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Yesterday and the Day Before: A Halloween Short Story
Elly and David Ward lost their daughter three-and-a-half years ago, and nothing reminds them more of this than seeing the children trick-or-treating on their street on Halloween night. She was twelve. Neither parent has dealt very well with the loss of their child. David has introverted and spends his nights in his deceased daughter's bed. Elly has just had a meaningless affair. But now, it's Halloween night and their memories are strong with their daughter's death…and the children that they blame for it.
15 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 8, 2012
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Ed Gorman
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Edward Joseph Gorman Jr. was a prolific American author and anthologist, widely recognized for his contributions to crime, mystery, western, and horror fiction. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gorman spent much of his life in the Midwest, drawing on that experience to set many of his novels in small towns. After working over two decades in advertising, political speechwriting, and industrial filmmaking, he published his first novel, Rough Cut, in 1984 and soon transitioned to full-time writing. His fiction is often praised for its emotional depth, suspenseful storytelling, and nuanced characters. Gorman wrote under the pseudonyms Daniel Ransom and Robert David Chase, and contributed to publications such as Mystery Scene, Cemetery Dance, and Black Lizard. He co-founded Mystery Scene magazine and served as its editor and publisher until 2002, continuing his “Gormania” column thereafter. His works have been adapted for film and graphic novels, including The Poker Club and Cage of Night. In comics, he wrote for DC and Dark Horse. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2002, he continued writing despite his illness until his passing in 2016. Critics lauded him as one of the most original crime writers of his generation and a “poet of dark suspense.”
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Edward Joseph Gorman Jr. was a prolific American author and anthologist, widely recognized for his contributions to crime, mystery, western, and horror fiction. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gorman spent much of his life in the Midwest, drawing on that experience to set many of his novels in small towns. After working over two decades in advertising, political speechwriting, and industrial filmmaking, he published his first novel, Rough Cut, in 1984 and soon transitioned to full-time writing. His fiction is often praised for its emotional depth, suspenseful storytelling, and nuanced characters. Gorman wrote under the pseudonyms Daniel Ransom and Robert David Chase, and contributed to publications such as Mystery Scene, Cemetery Dance, and Black Lizard. He co-founded Mystery Scene magazine and served as its editor and publisher until 2002, continuing his “Gormania” column thereafter. His works have been adapted for film and graphic novels, including The Poker Club and Cage of Night. In comics, he wrote for DC and Dark Horse. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2002, he continued writing despite his illness until his passing in 2016. Critics lauded him as one of the most original crime writers of his generation and a “poet of dark suspense.”
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September 5, 2018
Take a moment and think about what you would want to do to the boys who bullied your daughter about her weight day in and day out. Think of the days and nights she would cry and the utter torture she lived.
Now, read this story.
This is an emotion clenching short story. Yesterday and the Day Before is well written, and in lesser writers hands may not have been so captivating.
The thing that scared me most about the story is what I would do if I were in Elly’s shoes and I hate to say it, but I may do the same thing.
Now, read this story.
This is an emotion clenching short story. Yesterday and the Day Before is well written, and in lesser writers hands may not have been so captivating.
The thing that scared me most about the story is what I would do if I were in Elly’s shoes and I hate to say it, but I may do the same thing.
April 20, 2024
A heart-wrenching story, one that no parent should ever have to go through.
No supernatural elements in this Halloween story, just a vision of how cruel children can sometimes be.
Recommended.
No supernatural elements in this Halloween story, just a vision of how cruel children can sometimes be.
Recommended.
October 11, 2013
Not my favorite of the Halloween Short Stories from Cemetery Dance. It might just be that this stories is way more serious than the series and the cover would have you suspect.
This tale covers two parents dealing with the suicide of their very young daughter.
This tale covers two parents dealing with the suicide of their very young daughter.
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