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New Project: Wicked Little Things

I’ve decided to put Sins of a Father on hold a bit longer in favor of a new project I’ve started working on. I don’t know when I’ll go back to Sins, but it won’t be until I’m loving the story again. Right now I’m just not feeling it so I’m not going to force myself to work on it.

The new project is a followup to 100 Tiny Tales of Terror. For the time being I’m calling it Wicked Little Things.…

Swimming in Colors #drabble #100words #flashfiction #zombie

Photo Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford

The world swam in indiscernible blobs of color as the toxin coursed through his veins. His thoughts jumbled into one big, incoherent mess.

The ringing in his ears drowned out the screams of his companions. He could remember that there were others, but he couldn’t recall their names or visualize their faces. Everything was just colors–red, orange, and yellow…

I’ve been thinking… Scary, I know.

Over the last few months I have found I’ve been questioning my future in the writing world. That’s why my posts have slacked off and I’ve backed away from Friday Fictioneers and my writing challenges.

I like writing. I really do. That isn’t the problem.

It’s the editing and marketing that get me down. I hate both of them (with a fiery passion one might say). I always have and I always will.

Editi…

Legend #100wordstory #drabble #FridayFictioneers

Photo Copyright – Madison Woods

“What is this stuff?” Mary asked.

Victor knelt before the multicolored goop flowing down the hillside. “It moves like lava.”

“That’s not lava.”

“It looks to be biological.” Victor examined a small sample on the end of a twig.

“It’s alive?” Sarah stepped backward.

“No, but I’d wager to guess that it’s from something that is.”

“The source would have to be massive.”

“…

Single Mother #drabble #100wordstory #fiction

She stood on the crest of the hill; watched the children playing in the valley below near the long unused logging road. It’d been six years since she’d seen a truck traverse that old road; six years since John’s accident. It was mostly overgrown with weeds now, barely noticeable as a road at all.

Life without John–life as a single mother–was hard. All too often there wasn’t enough food to feed…

The Long Walk Nowhere #100WordStory

The sickness hit hard, and it hit fast. Before long the dead piled up with few left to tend to their decomposing bodies. The handful of us that remained–and could still walk–left town a week after the initial wave of sickness swept through. There were six of us, now there are two. Only John and I remain, and John is coughing up blood.

We’ve not seen another living thing since we started on our…

Movie of the Week: The Warriors (1979)

The Warriors is one of those classic cult movies that I absolutely love. I loved it the first time I saw it when I was a kid and I’ve loved it ever since.

Being that I’ll be running a Tough Mudder this coming weekend I thought this movie seemed appropriate.

I’ve only got one more thing to say before I link you to a site where you can watch the entire movie ad-free.

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Friday Fictioneers: The House on the Hill #zombies

Photo Copyright – Björn Rudberg

When the plague first hit we were too stupid and oblivious to know it. We all thought it was the flu. We were wrong. We found that out when the infected started dying. That would have been fine if they’d stayed dead. Unfortunately for us that didn’t happen.

Everyone knew the house on the cliff would be the safest in town, but that was the problem: everyone knew.…

Six on the Sixth: August #sixwordstories

What Once Was bound (chair)

The rope broke. She was free.

The Junker (automobile)

A car without a key: worthless.

Cat and Mouse (duck)

Through hungry, clawing trees, she ran.

Her Captor (black)

Hands around her neck stopped her.

Breaking Point (anger)

Scared and angry, she fought back.

Removing the Sin (sink)

Bloody water swirled down the drain.

I’ll leave it at that and let you decide…

Six on the Sixth Prompt - August #sixwordstories #prompt

It’s that time of the month again! No not that time!

It’s time for some six word stories! Currently there isn’t a huge following, but hopefully as time passes more and more writers around the world will be contributing to this little exercise in creativity.

Speaking of creativity, I went ahead and created a logo for this little game we play. Extra points go to anyone who can positively identify…

This movie doesn’t need much of an introduction. Just watch it and allow Clive Barker to take you down a deep, dark rabbit hole of epic proportions. Oh, and Pinhead is down there too! Yay!

Storybook Corner - July : "A witch used to live here."

There used to be a building around this chimney, but it’s long gone. The chimney is all that’s left.

Tommy walked toward the stone chimney with his back to the others. “They say a witch used to live here. She used to burn up kids in this fireplace. “

“Baloney! You’re making that up,” Richie said as he took a step backward.

“No, I’m not. Dylan told me all about it.”

Kevin moved with Tommy toward…

Friday Fictioneers on Wednesday. Yeah, you heard me... Seeing Things

Photo Copyright – Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Daryl’s eyelids drooped as he looked out the window. After a few minutes of watching the ground flow passed like water, something green on the wing drew his attention. He rubbed his eyes and leaned closer to the glass.

The gremlin staring back at him cocked its head and grinned, its wide mouth full of too many teeth. He closed his eyes and looked away.…