darkwinterlitmag
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Small press and literary magazine from Ontario, Canada publishing poetry, short stories, novels, and novellas. Editor: Suzanne Craig-Whytock
Bye bye, mon cowboy. Two stellar new poems Last Rodeo/Last Dance and Moon Water by Brittany Redd now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/last-ro...
Last Rodeo/Last Dance; Moon Water by Brittany Redd
And in the way of dying breeds, the last
of the cowboys burned away like blackened sugar,
his visage framed by flaming prairie [...]
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February 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Bye bye, mon cowboy. Two stellar new poems Last Rodeo/Last Dance and Moon Water by Brittany Redd now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/last-ro...
"Caught between closeness and collapse." Brilliant new story Tara, Day by Day by Gareth Vieira now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/tara-da...
Tara, Day by Day by Gareth Vieira
The room is painfully cryptic; outside, the street dissolves into night, shadow and light spills through the window. [...]
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February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"Caught between closeness and collapse." Brilliant new story Tara, Day by Day by Gareth Vieira now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/tara-da...
Say it every day. Thought-provoking new poem Incantation Du Jour by Thomas Piekarski now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/incanta...
Incantation Du Jour by Thomas Piekarski
Send me astray where I can fling my heart away.
I’ll meet you there atop the stairs far from here. [...]
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February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Say it every day. Thought-provoking new poem Incantation Du Jour by Thomas Piekarski now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/incanta...
The truth is out there. Cool new story Missing Space Alien by Nathaniel Krenkel @krenkel.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/missing...
Missing Space Alien by Nathaniel Krenkel
I’ve lost my stoned alien, but I am over my panic attack.
I realize it’s later than I’d thought, virtually the middle of the night. [...]
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February 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The truth is out there. Cool new story Missing Space Alien by Nathaniel Krenkel @krenkel.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/missing...
The pleasure is all ours!
Thanks to
Suzanne Craig-Whytock for publishing this piece today.
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Suzanne Craig-Whytock for publishing this piece today.
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The Flowers by Sheila E. Murphy
The flowers warmed to the sound of her voice
When she sang in lower case her alto matte finish voice
Delicate petals half fell [...]
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February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The pleasure is all ours!
A fresh start, but for who? Shockingly good new story Get Away by Catherine Austen now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/get-awa...
Get Away by Catherine Austen
The road lay behind him in the darkness. Parents, little brother, neighbours and classmates all asleep. No one to watch him go. It was unsettling [...]
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February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A fresh start, but for who? Shockingly good new story Get Away by Catherine Austen now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/get-awa...
As beautiful as the words themselves. New poem The Flowers by Sheila E. Murphy now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-flo...
The Flowers by Sheila E. Murphy
The flowers warmed to the sound of her voice
When she sang in lower case her alto matte finish voice
Delicate petals half fell [...]
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February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
As beautiful as the words themselves. New poem The Flowers by Sheila E. Murphy now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-flo...
Now that's a movie we'd definitely watch! Two fabulous new poems Little Women and The Batman: The Movie and The Good Sailor by Raquel Fletcher now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-goo...
Little Women and The Batman: The Movie; The Good Sailor by Raquel Fletcher
Their families are pleased to announce the marriage of their children
Miss Jo March and Master Bruce Wayne on June 1, 1867 [...]
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February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Now that's a movie we'd definitely watch! Two fabulous new poems Little Women and The Batman: The Movie and The Good Sailor by Raquel Fletcher now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-goo...
Karma indeed. Extremely satisfying new story Just in Case by Richard Schreck @richardschreck.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/just-in...
Just in Case by Richard Schreck
In the dark New Orleans night, Marta Novak left the university library and trudged across campus toward their apartment. [...]
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February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Karma indeed. Extremely satisfying new story Just in Case by Richard Schreck @richardschreck.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/just-in...
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce the release of Conflict: Mars by Gordon K. Jones! See below for details and how to purchase this exciting science fiction space adventure in paperback or e-version for Kindle! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/darkwin...
DarkWinter Press New Release: Conflict: Mars by Gordon K. Jones!
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the thrilling science fiction adventure, Conflict: Mars by Gordon K. Jones [...]
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February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce the release of Conflict: Mars by Gordon K. Jones! See below for details and how to purchase this exciting science fiction space adventure in paperback or e-version for Kindle! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/darkwin...
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to have two of our authors, Chris Klassen and Irina Moga, featured in this month's edition of The Miramichi Reader's series "Why I Wrote This Book"! miramichireader.ca/2026/02/why-...
Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #56
Featuring Ben Zalkind, Chris Klassen, Irina Moga, and Bretton Loney
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February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
DarkWinter Press is thrilled to have two of our authors, Chris Klassen and Irina Moga, featured in this month's edition of The Miramichi Reader's series "Why I Wrote This Book"! miramichireader.ca/2026/02/why-...
"Of course, the horns." Two excellent new poems Your First Rhino Rodeo and Ray of Light by Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/your-fi...
Your First Rhino Rodeo; Ray of Light by Brad Rose
Sure, the horns. Of course, the horns. But no one expects, the deep baritone whispers, [...]
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February 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"Of course, the horns." Two excellent new poems Your First Rhino Rodeo and Ray of Light by Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/your-fi...
