Hugh Hall awoke suddenly from a bad dream, only to be reminded his reality was worse than any nightmare. His mother was dying in her hospital bed beside him. He had meant to remain awake, but it was late, and the flickering light from the television screen accompanied by hushed … Continue reading
This is a repost from the Vamplit Blog. I’ll be watching a zombie movie a day starting next month and posting a short comment/review about each here daily. Over on Vamplit I’ll bundle them up and post every Tuesday. My son will be watching the movies with me, so I’ve … Continue reading
I knew I was lost as soon as I passed the exit to Stage Road. My sister Gwen had assured me her email directions would lead me to her bridal shower out in the boonies without fail. She was wrong, as usual. Gwen was marrying a chicken farmer. What was … Continue reading
Britney sneezed and the mugger shot her in the chest. She died instantly. It happened late at night, in the alley behind a movie theater. Her father Kevin had parked there so they were on time for the start of the Twilight premier. The nervous mugger approached as soon as … Continue reading
I wrote this story ten years ago, but never edited it. I apologize that it’s over 1300 words. I just couldn’t get it down any further from the original 4000. Geneva danced her way through the small cabin in the woods for the first time as a home owner. She … Continue reading
I’ve been like a kid a Christmas, waiting for this month’s Death theme to begins at the Vamplit Blog. This week took me some time to think through though. I didn’t want to write a story about the popular undead of today, so I did a little research and fell … Continue reading
WARNING: ADULT CONTENT GRAPHIC BUT NOT TOO DISTURBING For the first time since I was a little girl, I sat at Aunt Trudy’s vanity, a place we had once spent hours painting each other’s faces and adorning ourselves with costume jewelry. Back then, a young and beautiful vision reflected in … Continue reading
WARNING: ADULT CONTENT INCLUDING INCEST GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING Leon sat in his delivery truck outside the local City Market. He had just finished his last delivery of the day for his mother’s sausage company. He had also made an ass of himself fifteen minutes prior when he asked Betty, a … Continue reading
WARNING: ADULT CONTENT GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING Cries have been echoing from the forest behind the restrooms for the past hour. It’s Baby and it’s reminding me it’s hungry. Monday nights, turning tricks here at the rest stop are always quiet though. In fact, I haven’t seen a man come through … Continue reading
Max waited for Dr. Krause beside the gate leading into St. Mary’s Cemetery. The Doctor had promised to meet him there at six o’clock, and it was already twenty minutes past the hour. Max hoped he wouldn’t have to reschedule because the sooner he dealt with his fetish, the better. … Continue reading
Sorry, I didn’t have time to write a new story this week, so this story is a republish of a contest entry that made it to the final judging, but didn’t place. Four-year-old Amy had become quite a handful for her mother, Emily while the family moved into their new … Continue reading
Amber whisked her lab coat backward and stood with her hands on her hips. “Professor Cale, how long are we going to keep Alex’s condition a secret?” She intended to stand firm until he gave her a definitive answer. “Do I have to remind you who’s responsible for his condition?” … Continue reading
We’re writing about lighthouses over at the Vamplit Blog for #fridayflash this week, so I went out to the Haunted Lighthouses website for inspiration. I found an unfortunate tale in the history of Seguin Lighthouse that was too good to pass up. What I wrote is a story about a … Continue reading
Alan stopped at the edge of a cliff, and we all halted in line behind him. He stared across the valley for several seconds, then pointed the tip of his riffle at a distant cave, several feet up from where a trail passed beneath it. “How long before we reach … Continue reading
Every Wednesday I lead #humpday #horrorchat on Twitter for Vamplit Publishing. It’s a way for us all to share our favorite things about horror while tweeting on Twitter. THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Mad Scientists We’re discussing the crazy geniuses in both movies and literature (Mad scientists are also our theme for … Continue reading
Sometime in the future They sleep. In a deep unwakable hibernation, and nearing a third of our world’s population, they are everywhere. For nearly twenty long years, the number of sleepers continue to increase with no sign of a cure. The only hope for humanity, a device. The Somnambulist Device … Continue reading
Besides this story, don’t miss reading The Ointment by Carole Gill and The Voice by Grace Mahoney on the Vamplit blog. ——- It fell from the sky, onto the pavement, leaving a slight divot before it rolled to the curb. On her way home from school, just across the street, … Continue reading
After 4 days off of doing about nothing this week, I’ve been back editing the last few days. Am up to 19 hours, a few hours further than the challenge suggestion of 16.5. What did I do during my 4 days off, in between naps? Comedy therapy via Trailer Park … Continue reading
I’m just sick after hearing this morning about a prize elk shot with an arrow within Estes Park, Colorado. We spend A LOT of time there and have seen him. This is especially sad after we watched an equally impressive bull elk defend his heard against two other giants a … Continue reading
I found this on io9 in How Walking Dead made the lip-less zombie girl a reality.
Write 1,000,000 new words of fiction
by January 1st, 2015
Write 100 short stories by 1/1/2014
Because I have dozens of
unfinished short stories.