Understatement
/Some folks believer in…
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To say the walk down this street was eerie would be an understatement.
Melody selected this path over my repeated objections.
I said firmly: “No one in this town ever walks …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreWriting Gallery
Writing Block
/I wish I could write like a poet
But it seems I have outgrown it
That magical innocence
That provokes dissonance…
By Slyvia Rose
Read MoreRumination
/When our past, our present…
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Oh, to live life over again; to consciously live it
differently. If only we could choose a different …
By Linda Troxell
Read MorePlanting Roots
/A northwest autumn breeze
had stirred a sweet smokescreen—
stove-warm air, birch-arched,
drifted through a cracked …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreThe Final Wire
/My historic fictional…
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The year was 1870. Ben Blackwood was the telegraph operator for Western Union and ticket agent for the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad in…
By Don Gardiner
Read MoreEerie Sounds Of The Season
/Princess Lida Learns…
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Holiday warmth flickered as the enclosed fireplace setting sent friendly, peaceful messages, dancing and singing enthusiastic …
By Marc OBrien
Read MoreHorror Quatrain
/I don’t much write of ghosts and ghouls
Do not subscribe to horror’s schools
But of tricks and treats, I am…
By Mike Turner
Read MoreOne's Outlook
/The word "eerie" can…
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How do you define the word “eerie”?
Do you ponder the paranormal?
Do spooky and strange spirits come…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreDial-Up Hearts
/“I got it,” Emma yelled from downstairs.
“And?” Mateo said, unable to hide his grin.
“And hang up the phone, nerd,” she …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreEntertaining Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery
/On October 14, 1888, newly-betrothed Camille and Margaret Montegomery moved into their brand new home built especially for them, a wedding present from the bride’s wealthy parents. That night both young lovers died in their sleep from …
By CraigE
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