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Hellhounds of Bywater
Hellhounds of Bywater
A Halloween short story from the world of This Rising Tide. 🎃
Dan Bayn
Oct 18, 2022
Bad Penny & the Petting Zoo that Time Forgot
Bad Penny & the Petting Zoo that Time Forgot
A short story about a feral little girl and her bone-crushing dog. For Halloween 🎃
Dan Bayn
Oct 26, 2021
Bad Penny in the Deep, Dark Burbs
Bad Penny in the Deep, Dark Burbs
Frequently-Asked Questions about witchcraft, bicycles, and chthonic deities that consume the dreams of children.
Dan Bayn
Oct 27, 2019
Flying Swords of the Windy City
Flying Swords of the Windy City
An Alt-History American Kung-Fu Epic
Dan Bayn
Feb 24, 2019
Far, Far Away // The Great Ring
Far, Far Away // The Great Ring
Short fiction set in the Star Wars universe… barely.
Dan Bayn
Dec 19, 2018
The Windhorse & the Wayward Souls
The Windhorse & the Wayward Souls
A heart-warming story about a man whose car is his soul.
Dan Bayn
Dec 11, 2018
A Favor for Mama Wyrmwood
A Favor for Mama Wyrmwood
A short tale of cryptids, voodoo, and what happens when witches can’t keep their secrets.
Dan Bayn
Oct 30, 2017
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
A Black Dog story for Halloween.
Dan Bayn
Oct 25, 2017
Confessions of a Chicago Owlman
Confessions of a Chicago Owlman
Flash fiction about flying humanoid cryptids and the humans who love them.
Dan Bayn
Oct 23, 2017
The House of Long Sighs
The House of Long Sighs
Anecdotes on the Proper Use of Music in Emotional Alchemy
Dan Bayn
Oct 18, 2017
TinkerHELL
TinkerHELL
Flash fiction about a fairy, her ghost, and also some weird stuff for Halloween.
Dan Bayn
Oct 17, 2017
Whendigo
Whendigo
Dan Bayn
Jun 28, 2016
The Heavy Sand
The Heavy Sand
My first encounter with the Tillinghast lantern should have been my last, not a prelude to this madness in the Arizona desert. I could have…
Dan Bayn
Oct 28, 2015
Spirit. Trapped.
Spirit. Trapped.
A ghost story about coping. Poorly.
Dan Bayn
Oct 24, 2014
The Fisherman
The Fisherman
A short story about a hungry ghost.
Dan Bayn
Jun 2, 2014
Save Yourself
Save Yourself
A short story about the long path to enlightenment.
Dan Bayn
May 10, 2014
The Huckster’s Hand
The Huckster’s Hand
A short story about determinism, loss, and a magic deck of playing cards.
Dan Bayn
May 7, 2014
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