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qrowscant-art · 7 months

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MY BROTHER ; THE PARASITE

People die, and sometimes they come back. Your brother is one of those. Even as his body rots and his mind unravels, he still has control over you— just like when you were kids.

A short, interactive story about a corpse, a complicated sibling relationship, and the things we forget. Made in Twine. Written, illustrated, and coded in about three weeks for the IFComp.

Content warnings included on the itch.io page and in the story itself.

|| PLAY HERE! ||

#screams. i hope you all enjoy this ;_: thank you pepper for playtesting #interactive fiction #short story #horror #writing #pixel art #twine game #writeblr #the growing pains collection #my brother; the parasite #eyestrain

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the-ethereal-lorestar · 2 years

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Find the Word Tag

I got tagged by @frankieinthebackground. They gave me the words heart, dangerous, cold and take. I haven’t wrote enough for my current story to find these words in my main; I was only able to find one word from it.

I never done this before, so thankee Frankie! This was fun :)

FROM CONNECTING SOULS:

Heart

I shook my head as I placed the last of my homework papers back in my bag. I finally took a look at my clock. I had been doing my homework for two hours. I looked out the window that was near my door and saw the sky was dark, with many stars and a full moon peeking outside of clouds. My heart tightened, and again, I took a breath to calm myself. I scowled again. I’ll kill them when they get home, I don’t care why they’re not home anymore. I’ll just kill them. They should be home by now and there shouldn’t be any excuse why they’re not home. I pushed down the contradicting of my heart and decided that they would be home when I wake up. I went into my bedroom, and got under my covers and looked up at the ceiling. I hope they’ll be home…I quickly shook off the depressing and pessimistic thought and steeled myself and tried to get to sleep.

Dangerous

It was a steep hill down to get to the town below, and as we got closer the more welcoming the town seemed to be. There were vibrant colors with many bustling people out in the streets with shops, restaurants, and a town hall close to the entrance of the town. Every now and again though, I could see a flash of something that didn’t look human but didn’t look dangerous to me either. When we came to the entrance of the town there was someone there that looked like they were waiting for us. I wasn’t sure if this person was a boy or a girl, but there was a strange trait about them. This person had what looked like to be a whole world in his or her eyes. We walked up to this strange person.

FROM “THE KID PRISON PART-1″. MY COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES PART 1: (I don’t have this word in either my main or my old main, so I took it from my short story collection I wrote on Wattpad :3)

Cold

Todd had to cover Enoch's mouth in order to silence him when one the monsters reared it's head, or should I say we saw it's glowing neon yellow eyes peer at us. Instead of black pupils like a normal human being, it had red ones. The whole eye besides the irises and pupils, it was black instead of white. It's eyes settled on us and the sheer gaze of the creature had us feeling cold with goosebumps going up and down our arms. It only got worse when more eyes with different color schemes peered at us until it seemed to reach about fifteen pairs of eyes.

FROM INTO THE WITCH’S TOWN:

Take

“I always loved her garden,” I said. “I hope I would make her proud taking care of it since she’s--" I struggled to say the words, "--passed on.”

I didn’t know what else to say to the woman. I felt I would be disrespectful, somehow, if I would relent to reveal I have no idea who she is. I wanted to get my drink, but even that felt disrespectful, so I hoped the woman would get her things and check out, so I could get my drink. It’s nice seeing someone who knew Birdie, but my mouth is dry, and I wanted to get to Birdie’s house and unpack as soon as possible.

The woman reached out for my hands to give them a gentle hold.

"Yes," she said. "I'm sure you'll do fine. If not, don't worry about it too much, the community here is close-knit. A lot of the people here would jump at the chance to help Mar-Mar."

She patted my hands and pulled away to take out a piece of a napkin from her pocket. She scribbled something on it and handed it to me.

"Call me if you need anything. Good luck packing." she said.

I looked at the napkin. A phone number shown on it and her name--Altaira O'Mordha.

Tagging: @aohendo , and @aaudren

I don’t know/follow many people in the writeblr community yet, and I only tagged people that state they are open for it, or have been tagged in a game before :) I need to find more people to follow, lol.

