For this story, I took a cue from riding a roller coaster. I was so afraid when I was riding it that I kept my eyes shut during the entire ride. Afterward, I thought of how it felt to be afraid and shutting out the world. I started thinking, what if someone was so traumatized by an event that they never opened their eyes?
Oct. 3, 2023
Episode Nine - Don't Look
Yuletide Fear
Gloria stared out the window of her fiancée’s childhood bedroom; she noticed the fog cling to the houses and trees, creating an opaque blue screen over the entire landscape. With only half an hour left for the sun to set, nightfall appe…
Halloween Flash Fiction - Week Four
The Tricked Treaters
Charlie stared inside his dented, plastic pumpkin, which was filled almost to the brim with candy. His eyes skimmed over the Snickers, Three Musketeers, and Tootsie Roll. He frowned and dipped his small hand to fish it out. The…
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