The Library

Read stories, poems, and novel chapters by Daniel Arenson.

Fantasy Novel Chapters

• The Gods of Dream
  
  Enter the world of dreams and nightmares....
  
  
  
• Flaming Dove
  
  Outcast from Heaven. Banished from Hell. Lost on earth.
  
  
  
• Firefly Island
  
  A girl seeks her brother across an enchanted island full of monsters and magic.
  
  
  

Free Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories

• "Somedays"
  
  New! A Firefly Island story.
  
  
  
• "The Ugliest Thing"
  
  What is the nature of ugliness? First published in The Dark Krypt.
  
  
  
• "Fairyborn"
  
  Can fairytales exist in the modern world? First published in SDO Fantasy.
  
  
  
• "The Stars Are Crying"
  
  What if evil were beautiful... and your only hero were a simple-minded brute? First published in Gateway SF.
  
  
  
• "Cyclops"
  
  How much would you sacrifice to be "normal"? First published in AlienSkin.
  
  
  
• "The Greatest Show"
  
  A dark tale of television gone too far. First published in AlienSkin.
  
  
  
• "Tigergirl"
  
  A young adult superhero story, originally published in Spinetingler.
  
  
  
• "Fluff and the Lion"
  
  A children's story first published in Kisses for Kids.
  
  
  
• "Old Tale"
  
  A story of tragedy and love. First published in AlienSkin.
  
  
  
• "Bluebell and the Giant"
  
  A children's story first published at Beyond Centauri Magazine.
  
  
  
• "Beauty and the Bot"
  
  Can you tell machine from human? First published in Nevermore.
  
  
  
• "Mister Happiness"
  
  A macabre horror tale of depression. First published in Dark Krypt.
  
  
  
• "Harbinger"
  
  A story first published in The Emporium Gazette.
  
  
  

Poems

• "Amethysts and Grave Stones"
  
  First published in Poe Little Thing magazine.
  
  
  
• "Sleeping in a Drawer"
  
  First published in Flesh & Blood magazine.
  
  
  
• "Youth"
  
  First published in Orson Scott Card's Strong Verse in 2005.
  
  
  
• "Seek Me"
  
  First published in the Harrow in 2007.
  
  
  
• "Autumn"
  
  First published in Flesh & Blood magazine.
  
  
  
• "The Moon's for Sale"
  
  First published in Between Kisses.
  
  
  
• "Almost Alive"
  
  First published in the Harrow in 2006.
  
  
  
• "Desert Song"
  
  First published in ChiZine.
  
  
  
• "Issa's Song of Songs"
  
  First published in ChiZine.
  
  
  

THE GODS OF DREAM
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FLAMING DOVE
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FIREFLY ISLAND
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