Fogoyle: A Short Story

by Christy Mann

She's right to be scared. It was more than a bird. It was her worst nightmare in disguise, and when the fog cleared, she let it inside.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 11, 2018

Reviews

[Zain · Rating 3 out of 5]

A woman heads to work on a foggy day. When she opens her garage and realize that the fog is too thick to see, she decides to walk around in the fog, to help herself get disoriented, confused and lost.

Then she does something really stupid...

[Cheryl(In Mourning) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story was sooo creepy and atmospheric with being lost in a fog but the ending really let it down. I was buying it all up to the character finding the "surprise" in the tree but felt that what followed didn't do the story justice. Sometimes less is definitely more.

[Kazz Mossman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable short story. I won't every look at fog or parrots in the same way again. I also enjoyed reading how the story came to be. Well written and well worth a read.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciated the atmosphere that the author set in this short. It was good at capturing and maintaining my attention.

There were a couple paragraphs where the verb tense changed (which was odd) and I didn't care for the ending (it was abrupt and I wanted more explanation), but on the whole, it was a decent little story.

[Rachel Brune · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not exactly what I like to think about living someplace that’s covered in fog 90% of the time, but excellently chilling. Just the thing for a shot taste of horror!

[Skye Hegyes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story was a quick read and interesting. It would be interesting to see it developed into a full-length novella or novel to add more depth and mystery to it.