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Baxter House Editions New Release: Tapestry of Tales and Poetry by the Writers of Brant 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 [...]

Baxter House Editions, an imprint of DarkWinter Press, is thrilled to announce the release of Tapestry of Tales and poetry by the Writers of Brant, available now in paperback & Kindle version. Find out how to buy this wonderful collection of local voices below! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/baxter-...

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

DarkWinter Press is happy to announce the release of little town blues, the latest poetry collection by Paul Robert Mullen @paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social, in both paperback and e-version for Kindle. Find out more about the collection and how to order it below! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/darkwin...

The Thing In The Root Cellar by Devin James Leonard Dearest Mother, I told you I would write to you every single day while you are recovering from your surgery, so here I am [...]

Hallowe'en Special: What's in the root cellar? Spooky good new story The Thing in the Root Cellar by Devin James Leonard now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-thi...

Witchy Halloween by Michael Lee Johnson Inside this late October 31st night, this poem turns into a pumpkin. Animation, something has gone devilishly wrong with my imagery.[...]

Hallowe'en Special: The night is young indeed. Cleverly haunting poem Witchy Halloween by Michael Lee Johnson now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/witchy-...

Fate Set in Shadow Figures by Angelina Lune In the depths of the forest, Between the crows' and ravens' call, Sit two young sisters Making shadow figures on a wall

It's only a child's game...isn't it? Chilling new story Fate Set in Shadow Figures by Angelina Lune now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/fate-se...

Strange Animal by Lorette C. Luzajic 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 [...]

So many unexplained mysteries take place in New Orleans... Haunting new story Strange Animal by Lorette C. Luzajic @lorettec.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/strange...

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce that the Kindle version of The Ballad of Omega Brown, an exciting Firefly-esque space adventure by Tom Vaine, is now on pre-sale, with the paperback coming on November 5th! You can pre-order the Kindle version here! a-fwd.com/asin=B0FY77N...

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Baxter House Editions, an imprint of DarkWinter Press, is excited to announce that the Kindle version of Tapestry of Tales and Poetry, an anthology by The Writers of Brant, is now on pre-sale, with the paperback coming on November 1st! a-fwd.com/asin=B0FXVYX...

Run Away! by Nancy Bell First, there was nothing, so he felt nothing. Then, a melting happened. A spreading happened. Bubbles arose in the nothing [...]

A tragic twist on an old folk tale. Run Away! by Nancy Bell now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/run-awa...

The Earth Was Feverish And Did Shake; Statement By The Poet Announcing The Use Of Boundaries For Joy by Paul Edward Cost That would be the day if, as the Scottish Play states, real leaders gone astray have to face how far they’ve fallen [...]

Is that a plague of locusts we hear? Prophetically brilliant new poetry by Paul Edward Costa now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-ear...

Peach Pits Contain Cyanide by Terry Trowbridge A crunchy peach separates perfectly. No stringy pulp is left in the craggy pit. [...]

Subtle magic indeed. Thoughtful new poem Peach Pits Contain Cyanide by Terry Trowbridge now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/peach-p...

Forest Grim by Alexis MacIsaac 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 [...]

The cruelty that lies in the forest grim. Suspenseful new story Forest Grim by Alexis MacIsaac now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/forest-...

This is a story of mine recently published by @darkwinterlit
now also posted at @ABC_Tales

"Why does it always rain in graveyards?"

www.abctales.com/story/marand...

A ghost story featuring Roxy Music

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of UK poet @paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social Paul Robert Mullen's new collection, little town blues. Kindle pre-sale is now live--the paperback will be available on October 3oth! Pre-order the Kindle version here: a-fwd.com/asin=B0FXB7F...

Maddie by Grey Traynor Maddie liked to chew her hair yet no one liked to watch her do it. Feels right, she’d think to herself before blurting it out loud [...]

It's her birthday, crabby! Fun new story Maddie by Grey Traynor now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/maddie-...

