Found 298 works tagged 'Strange'.
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Of Mirrors and Music
Published Nov 13, 2019 · 1,246 words (5 minutes) · 52 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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Strange Friends
Updated Oct 23, 2019 · 3,856 words (15 minutes) · 139 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) · 70 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) · 68 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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A Braiding Friendship
Published Oct 2, 2019 · 1,323 words (5 minutes) · 74 views
Fantasy Historical Strange folklore spooky stranger danger be polite
A companion piece to some of my other Scottish folklore tales, A Braiding Friendship is a story of one unlucky Viking traveler and his unusual evening. This story is based off a mix of Orcadian folklore and locations with as much history as I could reasonably bring in a short word count.
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The Hungry Forest
Published Sep 11, 2019 · 1,817 words (7 minutes) · 1 like · 102 views
Fantasy Strange folklore Forests weird not quite a happy ending but almost
What do you do when the wheels of power ignore your plight? Find a way around the wheels, or break them. This story takes inspiration from a few different folklore areas and was originally written as an experiment in side kick stories, which I am not too well versed in.
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Claim Sanctuary
Published Sep 4, 2019 · 3,099 words (12 minutes) · 103 views
Horror Literary Fiction Strange crime spooky sort of drugs
Originally featured in the marvelous Darkhouse Books "Sanctuary" anthology, this is the tale of some cathedral based breaking and entering and strange friends. Based in Orkney's beautiful St Magnus Cathedral, an earlier version of this short story placed second in the Marjory Linklater Award 2006.
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Leading Light
Published Aug 7, 2019 · 2,089 words (8 minutes) · 140 views
Fantasy Humor Strange magic islands Orkney WW2
In this slightly 'punk, slightly magical tale, a squadron of WW2 female pilots are on a mission to cause nuisance. Inspired by an open call by the wonderful Gallery of Curiosities, this story is a mixture of real WW2 information and magical re-imagination. Extra points for those who can spot the real life parts.
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