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October 31, 2021
Affirmations: Short Fiction
It’s Halloween and this will be the last story of my writing challenge! I hope you’ve all had fun reading the stories, because I have had a great time writing (also stress, so much stress haha). You can check out every story by clicking on its title:
Monday: The Best Way
Tuesday: Whirlpool
Wednesday: Buzzkill
Thursday: The Hungry Visitor
Friday: Well
Saturday: Unseen Cost
Today’s prompt – the final prompt – is: a demon in your house that rearranges everything into LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH, kitschy stu...
October 30, 2021
Unseen Cost: Short Fiction
Hello, hello everyone! We are on our second to last story for my writing challenge. If you missed the previous ones, don’t worry, you can find them here:
Monday: The Best Way
Tuesday: Whirlpool
Wednesday: Buzzkill
Thursday: The Hungry Visitor
Friday: Well
Today’s prompt is: today you can see for the first time in your life. Who have you really been talking to all these years?
Dedicated to Davemeddlehed.
Unseen CostThe bandages that swathed my head itched horribly and reeked of antise...
October 29, 2021
Well: Short Fiction
Hello, lovely reader!
How have you been enjoying the stories so far? I’ve been having a lot of fun writing them! Worried you missed any? Check this list:
Monday: The Best Way
Tuesday: Whirlpool
Wednesday: Buzzkill
Thursday: The Hungry Visitor
Now for today’s prompt: a married couple (tourists), plagued by marital woes, take a trip to a village on a quiet island. They arrive amidst a once-a-century festival that honours the island’s pagan history. The islanders are convinced that the couple...
October 28, 2021
Poker Night (2014): Movie Review
Now, when looking at the cover of this movie I wasn’t sure how it would go. After all, Poker Night isn’t a title which evokes thoughts of horror, or even a crime thriller. But, it’s certainly managed to surprise me.
The MoviePoker Night is a gritty, sometimes gruesome, thriller which was released in 2014 and written and directed by Greg Francis. The movie stars, Beau Mirchoff, who was born on Friday 13th, and is ideally placed for a role in a creepy movie. Movie icons Ron Perlman an...
The Hungry Visitor: Short Fiction
Day four and only three more days until Halloween!
If you missed any of the other stories that I wrote for my challenge so far, you can find them here:
Monday: The Best Way
Tuesday: Whirlpool
Wednesday: Buzzkill
Let me know what you think of them! One thing I really like about doing this type of challenge is how it really kicks the creative part of my brain into high gear. Not only am I writing a piece of fiction every day but based on prompts from you, which does increase the difficulty....
October 27, 2021
Buzzkill: Short Fiction
Third day here. Am I feeling the pressure? Well, of course. It’s not an easy task trying to write a complete piece of fiction everyday, but it also feels good to stretch out my creative muscles. And hopefully you are enjoying the spooky fiction as well!
Today’s prompt is: a strong, handsome man navigates post-apocalyptic world to find love… while fighting off zombees.
Rather specific on what the protagonist should be like, but I dig it.
Dedicated to Chris B.
BuzzkillThe head of a...
October 26, 2021
Whirlpool: Short Fiction
It’s the second day of my writing challenge!
For my second story, I went with this prompt: a state park employee needs to work a night shift at an isolated visitor center. This location takes nearly an hour to reach by car, yet as a curious weather phenomenon occurs, an after hours visitor shows up…and they didn’t drive there.
Dedicated to J. L. Foux
WhirlpoolThe forest felt more immense when the trees were shrouded in night. It was a beautiful feeling, it was an awful feeling, surr...
October 25, 2021
The Best Way: Short Fiction
Happy Monday and happy first day of my October writing challenge! From today until Sunday, I’ll be writing one piece of fiction a day based on your prompts!
If you haven’t sent me one yet, you still can by commenting your prompt below! I’ve done this once before, you can read the stories from the past challenge by clicking here.
Today’s prompt: An alleged woman friend locks you in the laundry room with a ghost.
Dedicated to Thea
The Best WayThe air was thick with the perfume o...
October 20, 2021
Trick ‘r Treat: Movie Review
It’s that time of the year — when ghosties and ghoulies go door to door looking for candy.
Also, next Monday is when I start my writing challenge, so check back everyday for a new story. If you have a prompt you are hoping I’ll use, comment below with it!
The MovieTrick ‘r Treat is an American horror comedy anthology film released in 2007. Written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, and more, the movie contains four...
October 18, 2021
Catherine House: Novel Review
Happy Monday everyone! We are exactly one week away from my week-long writing challenge! Do you have your prompts ready?
The Author
Elisabeth Thomas is a Yale University graduate and an American writer from Brooklyn, New York. Catherine House is her debut novel. When she isn’t writing fiction, she works as an archivist for a modern art museum.
The BookCatherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, this crucible of r...
