Alas, it is the last day of the October Frights Blog Hop, but I hope you've had fun. I leave you with an excerpt from my WIP story collection, Fairy Tales and Nightmares, which I expect to publish in 2023. The tidbit is from my Hansel and Gretel retelling. Photo by Balazs Kiss on Pexels.com... Continue Reading →
#OctoberFrights Day 5: Halloween Vigil
Welcome to Day 5 of October Frights, with another flash fiction story. Enjoy. The Halloween Vigil “Help me, please help me.” Jonas knew better than to answer her girlish plea for help; he still remembered what happened to Ricky that Halloween. He did glance towards the abandoned orchard. She crouched on top of the stone... Continue Reading →
#OctoberFrights Day 4: Dark Poetry with Monsters
Welcome to Day 4 and my annual October Frights Dark Poetry segment Photo by samer daboul on Pexels.com Shadows in the Mirror Shifting glassin the darkreflectionsof facesthat shouldn’t beMama, mama,he cries out,nightmares are realShush,it was a dreamThere are nomonsters Mama smilesreassuringly Until the morningwhen the lightrevealsa missingchild Within the Woods Like reaching fingersunder moonlightthe branches... Continue Reading →
#OctoberFrights Day 3: Drabble Wednesday With Monsters
Welcome to Day 3 and the October Frights edition of Drabble Wednesday. Enjoy. Don’t Be Curious “Don’t go down into the basement.”The caretaker warned me, but I didn’t listen. The murky space beneath the winding staircase was too tempting. What secrets did it hold? What adventures?I was always the curious sort. Mother said it would... Continue Reading →
#OctoberFrights Day 2: Author Spotlight – D.L. Tillery
Today I'm bringing you a spotlight post on horror author D. L.Tillery and her new short story release Fractals. Fractals The biting cold may leave you wanting… Dallure is excited yet nervous about the upcoming trip with her boyfriend. She is expecting an along awaited proposal. But on the road, Drake is being anything but... Continue Reading →