“Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what.” – Salman Rushdie, from The Satanic Verses
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Happy Halloween! Here’s a piece of darkly humorous flash fiction about an Amazon Echo and a widowed husband who has trouble moving on. It’s about 820 words and has an estimated reading time of 3 and a half minutes. Though it’s not technically a ghost story, I thought it had some elements making it good light fun for Halloween. Let me know what you think!
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The black cat is a symbol of bad luck
Don’t let it pass you in the alleyway
If you see one, you are struck
With a future of despair and decayI saw a black cat on Halloween night
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The feline had yellow eyes like moons
I thought she was a very fearful sight
And I thought of impending doomShare this:
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The witches chant their spells
And we wallow in our private hells
We listen to tolling church bells
We wonder what compels us
To circle around the cauldron
And obey sinister doctrinesWitchcraft is not always evil
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But it is in my little village
Our laws are quite medieval
And we have revoked privileges
Of the saints in the town squareShare this:
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Halloween is right around the corner, so I wanted to write something creepy. Here’s a piece of light horror flash fiction about a strange, rich old man and a young portrait artist. It’s about 815 words and has an estimated reading time of a little over 3 minutes. Let me know what you think!
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