The Story Behind my Story: Alone Again

In essence, Alone Again is a ghost story. I’m not the biggest fan of ghost stories because there are so many of them out there. I wanted Alone Again to be a little hard hitting then most, so I incorporated a vehicle that any parent can relate to – having absolutely no way to help your child when they need you the most. Any parent who has had a sick child can relate. You want so badly to help them out, and often times there is little or nothing that you can do.

In my story, Alone Again, my eight year old protagonist Aiden has been abducted by his Uncle Brian. This comes shortly after Aiden’s mom has died. His Uncle Brian is supposedly taking him on a trip, but in reality, he has the worst possible intentions for Aiden. In the story I reveal that Aiden’s mother was killed in an automobile accident, and Brian was responsible for her death. As a parent there can be nothing more horrific than having your child abducted by a sexual predator. Young Aiden is completely defenseless. There is nothing that anyone can do to save him from his uncle’s clutches. Except that even beyond the grave, his mother is their to make sure no harm will come to him. Alone Again is currently a featured story on shortstory.me. You can read it at Alone Again.