Smoothie with a Side of Sinister
The Whirl Before the Storm It all started on a Monday, which—statistically speaking—is the worst day to be murdered by your kitchen appliances. Not that Mart...
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Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.
The story archive
Audience: Dark or Intense
59 published tales
The Shampoo Strikes Back
The steam had barely risen when the trouble started. Barry, a mild-mannered bar of soap with sensitive skin and a lifelong fear of mildew, had just clocked ...
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Roll for Your Life!
The Call of Doody Deep within the humid, echo-prone chamber known as “The Throne Room,” a young toilet paper roll named Rolland T. P. Wipe stood tall—metaph...
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Shave Me Softly (with Terror)
The Prickle and the Peril There are few things in life as universally despised as the ankle nick. That one millimeter of skin you forget about until it’s ble...
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Squeeze Me at Your Own Risk
“It’s just toothpaste,” Gary mumbled, shaking off his hangover like a wet dog shaking fleas. He squinted at the metallic tube beside the sink—dented, bulgin...
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Lucipurr: Guardian of the Underrealm
Of Fur, Fire, and Fancy Curses In the quaint town of Bleakwood, nestled somewhere between “probably cursed” and “why is that forest always whispering?”, the...
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When Angels Duel Demons
The Sword Between Worlds The sky was bleeding fire and frost. Where the heavens ended and hell began, a rift had formed—a tear in the fabric of what mortals ...
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The Macabre Masquerade
The Dance Beneath Dying Stars The fog curled like fingers across the old courtyard stones, whispering secrets only the dead remembered. Candlelight, tremblin...
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Aged Like Fine Wine and Dark Magic
The problem with being an immortal fae wasn’t the magic, the wings, or even the centuries of unpaid taxes. No, the real issue was the hangovers. The kind tha...
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Earth’s Fury, Earth’s Grace
There is a story whispered among the mountain towns of the Pacific Northwest, a tale the old hunters refuse to tell after dark. They call it The Burning Bear...
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The Saga of the Warlord of the Frozen North
The Blood Debt Long before he was feared across the frozen wastes, before his name was whispered by terrified warlords, Hakon the Unyielding was just a very...
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Beware the Red Phantom
The first time Gerald saw the cat, it was sitting on the old stone wall outside his apartment, watching him. A striking red and white creature, its fur seeme...
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Whisper of the Bone Oracle
The Invitation The invitation arrived at dusk, inked in shimmering green on brittle parchment. It smelled faintly of decay and roses, an unsettling combinati...
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Gilded Dreams in Twilight Woods
The first rule of being a fairy queen? Don’t eat the glowing mushrooms. The second rule? Absolutely don’t stare into the abyss of a bioluminescent mushroom’s...
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Ascension of a Broken Heart
A Love Torn by Fate The rain fell in an endless cascade, each drop a quiet requiem against the shattered headstones. The world was silent but for the weeping...
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