Category Archive: vampires/undead

Feb 26

Pinholes: Traveling through the Curtain of the Night (episode #9)

Synopsis: The brilliant scientist, Portage McPeeve, does not want to take over the world. He’s discovered a way to travel the stars, using them as gateways into other realities. With his Gateway Manipulator, he hopes to rule all the worlds of the multi-verse with an iron fist. However, when his beloved kitten becomes lost through …

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Oct 15

Friday Flash: Woman

Woman The three fates are women that reflect all aspects of womanhood. The maiden spins the thread of life, the matron measures out its length, and lastly the crone clips it with her shears. Every woman contains all three within the confines of her psyche, from the bloom and innocence of youth, through the years …

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Aug 06

Friday Flash: Opportunity Knocks for Miss Fauxpas

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Opportunity Knocks for Miss Fauxpas Susan bit the pencil hard as she scribbled notes. She wished she could type instead, but the less time she spent using her desktop – the better. It was only a matter of time before it bit the dust like all her previous electronic purchases: her cell phone, her PDAs, …

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Jun 21

52/250 Challenge: Blood

Blood My inspiration for the sixth week of the 52|250 challenge is a little hard to nail down. The theme was Balance of Terror. I don’t know exactly why I first started thinking along these lines, but for almost as long as I can remember I’ve had the idea of a monster aristocracy. Vampires would …

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Jun 18

Friday Flash: Party Time

Party Time Lydia never needed to dress for costume parties. They made her raven black hair, overly pale face, and dark ringed eyes seem like conscious makeup choices – color coordinated for a night of monster mayhem. She eyed the man’s costume. Zombies usually weren’t her favorite monsters, but he was made up ”zombie-lite” – no …

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May 07

Friday Flash: Adventures in Dentistry

Adventures in Dentistry Bobby Flattoe loved his job. He’d been scaring little boys and grown men alike from the day he earned his degree and opened shop as a late-night dentist. In addition to this, the services he offered were so unique that he enjoyed an amount of financial freedom and price gouging unparalleled in …

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Jan 15

Friday Flash: Doomed

Thank you for your support. I’ve removed this story temporarily pending publication in the July 31st issue of Flash Me magazine. It’s my first sale, and I’m absolutely thrilled. I will post a link once the issue comes out. Thank you again!

Oct 16

Friday Flash: White

White First one pale white hand, and then another, clawed it’s way up through the fresh pile of earth. A rat scurried off the mound as the ground erupted, dirt flying in all directions.  Soon the hole was wide enough for the bride to emerge, using grimy fingers to pull herself out.  She adjusted her …

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