The Dark Forest
The hills were always the greenest I’d ever seen. The sky was the bluest I could have ever imagined. The forest on the edge of the village, though. The forest…
Elizabeth Todd
10 stories written on Ficly, 2014, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Danger Lurks Behind the Teeth
The Cemetery was dark and creepy as usual. These Bloodsuckers love playing up to the usual stereotypes, with blood-stained everything - tables, walls, floors…
Halfsies
“Bobby! C’mon, kiddo!” The grunts and huffs of running beasts were getting louder behind us. “Denni, I don’t think we’ll be able to make it...” “Shut up and…
Taco Tuesday
Taco Tuesday was always my favourite. Always has been, or had been, until Mr. Brain-Fetish came through town. After the majority of us had died of “natural…
The Void
Friday was the last day. The sun didn’t rise, the moon fell into black. We saw stars blink out, one after the other. People thought the air would turn cold and…
Responsibilities
“Is today the day, Thomas?” “Shut up, Jester, he’ll hear you.” “Oh, c’mon! Thom, I’ve done your half of the chores for months, time for you to grow up and own…
Shadowed Closure
Annie shook her head, her face glimmered with tears. “Why are you here, Cissy?” Clarissa clasped her hands in front of her and moved to stand in front of her…
Shadowed Blessing
Annie looked at her sister. “This isn’t real, none of this is real.” Clarissa smirked. “Gee, you think? I mean, dead siblings don’t usually return from the…
Shadowed Curse
The trees of the forest stood tall and the shadows danced and cackled as a young girl wandered deeper through the darkened wood. The lantern held in her hand…
Christmas With the Sidhe
Clowns, why did it have to be clowns? It could have been Kelpie or even my mother-in-law, but no, instead its rainbow costumes, squeaky noses, trick flowers…