The following is my participation in Weekly Horror Tales & Dark Side Thursday Tuesday began as any other boring day in the life of Annie Smith. The alarm clock rang at exactly 6:45 am which gave Annie at least two wacks at the snooze button before she had to be up promptly at 7 am in order…
Category: Horror and Suspense
Weekly Photo Challenge: Alphabet
Photo Challenge: Alphabet…Take us to school with your photos this week, and show us some ABCs. I was on my evening run, when I ran past this cemetery in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Being a lover of all things paranormal, I couldn’t resist the temptation to explore the site. The hour of day, dusk, enhanced…
The Mark of the Beast
Flash Fiction For Aspiring Writers…each week we are given a photo and allotted only 175 words to construct a story. Below is my response to this week’s “Flash Fiction For Aspiring Writers” The Mark Of The Beast She watched him from her place of containment. Sure enough, he had “the mark” and so she…
Predators, Entities and Witches…My Novel Grows
(Below is part two of my novel writing adventure. Which story idea do you like best? Thanks for walking with me on this journey.) Good novels are created from good ideas. Sometimes the thought of conjuring up a good idea can be quite intimidating. How many times have I sat down to write, only to…
Possession
Writing 101 Day 5: Write a response to the following tweet. Home is a person. If you're lucky, home is yourself. — Duchess Goldblatt (@duchessgoldblat) May 13, 2015 (Buckle your seat belts for this is going to be a horror ride!) Possession I was quite the unusual child. No one dared speak it out loud,…
The Passing
The following is my submission to Literary Lion. Maggie arose to begin her night’s work. It had become routine and so she proceeded with little thought. Looking at her surroundings, Maggie noticed the moss ridden tombstones, and grass, that had been trampled by deer, who frequented the garden, seeking solitude from redneck hunters and their barking dogs….
The Balloon Man
It was the minion…always the minion, and there was only one. One special little boy or girl would be the recipient of the lone minion balloon. He pushed the cart of balloons and watched them all with a curious eye. Children everywhere…the carnival proved to be a smorgasbord for his choosing. “Eeny meeny miny mo…Mary, Susie or Jimmy Joe……
Amy’s Freedom Part 3
(The following is my latest submission to Dark Side Thursday. It’s the continuing story of a woman within the clutches of a serial killer. Parts 1 & 2 can be found under the category: Amy’s Freedom.) Amy’s Freedom (Part 3) He pictured Amy, hanging in the root cellar. He knew of her excruciating pain. He had…
The Meeting
Katie took another drag of her cigarette, and then thumped the remainder into the air like a paper football. She stepped away from the rock she had leaned against for hours, and wiped at the tears that drained down her dusty face. The sun was low on the horizon. It was time to go. Had…
Amy’s Freedom (Part 2)
Below you will find my submission to the DARK SIDE THURSDAY event. The idea is to write something dark and scary using 500 words or less. This is part 2 of Amy’s story. I hope you will check back next week for it’s continuation. Enjoy part 2 of Amy’s Freedom. (Part 1 can be found in July…
Redhead Reflections 