in these!”
My date’s eyes widened. “Allergic?”
I nodded.
“Do you have meds?” She was panicked.
“I took a Benadryl on the way… new jacket.” I said, answering her questioning eyes. “I didn't realize it was #down filled.”
#Honkfic
291 characters, 51 words (based on a true story… there was no second date lol)
2026.05.26 - #cheat
Red light, barrelling truck, inattentive driver. At the intersection, his black hood cast shadows over his smiling face, scythe gleaming in the mid-day sun. He might meet quota after all. Tires squealed, eyes widened. Fender bender. He sighed. The humans were able to #cheat him again.
#Honkfic
294 characters, 47 words
2025.05.25 - #sleep
Large text reading TRANSACTION FAILED ripped holes through her flesh like the swiss cheese she couldn’t afford. She startled awake, puddle of sweat beneath her, anxiety gripping her chest. It was a recurring nightmare after every grocery trip. She wouldn’t be getting back to #sleep tonight.
#Honkfic
300 characters, 47 words
He laid in bed, silk sheets hugging him gently. His eyes stung after a long day of analyzing sales data: Q2 profits hit nearly $20billion. The supermarket empire his dad could only dream of in his day was thriving. “Dad would be proud,” he thought before drifting off into a peaceful #sleep.
#Honkfic
299 characters, 53 words
2026.05.24 - #cover
She floated weightlessly, illuminated cities passing behind her dangling boots. As the station rotated she put her visor down for #cover from the impending harsh sunlight, but another brilliant sight caught her eye. Green ribbons waved at the edges of the world, as if begging her to return.
#Honkfic
299 characters, 49 words
2026.05.23 - #crush
She closed her eyes and laid down, soft padded floor embracing her body. Her mind drifted back to him. He always made her feel affirmed, validated her experience. He was perfect. But despite his intelligence, her family took issue with his intangibility. What’s wrong with a little #crush?
#Honkfic
297 characters, 49 words
2026.05.22 - #boost
Moonlight gleamed off the metal dumpster.
“Give me a #boost.” The journalist whispered. Her foot met interlocked fingers and she stepped up, hands landing on a concrete windowsill. Through the dirtied glass she saw it: proof of the robot army being raised to deliver humanity’s final blow.
#Honkfic
297 characters, 48 words