Lake stories, books, poems, and more

Short Story / Flash Fiction

December 14, 2018

Comments: 8

Tags: story, grandpa, grandson, lake, jetty

Featured Review by Joe Stuart

"For me, this is the best short story I have read on booksie for quite a while. I love a good paranormal mystery. " Read More

Little Lady

By Himmelspinne

Poem / Poetry

September 25, 2018

Comments: 1

Took this picture in Hull and made a little poem about it. Read More

Tags: girl, lake, ducks, lady

The Old Lake.

By johngumbs

Short Story / Fantasy

September 09, 2018

I went down for a walk to the old lake then... Read More

Tags: lake, freezing, swimmer

As Walking with Stars

By CursedFeanor

Book / Fantasy

July 14, 2018

Shelves: 1

The Elven Fantasy House

First sky, first for us That knows no one before, sprinkled Stars, naming is our game When you say play this game with me Which I knew, the only seeking beginning for me, that... Art:By Annamare at Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/annamare/art/The-First-Elves-Cuivienyarna-641163023 Read More

Tags: fantasy, tolkien, lake, elf, melkor

Below Freezing

Short Story / Literary Fiction

March 17, 2018

Comments: 2

Tags: ice, lake, school-trip

A Quiet Place

By Jeff Bezaire

Poem / Poetry

March 15, 2018

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

To live in marvelous solitude . . . Read More

Tags: home, alone, solitude, relax, lake

A Kid's Dream I

By Tales From A Martian

Short Story / Fantasy

January 30, 2018

An actual dream I had regarding a large mythical beast. All people in the story are based on real friends of mine (even the dog). Some parts are based on actual events, some parts 'really' occured in the dream and others well...let's just say I have a wild imagination.… Read More

Tags: dream, sleep, monsters, kid, lake

In Wool Clothes

By JE Falcon

Poem / Humor

January 29, 2018

Comments: 2

The Poems House

A silly exercise in rhyme. Read More

Tags: satin, walk, lake, wool

The Final Link

Book / Other

January 26, 2018

This is a six chapter story. --- Some chains are not connected at both ends, some must be to do their job. Just as a mystery has clues and those clues must connect to come full circle. This story is meant to be symbolic of life and its uncertainties.… Read More

Tags: fish, mystery, jesus, forest, lake

A Sort Of Symphony

Short Story / Flash Fiction

January 04, 2018

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

Clare is an orphan. How can Veronica refuse to take care of her niece? Read More

Tags: violin, orphan, lake

Gratuitous Companions

By Musky

Poem / Poetry

December 09, 2017

Just a simple story. Read More

Tags: monster, fire, friends, lake, ash

RV/Alien Connection

By Sean Terrence Best

Essay / Mystery and Crime

November 07, 2017

Some tourists have traveled much, much farther than others to see Roswell, or underground nuclear missile silos. Read More

Tags: whisper, lake, creek, smuggle

The Woman Annelida

By AJ Wright - NightElflady

Short Story / Horror

November 05, 2017

Comments: 1

Tags: horror, paranormal, lake, leeches

Morning Lake

By Rose Starlight

Poem / Poetry

October 13, 2017

Part of a collection of haikus I am writing. This one focuses on morning - not on gold sunshine and delicious breakfasts, but rather how it is in nature: mist on the lake, with birds, which are, like many animals, always on the move. Read More

Tags: nature, morning, lake, mist

It Shattered

Short Story / Literary Fiction

October 09, 2017

Comments: 6

Tags: moon, lake, boat, cabin

Excerpt from 'Reflections Over Lake Taern'

By Jacob Harroway

Short Story / Fantasy

September 22, 2017

The Fantasy Realm House

An excerpt from the in-progress Nomads: Passage Two - Reflections Over Lake Taern Read More

Tags: lake, healer, nomads, stoneage

"The Lake"

By Tom Allen714

Poem / Other

August 27, 2017

Comments: 2

About a woman at the lake trying to forget something that is still with her... Read More

Tags: woman, summer, forgetting, lake, ski

Timeless Survival

Poem / Humor

August 01, 2017

Comments: 1

Illogical Nonsense in rhyme, about time. Read More

Tags: monster, time, lake

By The Lake

Poem / Other

July 21, 2017

Comments: 5

Tags: dog, walk, lake, wait

Water Dreams

By ATellingMind

Poem / Poetry

May 08, 2017

Comments: 5

Shelves: 2

A poem about a guardian of the lake sensing a lone woman approach his waters. Read More

Tags: love, lost, child, fog, lake

Ripples

Poem / Poetry

February 14, 2017

Comments: 3

The power of a tiny pebble. Read More

Tags: ripples, tranquility, chaos, lake

When She Does

Poem / Poetry

January 28, 2017

Comments: 2

A poem involving a lost love and a conclusion. Read More

Tags: sadness, woman, lake, lost-love, oak-tree

Perhaps Tomorrow

By JE Falcon

Poem / Fantasy

January 23, 2017

The Poems House

Someone composes a poem. But who? Read More

Tags: tree, sheep, lake, buck, falcon

Absolutely-Red

Short Story / Flash Fiction

January 18, 2017

A mystery, of sorts, about the things cars might do when you are not around. --- Did you think that they just sat there? Read More

Tags: mystery, stories, lake, vehicle, scion-xb

Paper Boat on the Lake of Tears

By Lee Sage

Poem / Poetry

December 03, 2016

Comments: 2

Tags: tears, lake

Lake Tequalla

By simon arthur

Short Story / Science Fiction

December 01, 2016

Shelves: 1