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52 in 52 : Story #2 – Night Lights (Whistling in the Dark’verse)
‘Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.’ – Ray Bradbury I’ve joined the madness over on the NaNoWriMo thread and going to try and write 52 short stories (or Flash Fiction) in 2017. I’m aiming for flash fiction of roughly five thousand words or less…
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Love Me (#55WordChallenge)
Wordcount: 55 Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Written for Jezri’s Nightmares 55 Word Challenge : Week 16. Prompt was this photo of a gothic Alice holding a red potion that said ‘Love Me’. Story did not place.
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Rivers of Blood and Bone (Rise and Walk)
Wordcount: 100 Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (Implied Gore) Universe: Rise and Walk Summary: Written for the Terrible Minds Flash Fiction Challenge: Choose Your Setting : “The Bone Cathedral”. Because lo, I haven’t done a drabble in a while and what better ‘verse for this than my favorite blood magic playground? *grin* Although it’s not a proper story,…
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The Ghost of Herington Hill
There’s a light in the limbs of the old oak tree, Where they hung the mutineer Jones. There’s a light in the limbs where none should be, And a rattle of unquiet bones. Bones lie quiet! Bones lie still! Bones lie buried in Herington Hill! The sun burnt red when he went to sea, An…
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The Thirteenth Step
One step ago the moon was bright and full, it’s light a subtle melody of red. Two steps ago the wind was but a breeze, a mild unhurried breath of quiet dread. Three steps ago the night was chill and waiting, for something hidden in the shadowed snow. And I upon that sheltered path was…