Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Flash | Meet My Friend Yu-Gi

November 18, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Yong-Gi and her bear friend by LouVictorsk on DeviantArt “Meet My Friend Yu-Gi”  Minda felt her pursuers’ breath on the back of her neck. Close. So close. When she saw the wall of ferns hugging a fallen tree she didn’t hesitate. She leapt the log, tucked her knees, flung her arms over her face, and pushed […]

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Flash | Seeking the Past, Where Are You My Friend?

November 4, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Hello old friend by LouVictorsk on DeviantArt “Seeking the Past, Where Are You My Friend?” In the gloom of the eve the ice palace shimmered like a star. Tiny droplets of condensation slipped down the walls, pillars, and decorative accents, all glistening wetly. Each bead flowed in runnels long eroded by hundreds of years of melt […]

Filed Under: Flash Tagged With: Castle, Fantasy, Flash fiction, Magic, vignette

Flash | Real Halloween Monsters!

October 28, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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kids by BenBASSO on DeviantArt “Real Halloween Monsters!”  The doorbell rang just after sundown. No doubt this was the first trick or treater or trick or treaters of the night. On Halloween… who else could have come knocking? Or rather ringing. Sasha slowly made her way from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a rag she […]

Filed Under: Flash Tagged With: Flash fiction, Halloween, Horror, Monsters, vignette

Flash | Flower in the Barrow

October 21, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Speedpainting: Fire Flower by KristenPlescow on DeviantArt “Flower in the Barrow” Like all good hare, Fiver feared Dark Barrow. Every rabbit knew that to visit the ancient battleground where five herds clashed, leaving death behind along with the graves of thousands, led to bad luck. Most would rather have their tails chopped. As the young buck […]

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Flash | Pool of Spirits

October 7, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Narya by shirotsuki on DeviantArt “Pool of Spirits” A slit of golden light sliced the air vertically and pealed back to create a door filled with brilliant light. The wooded area around the door went still. Listening. Sniffing. Waiting. At a sudden ruckus rattling beyond the light, curious life mulling about the door scattered, feeling a tremble hurtling  […]

Filed Under: Flash Tagged With: escape, Flash fiction, Magic Door, Spirit World, vignette

Flash | Confrontation in the Wood of Fear

September 30, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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FIGHT NIGHT by MichaelBills on DeviantArt “Confrontation in the Wood of Fear” Davey’s bladder felt like bursting. An overfilled canteen leaking at the top. All around him his fellow scouts snored. Their scout leader the loudest, a large grizzly bear dreaming of an elusive fish in a rushing stream. It was still dark. The early […]

Filed Under: Flash Tagged With: black knight, duel, face your fears, Flash fiction, vignette

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Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
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The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
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The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
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All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
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The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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