Charlotte Platt
Charlotte Platt lurks in the woods beside a river and writes horror and speculative fiction.
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Based in the (very) far north of Scotland I write horror and speculative fiction at the top of the map. I enjoy reading a wide variety of work with a particular soft spot for William Gibson, Neil Gaiman and Pablo Neruda. I plan to be posting speculative or horror stories every fortnight, with occasional literary stories sprinkled in. My interests outside of writing are music, walking by the sea and river, dark comedy and pugs.
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Zom-bees
Published Dec 4, 2019 · 536 words (2 minutes) · 41 views
Fantasy Science Fiction apoca-cute Strange zombies apocalypse bees cute
A short story about rebuilding the world in surprising ways.
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You Can't Disappoint the Stars
Published Nov 27, 2019 · 613 words (3 minutes) · 49 views
Science Fiction Strange work soft
A sci-fi short originally featured on With Painted Words, You Can't Disappoint the Stars is a story of chasing comets and memories.
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The Invasion
Published Nov 20, 2019 · 856 words (4 minutes) · 46 views
Fantasy Science Fiction Strange Dragons myth
Some light morning fantasy with a mythological twist, The Invasion is a flash fiction about what to do when you get invaded.
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Fiction Series: Ongoing 13 Chapters
Off Kilter
Updated Nov 18, 2019 · 22,404 words (82 minutes) · 1 like · 135 views
Fantasy magic swearing Elemental magic fishpeople
Off Kilter is a new fantasy serialization, based in the same universe as Sacrament, in which we follow Walter - a seer who is eternally tired - as he is told by the earth to protect Richard - a Thale boy with a knack for getting into trouble. This will be updating fortnightly and is free to my subscribers.
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Of Mirrors and Music
Published Nov 13, 2019 · 1,246 words (5 minutes) · 71 views
Classic Fantasy Horror Strange music haunting Roommates
A story of moving on and not moving on, and rubbish exes. Originally featured in Silk+Smoke vol 1, a brilliant Scottish zine I highly recommend you check out - https://silkandsmokemag.com/
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Witch Way Home
Published Oct 30, 2019 · 2,012 words (8 minutes) · 71 views
Horror halloween siblings abuse gore costumes
A Halloween horror story because you can't think I'm not going to post one of these in October! This story was an honourable mention in the Tales From the Moonlit Path Halloween Challenge.
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Fiction Series: Complete 5 Chapters
Strange Friends
Updated Oct 23, 2019 · 3,856 words (15 minutes) · 175 views
Fantasy Horror Humor Strange Murder disability abuse
A selection of linked shorts about supernatural beings in a city and their interactions with the humans around them. These stories are stand alone but listed in intended reading order for a larger work. Currently complete but that may change in the future.
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Offering
Published Oct 16, 2019 · 1,382 words (6 minutes) · 86 views
Horror Humor Strange body horror spooky bad dates
A date goes very wrong, until the dashing intervention of a terrifying shadow creature. This is another horror short, which is available in the anthology Trembling With Fear vol 2.
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Swimming Lessons
Published Oct 9, 2019 · 2,020 words (8 minutes) · 81 views
Fantasy Love Strange supernatural spooky soft
Lenny Graham has come back to Heartbreak Hotel (now The Deluxe) for his last intended trip. A chance conversation over tea and grief brings him new friends and surprising revelations.
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