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Tag Archives: horror fiction
Such A Cold Heart, (MicroHorror, March 2012)
She’s having difficulty opening her eyes, blinking rapidly behind closed lids to try to free them. Slowly she manages to free her eyelashes from the frozen tears that cling to them, and looks up. The moon is directly above her, … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Published Work
Tagged horror fiction, hypothermia fiction, short horror fiction
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The Change of Life (MicroHorror, February 2011)
“Can I go in to see Grandma?” “No, Billie, she’s changing at the moment.” “Will it take long?” “Give it an hour or so, hon.” That hour seemed interminable to Billie, but eventually Mom checked the clock and jerked her … Continue reading
Hand Me Downs (MicroHorror, October 2011)
Aunt Eleanor always had beautiful hands. Even when her face became lined and yellowed, her throat sagged to resemble that of a turkey, and her chest was covered in tissue-thin skin that collapsed when she folded her arms, her hands … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Published Work
Tagged hands horror fiction, horror fiction, short horror fiction
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A Matter of Death and Life, (MicroHorror,May 2011)
The night my grandfather died, the wind howled in the trees and shutters rattled angrily. It seemed he was venting his fury at the prospect of death, as he struggled to stay alive. He’d lingered for days. Initially we’d all … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Published Work
Tagged death of grandad, horror fiction, shapeshifters, short horror fiction
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Rescue, MicroHorror, September 2010
They had pulled her this way and that all through the morning, and now she was tired. Tired of all the murmurs of encouragement, tired of the false optimism and the sad, secret looks they shared as they withdrew from … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction
Tagged Cat Fiction, cat horror fiction, horror fiction, suffocation by cats
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Pipped At The Post, MicroHorror, October 2010
The surgeon finished scrubbing up, and turned the tap off with his elbow. “Should be a real harvest today, son,” he said, glancing across at his assistant. “We don’t often get them this young, and an athlete as well, I … Continue reading
When We Are Together, MicroHorror, January 2011
Not long now… just another ten days and then we’ll be together. But the days go so slowly. I can scarcely wait. How sweet you looked this morning walking to the bus stop, that pink dress flaring prettily around your … Continue reading