There is one aspect of writing which many people try and many people, including famous writers, do badly. This is writing child characters, and the younger the age, the harder it is to do well. This is because although it’s tempting to write children as small adults, the world of children is much smaller, both…
Tag: ghost
Muse on Monday – October 28, 2024
It is the last week of October, which means Halloween is just a few days away. I have never done much for Halloween, even when I was a kid, but I do like creepy stories and the season when it is getting darker and colder is a great time for that. Story Prompt: October 28,…
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion I had just moved in. My books were finally unpacked. The next morning, they were back in boxes. Ghosts, I assumed. That night, I sat in darkness to see what would happen. The window creaked, then opened. I flipped the lights. A boy stood there, frozen. “Hey,” I said. Nothing. “Did you…?”…
Spirits
Spirits “What are you hoping from this?” I asked the woman across who was looking out the train window lost in thought. She glanced towards me. “Oh, I’m just curious. I don’t think we’ll see anything, really, but I’ve got an open mind.” She went back to looking out into the fog. “I’ve got questions…
The Sum of All Games
The Sum of All Games The field below is an undulating Rorschach test, ten thousand overlapping players forming ever-shifting patterns of dramatic wins and crushing defeats. Death has freed me from the shackles of linear time but by concentrating, I can distill individual events. The Champion’s memorial is nearest, the crowd standing silently for their…
Echo in the Dark
Echo in the Dark The blood moon crawls from behind a cloud, throwing humanoid specters against the bedroom wall. I sit up. Something is on the floor just beyond my bed. The wind rages, and the shadows frenzy on the wallpaper. But there is a crouching shadow there that never changes. “Alexa, turn on lights,”…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 