Tag: prose

  • My house is haunted 

    My house is haunted 

    My house belongs to “them.” They are everywhere. I put something away, it jumps back out. I walk down the hallway, something walks behind me. The television turns itself on, the lights flicker, a dish falls to the floor. Sometimes, a piano plays. In the thick veil of early morning, I hear them and feel them.…

  • The Ghosts of Halloween Past

    The Ghosts of Halloween Past

    Oh my word, has it really been two years? Xchyler Publishing, Paranormal Anthology, 2013. Shades and Shadows. Wow! What a book. Let’s see . . . scare? Check. Spooky? Check. Ooga-booga? You bet, the creep-out factor is enormous. New, hot talent? Check, check, check! It’s that time of year, book fans. Grab a $3.99 book…

  • Kyle the Engineer

    Kyle the Engineer

    Hard work usually pays off, except when it doesn’t. I distinctly remember this man’s name.  I won’t say it here because I’m a complete and total wuss.  I think there is a chance that somewhere, somehow, he will see it and say, “Hey, that’s me!”  I’m not sure I like that idea, but it’s not…

  • Verse 2

    Verse 2

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, is a story worth a thousand pictures? I have been writing poetry since elementary school. I don’t know why, it was just one of those things that fit into my mind very well. I turned out poems by the pound in the 4th grade. Most of them…