Reap: Flash Frights, #1

By Black Hare Press

Dive into the shadowy realms of existence, pushing the boundaries of the imagination.

 

Within these pages, you'll find a curated collection of micro stories, each confined to 200 words but boundless in depth and emotion.

 

From the solemn fields of the undead, tending to crops with haunting resemblances, to the silent whispers of souls lingering in limbo, this anthology explores the nuanced tapestry of existence beyond death.

 

Each story serves as a window into the ethereal, the spaces where light and shadow dance on the edges of reality.

 

Reap is not just a book; it's a journey through the myriad shades of the afterlife, where every page turns a new leaf in the eternal cycle of life, death, and the eerie in-between.

 

Prepare to be captivated, as each story unfolds its own unique vision of a world unseen, a world where the only constant is the harvest of souls and the stories they leave behind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Hare Press
• Release date: Jun 15, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224769483

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Reap

Black Hare Press

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Black Hare Press

REAP is Copyright Black Hare Press © 2024

First published in Australia in June 2024 by Black Hare Press

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The authors retain the copyright of the works featured in this publication.

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All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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All rights reserved. No part of this production may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner.

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Edited by Jodi Christensen

Formatting by Ben Thomas

Cover design by Dawn Burdett

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Connect: linktr.ee/blackharepress

FLASH FRIGHTS

REAP

HUNT

CABIN

CLING

TRAWL

HEX

Contents

1.Introduction

2.The Crop

2. Virgil Seine

3.Tale as Old as Time…

3. Virgil Seine

4.The Bad Seed

4. Zack Zagranis

5.The Meatless Unlife Aftertaste Diet

5. Shawn M. Klimek

6.The Mimicry Mutation

6. Shawn M. Klimek

7.The Mind Field

7. Hari Navarro

8.The Secret Garden

8. Tim Law

9.Bringing the Colour

9. Andreas Flögel

10.Ignorant sacrifice

10. Engilbert Egill Stefánsson

11.Zombie Farmer's Advice

11. Jeff Currier

12.In the Fullness of Time

12. Jeff Currier

13.Power from Top Down

13. C.L. Steele

14.Rebirth Interrupted

14. Pauline Yates

15.Rebirth Interrupted—Again

15. Pauline Yates

16.Brainpower

16. Nerisha Kemraj

17.Field of Dreams

17. Kathryn Reilly

18.Soloman’s Choice

18. Dawn DeBraal

19.Afterlife

19. Jodi Christensen

20.A Suitable Replacement

20. Bernardo Villela

21.Brain Sale

21. Andrew Kurtz

22.The Scarecrow’s Lament

22. Lisa H. Owens

23.Suzie’s Treat

23. Kimberly Rei

24.Orchard

24. Liam Hogan

25.Dangling Skulls

25. Corinne Pollard

26.Organ Lotto

26. T.J. Gallasch

27.Seed of Tomorrow

27. Josh Clark

28.Field of Death

28. S.J. Crowe

29.Bad Moon Rising

29. Avery Hunter

30.The Undead

30. Fariel Shafee

31.Waste Recycling

31. Rosetta Yorke

32.Garden Apocalypto

32. Maggie D. Brace

33.Ploughing Vows

33. K.W. Reeds

34.Secret Ingredient

34. Jacek Wilkos

35.Persisting

35. John A. McColley

36.Black Hare Press

37.Acknowledgements

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Introduction

Welcome to our farmer’s market of the bizarre, where brains are the