Paranormal Horror and Suspense
Paulette believed in magic. She could feel it rumbling in her chest. Beyond the place that she called home she knew there was something more, grander than she could even imagine.
“Do you ever feel like we’re not alone?” she asked her sister one night as they lay in the darkness waiting for sleep. [Read more…] about The World Above (Flash Fiction Challenge)
I moved out of state so I wouldn’t see you again. I jammed everything I owned into my hatchback and drove 200 miles in silence. For some reason, I thought that would be far enough, but I was wrong. I see you watching me on my new job. You think you’re hiding, but I can feel your eyes on the back of my neck. I can hear your voice playing over the in-store speakers. You always talk to me through the radio. I know your tricks, and I don’t fall for them anymore. I don’t listen. I don’t have to listen. That’s what I yelled before walking out of my job at the drug store. I tore my nametag from my shirt and dropped it in the parking lot as I left.
I don’t need to work if I don’t have any bills. I started camping in the woods off the interstate. No one can charge me to live here. I can leave my car on the side of the road and hike out into the trees. I walk for thirty minutes before I set up camp. That’s far enough away not to be noticed by the police.
Even that far back in the woods, I can still hear the rush of the traffic, but I pretend it’s the sound of a rushing stream. It is dark out here, and I know you can’t find me. There is no radio. There are no posters of you. No cardboard cutouts for people to pose with. I am alone with my thoughts. I am away from you.
The birthday cake was pink with white writing on top and little white roses around the edge. Shonda couldn’t read yet, but her mother told her the writing said “Happy Birthday.” Shonda got two roses with her piece because she was the birthday girl. Everyone else got one. The icing was thick and so sweet it made her teeth hurt. [Read more…] about Birthday (Flash Fiction Challenge)
Michelle’s high heel shoes clacked on the tile as she paced up and down the hall.
“Sit down. Just watching you is making me nervous,” Patrice said. She sat on one of the black metal folding chairs that lined the hallway, clutching her purse in her lap.
“I can’t,” Michelle said. “Pacing is the only thing keeping me sane.” [Read more…] about The Audition (Flash Fiction Challenge)
I’ve been thinking a lot about this blog and what to include on it. After a lot of thought, I decided that I want to start using it for short stories, more specifically flash fiction. [Read more…] about The 30 Day Flash Fiction Challenge