The Darker Realms
This blog is about the darker realms, the places where nightmares and dreams lurk below conscious thought. Join me in a journey into the night.
Tag Archives: choice
What Will You Write?
What will you write In the book of the night? What will you say As the dark takes the day? What will you see In the branch of the tree Or the swirl of the brook Or the spine of … Continue reading
Play
Johnny liked to play. He was a baseball star in high school, and he had big, big dreams of playing for his State, or even the country. Big, big dreams are risky. Better perhaps to have smaller aims and avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition, baseball, choice, competition, death, flash fiction, Horror, judgement
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The End
The end, they say, came with fire and fury. Above us the sky became a golden war field, beautiful and dread. Power beyond understanding, likened only to the gods, but formed from science and with the wicked determination of mankind. … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, apocalypse, armageddon, blindness, choice, death, limbo, sins, the end
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The Bridge
No-one crossed the bridge. No-one. This was well-known. You did not leave our town. Its small, perfect streets and gardens prescribed your life. And you were happy with that, content. Any wish to see more, to understand more, was schooled … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, choice, death, Horror, horror flash fiction
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Web
Trapped within the webs we weave Seeking freedom But frightened to leave Silvery tendrils Chain us the more within The more we strive To reach out Feeling the force upon my cheek I am not sure of what Release I … Continue reading
Dilemma
On the in between plain Edward faced his dilemma. His calculations had been precise enough to bring him here, but here wasn’t what he expected. Though, if he were honest, he hadn’t really known what to expect. Time travel hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, despair, dilemma, horror flash fiction, imagination, lost, time travel, time traveller
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Birthday Choice (Horror Flash Fiction)
She knew her father was different to other fathers. He was far more clever, and some say he had magic in his soul. And she was not like other little girls, she knew that too. How could she be, with … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, dark and light, fate, good and evil, hope, Horror, horror flash fiction, knowledge, love, oneness, singularity, unknown
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