Day #6: All in the Family by Amber Averay December 25 is always a big family gathering. Everyone begins arriving at Mum and Dad’s between 12 and 1 pm, and Christmas lunch is the full-on, traditional event. Roast turkey, pork, chicken, ham, sauces – cranberry, apple, mint, bread – and the veggies seasoned and coatedContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
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12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #5: Many Colours by Elizabeth Averay Alone in the restaurant. Sitting waiting for my family and their partners, knowing they aren’t coming. I have been here for an hour and a half. This was meant to be a celebration. I graduated top of my class from Uni and I was told we would celebrateContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #5: Many Colours by Amber Averay Fill the ground with rotting corpses Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Perish mothers’ sons and daughters Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Feed the soil with blood and tissue Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Flood the earth with bone and sinew Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Who doesn’t love this time of year? The craziness, the frenzy, the absolute chaos – nobody knows what they’reContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #4 – He Is Coming, Part 2 – by Elizabeth Averay Waking to a dim earthen room with no windows or visible doors, I sit up groggily and realise I am not alone. There are eleven others here. I am, by the looks of it, the oldest. Trying to remember how I came toContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #4 – He Is Coming by Amber Averay ‘He sees you when you’re sleeping.’ If that’s not the creepiest thing you’ve ever heard, then there is something seriously wrong with you. Makes me think of someone peeping through your window while you’re undressing, or hiding in your wardrobe and waiting for slumber to claimContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #3 – In the Spirit – Part One by Elizabeth Averay Sitting in the loungeroom of my best friend Kristie’s house, just relaxing and watching movies. We were meant to go out to a party but as I arrived Kristie’s parents drove off, leaving a petulant Kristie standing at the door glowering after theirContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #3 – In the Spirit It’s a run-down old mansion. Vines and creeper crawling over crumbling walls, shattered windows resembling broken, rotted teeth, and the roof pocked with holes and carpeted with mould. The stairs leading to the front door are rickety and unstable, the path from the gate is uneven and sprouting weeds.Continue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day 2: The Gift – by Elizabeth Averay They say it is better to give than receive. But at Christmas we do both. Having the whole family over to my place this year, not only do I have to have the house and garden ready, I need to cook the food, provide drinks, extra rubbishContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day 2: The Gift – by Amber Averay My Uncle Maxie was always the black sheep of the family – he never really fit in, and revelled in it. My parents used to despair that he encouraged me to be unique, and a free thinker, and to own my differences. I laughed at them, becauseContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1
Silent Night by Elizabeth Averay When I was little Christmas was all about presents, food, and more presents, Santa and his reindeer as well as the elves. Now it’s all shopping, making the food, putting up decorations and hiding gifts for the children so they can have a magical Christmas. I tell you, getting olderContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1”
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