Lilith's Eve by Lunar Vampyre As tear-away tongues lash out From black cats that spew and spout A witch-hat is like the top of a house With cobwebs and a quiet mouse [...]

Getting ready for the spooky season with Lunar Vampyre's new poem Lilith's Eve now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/lilith-...

Check out this story by @zaryfekete.bsky.social in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social

#EpistemicLitFamily

Thank you thank you to @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social for publishing my latest slice of doom!! #WritingCommunity

Between The Beats by Foster Trecost Commotion came from every direction. Even the lights seemed loud. The city buzzed like it was hiding something. A secret. [...]

Finding the peace between beats in this thoughtful story Between The Beats by Foster Trecost now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/between...

Half An Hour by Zary Fekete The sky was hazy. The sun shown straight down from above, piercing through the upper sky until it fairly burned [...]

Doomscrolling indeed. Tragic new story Half An Hour by Zary Fekete @zaryfekete.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/half-an...

Last Year of English Lit by Chris Cottom It was the year we went decimal, the year of Apollo 14 and My Sweet Lord. It was the year Foxy Rogers didn’t come back to school. [...]

Quiet despair beautifully captured in this new story Last Year of English Lit by Chris Cottom now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/last-ye...

A Scientific Mind by Itto and Mekiya Outini If anyone in Htou’s village had been familiar with the scientific method, they might’ve said she had a scientific mind. [...]

Occam's razor cuts deep in this new story A Scientific Mind by Itto and Mekiya Outini now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-scien...

Any Autumnal Gusts exhale more breath than my dad. Strip a weight of leaves leave bare bones barkskin that folds and crease more each time I visit. His sap solidifies inside him, till half awake and half aware of the silence, the loneliness, So bored he wishes it would finish, Have done with him and he with it.

Hi @hool415.bsky.social Ju. As I am out early tomorrow here's my fifth response to your amazing #promptcombo #visitor. It's from my 2024 collection with @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social "Ever Striding Edge":

If Only; Smoke It by Jeffrey Zable Let’s just say that nothing matters within the matter and that the chokehold of life is really a cloud that never knows [...]

Stuff that into your pipe and smoke it. Two cool new poems If Only and Smoke It by Jeffrey Zable now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/if-only...

Living With The Death Woman by Simon Collison Most families have one, apparently. A person who is concerned with the visits, upkeep and well being of the family graves.[...]

There’s one in every family—who’s yours? Intriguing new story Living With The Death Woman by Simon Collison now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/living-...

Charles Bukowski as an Old Shoe; What is bottled up by Mary Anne Griffiths On the side of the road an old shoe useless on its own, except for throwing. Where’d you stagger half-assed drunk in dives [...]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Two brilliant new poems Charles Bukowski as an Old Shoe and What is bottled up by Mary Anne Griffiths now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/charles...

Luck by Jason Buchholz It took several minutes for him to process the awesome sight of the massive Great Lakes freighter [...]

Luck works in mysterious ways. Twisty new story Luck by Jason Buchholz now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/luck-by...

DarkWinter Press New Release: Beyond Hover: Dimensional Weaves by Janet Frances Lopes! DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our latest release Beyond Hover: Dimensional Weaves by Janet Frances Lopes [...]

DarkWinter Press is excited to announce the release of Beyond Hover: Dimensional Weaves, the debut YA novel by Janet Frances Lopes! You can find out more about this terrific novel and how to order it in paperback or e-book for Kindle below! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/darkwin...

Cypres by Gregg Norman CYPRESLoathsome wolfers, whiskey traders,Metis buffalo hunters and freighters,Farwell, his post flankingThe bank of the Battle River,The drunken braggart, Hammond,Little Soldier’s fifty lodges – This ...

Unspeakable tragedy in this new historical poem Cypres by Gregg Norman now up on DarkWinter Lit. www.darkwinterlit.com/post/cypres-...