Shorts

King of the Forest

Another recent rejected short story.

Feb 19 • Douglas Goodall

The Moral Actor

I’ve neglected the substack recently.

Feb 16 • Douglas Goodall

Convoy of Chaos

The latest anthology from Three Ravens is officially out today.

Oct 3, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

Frogmen of Cleveland

Jun 11, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

The Girl with the Telescope Eyes

This was first published in Raconteur Press’ first Alien Family Values anthology, which you can get here (or by clicking on the picture).

Jun 8, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

I take her hand and tell myself all the choices I made to save my son.

May 18, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

Lizard, Black Wizard, and Red Bird

This was originally published in Raconteur Press’ Wyrd West anthology.

Apr 27, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

This is the conclusion to the story from yesterday.

Mar 11, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

This was the second story I wrote after starting to write again.

Mar 10, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

The Gift of Peace

"This is foolishness," Leudwen said, for the fourth time, around a chunk of greasevine.

Feb 7, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

The Spurgle Convention

This is the first story I sold after I started writing again.

Feb 5, 2025 • Douglas Goodall

The problem was, it wasn't a human baby.

Dec 24, 2024 • Douglas Goodall

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