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Our *Original Worlds* call is now open! We’re seeking stories that blend genres, haunt with character, and cut deep emotionally. Deadline: December 15, 2025 Share your voice. Shape the worlds. coldopenstories.com/write/

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. Our *Original Worlds* call is now open! We’re seeking stories that blend genres, haunt with character, and cut deep emotionally.

Deadline: December 15, 2025
Share your voice. Shape the worlds. 
coldopenstories.com/write/

💀 📣 This is your reminder that our Fast Fiction writing contest ends THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! Get to scribblin', boils and ghouls! Learn more about our Warhammer 40,000 competition and enter before the end of Oct 31st ✍️ 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. 💀 📣 This is your reminder that our Fast Fiction writing contest ends THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! Get to scribblin', boils and ghouls!

Learn more about our Warhammer 40,000 competition and enter before the end of Oct 31st ✍️ 
40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

Two weeks left to enter our writing competition! 40k.coldopenstories.com

✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). 

Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃
ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). 

Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃


✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward?

Read now at coldopenstories.com

#ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

🌑 Night Mode has arrived! 🌑 The site now has a brand-new Night (Lord) Mode option for easy reading in the dark. No more straining your eyes in low light — just click the little moon icon in the bottom right corner and let the shadows take over. 40k.coldopenstories.com

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. 🌑 Night Mode has arrived! 🌑

The site now has a brand-new Night (Lord) Mode option for easy reading in the dark. No more straining your eyes in low light — just click the little moon icon in the bottom right corner and let the shadows take over.

40k.coldopenstories.com

✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). 

Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃
ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). 

Get started on YOUR submission before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃

⚠️ Not every war is fought across trenches or void-choked battlefields. Some conflicts begin quietly. In the hidden corners of the soul. In whispers behind locked doors. In the hesitation before the trigger is pulled. Enter the contest ✍️ 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. ⚠️ Not every war is fought across trenches or void-choked battlefields. Some conflicts begin quietly. In the hidden corners of the soul. In whispers behind locked doors. In the hesitation before the trigger is pulled. 

Enter the contest ✍️ 
40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

Victory is forged in words ✍️ The winner of our latest Fast Fiction contest has been crowned — marking the end of our competition on The Scouring! Read the winning entry, the official selection, and editors choice now: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction-x…

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. Victory is forged in words ✍️ The winner of our latest Fast Fiction contest has been crowned — marking the end of our competition on The Scouring! 

Read the winning entry, the official selection, and editors choice now: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction-x…

🪦 After a long silence, where only echoes and haunted things roamed the crypt, the *Sanctum Librarium* is once more accepting submissions. We’re calling on aspiring authors from across the galaxy to share bold, character-driven... 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. 🪦 After a long silence, where only echoes and haunted things roamed the crypt, the *Sanctum Librarium* is once more accepting submissions. We’re calling on aspiring authors from across the galaxy to share bold, character-driven...

40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

Writers, time is running out! FAST FICTION CONTEST (Warhammer 40K) 1,000 words, submit before June 30th at 11:59 PM PT 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin… ORIGINAL WORLDS (any genre!) 3,500-5,500 words, submit your manuscript before June 15th at 11:59 PM PT 📷 coldopenstories.com/write/

ColdOpenStories's tweet image. Writers, time is running out! 

FAST FICTION CONTEST (Warhammer 40K) 1,000 words, submit before June 30th at 11:59 PM PT 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

ORIGINAL WORLDS (any genre!) 3,500-5,500 words, submit your manuscript before June 15th at 11:59 PM PT 📷 coldopenstories.com/write/
ColdOpenStories's tweet image. Writers, time is running out! 

FAST FICTION CONTEST (Warhammer 40K) 1,000 words, submit before June 30th at 11:59 PM PT 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writin…

ORIGINAL WORLDS (any genre!) 3,500-5,500 words, submit your manuscript before June 15th at 11:59 PM PT 📷 coldopenstories.com/write/

❄️ Cold Open Stories 已轉發

A lone Imperial Fist space marine against a hive ship full of biological horrors. Can he prevail against the odds and avenge his fallen battle brothers? Read ‘Hagen’s Legacy’ this #FictionFriday. 👉 40k.coldopenstories.com/hagens-legacy/ #WarhammerCommunity @ColdOpenStories

chris_buxey's tweet image. A lone Imperial Fist space marine against a hive ship full of biological horrors. Can he prevail against the odds and avenge his fallen battle brothers?
Read ‘Hagen’s Legacy’ this #FictionFriday.
👉 40k.coldopenstories.com/hagens-legacy/
#WarhammerCommunity
@ColdOpenStories

❄️ Cold Open Stories 已轉發

Skarsmasha is sent up the mountain to the Weird House to fetch an exiled Weirdboy. But the old warphead has some surprising news for the young Ork… Read ‘Big Dreams in the Weird House’ this #FictionFriday. 👉 40k.coldopenstories.com/big-dreams-in-… #WarhammerCommunity @ColdOpenStories

chris_buxey's tweet image. Skarsmasha is sent up the mountain to the Weird House to fetch an exiled Weirdboy. But the old warphead has some surprising news for the young Ork…
Read ‘Big Dreams in the Weird House’ this #FictionFriday.
👉 40k.coldopenstories.com/big-dreams-in-…
#WarhammerCommunity
@ColdOpenStories

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