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#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 16, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: A Frightening Thought by Elizabeth Perry

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! A Frightening Thought by Elizabeth Perry Real people are born from need and I was no different. People seek each other to satisfy an inescapable imperative. They make children that way. I’m still a child of humanity, but I was never born and I’ll never die. I perform violent death and rebirth each night. I am a creature created b[...]

#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 16, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Ella’s Curse (Bippity Boppity Burnt) by S.P. McConnell

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Ella's Curse (Bippity Boppity Burnt) by S.P. McConnell About the Author Sean McConnell is a creator caught in a perpetual tug-of-war between the literary and the visual. A professional artist, designer and word-smith, Sean is constantly painting images with either prose or brush. His mural creations have graced num[...]

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October 15, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Fabergé by J.J. Menna

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! FABERGÉ by J.J. Menna “What do you think? Isn’t it pretty?” There were a number of words which came to mind, but pretty wasn’t one of them. Alicia wasn’t even sure what she was looking at. It looked like a Fabergé egg, but she had never seen one so macabre-looking. Macabre? I guess so. “Where did you get it?�[...]

#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 14, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: The Camera by Kevin Lewis

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! The Camera by Kevin Lewis Who knew so much pain could come from one item? That was my main question when I discovered what was happening. Up until a year ago, I, Tom Jennings, had a family. Emphasis on the word had. It all started when my family—wife, Kate, and daughters, Mary, and Sarah—took a road trip to northern Mas[...]

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October 13, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Playtime Disturbed by Brenna Cunningham

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Playtime Disturbed by Brenna Cunningham The grass and sticks crunched under Vega’s feet as he followed his brother to their favorite spring. It was a sunny day but a few sparse fluffy clouds took turns blocking it every once in a while, ensuring the boys wouldn’t get too hot. Mama had sent them out to play after they’d got int[...]

These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 12, 2021

#Spookyshowcase: Thanas By Carol S Ahrens

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Thanas by Carol S Ahrens “Scared, little girl, ain’t ya. Yes, you is.” The old woman crooned, her grey hair smelling of oil and spice. Holding the young woman tightly, she patted her on the back with large worn hands. “Sleep is what you need. I get you somethin’ to help you sleep. Then you be better, yes y[...]

#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 11, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Confession by J. Elizabeth Hill

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Confession by J. Elizabeth HIll Kaylan groaned and stretched, the tingle along his skin lingering. Deep, rumbling laughter forced his eyes open. There he was still, the man he’d met at the bar, taken out for dinner, then brought home for a romp. A lopsided grin exposed a few teeth, and his dark brown eyes smoldered with triumph.[...]

#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 10, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Grave Error by Kim Plasket

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Grave Error by Kim Plasket The old library was to be demolished so I convinced my mom to let me walk through it one more time. She told me to be careful because the floor was rotting out in several places. It was not safe. I knew exactly where I wanted to go, there was a room off the main area. It used to be the reference room. It[...]

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October 9, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: Cursed Heart by Madelyn Knecht

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Cursed Heart by Madelyn Knecht Cursed Heart by artist Madelyn Knecht About the Creator I am a YA/MG speculative writer but I also dabble in drawing in my free time. I live in Texas with my Australian Shepherd son, Ranger. Website: mhknecht.wordpress.com Twitter: @madelynknecht Twitter: mhkdraws[...]

#SpookyShowcase, These Deadly Curses Showcase

October 8, 2021

#SpookyShowcase: shadow by Emily McKeon

Welcome to the 9th annual #SpookyShowcase, a Halloween artist and author showcase. A full schedule of submissions can be found here so you don't miss a single entry for THESE DEADLY CURSES. Now, on to today's submission! Shadow by Emily McKeon It happened again. The last time had been years ago when the Darling girl had caught Peter’s shadow and returned it to him. Her stitching had been strong, keeping the willful spirit firmly attached for several decades. The bond would have lasted longer if he hadn’t flew through the thickest part of the woods[...]