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Startling Starlight - Short Stories

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It's the beauty of light that it owes its existence to the dark. And the prime reason you're here, highlights the fact that you need to embrace the darkness before appreciating the light. 

They're stories that terrorize you, 
Stories that are dark,
Stories of the cryptic past,
Stories to deepen your scars.

         This is a dark short story  collection. It traces the memories of our lives and the stories behind them. Memories which often leave us startled to the extreme.

        We often find ourselves manipulating the circumstances and fighting everyday with our past and the present. But do you ever feel the need to peek into the future? What will it be like? Dark or light? I'll tell you. 

        Our future will be like starlight--- but, it'll leave you startled everytime you embrace it with delight, unfolding its dark side.

        Let's see if you can emerge out tantalized, horrified or with the urgency to change the lighting system altogether. 

Remember, every light is not as soothing as it seems. 

                                      ---⭐---

Copyright infringements are punishable under law.
Copyright © 2018 Anvil E. Gottlieb.
Cover Credits: Whitney, @-starlessAll Rights Reserved

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