On the Fringes of Reality

Where the ordinary world reveals its true nature

Category: Writing updates

  • Scaling back

    Hello all. After a 62-day streak of posting daily to the website, I’m scaling things back slightly. It’s been a blast, not missing a day. And the objective of getting…


  • Update: Echo Room

    Just a short announcement: I’m delighted to report that Echo Room is featured on Free Flash Fiction. If you’ve not visited Free Flash Fiction, you really are missing a trick!…


  • Update: short story, “Private Messaging” on Reedsy Prompts

    I have submitted a short story, Private Messaging to Reedsy Prompts contest #313. I would really love for you to read, ‘like’ and perhaps even comment on the story.


  • The Custodian on Reedsy

    I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, The Custodian, is featured in the Reedsy Contest, and can be viewed, liked and commented on here. I’d be delighted if you’d…


  • Welcome to the Fringes

    Hello, and welcome to my corner of the internet, where the ordinary world reveals its true nature. I’m Andy Brooke, and I write stories about the moments when reality slips.…


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On the Fringes of Reality is a collection of contemporary horror stories that explore the unsettling spaces where our ordinary world reveals its true nature. Each tale examines the familiar through a darker lens, finding terror in technology, relationships, and the everyday moments that suddenly turn strange.