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"Bieg do domu." We love the subtlety of this intriguing story Run For Home by Jeremy Nathan Marks now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/run-for...
Run For Home by Jeremy Nathan Marks
Janna was a downtown parking garage attendant who hadn’t ended up in the job, she’d chosen it. The world was her oyster [...]
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September 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Two stellar poems on two very different subjects: Purr Therapy and Capitalism by F.I. Goldhaber now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/purr-th...
Purr Therapy; Capitalism by F.I. Goldhaber
Each empty storefront tells a secret story ...of investment lost, illusions shattered. Each for sale/rent sign tells a hidden story [...]
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September 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Here is the gull cover (front and back). Kudos to my publisher, DarkWinter Press. Coming on November 3rd.
September 24, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Fantastic early review by Publisher's Weekly of M.G. Turner's upcoming collection of stories, City of Dark Dreams: Tales from Another New York, DarkWinter Press, January 2027! booklife.com/project/city...
City of Dark Dreams by M. G. Turner | BookLife
Deploying elements of mystery and shades of the macabre, M. G. Turner’s debut short story collection "City of Dark Dreams: Tales from Another New York" elaborates on themes of life and death, asks whe...
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September 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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We have seen the enemy and it is us. Compelling new story He Saw The Apocalypse by Gabriel Ascencio Morales now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/he-saw-...
He Saw The Apocalypse by Gabriel Ascencio Morales
I don’t remember much about the worst of it. The first memory I have of them was at about five years old. My dad locked the front door [...]
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September 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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"Truth with a capital T." Powerful new poem They Will Remember the Wrong Things About You by Mark LaMonda now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/they-wi...
They Will Remember the Wrong Things About You by Mark LaMonda
Count on that as truth with a capital T. Just as you have lost your mother’s laugh, the timbre of your father crying. [...]
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September 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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New, short excerpt: LONDON GOTHIC by @edseaward.bsky.social...

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Out now, published by @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social, it's a new South Ontario Gothic novel.
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Excerpt: LONDON GOTHIC by Edward Seaward (DarkWinter)
A few days ago, DarkWinter Press published London Gothic by Ed Seaward. It is a haunting, ‘Southern Ontario gothic’ tale set in 1970s/80s London, Ontario. To celebrate the release, we h…
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September 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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What the dragonfly said. Beautiful new poem Curiosity by Bill Brown now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/curiosi...
Curiosity by Bill Brown
I walk at dawn the forest trail, I cherish time alone to be with nature as it wakes, it’s here I feel at home. [...]
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September 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Hoping for the best and fearing the worst. Family drama in this excellent new story Evacuees by Colin Morton now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/evacuee...
Evacuees by Colin Morton
The order came as schools were letting out. Russ, finishing up his freelance work at home, was unaware of the drama playing out nearby [...]
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September 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Spotted Green Pigeon
originally published in DarkWinter
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Spotted Green Pigeon He was finally granted entry to the museum’s basement, where the rarest specimens were chilled in glass cabinets. He unwrapped the spotted green pigeon from its soft grey cloth, its feathers speckled with salt-white spots, like fragments of an ancient map. He twisted a sample from its grey flesh and hoped the DNA report might clear up where the pigeon came from. His colleagues weren’t hopeful – they theorized that the collector’s ship left behind rats that nibbled the eggs of the remaining spotted green pigeons, and that was why origins remained hidden. As he placed the last surviving specimen back in its glass cabinet, his mind skimmed the oceans, past all the known islands – to a sandy fragment, where a spotted green pigeon settles down in its nest and watches the moonlit horizon.
September 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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A perfect piece for summer's end. Another Dark Winter by Jeffrey Zable now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/another...
Another Dark Winter by Jeffrey Zable
How would I know why night follows day! I can’t even tell you why my tongue craves liquids that burn in the throat. [...]
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September 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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"You get used to it." Intriguing new story Buffer by Zary Fekete now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/buffer-...
