Bleak Stories

263 Stories

Bleak House (Dickens 1852) by CharlesofPortsmouth
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Bleak House (Dickens 1852)by Charles Dickens
The original serialized form of Charles Dickens's Bleak House novel. Original serial cover illustration by H.K. Browne. Audiobook files posted at the beginning of each c...
Beneath  by Queen_of_life_Heba
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Beneath by Ruhika
A psychologist and a detective must pair up to discover the secrets of the bog behind the former's new home. *** The Autopsy of Jane Doe meets The Bog Wife by Kay Chron...
Same As It Never Was (TMNT 2012 Short Story) by hope_forever_18
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Same As It Never Was (TMNT 2012 Sh...by Hope Thorn
Donatello didn't know what to expect. One moment, he's wishing his family and his girlfriend goodnight, the next he's waking up in a desolate and unfamiliar place. His h...
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The Legacy Of Scar, Son of Dracula by -VampireScar-
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The Legacy Of Scar, Son of Draculaby Scar The Executioner
The house fell empty, only the sound of leather boots creaking against the hard wood floors echoed through the complete darkness. Abraham stood above his "father&qu...
an air of stately melancholy by akissforcatullus
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an air of stately melancholyby 𝔏
my desperation and longing is rotting me. i cannot be both patient and happy, nor pleasantly hopeful without derangement. i make life anguished in the meantime to scorn...
The Tolling Bell (Male reader X Squad Captain) by ChrisReiniger
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The Tolling Bell (Male reader X Sq...by Shadow Nexus
After the Quincy assault, a special squad was formed, Squad 14. They are tasked with the impossible, to find a way to kill the immortal.
otra vez by vangohs
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otra vezby 𝖊𝖑𝖘
i can feel it all begin to fade ゚☆ [circa late 2020]
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Pathetic  by SHADIKALY
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Pathetic by Chirstopher.W
This story is inspired from movies such as Fight Club and Taxi driver, and is inspired from a book, search of lost time. Go back to your high-school years as you follow...
défendu by Shivran86
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défenduby Srijita
verses dripping with what we cannot speak 🔸entries for Versification 2023 🔸 and poems dedicated to Sutekh/Set, since he is, after all, Chaos incarnate
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jungle head by Permabanned
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jungle headby Permabanned
Some deep and erring poetry. Sometimes, dark sometimes just fresh from the psyche. (Cover is self drawn and designed).
Life Inside White Walls  by SilverLove
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Life Inside White Walls by Kalee
At the tender age of five, she claims to see a man who she called her guardian angel. Her family thought of it as an imaginary friend that would soon disappear once she...
Love Pain repeat by CountDrugula
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Love Pain repeatby CountDrugula
Grieving, emotional trauma, love, pain, purpose, self identity. We are all bound by our humanity, and our emotions. This is something we cannot change. What we can chang...
New Town by hullabaloo22
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New Townby Dianne Clifford
The Earth is drowning. Experiments are underway to find alternative habitats. New Town is one of these experiments. My entry to the January 2016 #JustWriteIt
A bumpy ride by grumpyman1972
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A bumpy rideby Lance Hopkins
Life's contrasts, loss, depression, love, new life, all for what? Experience can be the only answer.
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The Beauty of the Broken Heart by jameswilliamsburg
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The Beauty of the Broken Heartby JamesWilliamsburg
The closer you are to the cliff edge, the more beautiful the view.
The Dead God by User55639982
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The Dead Godby Maximilian Birkl
Collected ramblings of a mad man
Whispers of the Wounded by camjensen
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Whispers of the Woundedby Cam
//Poetry written by the pained// I keep thinking That if I keep whispering These terrible thoughts to this wind Maybe I'd see the meaning in something again //Cover...
The Forest by Wakey29
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The Forestby Anna Wakefield
I wrote this short story at a very dark time in my life. As a reader, I am a huge fan of horror and take a lot of inspiration from it. I wrote this in one sitting, and a...
Despair by dakotahvincent
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Despairby dakotahvincent
feelings, are hard to feel sometimes.
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