The Best of Fiction & Poetry
Fiction and poetry on Substack
As you scroll Notes, you see many writers of fiction and poetry who are looking for people to follow. Fiction and poetry have their place on Substack, but they are hard to find.
With that in mind, I posted this note: the idea is to find the best three.
These are my top three, but remember that reading is subjective. Check out the original note, and you might find a hidden gem.
Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales provides short stories from all genres that have one thing in common: a mind-melting twist. The extremely talented Edward Anderson does not let you down; most of the twists are jaw-dropping.
No one could have predicted how fast a simple blog post on an unknown social media site would go viral. The author himself had no idea that this simple April Fool’s joke, designed to make his friends laugh, would lead us into the War of the Universe.
Maryellen Brady
Fantasy writer who uses beautiful prose that describes a world so vividly you can almost smell the flowers.
The phase portal shimmered like heat rising from desert stones. Its edges rippled with an otherworldly iridescence. A white wolf, Kristin in her truest form, bounded through the spectral gateway
David Perlmutter
David specialises in speculative fiction; his stories are instantly engaging and fun to spend ten minutes on.
My name is Cerberus, and I am the mightiest puppy on Earth. I am faster, stronger, more intelligent and far more agile than any of my canine peers. As well as able to perform a variety of mental tricks that’d make your head spin if you could see them.
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Until next week, stay safe
Sam 😊
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible - Arthur C Clarke