Buffer by Zary Fekete
On my first day, the elevator takes too long. The doors close with their usual softness, but instead of rising immediately, the car waits. [...]
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September 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our upcoming catalogue from Fall 2026 to Fall 2027! Read all about the amazing books we have coming up over the next year! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/announc...
Announcing Our Upcoming Catalogue Until Fall 2027!
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce the authors and their books that we've secured as of now for the remainder of 2026 until Fall 2027! [...]
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September 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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"your soul, a flutter of wings in the wind now..." Beautiful new story Last Days in the Life of Tristan, Sad Husband of Isolde by Lena Solomon now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/last-da...
Last Days in the Life of Tristan, Sad Husband of Isolde by Lena Solomon
Smiling, my tea mug reminds me every morning that I need to take twenty pain pills to make it through the day. Too painful to smile back. [...]
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September 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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A fascinating diagnosis. We love the magic realism in this story Symptom #117 by Emily Garland now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/symptom...
Symptom #117 Tomatoes by Emily Garland
January 5th, 2004 The patient presents with two unusual growths on the underside of their left breast. On biopsy, both growths appear to be tomato plants.
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September 14, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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DarkWinter Literary Magazine (Fiction Poetry; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: DarkWinter Literary Magazine
DarkWinter Literary Magazine (Fiction Poetry; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/darkwinter-literary-magazine-37241 #amwriting
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September 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Great minds think alike! Heartwarming new story Heart-Shaped Bagel by Katie Collan now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/heart-s...
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September 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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What remains. Beautiful new poem Gathering What is Left On the Black Raspberry Canes by T.C. Mill now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/gatheri...
Gathering What is Left On the Black Raspberry Canes by T. C. Mill
I reach into the bramble, accepting each bite, a sting as strong as sweetness on my fingers. [...]
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September 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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I'm delighted to share that my poem, "March Crones 2020" has been published by DarkWinter Literary Magazine. It's free, online, and Canadian! Thank you, DarkWinter.
September 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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"It's out of our hands." Haunting new poetry March Crones 2020 by Lynne M. MacLean now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/march-c... @lynnemmaclean.bsky.social
March Crones 2020 by Lynne M. MacLean
Last year, 2019, on the eve of the Vernal Equinox, during the calling in of Spring, we stopped a late-season blizzard, halted it, [...]
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September 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Just like her father. Twisty new story Under The Surface by Joyce Frohn now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/under-t...
Under The Surface by Joyce Frohn
Beth slid the picture into a crack in the stone wall of the summer cabin. Maybe Charles would find it and remember her, someday. [...]
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September 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Love me, love me not in this powerful new poem Nothing Really Made Sense by Diane Funston now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/nothing...
Nothing Really Made Sense by Diane Funston
We built a home of sunflower petals A big he loves me he loves me not We caroused in thunderstorms [...]
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September 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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The importance of libraries in this lovely story A Word of Encouragement by John Harvey now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-word-...
A Word of Encouragement by John Harvey
It’s a beautiful June day, and there is no excuse not to get off my butt, walk downtown, and get my Library Card. [...]
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September 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce the release of Audrey Droop: Stories, the wonderful short story collection by Cindy Matthews @cindymatthews.bsky.social available now in paperback and Kindle edition! Click for more information and order a copy today! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/darkwin...
DarkWinter Press New Release: Audrey Droop: Stories by Cindy Matthews!
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the fascinating linked story collection by Cindy Matthews, Audrey Droop: Stories! [...]
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September 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Submissions to the literary magazine are now open from September 1st to 31st. Get your poetry and short fiction in now! www.darkwinterlit.com/submit-liter...
Submit to the Literary Magazine | DarkWinter Literary Magazine
Submit short fiction or poetry to DarkWinter Literary Magazine. We want your weird, your traditional with a twist, your humour, your dark thoughts, or your elation. We’re open to anything—just make it...
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September 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM