Halls of Pandemonium

"A Prom Night to Forget" — Bradley Hurt : Grace finally decided to be social and go to prom with her friends. What could go wrong on this most special night of her young life?

"What Happened?" — Gregory Blair : A journey from one darkness to another...

"Goblin Looper" — Verdant Butterfly : Poem: A goblin stood there, handsome bloke. The dials spun backward through the day. He sighed, "You still ain't got the joke." "I've told you this in every way."

"Beast-Floods in Texas" — Yorviing : Sometimes stories tell us things between the lines. Pieces of puzzles. Breadcrumbs for the lost children. Perhaps they mean something?

"Joy, Death and Bruno Mars" — Gary L Taylor : A life felt to be recovering is actually doing the very opposite.

"Heroically Unprepared" — Leeron Heywood : What? You… don’t know what the Gilt Caterpillar is for? You ARE here to slay the Skullmuld, yes?

"The Accident of Consciousness and Origin" — J.M. Gooding : A serious examination of consciousness, identity, and origin through a fractured timeline.

"Bad Trip" — M. Brandon Robbins : You should always approach psychedelics with caution.

"Going on a Bear Hunt" — Sarah Tinney : When Jackson's beloved Teddy goes missing at bedtime, Mum must follow a trail of clues through a day of toddler adventures to uncover the truth.

"Hildegard on Stubborn Women" — Wendy Russell : Hildegarde the demon cat waxes lyrical about stubborn women, blood baths, moths, and Moritimer's cooking.

"Family Recipes" — Nimita Kaul : Figure out the recipe when your Mom doesn't believe in measurements and detailed instructions ;)

"A Midnight Memory" — Hazel : Layton is stuck on the Midnight Carousel when a memory comes back to haunt him.

"A Farewell to Grace" — Bradley Hurt : Grace faces her untimely end with a reflection on her disappointing social frustrations

"A Final Breath" — Gregory Blair : Nothing ever truly leaves...

"Distractions of Failing Alone" — Yorviing : Some breaths are for me, others for you. Death is the same way.

"Turning Out The Lights" — Gary L Taylor : Reflecting on a life and feeling a failure.

"Til The Lights Sputter Out" — Leeron Heywood : Is this it? My reward for holding out just a faceful of cold concrete floor?

"Upon Those Darkened Waters" — M. Brandon Robbins : Is there a more terrible time to be alone than at the end of it all?

"Old Bogwort's Treasure" — Verdant Butterfly : Poem: He'd wheeze and he'd sigh, Then open one eye, And postpone his demise just for sport.

"The Small Things" — J.M. Gooding : The End.

"Time to Say Goodbye" — Sarah Tinney : Two people face the same goodbye. One mourns the years they will never have, while the other reflects on a life well lived. A story about loss and acceptance.

"Layton’s Dawning." — Hazel : One's final moments brings new light to past memories.

"The Last Hour" — Nimita Kaul : The last hour and the value of time considered

"The Death Rattle of Greed" — Daniel Coates : A little D'veen poem from an elderly dwarf.

"The Last Borrowed Breath" — Eira Linden : A hundred words about endings, and the things that continue beyond them.

"Futile" — Mina Howell : A retelling..

"I Lived" — Bradley Ramsey : A microfiction poem about my final moments.

"A Talk With My Demon." — Hazel : Sometimes, in order to push yourself forward, you need clarity in the form of therapy with your demon.

"The Escape" — Bradley Hurt : Words and stories can provide an escape for the reader as well as for the author who writes them

"Dead Dreams, Real Aims" — Gary L Taylor : A look at what my hopes and dreams are, regarding my writing.

"A Conversation With That Darkness" — M. Brandon Robbins : When you achieve great success, never forget who got you there.

"Buried Deep In The Hardware" — Leeron Heywood : It started as a routine check of the datacenter. Making sure all the machines were functioning as they should. Everything came back green - but Rowan spotted the quiet discrepancy.

"A Disappointingly Small Goal" — J.M. Gooding : My goals as a writer are embarrassingly small.

"Six Leagues to Sunday" — Yorviing : Sometimes it hurts to write. That’s okay.

"A Melee of Minds" — Daniel Coates : The finale of my Shapeshifter Saga for the Halls of Pandemonium as well as a show-don't-tell of my commitment to my goal of creating better and better stories!

"What am I Trying to Achieve?" — Sarah Tinney : A personal reflection on writing, burnout, creativity, monetising hobbies, and finding balance between ambition, family, work, and the joy of creating.

"Teller of Tales" — Verdant Butterfly : Poem: I am the butterfly bard, Who builds a banner bold.

"Not A Simple Question" — Terrifying Tales : A period of my life. The good and the bad.

"Facing The Dreamer" — Mina Howell : Every read charges my intention.

"Dreams that Breathe" — Nimita Kaul : Sharing the Dream - Dreams that will breathe, without limits, ever-changing, ever evolving like you and me.