A small archive of reading reflections, short stories, and other bookish whims

original fiction, small and strange

Short Stories

A home for original short fiction: small, strange pieces with dark corners, open doors, and whatever odd little images refuse to leave.


The story shelf

Small white mushrooms growing from dark soil

Latest Short Stories

  • Among Shadows, by Lila Anole

    A short horror story about guilt, family, and what waits in the dark. The grass under my feet rustled in an uneven rhythm as I approached the entrance to my caravan. I halted at the door to straighten my back and slap myself on the cheek a few times before carefully pushing it open. All…

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