Welcome to My New Writing Blog
“A short story is a different thing altogether – a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” ― Stephen King, Skeleton Crew Continue reading Welcome to My New Writing Blog
Tag: Horror
Locked in a Room
The last thing I remember was being in an Uber and taking the offered bottle of water. I’m overcome with disbelief as I look around this strange, foreign room, from the velvet couch I’m perched. Grogginess and a sense of doom build as seconds tick by Continue reading Locked in a Room
Killer Butterflies
By Katie Arminie With the discounted wine squeezed into the liquor store’s conspicuous black grocery bag and tucked behind her seat, she was on her way. As she drove, she marveled on how strange the weather had been this year. After years of drought, followed by torrential rains, it had been a colder winter in Southern California terms. And now? The Santa Ana winds had, … Continue reading Killer Butterflies
Shutting Down
by Katie Arminie When you are shutting down, the last to go out are the lights. The collections are wiped clean or sold off to a focused intention, the last bit of letting go. The worries that you kept close to your heart seem silly now. What would the world be like with all this gone, replaced with something new? The obviousness of what mattered … Continue reading Shutting Down
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