📝 Blog Post: IndieWeb Fiction Carnival October 2026

This is my first time hosting the IndieWeb Fiction Carnival, and I am also hosting the IndieWeb Blog Carnival. It was an impulse, inspired by the itch for creative writing, while noticing no one had claimed the October spot. So why not? I noticed participation in the Fiction Carnival is less intense than in the Blog Carnival, so I hope to be able to manage both. Here we go! sunflower in the sky, why do you wish to fly? is earth not enough, the sun worth the fright? Prompt: Sunflowers in the Sky As a child, I remember looking up at the sunflower growing in a corner of our house; for a five-year-old, it was as high as the sky. Since then, this phrase has stuck with me. For this month’s IndieWeb Fiction Carnival, I want you to let it speak to you: what do you see? Who do you hear? What do you feel? How to submit: Feel free to send me your post via Mastodon, E-mail, or Signal. I also accept — and love — Webmentions via webmention.io. Just make sure you add this post's link as the Target…