Not at all related to the last story I posted here. The setting is technically fantasy, but the fictional kingdoms all have historical inspirations which I hope are self-evident to readers. In a sense you can consider it a retelling of the old "Emper
Read more…It feels like forever since I last posted on the Black Science Fiction Society website, let alone in this group. I finished this short over the course of two days but haven't received much in the way of feedback yet when posting in critique forums. I
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This is the 3rd installment of a series of books that tell the stories of vampires and humans in a war between two particular vampire clans: one who lives in peaceful symbiosis with humans, the other seeking to dominate humanity.
"Do
I've been working on the whole "show, don't tell" rule about describing my scenes.
The crammed damp room was thick with anticipation though no one dared make a sound. An empty stomach groaned plaintively echoing against the hard concrete walls, stirr
Containment:
Chapter One
Life’s different among the dead. It didn’t completely end for them, but it changed things. Most still had movement. Some held on to desire. Some kept sadness or rage. It
Read more…Hey, guys.
I'm new to the Forge, and I heard that this is the best place to get critiques of your work, so If you please, I'd like a good critique of a short story that I recently finished. It's titled simply "Horizon". In the vein of Octavia Butl
The Paradox Hallway
I dreaded walking down that hallway it was wide enough for four abreast and well lit but it was just eerie, like something out of a bad "B" movie. I always thought that dramatic music would be playing in the overhead speakers. I
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I know that many of you see me online here at BSFS and this may be your first time seeing a sample of my work -- please be open and honest - I am looking for responses that f
Read more…[second part (though not the conclusion) of the previous short- The Boilermaker's Son. critiques and edits gleefully sought]
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Read more…[beginning of a short tale- The Boilermaker's Son- I'm working on. on the longish side, but it's a long short. thoughts, criticisms and more welcome]
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Read more…“Hold your axe! I said stop!” cried a voice from the corridor.
Lamin opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of the axe-blade as it jerked away just inches from his neck. Everyone stared at the doorway, except for N’gara. His head faced the ceiling. It
Read more…Leeyti sat up in his seat. He instructed his archers to lower their bows with a dismissive wave. “My daughter Awa has been kidnapped. I need you to rescue her.”
Lamin stared into Leeyti’s eyes. They were filled with moisture and his face remained at e
Read more…Here's the openung chapter the beginning of what I hope will be a pretty good series. The pic is from Alpha Protocal, a video game. Just for some flava...
I AM I
BY
Howard Night
THE LAST NIGHT
The night was passing by quickly; soon the sun would begin to
Read more…I have been writing this for some time as time is something that is in short supply for me. I have a vision for this piece of work please look it over and tell your opinions although i hope you like it this will be published by years end or sooner s
Read more…The sun flared high over the western hills of Gaabar and above the city of Tel. Its radiant heat spread throughout the peaks of mudbrick pinnacles to the dusty cobblestone streets and alleys. N’gara stepped out into the sun, inhaling the bright promi
Read more…I can remember, when I was young, Saturdays being a far more special day than simply a day-off from school. My friends and I would play and roughhouse the week out of our system until 3:00 called us back inside. It wasn’t a call for chores to be done
Read more…An Aarn "of the Victories" tale. Let me have it.
Shadows of the Dambraga Vale
By
Kirk Johnson
Yeodan stared out into the far-off horizon; his dark eyes scanning for signs of men or beast. Nothing stirred within his vision. Bandits were much
Read more…Hers a little chiller I'm working on.
The Halls of Ngor
In the Halls of Ngor, where the statues of heroes stand, lies an underground chamber deep within its bowels. And in its hallowed confines a solitary shape crept. It floated through the doorwa
Read more…This fantasy novel is set in ancient Kemet (aka Egypt) and stars a troop of elite Egyptian warriors known as the Medjay. This chapter's function is simply to introduce one of the protagonists, but the main plot is actually about the Medjay searching
Read more…A traveling female singer had stopped at the village for the wedding of the
Chifluch,( Shee-fluke) or governor, of this and many other villages in a week’s journey.
It was to be the chifluch’s second marriage and this to a very much younger husband.
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