Twisted Delights: A Thrilling Short Story Anthology is a collection of short stories mostly in the present tense where fresh ideas and old classics that have been updated are comprised of new and intriguing twists. Each character has their own unique demographics and various locations exist from an old sailing ship to a college in the mountains with traditional gothic scenery.
In a crumpled, helpless heap I sob uncontrollably and soak the bed with our shame, washing away the love that had been made just a few moments before. When I have finished with the onslaught of tears, I rise from our bed to start a fire in the hearth. I strike a match and throw it onto the leftover lumber from the night before. The wood is well weathered and dry all the way through. It lights easily, and I begin to prepare my bath for the coming evening alone. ---Excerpt from Until Forever
The plane shuddered a few times, and I gripped my seat a little tighter as the nose tipped up toward the heavens. The plane evened out, and we were well on our way to sanctuary. Anywhere but back there is where I wanted to be. Even with the occasional jarring of the plane, due to turbulence, my nerves were much better off than on the ground. ---Excerpt from No Means No
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Twisted Delights
I can sum it up in two words; delightfully, brutal!
My personal favorite being Aisling.
Author/Taressa Klays
Twisted Delights
The bittersweet feeling is indeed Edgar Allan Poe’ish, and I felt the thrills similar to when watching Vincent Price staring at us with cold, indecipherable eyes.
Moderator of The Fiction Factory/Web Examiner
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