Is this Flasher story based on real intrusive thoughts that I have had? Maybe. Maybe not. You’ll never know. But don’t worry – as always, the cat is okay. The human… Not so much. ~ ~ ~ “Such a lovely lady,” he said. “Beautiful lady.” The cat brushed up against his legs, lifting her head up to his outstretched palm, purring. “Oh, you want scritches?” She was a beautiful cat with a smooth, calico coat.
Ever since I started publishing horror, and immersing myself in the genre to learn as much as possible about it, I’ve been spending more time thinking about fear. Not only is it useful for me to analyze fear for my writing and character building, but all of this time spent
Hi, I’m Stephanie. And I am a book hoarder. Hi Stephanie. A good friend of mine once said that buying books and reading books are two different hobbies. Not only do I read books, I buy them. But I’ve always had a habit of buying books faster than I can
To thank everyone for their patience as I work towards getting Coping Mechanism and Other Disturbing Stories published, I wanted to share a very special “My Life as a Horror Story” this month. One of the stories in Coping Mechanism is inspired by true events. Sure, the ending is outside
For this month’s short story, I present to you another offering from my experimental phase: “The Clerk.” Inspired by ReedsyPrompts Contest #75, this story comes with a trigger warning. The prompt I used was “Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind”, so there
July was BUSY for me, but thankfully I still found plenty of time for reading! And with a slightly longer commute to and from work, I have that much more extra reading time each day. Given the speed at which I got through the first two books this month, I
The good thing about these tarot readings and check-ins is that they force me to reflect on what’s happening in my life. It’s meditative. I get to appreciate the good, but it also means I have to reflect on and come to terms with the bad. The past month and
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