THE STORIES ARE WAITING
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ARCHIVE
Short horror stories from Tasmania. Ordinary lives, broken certainty, and roads that should never have been followed.
THE COMPLETE LIBRARY
Every story. Every road.
More than a decade of nightmares, gathered in one place. Browse the full archive below—every published story remains here, and every new one joins it automatically.
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Day 125 – Final Show – YouChallenge Short Story
He looks over at her and smiles as he turns off the engine and releases his seat belt, looking over into the back at…
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Day 124 – Change – Short Story
His sits, staring at the four glasses in front of him and blinks his eyes several times before reaching out in an attempt to…
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Day 123 Daily Prompt – Stump – 50 Word Story Expanded
She spins the baseball bat in her hands like a baton, and slowly walks around him in a circle, “I fucking warned you Kevin,…
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Day 123 – Right Hook – Short Story
“It’s not about whether you think you can do it, it’s about if we believe you can,” he says with a smile as he…
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Day 122 – Understand – 50 Word Story Expanded
“Do you think they’ll understand everything that happened tonight?” She asks, looking up from her glass. “I don’t fucking understand, and I was there,…
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Day 122 – Sideways – YouChallenge Short Story
“So Sammy comes into the room and says, ‘hello nurse’ and then proceeds to try and dry hump all of the actresses who were…
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Day 122 – Foot Hold – Short Story
The ground cracks open like an egg, and a thick, hot, red substance pours out from within and runs down the valley, burning through…
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Day 121 Daily Prompt – Sandwich – 50 Word Story Expanded
“This is it, this is the one,” he says as he slams the sandwich down in front of her. “Sure, like you haven’t said…
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Day 121 – Listen – 50 Word Story Expanded
“I really need you to open your fucking ears and take in what I’m about to say. Do you think you can do that…
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Day 121 – Retrospect – Short Story
Steve stares at Jason for some time, before he finally says something that could be understood as words. “So let me get this straight,…
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Day 120 – Strength – 50 Word Story Expanded
“It’s not fair, it’s not the way it should’ve went down, I could’ve done better,” he yells as he drives punch, after punch into the…
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Day 120 – Cut And Run – Short Story
“It’s not your fault Benny, you didn’t know he wasn’t to be trusted,” Jacob says to his son as he places a hand on…
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Day 120 Daily Prompt – Elegant – Short Story
He looks over towards her, how beautiful she is, he thinks to himself as she catches his wandering eyes and smiles, her cheeks flush…
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Day 119 – The Roundhead Prelude 5 – Stench – 50 Word Story Expanded
**This takes place after chapter one of The Roundhead and before chapter two** This takes place after chapter one of The Roundhead and…
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Day 119 – Straws – Short Story
What is in a word, or a story, or for that matter a song, when you slowly begin to hear less and less of…
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Day 118 – Passion – 50 Word Story Expanded
“Please, please, just let me go, I swear I won’t tell anyone, please!” she yells, her arms bound behind her back, she looks up…
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Day 118 – Treat – YouChallenge Short Story
He stands there, staring at the glass window, trying to decide what inside takes his fancy. It’s been a long time, he begins to…
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Day 117 – Respect – 50 Word Story Expanded
“Please sir, I was hungry, I’ve haven’t eaten in days, I didn’t want to take it, but I saw you had more…” The boy…
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Day 117 – Standards – Short Story
He sits at the table and looks around the room, the wait staff move quickly and purposely around the room, he looks back down…
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Day 116 – Eyes – 50 Word Story Expanded
“I swear to whatever you hold dear, I’ll kill them all, every fucking single one of them, starting with this bitch. So just try…
THE ROAD DOESN’T END HERE