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About this series
Flash fiction. 670 words. Some days it's harder to get up than others.
Titles in the series (8)
- The Sitting
3
Peter Dennis is flattered to be asked by a beautiful artist to sit for her next painting for a book cover. It starts out well but it doesn't go as he'd anticipated. A short horror story. A slightly different version of this story first appeared in "Black Petals, Summer 2003".
- Green Eyes
6
Sid hated cats. Sid liked to party. When a black cat spoiled his party he got upset. A short short horror story about a man who tried to run over the wrong cat.
- The Hole
9
(290 words)A flash fiction horror story. A curious man lowers a camera on a cable into a reputedly bottomless hole.
- Under The Shade Tree
13
(1080 words) A short short story with young love, domestic violence, ghosts, and a maple tree.
- Night Lures
8
(760 words) A science fiction fishing story. This story first appeared in Barbaric Yawp, Apr. 2010
- Worse Than An Orphan's Curse
(3800 words) A pair of fantasy stories wherein an orphan's curse brings about the death of a ship's captain, but the captain's dying curse is worse. (Yes, the title is from that poem by Coleridge) In the sequel, “Dead Man's Ashes”, Dar, a young thief, is sent into the darkest part of the city by Peli, King of the Beggars, to recover the ashes of the man who cursed him, so he can exact his revenge.
Author
Rik Hunik
Rik Hunik was born in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, in 1957, and has lived his entire life in BC, except for a few summers in Alberta, and a few days in Washington State climbing rocks. He has lived in Ymir, Wells, Quesnel, Prince George, Quesnel, North Vancouver, Quesnel, Burnaby, North Delta, and Quesnel. I live with my wife Jo and a blue-eyed, white cat named Mister. I mostly build houses and shops to earn a living but I'm also a writer, poet, artist, photographer, role playing game designer and independent e-book publisher. I’ve written dozens of stories, including fantasy, horror, sword & sorcery, mystery, humor, erotica, and science fiction, frequently combining genres. Forty have been published in small press magazines and e-zines, from the 200-word "The Hole" in Ascent Aspirations, to the 10,000-word novelette "Levels" in Buzzy Mag, published in May, 2012. Some of them are available now as ebooks at Smashwords. Contact me at: rikhunik@hotmail.com
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