Pete threw down the EMF meter in disgust. The needle lay at the neutral end of the scale. Six hours of staring at it, and the damn thing refused to move. He hoped he could find the receipt when he got home. Pete made another circuit of the room. His objects remained where he’d planted […]
Flash Fiction
Along the Old Corpse Road
Tanya sits on a low wall at the bottom of her garden, and she’s already swigging from a bottle by the time I reach her. She’s picked the label off so I’ve no idea what it is but it’s pink and smells like floor cleaner. She hands it to me before I’ve even sat down. […]
#FridayFlash – Halloween Surprise
“Are you ready, honey?” “Almost.” William adjusted his tie and smoothed down his hair with one hand. He grimaced at the oily feel of the gel Mary insisted he use. His wife made her way down the stairs and the top step creaked. A halo of tight black curls surrounded her pale face, and a […]
Halloween Season – Trick or Treat
I walk along the street towards the next house. Fake cobwebs drape across the porch, and several grinning pumpkins light my way up the path. Further down the street, giggling children run from house to house. They stop to compare candy collections on the sidewalk. I chuckle to myself, a deep rumble inside my hood. […]
Halloween Season – Halloween Night
Thank you for letting me know that you’d like to be notified about my ghost stories on BBC Radio 4 this Halloween! In the meantime, how about a spooky slice of flash fiction… “Mom, why don’t we have a pumpkin for Halloween?” Michael looked out the window at the houses across the street. Each one […]
Halloween Season – Queens of Twilight
The inhabitants of Karloff Falls gathered at the single bar on Main Street for the annual Halloween Battle of the Bands contest. Some of the townsfolk wore homemade T-shirts to support their friends or neighbours. Others wore disinterested expressions, there solely due to the lack of anything else to do. MC Marie Festre adjusted her […]
