The Orb #8Sunday #SnipSun

  

Book: The Damned

Stories: The Drain, The Enforcers, The Fog, On a Spring Day, and The Trial.

ASIN: B0C82RQFSZ

Publication Date: September 23, 2023

Genre: Flash Fiction, Horror

Buy Link: http://books2read.com/DamnedDrabbles

Price: $1.99 ebook (Pre-order price)

Book Blurb:

Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by thirteen authors. From creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.

Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect. Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and what’s more terrifying than that?

Featuring drabbles from Storm Lomax, Jonathan Reddoch, Zari Hunt, Kellee Kranendonk, Andreas Flögel, Simon Clarke, Jacek Wilkos, Ferenc K. Zoltán, Vanessa Bane, C.L. Hart, Natascha Eschweiler, Angela Zimmerman, and J.E. Feldman.

Pre-Excerpt Information

I wrote this drabble along with 29 others for potential inclusion in The Damned, an anthology of drabbles from Dragon Soul Press. I submitted this one for potential inclusion, but it didn't make the cut.

So, why in the world am I sharing it here?

Because there are approximately 3 more weeks until the anthology is published. My contract stipulates that I can't share more than 500 words from the anthology prior to publication. That's all five of my selected stories. So, what in the heck would I share the rest of the time?

The other drabbles that didn't make the cut for this anthology, of course! 

Photo by BoliviaInteligente (boliviainteligente) on Unsplash

The Orb

Israel Evensen was the kind of kid who insisted upon empirical evidence for everything. Therefore, the little purple and gold orb that had been following him everywhere for the past two weeks stymied him. Nevertheless, it seemed quite real.

Israel wondered if the appearance of the orb meant he was schizophrenic like his mother, although there were no other signs he had manifested the disease. In truth, he found the presence of the globe comforting, even if it sometimes appeared to be analyzing him as he would a specimen on a microscope slide. He couldn’t risk losing his only friend.

Notes

I've been aggressively sharing the limited edition Hot and Sticky anthology from Passionate Ink, which will be pulled from publication on October 30th. If you'd like to read excerpts from my (Lil DeVille's) story, The Liberation of Mac MacCarrick, visit the official Naughty Netherworld Press blog. 

http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com

I also want to tell you about an upcoming event where readers can win free books and other good stuff and authors can share their stories. I will be giving away one copy of Hot and Sticky and one copy of The Damned. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/renesgetawaypartyroom

Fellow authors can sign up to participate. Here are the details:

Your book does NOT need to be Halloween related just make sure your graphics are Halloween Themed, that's it!

All Romance, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi subgenres are welcome.

 

Rules are simple:

1. Fill out the form below

2. Join the Party Room https://www.facebook.com/groups/renesgetawaypartyroom

3. Ask your readers to join Rene's Getaway Party Room. They will not want to miss this event! It will be so much fun for them to meet new authors, play games and win prizes.

4. Commit to sharing "A Spooky Good Time's" graphics on Social Media and in your Newsletters (including links to the group) leading up to the event. This is a team effort, so please share!

5. Mark your calendars. Saturday, October 28th. Anytime on the 28th, make 1 post in the group. Introduce yourself, tell the readers a bit about your books, tell them what you are giving away, and ask them a question, have them play a game, ask them to follow/friend you, whatever you want to do--but their comment on the post is their entry into the giveaway! You can give away as many books as you'd like! You can also give away swag and gift cards.

6. On Sunday the 29th you will pick your winner(s). Be sure to friend them and tag your winner right under GIVEAWAY CLOSED, so I know that you have reached out and made arrangements with your winner(s).

7. Link to graphics:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e2tAeckDS5TFdAkNYxkDWL6RMg64g2lZ?usp=sharing

 

**PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP SHARE THIS FORM WITH YOUR WRITERS GROUPS OR WRITER FRIENDS WHO MIGHT WANT TO PARTICIPATE** https://forms.gle/Yum4MLC9DX2ZBNvc6

 

Thank you!

