Woods stories, books, poems, and more

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Little remains to show that a leper hospital ever existed on the isolated spot Kensie and Sara come across while hiking. Afterall, the building burned down over seventy years ago and took a number of patients with it. Not everything, however, has moved on. Read More
Poem inspired by a multi-day stay at a friend's cabin near West Jefferson, North Carolina Read More

Book / Fantasy

June 05, 2023

Reads: 106

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

azzy finds herself in the woods of kakot, a country that still holds the values of the hunters. when she sees a group of women, who live and die in the woods, will azzy join these mysterious women, or go back to her comfy life in the city. Read More

Tags: hunters, woods

short story near 2k words about a man and woman lost in the woods. Read More
Sharing a simplistic reflection of thanksgiving and of hope, in a world closing itself off from hearing and feeling the human cries of despair and of desperation. Read More

Reads: 159

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

What's in a name? Sometimes there is nothing at all, sometimes it is everything, but this time it is about a child lost in the woods. Or is it? Read More
Welcome to the sticks... watch your back. Read More
Wrote this with a prompt from my writing group and decided to breathe new life into an old idea I had ages ago. You may never know what you might encounter during a hike in the woods sometimes. Enjoy! Read More

Reads: 282

Comments: 15

Shelves: 3

The Vintage Publishing House

Alone in the woods, a girl meets a sinister end... Read More
Melanie travels with a few others to the woods of Ireland in search of an ancient legend. Read More
Three friends decide to test the forest named Terror Woods. Despite what they heard from others they go anyways and what they found there will stick with them for the rest of their lives. Read More
a couple's long-needed camping trip doesn't exactly go as planned, for either of them. Read More
The woods aren't so friendly at night Read More
Two couples set off for a weekend away in upstate New York at the tail end of the Covid Pandemic. The calm and peaceful setting is soon shattered as they are drawn into a secret underground. The group is separated and forced to participate in a game of hide and… Read More
A dream moment about walking at Frost's old farm Read More

Tags: poem, horse, woods, sleigh

Reads: 436

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a poem that I wrote for a competition. This piece was written in 2 parts. This is part one. This was the part that I didn't enter into the competition, I gave part 2 instead! Nevertheless, it still won first place! So please enjoy part 1, the story… Read More

Poem / Fantasy

July 18, 2021

Reads: 350

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay Read More
A dark house in the woods Where nothing holy lives inside, Only the ghosts of yesterday All the people who have died. Read More
Omega is a lone wolf trying to make his way through life whiling trying to find a pack. Read More

Tags: wolf, wolves, woods, pack

My entry for Keke Serene's 'Once Upon A Time Contest.' Cover image: Pixabay.com. Read More
An unlikely but gifted Knight is after a thief, but the thief has a plan of his own. Read More
our log cabin Read More
someone’s forgotten cottage walking in the woods I found an old abandoned cottage weeds and brush grew all around the windows were gone the old curtains blew in the breeze seeming to enjoy their almost freedom old chairs were sitting in front of the cottage wasting away in the rain… Read More
a boy is warned about the woods and who goes through it never comes out Read More

Tags: horror, boy, woods

Poem / Memoir /

January 18, 2021

Reads: 2330

Comments: 4

The Booksie Classic House

a poem about two poor kids finding a pair of old cowboy boots in the dump Read More
Part 2 of my short story Woodland prey. A group of friends heads out to a cabin in the woods to spend their weekend reconnecting. But a pack of wolves surrounds their cabin and starts attacking them. Read More

Tags: horror, wolf, woods, cabin

Reads: 439

Comments: 1

The Encourage Writing Inc. House

My first attempt at a horror short story. A group of friends head out to a cabin in the woods to spend their weekend filled with adventures. But a pack of wolves surrounds their cabin and start attacking them. Read More
In the quiet village of Norsehill, there was a little family of four. Twins, Clover and Onyx, were five years old and often played in the wood that was near their house, but one day Onyx disappeared..nobody knew why or how. This is the story of the family finding out… Read More
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