Short Fiction and Poetry

Jenny filed a complaint against her manager on Monday afternoon and was out of a job by Thursday evening. “They can’t do that,” Frank said. [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the dark suspense novel London Gothic by Ed Seaward! [...]

It is a Wednesday holiday this year. Frankie hates when a stat falls on a week day other than Friday or Monday. She loves a good long weekend. [...]

Janna was a downtown parking garage attendant who hadn’t ended up in the job, she’d chosen it. The world was her oyster [...]

I don’t remember much about the worst of it. The first memory I have of them was at about five years old. My dad locked the front door [...]

The order came as schools were letting out. Russ, finishing up his freelance work at home, was unaware of the drama playing out nearby [...]

On my first day, the elevator takes too long. The doors close with their usual softness, but instead of rising immediately, the car waits. [...]

DarkWinter Press is excited to announce the authors and their books that we've secured as of now for the remainder of 2026 until Fall 2027! [...]

Smiling, my tea mug reminds me every morning that I need to take twenty pain pills to make it through the day. Too painful to smile back. [...]

January 5th, 2004 The patient presents with two unusual growths on the underside of their left breast. On biopsy, both growths appear to be tomato plants.

Everything is going according to plan.Dinner was nothing less than perfect. I made reservations at a rooftop steakhouse [...]

Beth slid the picture into a crack in the stone wall of the summer cabin. Maybe Charles would find it and remember her, someday. [...]

It’s a beautiful June day, and there is no excuse not to get off my butt, walk downtown, and get my Library Card. [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the fascinating linked story collection by Cindy Matthews, Audrey Droop: Stories! [...]

Feet braced, Bit looks up at me, wide-eyed, wisps of hair escaping from her tight braids. “I don’t want to.” [...]

I’m filled with joy as the soap and water batter my body, cleaning away the dirt. Through the bubble glass, I see the world spin. [...]

David Crumb’s life had become a nightmare. In the space of a month, he’d lost his girlfriend, lost his job, blown through his savings [...]

The Butterfields arrived at the grand Monument Avenue Victorian as darkness was taking over. Nine-year-old Robin sat with his mother in the black Lincoln’s back seat during the long trip [...]

The café spilled out onto the street. Small tables and thin metal chairs that rocked if you leaned too far back. [...]

“It’ll make your job easier,” my boss said. “It’ll take my job,” I said. “Eventually.” He patted my shoulder and left me with the robot. [...]