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Tag Archives: fantasy
Unscheduled Therapy | Flash Fiction
The walls curve inward. The air smells of damp stone.
The hallway feels less like architecture and more like something organic, like the inside of a throat.
The footsteps behind her become a drumbeat.
The Redundancy Room | Flash Fiction
At the end of the corridor was a heavy-looking red door with a metal sign at eye-level that read: Redundancy Room. Neil made his way towards it, driven more by curiosity than compliance.
The Forgotten Few | Flash Fiction
They deserve to be looked for. They deserve to be cared about. They deserve to be more than forgotten news in a town that doesn’t care.
Footprints in the Moondust | Flash Fiction
Footprints where none should be pull two astronauts toward a discovery that reshapes everything they thought they knew.
Worldbuilding: The Writer’s Favourite Distraction
Discover how worldbuilding became the fantasy writer’s favourite distraction, procrastination dressed up as progress.
Mirrors in the Mud | Flash Fiction
An exhausted and despairing soldier is navigating the muddy rivers of the labyrinthine trenches of enemy territory, until he comes face to face with someone he never expected to…
The Flame of Story: Guiding Light or Raging Fire?
Every story is a flame – a flame with the potential to heal, or to harm. Discover the difference.
Seared Scallops and Ashes | Flash Fiction
A weary chef, a strange diner, and a midnight meal that serves more than food. Take a seat, something’s cooking at the Crossroads Café.
Types of Conflict Used in Stories
Explore seven types of conflict used in stories to help characters move and grow, pushing them continually towards their goals.
