Just discovered that Nightmare Magazine is still open to submissions until tomorrow night! Gasped and then, with trembling fingers, submitted a piece of flash, adding to their pile of 2400 submissions this month. Nothing ventured and all that.
Just discovered that Nightmare Magazine is still open to submissions until tomorrow night! Gasped and then, with trembling fingers, submitted a piece of flash, adding to their pile of 2400 submissions this month. Nothing ventured and all that.
#writever Oops
"By the Rite of Marlak, you are bound within the pentagram until I set you free, and--"
"THE RITE OF MARLAK ? ARE YOU SURE ?"
"Yes! Come and read it by yourself in the grimoire if you want!"
"THANK YOU."
"... Oops."
#writever Epilogue
Wizards prepare themselves their whole lives in order to succeed in their grand finales.
Witches spend their whole lives making sure that the epilogues properly resolve issues for everyone involved.
#writever Oops
"By the Rite of Marlak, you are bound within the pentagram until I set you free, and--"
"THE RITE OF MARLAK ? ARE YOU SURE ?"
"Yes! Come and read it by yourself in the grimoire if you want!"
"THANK YOU."
"... Oops."
#Writever Curtain
'Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!'
'I don't. I'm much more interested in the machinery you're operating. A traveling salesman would never have come up with this. So, buddy, you're going to tell us WHO made it. And quick.'
#writever Epilogue
Wizards prepare themselves their whole lives in order to succeed in their grand finales.
Witches spend their whole lives making sure that the epilogues properly resolve issues for everyone involved.
#writever Trace
The late Count Emil Scarlat is very strict about his regimen. He isn't difficult, all dishes are the same to him, but woe to you if yours bears even the tiniest trace of garlic… Your only chance then is to knock over the salt shaker and run.
#Writever Curtain
'Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!'
'I don't. I'm much more interested in the machinery you're operating. A traveling salesman would never have come up with this. So, buddy, you're going to tell us WHO made it. And quick.'
#writever Stave off
'Honestly, I prefer these mortals who try to chase evil away,' said the Devil, 'to those who endeavor to invoke it. I must ceaselessly stave off men who offer me pacts, each more disgusting than the other."
#writever Trace
The late Count Emil Scarlat is very strict about his regimen. He isn't difficult, all dishes are the same to him, but woe to you if yours bears even the tiniest trace of garlic… Your only chance then is to knock over the salt shaker and run.
#writever Ghostly
'The world of the living and that of the spirits,' said the occultist, 'are neighbors; each sees the other as ghostly. Therefore, each revenant is terrorized by six billion frightful specters.'
#writever Stave off
'Honestly, I prefer these mortals who try to chase evil away,' said the Devil, 'to those who endeavor to invoke it. I must ceaselessly stave off men who offer me pacts, each more disgusting than the other."
#writever Ghostly
'The world of the living and that of the spirits,' said the occultist, 'are neighbors; each sees the other as ghostly. Therefore, each revenant is terrorized by six billion frightful specters.'
#writever Remembered
'How could I not have remembered,' said the Dragon.
'Ten years ago this very day,' said the Knight.
'At least,' said the Princess, "the beating I gave you both will have taught you not to meddle in women's affairs."
#writever Consume
Wizards accumulate Mana within themselves for the day they need it, and in the meantime, let it consume them.
Witches only keep with themselves enough Mana for the near future. This gives them more longevity.
#writever Remembered
'How could I not have remembered,' said the Dragon.
'Ten years ago this very day,' said the Knight.
'At least,' said the Princess, "the beating I gave you both will have taught you not to meddle in women's affairs."
#writever Reminiscent
'I may find myself in a reminiscent state,' said R42. 'Indeed, I must regularly transfer some memories onto an external medium; therefore sometimes, I retain only partial information, which I will have to restore later."
#writever Consume
Wizards accumulate Mana within themselves for the day they need it, and in the meantime, let it consume them.
Witches only keep with themselves enough Mana for the near future. This gives them more longevity.
#writever Ruin
‘Had the King built his castle *with the help* of Mana, I would have had to use Mana to destroy it too,’ said Elena the Curious. ‘But he built it *out of* Mana. I just had to remove the Mana for the Castle to fall into a ruin.’
#writever Reminiscent
'I may find myself in a reminiscent state,' said R42. 'Indeed, I must regularly transfer some memories onto an external medium; therefore sometimes, I retain only partial information, which I will have to restore later."
Deadline 31 January 2026 — #FlashFiction and narrative #poetry competition, Hot Flashes, and also stories and poems for possible inclusion in a new anthology to be published in April 2026. For full details, see https://paradisepress.org.uk/projects.html
The competition will have four categories:
- Under 40 words prose (for poetry – #haiku, #limerick or #clerihew).
- Under 300 words prose, or, for poetry – #sonnet, or other form under 20 lines.
- Under 600 words prose (poetry under 40 lines).
- Under 1000 words prose (poetry under 70 lines).
The anthology is for #LGBTQ writers and straight allies, but submissions do not have to be about sexuality. The submission must not contain material produced by AI, and must not have appeared in any publication with an ISBN.
#writever Suspendu
Ormaz the Circuitous had devised and executed a spell which would stop time. What he hadn't realized is, it would stop only for him, and leave him trapped for all eternity in this hanging moment.
#writever Ruin
‘Had the King built his castle *with the help* of Mana, I would have had to use Mana to destroy it too,’ said Elena the Curious. ‘But he built it *out of* Mana. I just had to remove the Mana for the Castle to fall into a ruin.’
#writever Esseulé
'I am a telepath. I can read thoughts from ten yards away, emotions from a hundred yards, detect a conscience a mile away, a presence ten miles away... I *dream* of feeling lonely.'
#writever Suspendu
Ormaz the Circuitous had devised and executed a spell which would stop time. What he hadn't realized is, it would stop only for him, and leave him trapped for all eternity in this hanging moment.
#writever Esseulé
'I am a telepath. I can read thoughts from ten yards away, emotions from a hundred yards, detect a conscience a mile away, a presence ten miles away... I *dream* of feeling lonely.'
