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Short Fiction and Poetry


The Curiosity by Kayleigh Kitt
The visual exterior of the shop screamed junk. Ideal if you’re renovating, short of cash and need a selection of eclectic furnishings [...]


Millie At 16 by Robert Steckling
A waking stretch and then you try a run
the only time of day you want to play
wipe out in a valiant lunge for Bear.Â
Carried to [...]


Laugh of the Firedrake; The Path by Gary Kuchar
"I walk along like blood seeking its wound"
Like the parched whispers of roots
Descending from a sky of sea-holly [...]
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The Decision by Alice Baburek
The electronic store was to open early. With a new line of integrated cell phones on the market, Samir Hassan had secured his order [...]


A Changing Of The Guard by Chris Butt
“Death certainly is eternal, and I should know. I’ve been dead for a very long time," the vampire said as she looked down [...]


Call Me Mr. Hollywood; Captive Audience by Duane Anderson
I wasn’t wearing sunglass to look cool,
or to disguise my identity to hide from the police,
not that anyone would think that I was one [...]


Congratulations to our 2024 Best Of The Net Nominees!
DarkWinter Literary Magazine is thrilled to announce our 2024 Best Of The Net nominees! [...]


Dinner With Jim by Gregg Norman
I never expected to have a conversation
with Jim Harrison, but that’s where
an order of lamb vindaloo, four beers,
and a restless sleep [..]


The Confessional by Callum Norman
Olivia stopped and turned back to admire the glorious orange sunset that was melting into the horizon behind her. [...]


I cried in the supermarket by Adrienne Newcomb
My mom told me the local supermarket had a sale on oranges this week. I don’t even really like oranges, but I know they’re good for you[...]
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