Found 11 works tagged 'dark'.
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Kingdom of Dust and Boils
Published Jul 1, 2019 · 3,046 words (12 minutes) · 44 views
Fantasy Historical ancient dark dark fantasy short story historical fantasy egypt
A boy is bound by magic to keep the secrets of the Pharoah’s son.
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Bar Hive Beekeeping
Published Jun 12, 2019 · 2,003 words (8 minutes) · 2 likes · 90 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction Lyrical Strange dark philosophical postapocalyptic Rules of the Run
Life behind the Wall is difficult to comprehend for most of the Lost. For the Sisters Penitent, control is the only thing that still makes sense-- and for the Marshal, control is the only thing that matters.
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The Flight Stone
Published Jun 7, 2019 · 989 words (4 minutes) · 54 views
Half-starved orphans like Calife have two choices in life: stay on the streets of Hark and die, or become a child soldier for the Harkish Army and ride airhorses, which can't take flight with anything heavier than stunted children on their backs. Calife has no desire to return to the streets, but she won't stay small forever. What lengths will she go to in order to keep riding?
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"Skeleton Dance" excerpt
Published Mar 8, 2019 · 402 words (2 minutes) · 101 views
Horror Literary Fiction dark short story family drama excerpt psychological
"My grandmother wanted to kill me..." So begins a dark and disturbing look into a one young girl’s perseverance in surviving the eccentricities of her grandmother.
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So Sorry About Your Loss
Published Mar 5, 2019 · 1,180 words (5 minutes) · 106 views
Horror Science Fiction dark #alien invasion #badbad greeting cards
A rather grim take on greeting cards, inspired by a former colleague's exasperated comment that "there's a greeting card for EVERYTHING these days!"
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Nathan and the Amazing TechnoPocket NerdCoat
Published Nov 7, 2018 · 3,065 words (12 minutes) · 200 views
Horror Science Fiction Strange dark absurd
Nathan Pinkwater is a regular at the Green Horse Café, so regular that server Jiao Ming knows all his weird and unpleasant quirks. So when Nathan shows up inexplicably wearing a magic, transdimensional coat, Jiao knows something is Wrong. Where the hell did Nathan get it? Why is he being so coy? And what awful things has Nathan hidden in its infinitely deep pockets?
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Castles in the Clouds
Published Jul 3, 2018 · 198 words (1 minute) · 264 views
When a civilization is built upon war, peace brings the greatest destruction of all.
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Ashes of Roses
Published Jun 8, 2018 · 495 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 281 views
Fantasy Love fairy tale dark beauty and the beast flash fiction
A dark riff on the tale of Beauty and the Beast.
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The Claw in Her Heart
Published Mar 16, 2018 · 3,151 words (12 minutes) · 1 like · 219 views
Fantasy contemporary Family dark portal fantasy siblings animals
A brother and sister discover a fantasy world full of magic and delight—but every world has its secrets. Are those talking animals really as friendly as they look?
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How Mother Rabbit Lost Her Name
Published Mar 9, 2018 · 350 words (2 minutes) · 241 views
Horror Satire Strange anthropomorphic dark animals flash fiction
Can elegant clothes and human manners tame the wild within?
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