SHORT STORIES by Scarlett
Blink
Observation Notes - 12am
Potential visual anomaly identified at Right Ascension 2h 09m 12s, Declination 89° 34’ 27”.
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No astronomer fears the dark spaces that they blindly prod with their cold glass eyes, heedless of what they might meet in those far, fathomless depths.
No astronomer fears the dark. How many have wondered if they ought to.
This story was written for Rusty Fears 6, a horror writing competition by the Rusty Quill production company, using the prompt 'Telescope'.
It also appeared in print in the 20th issue of Midnight Echo, the magazine of the Australasian Horror Writers Association.
Length: 2459 words
Casting Line
Life is easy.
The first time it happens, it’s with Kristy from the work party.
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Didn't your father ever tell you, you can't always get what you want?
This story was one of the winners of Rusty Fears 5, a horror writing competition by the Rusty Quill production company. It was written using the prompt 'Hooked', and as a winner it was produced in audio! Read on this site, or listen to the episode complete with soundscaping and voice performance by Karim Kronfli.
Length: 2494 words, 18:01 minutes
Listen @ The Magnus Archives Feed
You know how it is with children. Monsters under the bed, monsters in the closet. Not much new, is it?
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A woman talks to a doctor.
This story was written for Rusty Fears 4, a horror writing competition by the Rusty Quill production company, using the prompt 'Seeds of Doubt'. It received an Honourable Mention!
It was also produced in audio by the Creepy Podcast as a patreon exclusive.
Length: 2479 words
Listen (preview only for non-patrons) @ The Creepy Podcast Patreon
how a war is won
“Lieutenant,” Captain Nikane greets, a hardness in her voice that isn’t for him. “You have the best Palici between us, I believe?”
“If I wanted a beast on me,” the prisoner says in perfect Gealenn, “I would have fucked your horse instead of poisoning it.”
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On the battlefront between two warring nations, an intruder is captured in an enemy camp. She's questioned.
Some questions she answers.
POEMS by Scarlett
About A Hero
Inspired by a quote from The Life of Galileo, by Bertolt Brecht:
"Unhappy the land that has no heroes!"
"No. Unhappy the land that needs heroes."