 

I will be sending important updates as we gear up for the event, so be sure to check your inbox!

Hope you join us!

--

Rene Migliore

Personal Virtual Assistant

Rene's Getaway

Blog: www.renesgetaway.wordpress.com 

Please contact Rene, your ghostess with the mostest, if you have questions.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474

http://wewriwa.blogspot.com

Midnight Fascinations #8Sunday #SnipSun

 

Book: The Damned

Stories: The Drain, The Enforcers, The Fog, On a Spring Day, and The Trial.

ASIN: B0C82RQFSZ

Publication Date: September 23, 2023

Genre: Flash Fiction, Horror

Buy Link: http://books2read.com/DamnedDrabbles

Price: $1.99 ebook (Pre-order price)

Book Blurb:

Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by thirteen authors. From creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.

Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect. Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and what’s more terrifying than that?

Featuring drabbles from Storm Lomax, Jonathan Reddoch, Zari Hunt, Kellee Kranendonk, Andreas Flögel, Simon Clarke, Jacek Wilkos, Ferenc K. Zoltán, Vanessa Bane, C.L. Hart, Natascha Eschweiler, Angela Zimmerman, and J.E. Feldman.

Pre-Excerpt Information

I wrote this drabble along with 29 others for potential inclusion in The Damned, an anthology of drabbles from Dragon Soul Press. I didn't even submit this one as it is a supernatural erotic romance, not horror.

So, why in the world am I sharing it here?

Because there are approximately 8 more weeks until the anthology is published. My contract stipulates that I can't share more than 500 words from the anthology prior to publication. That's all five of my selected stories. So, what in the heck would I share the rest of the time?

The other drabbles that didn't make the cut for this anthology, of course! 

Photo by MontyLov (montylov) on Unsplash

Midnight Fascinations

Berach Novak wasn’t sure he believed the rosary Father Baumgardner had given him would grant him protection. Further, he wasn’t sure he wanted to behave in accordance with the doctrine he’d grown up with. If he was honest, he hoped that putting red satin sheets on the bed might prompt a return from the strangely compelling midnight visitor with the tall, muscular body and long, black hair cascading over his shoulders.

“I can’t come in unless invited,” the visitor told him.

Berach prayed one Hail Mary before placing the rosary in his nightstand and calling out, “come to me now!”

Notes

I got off track with sharing this project. I've been sharing the limited edition Hot and Sticky anthology from Passionate Ink, which will be pulled from publication on October 30th. If you'd like to read excerpts from my (Lil DeVille's) story, The Liberation of Mac MacCarrick, visit the official Naughty Netherworld Press blog. 

http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com

I also want to tell you about an upcoming event where readers can win free books and other good stuff and authors can share their stories. I will be giving away one copy of Hot and Sticky and one copy of The Damned. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/renesgetawaypartyroom

Fellow authors can sign up to participate. Here are the details:

Your book does NOT need to be Halloween related just make sure your graphics are Halloween Themed, that's it!

All Romance, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi subgenres are welcome.

 

Rules are simple:

1. Fill out the form below

2. Join the Party Room https://www.facebook.com/groups/renesgetawaypartyroom

3. Ask your readers to join Rene's Getaway Party Room. They will not want to miss this event! It will be so much fun for them to meet new authors, play games and win prizes.

4. Commit to sharing "A Spooky Good Time's" graphics on Social Media and in your Newsletters (including links to the group) leading up to the event. This is a team effort, so please share!

5. Mark your calendars. Saturday, October 28th. Anytime on the 28th, make 1 post in the group. Introduce yourself, tell the readers a bit about your books, tell them what you are giving away, and ask them a question, have them play a game, ask them to follow/friend you, whatever you want to do--but their comment on the post is their entry into the giveaway! You can give away as many books as you'd like! You can also give away swag and gift cards.

