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Short Fiction and Poetry


A Page Of Sky; The Listening Moon by Susan Kay Anderson
Moon, a smoky melt
pasted. Hangs. Wavers.
Last night flashes.
Cool smell in dry grass.
Northern lands so warm. [...]


Congratulations to the 2nd Anniversary Contest Shortlisters!
DarkWinter Lit is excited to announce the writers who have been shortlisted for our Poetry and Short Story 2nd Anniversary competition [...]


field stream stone and flower; sky and earth, or the story that nobody reads by Brian Michael Barbeito
an owl watches there. what does it know? it must have seen all things. the trees are high and water flows at the bottom after long paths[..]


Looking for Bukowski in Palos Verdes; A Poem is the Chelsea Hotel by M.R. Mandell
I stumble over graves,
crushing flowers with my heels.
The sun fades into the hills,
gates scheduled to lock
at the first hint of night [..]


Smooth Handle Sharp Blade by Salina Tellis
solitude shines in the blade of a knife
ornate patterns carved into the handle
an alluring thing i grasp
a piece of beauty [...]


Back To The Land by Andrea Winkler
Lydia surveyed the mass of brambles in the backyard. She’d need more than a weed-whacker to make a dent. Only three months [...]


live wire by Alan Bern
I was walking around the block when I stopped by to chat with our neighbor, Cheshire Landfall, in front of her house. [...]


When Sunshine Returns At Last; To The Heavens Steer by Lawrence Moore
Golden glitter unicorn snowglobe
gifted at Christmas, shaken, spun.
Hunches and hints of past adventures, [...]


DarkWinter Press New Release: Words On The Page by Zary Fekete!
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our latest release, the novella Words On The Page by Zary Fekete, available now! [...]


The big green car by Simon Collinson
It was dark and horrible that night and the mist danced around as my car dragged its way through the country lanes [...]
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