#tag games #find the word tag #word find tag #writeblr community #community #community games #Into the Witch's Town #Connecting Souls #Kid Prison #short story #novel #heart #dangerous #cold #take #my collection of short stories #wattpad

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gaybravado · 21 days

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elf misery

#midsommar-ass elves #another drawing of sad people to add to my collection #julian r #sylvie r #im writing a short story about them its called #marigolds #sketch #original

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aceredshirt13 · 8 months

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having read nearly all of the Jeeves short stories, it’s so funny to me that Bertie’s bisexuality manifests as casting a wide but shallow net at girls and a narrow but ridiculously deep net at men. He thinks girls are pretty on a reasonably frequent basis, and has tried to marry at least four women thus far (not counting the unwanted engagements), but when it doesn’t work out he’s over it in 24 hours. Meanwhile he shows absolutely no interest in and never gives flattering depictions of 99% of the men in his life, but will praise Jeeves to anyone who will listen, wax poetic about his appearance (and get defensive on his behalf about it when a child insults it), and is absolutely inconsolable when they are separated.

(also Bertie is in no way allosexual. he is canonically terrified at the thought of reproducing. and due to the narrow but deep net on the other end I don’t imagine he’s going around sleeping with loads of men, either. that man’s either demi as hell or just entirely ace)

#red randomness #jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #wooves #jooster #100 and up neat #finally determined my take on Bertie orientation and had to get the thoughts out #granted I have only read the first three short story collections + Extricating Young Gussie (re: none of the novels or last two stories)#so I can’t speak for the few stories following that or any of the novels #but this is my StanceTM #curious to see what that pastiche Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is like and whether or not it matches this #because if it’s focused on a Bertie het romance then I have trouble seeing it #he truly doesn’t seem invested enough in women for it to carry a whole book???#they’re more like crushes or cheery whims #while Jeeves is so close to his heart that he can’t bear to be without him. a source of comfort as a person beyond just what the man does #side note there are two pastiches I’ve heard about that put Bertie with Bobbie Wickham and that sounds untenable lmao #Bertie would be at his wit’s end #also I heard she gets a guy later anyway?? and at this point Bertie’s already fallen out of love with her besides???#truly the greatest sin of those two pastiches is separating him from Jeeves though. good fucking luck #it also sounds like the show is kinda different?? but I’ve never seen it #anyway I’m rambling without all the information so maybe this is total nonsense but hey!

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zoestormwriting · 4 months

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Book release announcement!

[Image description: The cover of the book THE ENCHANTED FOREST AND OTHER STORIES: FIVE TALES OF GENDER MAGIC by Zoe Storm. The cover depicts a person seen from behind walking on a forest path. The person has brown hair, is wearing a beige beanie and an orange jacket, and has a blue backpack on their shoulder; the forest is dark and foreboding. The title of the book is written in white capital letters on the top part of the cover, and the author's name, also in white capital letters, is at the bottom. End ID.]

And we're live! Thanks for your patience, guys and gals and non-binary pals!

My new book, The Enchanted Forest and Other Stories: Five Tales of Gender Magic is available for purchase as a paperback from Amazon!

It's a collection of five short (and not so short) stories, about people finding themselves thanks to the intervention of something magical; whether that's the Fae, vampires, mermaids, or something else, it depends on the story :)

You can purchase the book right here! (And hopefully it will be delivered in time for Christmas.)

Unfortunately Amazon is the only viable paperback marketplace I have available; I know many people don't like it. Sorry.

But if you prefer your reading to be in the electronic flavour, this book can still be preordered from itch or from other marketplaces, with a release date set on the 24th of December, one week from now.

Also! This book is available in Italian, too, and here's the relevant links: Amazon paperback, itch ebook, other markeptlaces.

I'm really happy to bring this book to y'all, and I hope you'll enjoy reading it!

#my writing #trans #writers on tumblr #trans writers #transgender #tumblr writers #writerblr #fiction #trans positivity #books #short story collection

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the-modern-typewriter · 4 months

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Hi! I'm a brand new follower, so please forgive me if this has already been asked.

I found your page because of your short story The Blue Key. It was SO captivating from start to finish! There's plenty of debate about what's behind the door in the comments, and I'm happy to continue speculating along!

I want to be sure of something first: Is there a sequel? Or any kind of continuation?

I'm a writer myself, so I know that it can be very unsatisfying for YOU when a reader to ask for specificity when you have created a beautiful ending that is *deliberately* ambiguous. So I want to be clear- that's not what I'm asking!

I would just love to know if there are any other stories on your page that contribute to the *😈Lore😈* of it all.

Even if there isn't, is there a certain post you could point me to where I can find more of your short stories?

Thanks SO MUCH for your time and for sharing your talent!

Much love! Rock on!

Thank you!

No, there isn't a sequel or continuation. That was the intended ending :) (The Blue Key is here). I don't have anything really detailing the intended lore - it's based of the fairytale 'Bluebeard' and others like it, which are referenced in the story.

