Hayden Hayden walked into the store through the front doors. Like a customer would. Years working here, and he still didn’t have a key to the back door. If he had any options, he’d find a new job. ‘If’ being the operative word. Hayden tussled his straight black hair. He didn’t have time to showerContinue reading “Part 21 – Spilled Tea”
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Part 19 – All the Time in the World
Kat And then she was alone. Kat stood behind the counter of an empty store, staring out the window and into what felt like the depths of space. She could see the well-lit gas pumps, but beyond them, a void stretched out into eternity. She was adrift. Kat pulled her phone out to check theContinue reading “Part 19 – All the Time in the World”
Advent of Evil – Day 15
Roast Beast My uncle threw the best Christmas dinners. He lived way up in the mountains, and when you arrived, you could always smell the roast cooking. It was never turkey, but no one complained because it tasted so good. When I was 11 we arrived early, and there was no roast. My father sternlyContinue reading “Advent of Evil – Day 15”
Autumnborn Teaser
It was cold for September. The kind of evening where your breath hung in the air, signaling the end of summer and the fast approach of the coming frost. The bright leaves had already begun falling from the trees, and the local festivities were about to begin. For Greenvale, it was a special time ofContinue reading “Autumnborn Teaser”
Advent of Evil – Day 5
1 AM Thoughts Does everyone do this? Lie awake all night, bearing witness to the past. It stands before me, in the guise of a child, and whispers to me for an hour. What I could have done differently. The kindness I could have shared. The person I could have been. I want to believeContinue reading “Advent of Evil – Day 5”
Part 12 – Charity on Highway 525
Lucy Kat didn’t seem bad. A bit dim, maybe, and being the boss’s niece was a hit against her. In other circumstances, Lucy would be more charitable. But the way Kat looked at Tom made her blood boil. Like how all the shallow girls at school looked at him. Like a piece of meat. SheContinue reading “Part 12 – Charity on Highway 525”
Part 7 – I Dream of Fire
A vision of shadow and fire. Does it show the past, or portent a grim future yet to come?
31 Days of Dread – Day 22
Haunted Dolls are Going Viral! Do you have an attic? Check it regularly during the day, when they have less sway. If you find a doll you never owned, don’t leave it there, but don’t throw it away, and for the love of God, don’t try to destroy it. These things feed off negative energy,Continue reading “31 Days of Dread – Day 22”
Part 6 – Slice After Slice
Daisy thinks she’s in for a peaceful night slinging pizzas at the crossroads. Then the phone rings.