Tag: Short Story
-
The Lady, Emeralda
Visitors to the mansion seem to know folk they’ve never met…Dogs and cats stay outside as soon as the sun has set…Some say the chains that rattle belonged to Lady Smart…Others state the shrieks and cries belong to her ‘in part’…Guests who stay within the lodge see a figure dressed in green…Passers by see lights…
-
The Open Sky
The crisp white clouds made the solid appearance of the blue sky even more striking. The rooftops on the hillside seemed to make the sky appear higher, further away, if that could be possible. The roads, pathways, walkways, gardens, steps and streams below seemed to be immediately within touching distance, they were so close, in…
-
Reg’s Rehashed Monster Bash
Reg the vampire was kind to inviteMe to attend his musical nightAt his fancy lair down on Bridge LaneThat’s really a bungalow… which is quite insaneA one storey house with a wrought iron gateThat creaks quite badly for its rather new state.I set foot in the garden, and there on the lawn,Looking up at me,…
-
Turbulence
Aphrodite was green. Athena’s satnav system had directed the four-horse-drawn chariot directly through the fiercest of storm clouds. Athena and Hera were both ‘sat’ in the front of the chariot, and Aphrodite had the back seat all to herself. The chariot plummeted, gained height, and flipped over right and left. It was all Aphrodite could…
-
Crossover
“Just a minute,” came the voice from inside the apartment. Athena, Aphrodite and Hera weren’t really in a mood to wait patiently, but as the corridor they were in was quite busy with a lot of people walking in and out of their apartments at very irregular intervals, they had no choice. The lady in…