6. On Sunday the 29th you will pick your winner(s). Be sure to friend them and tag your winner right under GIVEAWAY CLOSED, so I know that you have reached out and made arrangements with your winner(s).

7. Link to graphics:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e2tAeckDS5TFdAkNYxkDWL6RMg64g2lZ?usp=sharing

 

**PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP SHARE THIS FORM WITH YOUR WRITERS GROUPS OR WRITER FRIENDS WHO MIGHT WANT TO PARTICIPATE** https://forms.gle/Yum4MLC9DX2ZBNvc6

 

Thank you!

 

I will be sending important updates as we gear up for the event, so be sure to check your inbox!

Hope you join us!

--

Rene Migliore

Personal Virtual Assistant

Rene's Getaway

Blog: www.renesgetaway.wordpress.com 

Please contact Rene, your ghostess with the mostest, if you have questions.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474

http://wewriwa.blogspot.com

Pepper's Fetch

Beautiful Boy Version 13

Photoshop Manipulation by The Real Cie

I can feel you near

I can see you in my mind

But not with my eyes

From Pepper

With love for Gerry

Notes:

I believe we technically followed the prompt today. We were asked to create a poem about something magical. Gerry Clifford certainly qualifies.

Pepper initially encountered Gerry while working in a retirement community on the night shift. Gerry was not a resident of said retirement community, located in Lawrence, Kansas. He was thousands of miles away in London. However, his physical brain was badly impaired. He was a spirit still attached to his body, a being described in Irish folklore as a "Fetch."

Pepper knew who Gerry was. He was drawn to her by the intensity of her sadness upon learning of his fate. However, the instant they encountered one another, it became clear that there was another force drawing them together, something which Pepper initially tried to deny for fear of being hurt again as she had been so many times before. 

Gerry was the one being in the entire Cosmos for whom Pepper would refute her vow never to allow herself to fall in love again. Her resistance didn't last long. 

OctPoWriMo 2017: Day 23: Angel and Devil: Supernatural Version

OctPoWriMo 2017: Day 23:

Angel and Devil:

Version II:

The Supernatural Version

The brothers should be adversaries

Instead, they are the best of friends

The elder is celestial

The younger, infernal

They work together

Help each other

Two parts of

One soul

Love

~Cie~

Notes:

My SPN friends know that I ship Sam and Dean as an OTP. I kept this poem ambiguous. It works for either an OTP or BROTP pairing of the guys. I hope you like it!

Creeping Desire

Copyright: katalinks / 123RF Stock Photo

Creeping Desire

I told you to get away from my window

So you crept into my dreams

You acted so sweet and filled with love

But with you, nothing is as it seems

You promised you'd come back to me

But you never returned

Night after night I waited for you

Not wanting to believe I'd been spurned

You used me when you felt empty

Tossed me aside when you had your fill

I died from longing for your fickle love

They buried me on the hill

But even in death you couldn't allow me to rest

Nor allow my spirit to roam in peace

You have no compassion in your cold heart

Nor respect for the deceased

You caused my cold form to rise and walk

A fiend from beyond the grave

With wicked sorcery you bound me to you

You tried to make me your unliving slave

But one day I got tired of serving a man

Who cared not a thing for me

Who wanted only to have me serve at his whim

I was determined that I would be free

I broke the spell you held over me

I took back my life

When you knew you no longer had me in your power

You begged me to become your wife

You can't fool me any more

Your piercing eyes can't hypnotize

You can't charm me or make me weak in the knees

Because I recognize all of your lies

I once thought the sun rose and set on you

I once did anything to please

But now I'm over and done and through with you

I've risen up off my knees

I thought you were so smooth and seductive

But now you make me sick

I need a man who uses his heart and his brain

Not one who thinks with his dick

No more greasy, sour vampire

Promising the world till he's had his fun

Your words are transparent like the glass of the window

Where I now let in the sun

~Faycin A Croud~

Just a little something for Halloween

Written for The Reverie