"He never once talked about it." Tragic new story Hot Rod Parts by Wade Harris now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/hot-rod...
Hot Rod Parts by Wade Harris
Walt Granger was dead.
Funeral felt like a union meeting, just better beer, and nobody bitching about payroll. [...]
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February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"He never once talked about it." Tragic new story Hot Rod Parts by Wade Harris now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/hot-rod...
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce that the Kindle version of Conflict: Mars, the exciting new science fiction space adventure by Gordon K. Jones is now on pre-sale, with the paperback coming on February 5th! You can pre-order the Kindle version by clicking this link!: a-fwd.com/asin=B0GKHDC...
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce that the Kindle version of Conflict: Mars, the exciting new science fiction space adventure by Gordon K. Jones is now on pre-sale, with the paperback coming on February 5th! You can pre-order the Kindle version by clicking this link!: a-fwd.com/asin=B0GKHDC...
More rave reviews for Geri Lipschultz @alicebluegown.bsky.social and her debut novel Grace Before the Fall! Get your copy of this amazing novel today by scanning the QR code!
January 29, 2026 at 9:23 PM
More rave reviews for Geri Lipschultz @alicebluegown.bsky.social and her debut novel Grace Before the Fall! Get your copy of this amazing novel today by scanning the QR code!
Ghosts in the machine. Two fabulous new poems On the Textile Factory Floor and Driving Toward Tucson by John Grey now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/on-the-...
On the Textile Factory Floor; Driving Toward Tucson by John Grey
A giant loom
with ten thousand bobbins
churns out blanket after blanket [...]
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January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Ghosts in the machine. Two fabulous new poems On the Textile Factory Floor and Driving Toward Tucson by John Grey now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/on-the-...
A family affair. Intriguing new story When the Bough Breaks by Ron Wetherington now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/when-th...
When the Bough Breaks by Ron Wetherington
I had undergone the procedure three times before we gave up: hormone injections, egg extraction, incubation. Those were tense times. [...]
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January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A family affair. Intriguing new story When the Bough Breaks by Ron Wetherington now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/when-th...
"killing mystique like a chicken for dinner" Two wonderful new poems Bonnets overlapping and Introducing myself by DS Maolalai now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/bonnets...
Bonnets overlapping; Introducing myself by DS Maolalai
Bonnets overlappingambulances standingas centres of traffic’s mandala:pins pulling pinheadsand seams along fabric to place. the blue balling core; the tackand the pursing together.a cluster in clothin...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"killing mystique like a chicken for dinner" Two wonderful new poems Bonnets overlapping and Introducing myself by DS Maolalai now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/bonnets...
"Poor bastard never had a chance." Tragic new story The Crip by Nick Young @youngnick.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-cri...
The Crip by Nick Young
He stumbled and pitched forward, shooting out his left hand. And though he stopped himself from going face first into the gully muck [...]
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January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"Poor bastard never had a chance." Tragic new story The Crip by Nick Young @youngnick.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-cri...
"This way you won't outlive me." Tragically beautiful new story Goodnight Ruby by G. W. McClary now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/goodnig...
Goodnight Ruby by G.W. McClary
No mother should have to bury her child, but it will be fine, I tell myself. I make arrangements. [...]
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January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"This way you won't outlive me." Tragically beautiful new story Goodnight Ruby by G. W. McClary now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/goodnig...
Timely and perceptive. New poem Antiquity by Erin Jamieson now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/antiqui...
Antiquity by Erin Jamieson
how quickly flames are smothered in shadows statuesque marble monuments glint in sunlight for a day [...]
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January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Timely and perceptive. New poem Antiquity by Erin Jamieson now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/antiqui...
It must be the soap that's making our eyes tear up...heartfelt new story A Bar of Soap by Yavuz Altun now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-bar-o...
A Bar of Soap by Yavuz Altun
My mother is, erm, was obsessed with hygiene. She never ate street food or sat on a pavement beside a busy road. [...]
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January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
It must be the soap that's making our eyes tear up...heartfelt new story A Bar of Soap by Yavuz Altun now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-bar-o...
"Another morning's heart." Two beautiful new poems Some Playing with Dozens and Proceed to the Route by Rikki Santer now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/some-pl...
Some Playing with Dozens; Proceed to the Route by Rikki Santer
my tongue encircles each stale donut hole in their carton like a thought experiment deep in the folds of memory [...]
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January 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Another morning's heart." Two beautiful new poems Some Playing with Dozens and Proceed to the Route by Rikki Santer now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/some-pl...
A very timely and hard-hitting new poem Following Orders by Sam Hendrian now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/followi...
Following Orders by Sam Hendrian
Hadn’t been able to look in the mirror
For the last couple years or so,
Scared of exterior proof
His interior was crumbling. [...]
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
A very timely and hard-hitting new poem Following Orders by Sam Hendrian now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/followi...
No good deed goes unpunished... Thoughtful new story Nearly Existential Questions by J.J. Steinfeld now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/nearly-...
Nearly Existential Questions by J.J. Steinfeld
“I have no more tears to shed, no more words to utter ever… I have no more tears to shed, no more words to utter ever…” [...]
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January 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
No good deed goes unpunished... Thoughtful new story Nearly Existential Questions by J.J. Steinfeld now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/nearly-...