Mythical by Elizabeth Averay Pacing my room I wait nervously for the knock at my door to start the final trials I must go through to prove I am an adult; to prove I have what it takes to live and take care of myself. Nothing about the trials ahead are spoken of. Each trialContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 27”
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Spook-tober: Day 26
Ageless by Elizabeth Averay Humans are a strange race of beings. Always in search of beauty and everlasting youth. The things they have come up with and do to themselves can be horrific. A number of these beauty practises go back thousands of years, some are more modern, and some are completely new. Some olderContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 26”
Spook-tober: Day 26
Ageless by Amber Averay Check out Amber’s Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries People referred to me as stunning; a woman of incomparable beauty, whose unnatural height lent itself to a graceful carriage and pale skin poetically praised as luminescent as silver moonbeams. My long raven hair was appropriately envied for it bore a gloss and sheen like sunContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 26”
Spook-tober: Day 25
Adventure Gone Wrong by Elizabeth Averay Trekking up the mountain, it’s a glorious sunny day. Mountaineering is something I have wanted to do since I was a little kid. Now I am at the base of a great mountain, its peak so high up it can’t be seen. Halfway up I can make out aContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 25”
Spook-tober: Day 25
Adventure Gone Wrong by Amber Averay Check out Amber’s Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries Packs hiked onto their backs, the two girls stood together at the head of the Sleeper Track and gazed at the gradually ascending hiking trail with anticipation. Trekking through the Solitaire State Forest had been something they’d talked of doing in high school, andContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 25”
Spook-tober: Day 24
What Luck by Elizabeth Averay Spelunking. What a funny word for deep cave exploration, and my favourite hobby for the long weekends. I love it. Just me and the dark, imposing caves. You never know what you may find: old cave drawings or rare lost treasure…. For me it is the peace and the quiet,Continue reading “Spook-tober: Day 24”
Spook-tober: Day 24
What Luck by Amber Averay Check out Amber’s blog here- https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries Down in the basement, Vaughn adjusted the face mask and the swung the mallet with all the fury he could muster. Stupid old house! BANG! Stupid bloody bank refusing the loan! BANG! Stupid inspectors and their stupid rules and stupid government regulations! BANG! BANG! BANG!Continue reading “Spook-tober: Day 24”
Spook-tober: Day 23
Innocence At A Party by Elizabeth Averay Mrs Glen would normally give me a lift home after choir practise but since she’s in hospital with a broken hip I’ll have to walk. Mr Jones offered me a ride but that would give my parents a heart attack as they are prim proper old -fashioned peopleContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 23”
Spook-tober: Day 23
Innocence At A Party by Amber Averay Check out Amber’s Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries The verbal invitation had been unexpected, the follow-up text invite even more so. Abby wasn’t accustomed to being asked to anything, let alone a party for the one-year anniversary of their high school graduation. A loner, bookish and shy, she had been largely ignoredContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 23”
Spook-tober: Day 22
Old Haunt by Elizabeth Averay Everyone says the old church ruins are haunted. They are decrepit and yes very creepy to be around, but I know there are no ghosts. I grew up playing in the grounds. There are all sorts of animals and insects and a feeling of sorrow at the crumbled walls andContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 22”
