Maria Haskins
Writer of fantasy, scifi, horror, and things in-between.
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Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and translator. She writes speculative fiction and poetry, and currently lives just outside Vancouver with a husband, two kids, and a very large black dog. Her work has appeared in Flash Fiction Online, Shimmer, Cast of Wonders, and elsewhere. Find out more on her website, mariahaskins.com, or follow her on Twitter, @mariahaskins.
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The Troll Bridge
Published Jul 20, 2019 · 979 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 631 views
A scary story about trolls and people.
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Stories Beneath the Skylight (a poem)
Published Jun 18, 2019 · 256 words (1 minute) · 465 views
A poem.
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The Unicorn
Published Jun 8, 2019 · 887 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 639 views
Fantasy magic unicorns fairy tales
A girl and a unicorn.
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Wolves & Girls
Published May 25, 2019 · 980 words (4 minutes) · 2 likes · 725 views
A twist on an my favourite fairytale.
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Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver
Published May 10, 2019 · 2,859 words (11 minutes) · 267 views
War is approaching and a woman flees her home with her three daughters. She carries three pieces of gold and three pieces of silver with her, and a heavy secret.
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Fräulein Maria
Published May 7, 2019 · 978 words (4 minutes) · 2 likes · 485 views
Fantasy Horror retribution old woman
An old cleaning lady gets on the elevator, but she might not be cleaning just the ordinary dirt and grime.
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Big Bad
Published May 2, 2019 · 975 words (4 minutes) · 8 likes · 961 views
The howls of wolves echo in the dark night. You wake up in your car filled with blood and glass, a shotgun at the ready. But who are you, and why are you here? Author Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and translator, and her work has appeared in Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, and many other fine venues.
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A Song For Hugo
Published May 2, 2019 · 991 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 452 views
What happens when you leave home and then, when you and the world have changed, you come back again? Writing this flash story for R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast later inspired me to write the story "And You Shall Sing to Me a Deeper Song", published in Interzone #280.
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Lost and Found
Published Apr 10, 2018 · 5,787 words (22 minutes) · 2 likes · 553 views
Horror Science Fiction aliens space travel space stranded in space
A woman is trapped all alone on an alien planet with nothing but her pain and her harrowing memories. At least, she thought she was alone...
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Chiaroscuro
Published Mar 24, 2018 · 982 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 570 views
Fantasy Horror flash fiction unexpected consequences
Sometimes, we draw the wrong conclusions about people we think we know, but actually don't know at all...
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