Other stories:

The Gallery of Broken Things (Frankenstein inspired)

Half Sick of Shadows (fey, wild hunt-esque)

The Art of Turning 30 (kinda Dorian Gray inspired)

And so they all lived happily ever after

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose (mortal antagonises Aphrodite)

Microfiction about a fey and their human lover

Those five are all ones that I'd consider complete and were constructed in a way more similar to The Blue Key, i.e they weren't written as a writing snippet or scene. The Blue Key is my personal favourite though.

I also have a novel out; The God Key. (Though that's not fairytale based).

My page is also full of snippets and story scenes if you like enemies to lovers or fantasy. I'm also very slowly working on a fairytale-inspired collection, which includes The Blue Key.

I hope this helps!

#i also want to write a short story collection this year called revamped #to indulge in my love of vampire mythos and retellings #but we'll see if i have the time

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ikiprian · 2 months

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wip wednesday: damian inherits bruce’s adoption issues au! (wip: one-shot) (1k/3k)

“Damian,” Bruce starts, gently. “How many cats do you have?”

Damian sniffs. Captain Alfred shifts unhappily in his arms, so he readjusts his one-armed hold. “Don’t be foolish, Father. Alfred is known to be the only cat here.”

Behind his back, he used his free hand to signal Return to Base to Silly Alfred. Unfortunately, direct scrutiny limits Damian’s movement and confuses the hand sign. Double unfortunately, Silly Alfred is a master of charisma, not obedience. He continues to bat at the coiled door stopper as if he’s not about to compromise his entire squad.

“That’s a sentence with one too many clauses,” Jason pokes.

“This concerns you, how, Todd?” Damian snaps. “You don’t even live here!”

“Ooh, and there’s a sentence with a few too many claws-es!” Jason’s smirk stretches wide, almost into a proper smile. Clearly, he is enjoying the idea of Damian getting caught. Does he not understand what is at stake?

“Bruce?” comes a tired voice. Tim, the fool, stumbles into the room, apparently done with his weekend-long casework bender. “The computer’s running some numbers— can you make sure nobody touches the program ‘til I wake up?”

In his arms is Friendly Alfred. Hungry Alfred trots after his heels.

Bruce, for all his mastery of deceit and the fine-tuned control of expression that entails, freezes.

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souldagger · 1 month

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kim bo-young 🤝 ted chiang

speculative fiction that builds stories around brilliantly crafted upside-down, inside-out worlds of alternate scientific realities that make the familiar alien and the alien familiar. and maybe make you have an existential crisis also

#i need every scifi enjoyer to read On the origin of species and other stories by kim bo-young but ESPECIALLY ted chiang fans oh my god.#genuinely one of my favourite short story collections of all time...#.txt #books

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chicabear15 · 4 months

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I think it's funny the fandom has accepted Michael being an arsonist because there is no actual 100% proof he's set anything on fire.

Henry set up the fnaf 6 building to burn down and Michael doesn't seem to be aware of this.

In the paper at the end of fnaf 3 it says that while foul play hasn't been ruled out, the fire was most likely due to faulty wiring.

I will acknowledge that Michael's speech being coupled with the burned remains of fazbear frights and the final fnaf 3 minigame in hw1 does have implications of it being foul play but that's only circumstantial evidence.

#five nights at freddy’s #fnaf #michael afton #sorry if this feels kinda disjointed #this thought has been in my head for weeks #and i needed to get it out #also i havent read any of the short stories beyond the first fazbear frights book #anything else i know from fazbear frights or tales of the pizzaplex is from theories #so while i dont think theres anything that challenges this i dont know if there actually is #i do enjoy all the arson jokes #i like the collective character we've made from one actual voice line and a book

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rhiannons-bird · 1 year

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atissi · 1 day

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ryoko kui never misses

#<- a brick #beepbeep.txt #finally read through all her short story collections (at least the fan translated ones)#might post my thoughts on each of them because they're really really good and i hope more people read them #they're a lot more ambiguous and a little more grim than dunmeshi which is perfect for me #'the dragon's school is on top of the mountain' especially.#everytime i finished a chapter i had to put my phone down and stare into the middle distance #it's also interesting thinking about the themes she dwells and elaborates on over the course of her work. the theme of (mis)communication;#of what it means to be a hero; of empathizing with the monstrous and/or bestial; of struggling to think outside of a system that made you #it's good stuff!

