Dark Moments

Redbeard by Tracy Davidson sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Redbeard by Tracy Davidson" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Redbeard by Tracy Davidson

Redbeard chose the wrong island to plunder, his ship the first to find it in decades. No sealife swam near, no bird flew over. No human walked its streets. Redbeard's...

Redbeard by Tracy Davidson

Redbeard chose the wrong island to plunder, his ship the first to find it in decades. No sealife swam near, no bird flew over. No human walked its streets. Redbeard's...

Execution Dock by Simon Clarke sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Execution Dock by Simon Clarke" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Execution Dock by Simon Clarke

Three tides washed over me before you covered me in tar. But still I see you sail by, laughing at me in my cage above the Thames. You see my...

Execution Dock by Simon Clarke

Three tides washed over me before you covered me in tar. But still I see you sail by, laughing at me in my cage above the Thames. You see my...

The Most Hated Candy by Nikki DeKeuster sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="The Most Hated Candy by Nikki DeKeuster" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

The Most Hated Candy by Nikki DeKeuster

They smashed them. All of them. My love and devotion lay scattered across the sidewalk outside my cemetery. One flutter of my Luna moth wings and the vandals transformed mid-stride...

The Most Hated Candy by Nikki DeKeuster

They smashed them. All of them. My love and devotion lay scattered across the sidewalk outside my cemetery. One flutter of my Luna moth wings and the vandals transformed mid-stride...

Nice Night for a Barbeque by Neen Cohen sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Nice Night for a Barbeque by Neen Cohen" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Nice Night for a Barbeque by Neen Cohen

Drips of fat dropped through the barbeque grill and sent flames up into the darkening sky. “Here you go, mate.” James stepped onto the patio and handed Mike a cool...

Nice Night for a Barbeque by Neen Cohen

Drips of fat dropped through the barbeque grill and sent flames up into the darkening sky. “Here you go, mate.” James stepped onto the patio and handed Mike a cool...

Faerie Things by Chris Hewitt sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Faerie Things by Chris Hewitt" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Faerie Things by Chris Hewitt

Tucked off the main thoroughfare, Faerie Things boasted an extensive range of fae ingredients for the magical connoisseur. The soft tinkle of bells announced Peri's arrival. “Can I help?” asked...

Faerie Things by Chris Hewitt

Tucked off the main thoroughfare, Faerie Things boasted an extensive range of fae ingredients for the magical connoisseur. The soft tinkle of bells announced Peri's arrival. “Can I help?” asked...

Hunting Fae by Karen Bayly sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Hunting Fae by Karen Bayly" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Hunting Fae by Karen Bayly

She watched from the alley, green eyes burning phosphorescent. Tonight, she would snag one, imprison it. Maybe she'd free it—eventually. Most likely she would torture, then kill it. Once, the...

Hunting Fae by Karen Bayly

She watched from the alley, green eyes burning phosphorescent. Tonight, she would snag one, imprison it. Maybe she'd free it—eventually. Most likely she would torture, then kill it. Once, the...

The Awakening by Eddie D. Moore sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="The Awakening by Eddie D. Moore" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

The Awakening by Eddie D. Moore

Reed couldn't believe how small his hands were as he dug and dug. Hours passed and his fingers were bleeding when he finally emerged into the night air. He softly...

The Awakening by Eddie D. Moore

Reed couldn't believe how small his hands were as he dug and dug. Hours passed and his fingers were bleeding when he finally emerged into the night air. He softly...

Faerie Etiquette by Jacqueline Moran Meyer sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Faerie Etiquette by Jacqueline Moran Meyer" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Faerie Etiquette by Jacqueline Moran Meyer

“Stop,” I yelled, too late. My fiancé had already plopped the lavender cake in his mouth. By the time I reached him, the Faerie had disappeared. I had schooled him...

Faerie Etiquette by Jacqueline Moran Meyer

“Stop,” I yelled, too late. My fiancé had already plopped the lavender cake in his mouth. By the time I reached him, the Faerie had disappeared. I had schooled him...

Fairies Gotta Eat by Stephen Herczeg sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Fairies Gotta Eat by Stephen Herczeg" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Fairies Gotta Eat by Stephen Herczeg

 I found them at the bottom of the garden. Sparkling. Beautiful. Little winged people. They looked hungry, so I left a table covered with treats on the lawn. Mummy and...

Fairies Gotta Eat by Stephen Herczeg

 I found them at the bottom of the garden. Sparkling. Beautiful. Little winged people. They looked hungry, so I left a table covered with treats on the lawn. Mummy and...

Spoiled Goods by Zoey Xolton sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Spoiled Goods by Zoey Xolton" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Spoiled Goods by Zoey Xolton

“Please!” the girl begged. “Let me free. I'll give ye' anythin' ye' desire!” The faery turned to face her, the macabre collection of small animal skulls, and silver trinkets that...

Spoiled Goods by Zoey Xolton

“Please!” the girl begged. “Let me free. I'll give ye' anythin' ye' desire!” The faery turned to face her, the macabre collection of small animal skulls, and silver trinkets that...

Destroyed by Silver by Stacey Jaine McIntosh sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Destroyed by Silver by Stacey Jaine McIntosh" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Destroyed by Silver by Stacey Jaine McIntosh

The cold lingered, seeping into her bones. Nobody had thought to warn her what it would mean when she took up the mantle of the Faerie Queen. “Majesty,” the centaur...

Destroyed by Silver by Stacey Jaine McIntosh

The cold lingered, seeping into her bones. Nobody had thought to warn her what it would mean when she took up the mantle of the Faerie Queen. “Majesty,” the centaur...

Poor Charlie by Hari Navarro sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Poor Charlie by Hari Navarro" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Poor Charlie by Hari Navarro

I was sixteen the first time. Never sensed anything like it. Such wonder. Worlds away from the fantastical lies that curled my toes and suppressed my exasperated sighs as the...

Poor Charlie by Hari Navarro

I was sixteen the first time. Never sensed anything like it. Such wonder. Worlds away from the fantastical lies that curled my toes and suppressed my exasperated sighs as the...