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”
Tag Archives: Scary Stories
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”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1
Silent Night by Amber Averay My first Christmas in my own place. It was something I’d longed for growing up – never having anything of my own, being shuttled from home to home, bumped from family to family. In the end I stopped trying to create relationships or build a life anywhere, because it seemedContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1
Silent Night The darkness shrouded the window, and the night was impossibly black. She wanted her own place–she craved it even, but being alone for the first time in her life set her on edge. The building she lived in was full of commotion, noise, families all around, but she’d never felt more alone. HerContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 1”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear 2022
Happy Holidays to one and all! It’s amazing how quickly the year is passing and the holidays are upon us. I wanted to post the prompts for this year’s 12 Days of Christmas 2022 Challenge. Please feel free to join in. These prompts don’t have to be about Christmas, I just like how fear replacesContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear 2022”
Rising Against the Tide
She stared with longing as the waves crashed against the cliffs and broke along the shore. The land was her home, but she knew she was destined for so much more. She’d always felt out of place confined behind four walls. From her earliest memories she wanted to be outside and explore. Then her familyContinue reading “Rising Against the Tide”
Impasse or New Beginning
She’d given him an ultimatum, but he just stood there in stunned silence for a moment. How had things deteriorated so badly and yet he was completely unaware of all of it? Yes, if he thought about it he could admit she was unhappy, but he’d given her everything she could want. That should haveContinue reading “Impasse or New Beginning”
Toxic Agency
It was his dream job. He’d vied for years on the social and political laddder to reach the top, and as he walked into his pristine corner office he knew he’d finally made it. He was at the pinnacle of success, and he couldn’t be more proud. He had made it, but even at theContinue reading “Toxic Agency”
Danger Coming to Pass
She hadn’t seen the signs before it was too late, and now she was fleeing for her–how did she let everything come this far? How had she been so naive? She didn’t suffer at the hands of an abusive partner or make questional financial decisions, and yet she was fighting to stay alive and oneContinue reading “Danger Coming to Pass”
Scribble City: Write Now 