The Fiction
& Poetry
Section
Welcome to my fiction and poetry archive. Here you will find a selection of my short stories and poems. My stories cover the sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and adventure genres, and I tend to go more for action rather than character-driven pieces.
I have a bad habit of starting a story and then getting side-tracked by another idea. This tends to result in a lot of unfinished stories. I do have a few more stories that I haven't placed here yet, but don't expect this area to grow too quickly.
My poetry would best be described as surreal (sounds better than odd), some of them written from the heart, while others are purely experimental. Beware, some of these poems deal with morbid issues.
It should also be noted that these stories and poems appear in no particular order.
Copyright notice:
All stories and poems on
this site are the property of myself, Mark D. Holt. You may download
them or print them out if you wish, but any unauthorised distribution or
use of these works, in any format is strictly forbidden, unless you have
my express written permission.
FICTION:
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Fantasy/Action. Shanrar
is a warrior on a journey. This is the story of that journey, and
his encounters along the way.
WARNING: Lots of gratuitous violence! |
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Science Fiction. Treepol is a man on a dying world. On one particularly warm and sunny night he ponders over his past, present, and future. |
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Fantasy/Action. The kingdom of Heaven is under siege by the forces of darkness. The Great Barrier, Heaven's last line of defence, is on the brink of collapse. Demons have already begun to break through and only the Paladins, the champions of good, can stop the vile hordes of Hell. |
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Supernatural/Horror. The first day on a new job is always a little scary, but things go a whole lot further for Kenny Gardner when he starts work at Blackwood prison. |
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Adventure. Jamie is
a young boy who goes off exploring his new home, with dangerous consequences.
NOTE: This is the first short story I ever wrote. It was originally written as a 4 episode audio story for a radio competition (I didn't win), but I've now adapted it. It isn't sci-fi, fantasy, or horror, but I thought I'd put it here anyway. |
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Horror. An unfinished
horror novel I began writing some years ago. I only finished 4 chapters,
but I may continue with it again soon. So watch this space.
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Science Fiction. Treepol returns in my sequel to 'A sunny night on Venus'. The evacuation of Venus is in progress, and Treepol is about to depart for the 'New World'. |
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Horror. The dead have risen from the grave and are roaming England, feasting on the living. Joe and Tom are two guys fleeing the big city, looking for a safe haven. |
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Fantasy. A crowd of
spectators has gathered as a man sits on a rooftop preparing to jump.
The police are on the scene trying to talk him out of it, but is the man
all that he seems...
NOTE: The quickest short story I've ever written. I wrote it all in one go, and it took me little over an hour. |
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Several of the above poems have been published in various anthologies. They are listed below in alphabetical order:
Angels - Poetic Justice (The
International Poetry Mart, 1999)
A Celebration of Poets (Poetry Guild)
Dark Places - (Poetry Guild,
1998)
Distant Life - Light of the
World (The International Library of Poetry, 1997)
Elegy for a little mouse
- FP 2001 Series... The Journey Begins (Poetry Now, 2001)
Midnight Sounds - A Celebration
of Poets: Showcase Edition (Poetry Guild, 1998)
Ode to the wild hearts -
The Lyre's Song (The International Library of Poetry, 1998)
Wayward Dreams (The International Poetry Mart, 1999)
Memories of the Millenium (The International Library of Poetry, 2000)
Poetry Now Eastern England 2001 (Poetry Now, 2001)
The Light - The Star-Laden
Sky (The International Library of Poetry, 1997/8)
Waning Hope - Jewels of the
Imagination (The International Library of Poetry, 1997)