The Stitching: a tale of butterflies and spiders

by Brian Fatah Steele

Imagine if you woke up in a dead world. A world much like this one, but devoid of all other life. A place where telephones rang at random intervals, written words appeared in some bizarre language and night fell whenever it so desired. This is where Luke and Anna find themselves, here to play out a deadly game between two ancient forces. It is here they'll learn the truth about magic, the truth about each other, the truth about butterflies and spiders. Welcome to The Stitching. (appears in the book FURTHER THAN FATE)

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2010

About the author

Brian Fatah Steele has been writing various types of dark fiction for over fifteen years, often describing it as “cosmic horror with elements of urban fantasy and sci-fi.” Steele originally went to school for fine arts but finds himself far more fulfilled now by storytelling. His own titles include DIRE BRANCHES (Alien Agenda Publishing), OUR CARRION HEARTS (Bloodshot Books), HUNGRY RAIN (Severed Press), CELESTIAL SEEPAGE (Alien Agenda Publishing), BLEED AWAY THE SKY (Bloodshot Books) and THERE IS DARKNESS IN EVERY ROOM (Sinister Grin Press), along with the self-published YOUR ARMS AROUND ENTROPY, BRUTAL STARLIGHT, FURTHER THAN FATE, and IN BLEED COUNTRY. His work has appeared in such anthologies as 4POCALYPSE, BLOOD TYPE, CTHULHU LIES DREAMING, DEATH’S REALM, THE IDOLATERS OF CTHULHU, and the Bram Stoker Award-nominated DARK VISIONS, VOL.1.