Short Fiction and Poetry

My twin sister Kate and I figured that Stepma would be long gone by our birthday on November 28. Our stepmother couldn’t put up with Dad [...]

“So, tell me Jeremy, me old son, what are you doing these days to keep the lights on? Still at the brokerage?” [...]

In the cloistered confines of the backyard of the home I grew up in there was an oblong spot on the ground where no grass would grow [...]

It’s noon at Bloor and Spadina, in Toronto, and out of the corner of my eye, I spot Devin waiting at the pedestrian crosswalk. [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the intriguing and mysterious story of Harold Koenig by Chris Klassen [...]

A man stands in front of the liquor shop along Karanga Happy Road. Under the light, I notice the fierce tattoos on his face. [...]

The booking is for the honeymoon suite but she arrives alone, signs the register as Annaliese Müller [...]

The lights go on and a man in a sky-blue sports jacket and black pants comes out onto the stage holding a microphone. He waits for extensive applause[...]

The cake was purchased from Gladwell’s Bakery on Queen’s Street. The shop had a pastel pink front door and a window display adorned with strawberry-filled pastries[...]

In a dimly lit room, the lute player twists the strings at the head of his instrument. Six more people are seated around him at the dinner table. [...]

The heavy door into the house will open again, soon enough. They are going to need to refill the trough for us. [...]

The Viet Cong had surrounded the last few remaining soldiers. It was up to him to get them out. The heat of the Vietnam jungle seeped into his open pores. [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the exciting (and humorous) space adventure The Ballad of Omega Brown by Tom Vaine [...]

The red berries in the backyard were too tempting not to eat. So, I told June, my friend next door, that they were magical. [...]

Baxter House Editions, an imprint of DarkWinter Press, is thrilled to announce the release of Tapestry of Tales and Poetry, an anthology by the Writers of Brant [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the poetry collection little town blues, by Paul Robert Mullen [...]

Dearest Mother, I told you I would write to you every single day while you are recovering from your surgery, so here I am [...]

1. I have many strange stories: this is one I seldom tell because I don’t know how. I don’t know what to make of it myself. My interpretation of the memory has changed [...]

First, there was nothing, so he felt nothing. Then, a melting happened. A spreading happened. Bubbles arose in the nothing [...]

Declan had been alone when he saw the doe and fawn in the forest. His friend had gone on about some secret cave in the nearby woods [...]