Welcome to B-Side Tales

Reality is what we call Side-A.
Everything you love,
know or care about is there.
On the other side is the unknown,
the scary, and the weird.
The other is the B-Side.

About B-Side Tales:

These short stories are written with a prompt, an image from daily life, or a thought that crosses my mind. They’re free stories for your viewing pleasure and later I plan to revisit them, give them a fine polish, edit, and revision, then place them in a short story collection.

Stay tuned for my first novel, The Bullshit Artist, about a teenage girl named Boxcar who meets the Bullshit Artist on a train that teaches her how to imagine another reality and to visit that reality, but will she remember how to return to her own reality if she cares to?

Click the menu to cycle through the tales. View my Twitter feed for updates on new stories and which stories are placed on r/nosleep.

Thank you for your support.
–Mark K. Winchester

Short Stories for Short Attention Spans

Pot of dread

20 Nov 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

Poem about the parental secret of a good pot of soup.
It’s Hidden Behind

12 Nov 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

A tale about a man discovers something in the wild that man should not witness, and he tries to escape those that wish to keep it hidden. The arches swayed inside my four walls like a drunken sailor as I sat in darkness while my fingers struck chords before my eyes processed what I had… Read more
The Rat in the Kitchen

16 Oct 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

A short story about a man finding a rat in his kitchen, but a rat not there to steal food but to bring him back memories thrown in the trash.
The Five-Minute Bridge

20 May 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

A short story about a man chased by an unimaginable killer beast tries escaping by crossing an endless ancient wooden bridge. Will he escape the terror and survive the potentially hazardous bridge and its unknown horrors?
Ice Cream Shop

5 May 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

Timothy Caldwell owns Cold Timmy’s, an ice cream shop that is near foreclosure. What will this God-fearing man do to save his little ice cream shop?
A Stranger Insinuation

12 Apr 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

A stranger visits a rural town during a time when visitors are most unwelcome and certainly feared.
Silent Oasis

9 Apr 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

A married couple hold up in their home for a quarantine lasting longer than expected, and even more unexpected things begin happening when a stranger comes to their home.
Ode to the House

8 Apr 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

Ode to the homes of our heroes and heroines from our favorite horror flicks.
A Door, A Decision

3 Apr 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

Originally posted on Welcome to B-Side Tales:
What makes a hero? They see a door. A closed door. Open. Run. Red capes and roaring waves reveal soaring men and raging finsBoys born and bred through pain and tragedy create hidden sinsSuffering through responsibility teaches lessons of great power and accountabilityWomen rise with swords and shields…
A Door, A Decision

2 Apr 2020 by Mark K. Winchester

What makes a hero? They see a door. A closed door. Open. Run.