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

  • Ramble On

    Okay, I know this is a book blog, and I know I haven’t posted anything book-related in actual months. But the bigger part of the story is that this blog was supposed to get me to write, and it has only somewhat succeeded in that goal. I have been mad at myself for not writing,…

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  • 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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