Slightly Spooky Stories I: A collection of 25 short stories

by Patsy Collins

SLIGHTLY SPOOK STORIES I

Ghosts, sixth sense and things not of this world aren't always scary, though they can be. Some help or warn, frighten or comfort those who perceive them. Others are here for their own purposes, waiting for a chance to move on. We might see, hear or feel them, perhaps they'll only reach us through our subconscious. Are ghosts memories and echoes of the past, contacts from another time and place, or figments of our imagination? Whether you believe in them or not, ghosts, spirits and mysterious spooking happenings all provide stories. This collection contains 25 of them.

157 pages, Paperback

Published May 17, 2022

About the author

Patsy Collins will write anywhere she can reach in her campervan and has written most of her books 'on location'.

She's the author of six novels; one murder mystery, four contemporary romances and one coming of age story with a difference. Hundreds of her short stories have been published in magazines or placed in competitions. Some of these stories have been included in over twenty themed collections of 24 short stories.

Patsy also runs the womagwriter blog and is co-author of From Story Idea to Reader – an accessible guide to writing fiction and A Year Of Ideas:365 sets of writing prompts and exercises.

Reviews

[Kath Middleton · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ‘Slightly’ in the title is a big clue. You’re unlikely to suffer night terrors after reading this book but the stories here all make you wonder. Are thought transference, prescience and clairvoyance possible? What’s the nature of luck or coincidence? Can you have a sixth sense? Is there, in fact, a persistence of the soul or the personality after death?

I found these stories a light, easy read, enjoyable and often amusing. They’re suitably supernatural without being horrific. A good read.

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. It was good.

[Janice Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading a Patsy Collins story collection is like opening a big box of chocolates. You tell yourself you'll just have one, but that was so tasty you want another, and the next thing you know you've consumed over half of it and where did the time go?