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virsancte · 1 month

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good days aren't easy to come by

#simblr #ts4 legacy #valentine gen 4 #fun fact for context on why i care so much abt him finally choosing to play the piano on his own #but it's gonna get Long so strap in #basically. the guitar he used to have had been with him since he was like...... my god. probably about 15 #he bought it at a yard sale for pennies from an older woman #it belonged to her late son originally and it wasn't even . supposed to be a part of the sale in the first place. she just took a liking to #devin and figured that really it's better in the hands of someone who would use it than for it to collect dust in her garage forever #and he couldn't really practice at home. his parents... are not exactly the kindest people you've ever seen #he was too afraid of them destroying or throwing it away so he'd sneak off to god knows where and learn how to play it from old #youtube videos on his busted up phone #it quickly became Everything to him. his most prized possession. and it wasn't a shitty guitar either. the son was a professional musician #that's how ellie and devin met in the first place. he was playing at the market she used to sneak out to in the evenings to #and she instantly knew . this boy is going places and really they might as well go together #enough backstory of the backstory. long story short: he was struggling to make rent eventually and was out of vinyls to pawn off #so he had no choice left. it was either that or he'd get kicked out along with his sister. who was still struggling a lot w/ addiction #so he sold it. and it broke him. he's literally just not been the same since losing it #his sister stole him a guitar from a music shop she'd go to sometimes but it just wasn't the same and he had not played an instrument since #until now anyway #still not a guitar. but maybe someday #or he can find his old one and buy it again.........#lmfao if you made it here congrats. you win nothing bc im broke but i do respect you

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suntails · 1 year

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#me everytime i make a post: leave me alone im crying. me now: leave me alone im crying. im a simple woman #long story short i discovered a brush i like last night and wanted some iridescent content #im ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm im not over my son crying. im not <3 my twt is just a collection of every crying silver post ive seen #wiping his tears giving him a pat on the head i love him #twst #twisted wonderland #twst silver #silver vanrouge #sebek zigvolt #kalim al-asim #lilia vanrouge #suntails

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konotte · 9 months

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"cover art" for/inspired by a BaroRyu fic I still haven't published even though I've been working on it for well over one year :^3

(the working title is "And No One Else Shall Know")

#in short... the entire story is just a collection of romantic/awkward situations revolving around these two (it's an AU thing)#turns out I am not very good at writing stuff any longer than simple oneshots (I SHOULD ALREADY KNOW THAT)#and yes this has been in my WIP folder for about as long as the story itself- I kind of wanted to get rid of this already 😭#BaroRyu #BaroRyuu #RyuBaro #RyuuBaro #DGS #TGAA #Barok van Zieks #Ryunosuke Naruhodo #Ryuunosuke Naruhodou #konoart

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milfzatannaz · 3 months

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someone just approached me on my second day on the job and went “do you read Neil Gaiman for fun?” I’m shaking what do they mean by that

#I was reading my short story collection so they didn’t like clock me as a Gaiman fan

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zoestormwriting · 5 months

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Cover reveal and release details!

[Image description: The cover of the book THE ENCHANTED FOREST AND OTHER STORIES: FIVE TALES OF GENDER MAGIC by Zoe Storm. The cover depicts a person seen from behind walking on a forest path. The person has brown hair, is wearing a beige beanie and an orange jacket, and has a blue backpack on their shoulder; the forest is dark and foreboding. The title of the book is written in white capital letters on the top part of the cover, and the author's name, also in white capital letters, is at the bottom. End ID.]

Presenting: the cover of my new book, The Enchanted Forest and Other Stories: Five Tales of Gender Magic!

Look at it! It's super good!

The book is also super good, I promise! (Though I may be biased, since I'm the author and all, lol.) And, what would you know, the ebook version of my latest offering can be preordered NOW from various websites!

You can pick the online store of your choosing by following this here link. And, if you prefer your online store to be of the itch.io flavour, I've got you covered: you can find the book right here.

The e-book version of this book will be released on all storefronts on December 24th, 2023, just in time for Christmas!

But wait, there's more! There's also a paperback version coming from Amazon, which cannot unfortunately be pre-ordered but which will be released on December 17th! Watch this space, I will post here when it's released.

But wait, there's more! For the first time ever, one of my books will be released in a language other than English, in this case Italian! The release dates for the e-book and the paperback will be the same, and the e-book can be pre-ordered from these links: itch.io, and other storefronts.

I've given it my all to bring this book to y'all, and I hope you like it! ❤️

#my writing #trans #writers on tumblr #trans writers #tumblr writers #writerblr #transgender #trans positivity #fiction #books #short story collection #short stories #indie author #author #image described #itch.io #ebook

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