The Mistress of Windraven, by Tom Reamy (dark Gothic short story, 1976)

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"Windraven Hall, where my dreams began and seemingly must forever end in a dream..."

Blurb: a shockingly successful Gothic romance writer escapes her crummy marriage into a happy ending of her own creation.

Why is it worth your time?: It's short and free to read online. What have you to lose?

Plural/1+ Tags: abuse intermediate focus, other world, dreamfolk, fictioneers, romantic relationships

Content Warnings: Contain spoilers; see comments

Accessibility Notes: Widely reprinted, including in Italian, and in English it's still in print today. Its first appearance (with an illustration!) has been digitized on archive.org and it appears to be screenreadable.

Misc. Notes (if any): Tom Reamy was found dead of a heart attack, slumped over his typewriter while working on his latest writing project. Maybe he went to Windraven.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

...uh, where're the warnings?

Content Warnings

[lb_lee]

Whoops, I forgot! Here they are:

Gothic romance style madness, a house fire, character deaths, and a crummy marriage.