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Lake Veltari - Writer

Lake is a writer who likes to talk about his writing when he should be writing instead. He doesn't know why he's talking about himself in third person.You can find out more about his work here.

Published work

Those are the stories that have been published in some medium. In cases where the story is not publicly accessible (like a magazine), a link to the issue will be given instead.


Ticking
A 1000-word story written for Snake Bite Books' One Thousand Words of Horror.
A young kid listens in his bed as a strange scratching sound seems to come from his window - but it's not the only sound that breaks the silence of the night, as the old grandfather's clock, of which he's terrified, also seems strangely loud tonight.
Originally sent to Snake Bite Books' newsletter subscribers.
Read here (PDF)
Read the cover letter explaining my process behind this story (PDF)

Unpublished work

Those are the stories I wrote meaning to submit them to an open call and were rejected (or never sent at all - in which case they might be chaotic and unedited, reader beware).


The Cold Just Was
A short horror story I wrote for Dead Sky Publishing's Cold Anthology about an unnatural cold snap. One of my first "serious" projects, I'm happy with the final result.
Read here (PDF)

Short stories

Quick little stories I've written for fun and are freely available. Some will be PDF files and others will be links to my Tumblr blog.


A Strange and Ancient Statue
A short story I wrote for a Weirdtober prompt of the same name. I've always liked stories about evil inanimate objects and it sounded like a very fun concept to play around with.
Read here (PDF)