SHORT STORY TIDBITS
When the Children Wail — Faith Canright
- He dreams of riding for the Pony Express, not an orphan train bound for the unknown. But when a woman doctor and her hired hand pull him off at a lonely whistle stop, his future turns to horror. Over a century later, archaeologists uncover the truth—what was endured, how death came, and maybe even evidence of a survivor.
The Perfect Date — JD Jentri
- She doesn’t like to go out (because, well, people), so she almost cancels the blind date. The news has been nothing but blood and bodies—each one missing its head. Still, the man waiting for her seems harmless enough, and his eyes are so impossibly blue. Over dinner, laughter dulls the dread. They have so much in common. Does she dare spend the night?
The Illusionist — JD Jentri
- He drifts through town, centuries-old and unseen, wearing faces like masks, taking what he wants and leaving empty shells behind. The Sheriff hunts him, following a trail of vanished lives. But the closer he gets, the more he realizes—some shadows are older, faster, and far deadlier than anyone can imagine.
POETRY TIDBITS
Save the Child — Faith Canright
- A child finds a wounded shark stranded in the tide, its body crusted with calcium and cruelty. It speaks, it mocks, it teaches her pain in a language she doesn’t yet understand. The water shivers around them—salt, blood, and something older than memory. Fear lingers long after the tide recedes.
Nosferatu— JD Jentri
- An unremembered city lies in ruin, its shadows hiding horrors long forgotten. Among them moves a presence older than fear itself, drawing the living into darkness with a whisper, a glance, a thirst that never ends.
Through a Glass, Darkly — Faith Canright
- Shadows drift in the mirror, and a stranger’s life presses against her own. Fear coils in her chest, and something old stirs just beyond the glass. Every heartbeat echoes in the silence, every movement is watched, and the line between worlds grows dangerously thin.
