OCTOBER TERROR 2018 Short Story Award – Entry #22 “Ceres” by James Pack
Ceres, a fast, little schooner with an exciting history, received her first commission in 1807 as a merchant ship. With a compliment of forty, including [Read more…]
Ceres, a fast, little schooner with an exciting history, received her first commission in 1807 as a merchant ship. With a compliment of forty, including [Read more…]
Blood streamed from Hannah’s broken jaw, soaking her shirt. Her effort to remain upright now impossible. The electrical buzzing giants dragged her between two rows [Read more…]
Darkness covered the yard as the girl crossed from the barn heading towards the house. She shivered, pulling her shawl about her, mindful of the [Read more…]
The dead clawed at the Earth. Still not strong enough to leave their graves unassisted. Pestilence carried by the rats instead. New mutations harvested in [Read more…]
Alfie skipped up the garden path and through the gate. It was going to be a great day. He could feel it. It was a [Read more…]
The Atlantic City boardwalk doesn’t get much foot traffic in the dead of winter, especially around dusk. Oh sure, there are the casinos, but anyone [Read more…]
‘I’m heading off,’ Elise said. ‘I mean it this time.’ Mum would be waiting up, pretending to watch a late night movie, unable to sleep [Read more…]
Steve didn’t take this particular route to Dalford often, but he knew it well enough to realise he’d probably taken a wrong turn somewhere. Squinting [Read more…]
My name is Timothy Bridle, and this is my story of how an unbreakable bond developed between me and the woman that I loved. I’d [Read more…]
It’s been three days since I last saw the light. Three days, I’ve been sitting by the window, waiting to see it again. I first [Read more…]
PART 1 – SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Darren didn’t have a job, as such. He put this down to having, what he chose to call, a [Read more…]
“Do you believe in eternal life?” the hooded figure asked the man slumped before him. “I –” the man faltered, his gaze fell to the [Read more…]
He walked into his little apartment. He dropped the stack of bills he had just plucked from the mailbox on to the flimsy faux oak [Read more…]
This is a Roma Gray Trick-or-Treat Thriller. Enjoy! “Here we are,” announced Danny. He skidded his bike to a stop and in one fluid motion [Read more…]
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