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Bite-Sized Horror #50: Ignorance

22nd Sep 201920th Sep 20193 Comments

“Let’s flick on the lights, then,” I said to my co-pilot, as our two-man submarine reached the bottom.

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Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

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Wow! How did we get to fifty of these things? This Bite-Sized Horror series started out as a means of filling out the space between my short stories, but they’ve kind of taken over… I hope you guys are enjoying them as much as I am! Here’s to fifty more!

P.S. If you have any prompts or ideas for a Bite-Sized Horror post, please share your thoughts in the comments — I love the challenge!

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‘The Comicbook Kid’: My entry for this week’s Reedsy contest!

21st Sep 201921st Sep 2019Leave a comment

Well, here we are again! It seems as though no time has passed at all, but somehow another week has gone by… This week’s theme was a celebration of legendary children’s author, Roald Dahl.

I chose prompt #5 — “Write a story infused with dark humour.” I wrote this story very quickly, as I spent the better part of the week in Prague for my brother’s stag party (the hangover was atrocious!). The title of the story is The Comicbook Kid, and you can read it here and here.

“Ralph’s parents were never the same after they died.” Continue Reading

As always, I hope you have fun reading the piece — I would have liked to work on it a bit more, but I’m happy with the story, considering how little time I invested in it!

P.S. Check back tomorrow for the 50th Bite-Size Horror!

Bite-Sized Horror #49: Endurance

20th Sep 20193 Comments

“Hang in there,” he said, before leaving.

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I swung back and forth on the butcher’s meat hook.

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Bite-Sized Horror #48: Improve

19th Sep 201918th Sep 20191 Comment

“Let’s hope this goes better than the last one.”

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The anaesthesia pulled me under before I could ask the surgeon what he meant.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #47: Tan

Bite-Sized Horror #47: Tan

18th Sep 20195 Comments

She had sun-kissed skin.

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Their spacecraft had gotten too close.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #46: Conflict

Bite-Sized Horror #46: Conflict

17th Sep 201911th Sep 20191 Comment

“The pen is mightier than the sword!” I told him.

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I then pushed him into the coliseum, armed with a Biro.

<< Bite-Sized Horror #45: Thief

Bite-Sized Horror #45: Thief

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The first time I met her, she stole my heart.

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And sold it on the black market.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #44: Accident

Bite-Sized Horror #44: Accident

15th Sep 201911th Sep 20191 Comment

[Language warning]

“She’s gone arse over tit,” he said.

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The cosmetic surgery had ended horribly.

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Read ‘Two Wheels to the Coast’: This week’s Reedsy short story!

14th Sep 201912th Sep 2019Leave a comment

Hey all! Hope you’ve had a good week — it’s flown by! This week’s Reedsy theme was centered around road trips!

I chose prompt #1 — “Write a story about a family road trip.” I think my story straddles the boundary between my horror and non-horror pieces of work. I’m quite pleased with it! The story is called Two Wheels to the Coast, and you can read it here.

Enjoy the short story! And think: how would you and your family fare on a road trip without a motorised vehicle?

Have a good weekend!

P.S. Bite-Sized Horror is back tomorrow!