I Can't See by Maxine Flam
I’m awake, but why is it dark? Am I really awake? Yes, I am. But I can’t see anything. What’s going on? I feel bandages around my head [...]
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Short Fiction and Poetry
VOID by Allison Walters Luther
You scream into the Void
All the pain never said
But you scream it all the same [...]
Transient by Steven Bruce
It’s nights
like this when Earth’s
dark and serene,
I sink into its inky
swell of anonymity. [...]
April 5th, 2012 by Eric Twa
Gerald plucked two pieces of toast from the toaster, buttered both, and spread two dabs of peanut butter across them. [...]
Congratulations to our Best Of The Net Nominees!
DarkWinter Lit is excited to announce our inaugural Best Of The Net nominees for 2023! [...]
An Existential Crisis in the Toy Room by Dave Cline
The room smelled of granite dust and pigeon shit, that and the subtle scent of rotten eggs. “Brimstone,” said the old man [...]
The Fairy Godmother by Dr. Adyasha Acharya
I place my suitcases on the doorstep. Home sweet home. But I am here for a reason that is far from sweet. Had never thought I’d be coming...
Decline And Fall Of A Man In His Prime by Hilary Ayshford
Ninety-seven. That's the number of times he's apologised to people for the things he's done. He wrote them all down, counted them. [...]
Cemetery Strawberries; The First Wives by Fija Callaghan
The strawberries taste of dead people.
I imagine, when they burst
with flavour on my tongue,
that I can taste the bone ash [...]
A Little Girl's Guide To Dying by Miriam Dieckmann
They told me dying would be just like falling asleep; they lied. I’m not tired. My entire body aches [...]
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