Tales of the Inkstained
A downloadable book
A short story collection by stripesafterdeath (tori alvarado) with a focus on the weird and inexplicable. Featuring 8 short stories, 1 microfiction piece, and some poetry here and there.
Stories:
The Grandfather Clock
Death Wish
The Malady
Music for Crows
Lost Dog (Home Is Where the Heart Is)
The Nice Ones [microfiction]
Noisebox
The Portrait, or a Posthumous Reading of the Sparse Diary of Julia Veliz
For Pandora
Poetry:
as the mirror grieves
beautiful dead
are we truly so different
painting of a forest in the nighttime
mother, mother
a glass boat
healing
Full collection PDF comes at a minimum price of $6 USD.
Also available for free download, under the "Download demo" section:
- Preview PDF with one short story (The Grandfather Clock) and two poems (as the mirror grieves & painting of a forest in the nighttime)
- Content warnings PDF for the entire collection. Make sure to grab this if you need content warnings, as it isn't bundled with the main document!
Thanks for checking out Tales of the Inkstained!
Wordcount: ~19k
Pagecount: 49
all writings and graphics made by me
Purchase
In order to download this book you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $6 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
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book is good! it's not traditionally "my thing", so i was surprised at how much i enjoyed it. i'm not great with words and don't usually appreciate poetry or horror-tragedies. and medieval fantasy is my least favorite setting, but the one medieval story was a standout to me. i am one for brevity, and all the stories are paced well and worth re-reading.