Archive - Odd Directions

Playing Devil's Advocate

I'd say I lost my shirt, but that would be an understatement.

7 hrs ago • The Vesper's Bell

If you misbehave at Grandma’s, you have to play The Bad Game

A short horror by Kajetan Kwiatkowski

Feb 14 • Kajetan Kwiatkowski

Anarchy to the Horizon-Line

A kaiju story, sort of.

Feb 8 • Victor Sweetser

A short story by Tobias Malm

Feb 1 • Tobias Malm

January 2026

You're The Clown, And I'm The Joker

"You know, this reminds me about the joke of the cannibal and the clown."

Jan 18 • The Vesper's Bell

A sci fi short by Kajetan Kwiatkowski

Jan 16 • Kajetan Kwiatkowski

The case of a psychopathic, chainsaw-wielding gas giant. It’s an exoplanet, but for how long?

Jan 8 • Victor Sweetser

The Boy in the Street View

A short story by Tobias Malm

Jan 1 • Tobias Malm

December 2025

The Only Gift Worse Than Sea Monkeys

Dec 25, 2025 • HR Welch

Bang, Zoom - Straight to the Moon

“What I said was a minimum two million percent guaranteed return on investment. That’s the part you really need to be focusing on, not the legal mumbo…

Dec 18, 2025 • The Vesper's Bell

I snuck into a high school reunion for "Null People"

A horror short by Kajetan Kwiatkowski

Dec 14, 2025 • Kajetan Kwiatkowski

Drosselmeier’s Nutcracker Changelings

Twisted Toys 25

Dec 10, 2025 • Victor Sweetser

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