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The Chimerical Dark

The Home of Sean M Davis' Shadowed Imagination

Tag: Fiction

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“A Guide to the Good Candy in the Neighborhood”

Posted on October 25, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Podcast, Published, Writing

A publication update to Codename: Candy

Tagged Codename: candy, Fiction, horror, No Sleep Podcast, NSP, podcast, short story, WritingLeave a comment
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Writing Groups

Posted on October 18, 2026 by SeanMDavis in editing, Fiction, Writing

Figuring out what I want from a critique group

Tagged codename: smile, critique, critique group, Fiction, horror, writers group, Writing, writing groupLeave a comment

Thirteen Words

Posted on October 14, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

October's thirteen word story

Tagged 13 words, Fiction, flash fiction, horror, micro fictionLeave a comment
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Thirteen Words

Posted on September 13, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

September's thirteen word story.

Tagged cicadas, Fiction, horror, late summer, microfiction, thirteen words, WritingLeave a comment

What I’m Reading

Posted on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Review

Rose of Jericho (and Red Rabbit) by Alex Grecian

Tagged Alex Grecian, angel of death, books, demon, Fiction, horror, novel, reading, Red Rabbit, review, Rose of Jericho, undead, weird western, witchLeave a comment

What I’m Reading

Posted on August 30, 2026 by SeanMDavis in books, Fiction, Review

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tagged Agustina Bazterrica, books, cannibalism, dystopian, Fiction, horror, novel, reading, review, Tender is the FleshLeave a comment
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How I Write: Dialogue

Posted on August 16, 2026 by SeanMDavis in how to, Writing

He said, she said. Some thoughts about dialogue in a story.

Tagged character, characterization, dialogue, Fiction, horror, how to, tags, word choice, WritingLeave a comment
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Thirteen Words

Posted on August 13, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

August's thirteen word story

Tagged Fiction, flash, flash fiction, horror, marriage, married, microfiction, WritingLeave a comment
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Foreground Story, Background Story

Posted on August 9, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Video games, Writing

Writing a new short story, I decided to try my hand at some background storytelling.

Tagged Codename: Fairyland, Fiction, Hollow Knight, horror, marcus kliewer, short fiction, short story, Silksong, Team Cherry, we used to live here, WritingLeave a comment

What I’m Reading

Posted on August 3, 2026July 30, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Review

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Tagged books, Fiction, haunted house, horror, house of leaves, mandela effect, marcus kliewer, mark z. danielewski, novel, reading, review, we used to live here, WritingLeave a comment

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